Damien Dempsey @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Leading Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey is coming to the Róisín Dubh this evening at 8pm as part of his tour promoting his new album The Essential Damien Dempsey. Tickets are available at www.roisindubh.net, the Ticket Desk at OMG Zhivago, Shop Street, and The Róisín Dubh.

The Legend of Luke Kelly

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

THE LEGEND Of Luke Kelly, a celebration of the music and voice of possibly the greatest of all Irish folk singers, is coming to the Town Hall.

The Chekhov Technique for comedy

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

THE CHEKHOV technique for actors is often associated with performing tragedy and intense situations, but it can be used for comedies as well.

Make your own short movie

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

GALWEGIANS WHO would like to star in their own short movie or gain experience in filmmaking, should check out a new course from the Galway Actors Workshop.

Baile an Salsa - town and country

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the exciting Galway based Irish trad/Latin music fusion band, play two shows across Galway city and county over the coming week.

Hawk to swoop down on Strange Brew

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

HAWK, THE band led by Galway born singer-songwriter Julie Hawk, have been sending critics into paroxysms of praise filled purple prose.

“A bit on the Bjork side of brilliant bonkers,” says Artrocker; “Hawk may be the big breeze inside London right now, but with this music, one predicts the country will soon be under their spell,” declared Ringmaster; “It is like a battle for supremacy between light and dark,” mused Americana UK.

Metal EP launch at The Cellar

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

NO MAN’S Land, the Limerick doom metal band, will launch their EP The Last Monolith in The Cellar underground tomorrow at 9pm.

Formed in 2012 by two musicians looking to bring a doomier, Black Sabbathesque sound into metal in the west of Ireland, the band has won attention from metal fans for their gigging across the country and appearances at several Siege Of Limerick festivals.

County music at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

MAX T BARNES, the country and western singer-songwriter and writer of numerous hit singles, will play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 9pm.

Coyote Factor quarter final

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

THE LAST quarter final of Coyote Factor competition take place in The Stock Exchange Bar, Shop Street, this weekend.

A cinema-disco for kids

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

GALWAY CHILDREN can experience all the fun of a disco at the Kidisco - Dance Party For Kids in Leisureland, Salthill, this Sunday from 1.30pm.

Have a laugh for PREDA

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

MAEVE HIGGINS and Gearoid Farrelly will be taking to the stage of the Róisín Dubh this Saturday for Fun For Freedom, a night of stand-up comedy to raise funds for PREDA.

World cinema screenings

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

A JAPANESE film and a Turkish film will both be screened by the Galway Film Society over the coming week.

Tommy Tiernan’s lunchtime improv

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

TOMMY TIERNAN will take Galwegians on a 40 minute journey through whatever comes into his head, with the return of his improv show Open Mouth.

Classical and opera @ The Eye

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

A RUSSIAN epic from New York’s Metropolitan Opera and a Berlin production of Bach’s St John Passion will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema.

Exploring the Magnetic North

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

THE ARCTIC, migration, memory, and changing environments will come together in a new exhibition by Galway artist Selma Makela, which opens tomorrow.

We All Know Someone concert for Galway Hospice

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

THE AMAZING APPLES, Don Stiffe, and the Mulkerrin Brothers are among the acts taking to the stage for a major fundraising concert for the Galway Hospice.

Japanese and Irish poetry reading

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

AN EVENING of Japanese and Irish poetry, with Hisa Kagawa and Nicki Griffin, takes place in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop tomorrow at 8pm.

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

“YOU’RE A constant source of amazement, boy, a never ending tale of infamy. I’d hardly credit it. A kid of your age. Joy-riding in an expensive car, a woman pregnant. My word, you’re unforgivable.”

Anne McCabe says ‘Fáilte isteach’ to An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

A NEW era at An Taibhdhearc was formally unveiled at a reception on Monday, ushering in new artistic director, Anne McCabe, and disclosing details of this year's programme.

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill to play Town Hall

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THE GREAT Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes and American master guitarist Dennis Cahill are coming to Galway next week.

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