Hot Press Big Break winner Ciaran Lavery @ Monroe’s Live

Tue, Oct 20, 2015

CIARAN LAVERY, winner of the Hot Press Big Break competition, described as "easily in the top three greatest songsmiths in the country, if not the most naturally-gifted Northern Irish voices of his generation" by The Thin Air website, is coming to Galway.

Villagers announce Galway show - and new album

Mon, Oct 19, 2015

FRESH FROM their recent tour with Paul Weller and John Grant, Villagers, led by Conor O'Brien, one of the greatest singer-songwriters to emerge from Ireland in recent years, have announced a concert at the The Black Box Theatre on Friday January 29.

Mná Mná Music moves to Mondays

Mon, Oct 19, 2015

Mná Mná Music, the monthly event in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh has moved to Mondays, with the first installment taking place this evening at 8.30pm and featuring Stacey Nolan, Karen Alice Dunbar, and I Am Niamh!

The funny side of the political, the personal, and the social

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

GALLANT it was not. Neither was it dashing. Even less was it sophisticated, but in spite of all that, Tiffany Stevenson admits that Galway was where she was treated to "the best chat-up line I've ever heard".

The Claddagh inspires new Town Hall exhibition

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

TOMORROW NIGHT, the Town Hall Theatre bar hosts the opening of a fascinating new art exhibition, entitled Claddagh Images - Real & Imagined, by 6 Degrees West, a Galway-based collective whose members are graduates of the GMIT's art and design degree course.

The Suitcase Junket - a feet first kind of musician

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE SUITCASE Junket is Matt Lorenz, a Vermont musician who sings, strums, and plays up to four instruments with his feet at once. - one ofa number of remarkable things about this eccentric talent.

Silent Moves - a modern silent comedy film

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

SILENT MOVES, a film inspired by the silent comedies of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd, and starring actors with intellectual disabilities, will be shown in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday October 20 at 8pm.

Fiddler On The Roof in Oranmore

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE STRUGGLES of a Russian Jewish family, and one of the most famous songs in musical history, 'If I Were A Rich Man', come together in Fiddler On The Roof, which will be performed by Calasanctius College Oranmore this month.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

COMEDIAN NEIL Hickey, "one of the most exciting newcomers to the Irish scene," according to the Irish Independent, headlines the next installment of the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh in the upstairs bar of the Dominick Street venue, tomorrow night.

Album review: Ork Records - the ground zero of indie rock

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 15, 2015

HOW TELEVISION ever were considered punk is bewildering, given they loved unleashing epic guitar solos, prided themselves on their technical prowess on the instrument, and thought nothing of stretching songs into 10 and 14 minute territory.

Welcome to the Zombie Beauty Salon

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE FIRST Zombie Beauty Salon to open in Galway will take place this month as part of a series of Halloweeen events and classes, including costume making and pumpkin carving, taking place at the Galway Arts Centre.

Public lecture on the Irish Citizen Army

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

'We serve neither King nor Kaiser, but Ireland,’ so ran the famous declaration of the Irish Citizen Army, formed by James Connolly, James Larkin, and Jack White, and which took part in the revolutionary events of 1913-23.

Event review: CarnEvil

Events Review Thu, Oct 15, 2015

GALWAY GETS its first taste of a scare attraction this Halloween season with CarnEvil, running throughout October in the old printing works behind the Connacht Tribune on Market Street.

Comedy Carnival - some tickets still available

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THERE IS less than a week to go to opening night of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, and with ticket sales surging 20 per cent ahead of last year, it is no wonder Dylan Moran, Nina Conti, Jason Manford, Ardal O'Hanlon, and Stewart Lee have sold out already.

Otello and Henry V live @ The Eye

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

TWO WORKS by Shakespeare - one by the man himself, another an operatic adaptation by Giuseppe Verdi, being performed in different countries - one in England, the other in the USA, will both be shown at The Eye Cinema.

Druid accepting applications for artist residency

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

DRUID THEATRE Company is offering emerging artists rehearsal space, mentoring, office space, and professional development as part of its FUEL: Emerging Artist Residency.

Jamie Harrison releases debut single

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

JAMIE HARRISON, the Oranmore soul, pop, and folk singer-songwriter, releases his debut single, 'If I Only Knew Your Name’, tomorrow, while the video for the song, directed by Nicholas Lam, is viewable on YouTube.

'I have yet to write my best song,'

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

Albert Hammond owes a lot to a man who had a barber's shop in Gibraltar. As a child the world famous singer/songwriter used to sweep hair off the floor in exchange for guitar lessons.

Entries sought for junior film fleadh script competition

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

GALWAY TEENS interested in writing and who love film are being sought by the Junior Galway Film Fleadh to enter its sixth annual Story Pitching Competition in association with Galway Film Centre and SpunOut.ie.

The Whileaways - Monroe's show and album launch

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE WHILEAWAYS, the stunning folk trio of Noriana Kennedy, Nicola Joyce, and Noelie McDonnell, will launch their new album, Saltwater Kisses, with a concert in Monroe’s Live on Thursday October 29 at 8.30pm.

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