Q-Park relaunches its Eyre Square parking facility

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

Following a successful refurbishment plan over the past few months, Q-Park officially relaunched its Eyre Square parking facility this week with a celebratory event to mark the occasion, to thank its customers for their loyalty and patience, and in particular to show that quality, secure, parking in the centre of the city is affordable.

The official showcasing of the facility included a maximum charge offer on the day, where customers could leave their car for as long as they wanted for just €5. All who parked on the day and signed their name and number on their exit tickets were also entered into a draw where one lucky person could win a prize of €1,000, with 10 runners up prizes of a rugby ball signed by the Connacht rugby squad also up for grabs. The talented Kane sisters, Liz and Yvonne of Letterfrack, also provided live traditional music and entertainment on the day.

The 'depth and potency' of Yerma

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

CORE THEATRE College and NUI Galway theatre and drama students join forces for a staging of Federico García Lorca’s Yerma, translated by Peter Luke, which will be presented at the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane.

A brotherly view of Tchaikovsky

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

IN A fascinating fusion of theatre and music, the Irish Chamber Orchestra come to the Town Hall Theatre with My Brother Peter, which explores the life and work of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tommy Tiernan’s lunchtime improv

Thu, Jan 30, 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.

Open Mouth will be performed in The Ruby Room in The King’s Head over two Wednesdays - February 5 and 12. Doors will be at 12.50pm with the show beginning at 1.10pm. Tommy will make up material on the spot for the 40 minute performance.

Eddi Reader - new album and Galway show

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

EDDI READER’S Galway fans are in for a treat next month as not only will she release her new album, she will also be in concert.

Agnes of God at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A YOUNG novice nun gives birth to a baby that is later found strangled. Yet the nun, Sr Agnes cannot remember either the conception or pregnancy.

A court psychiatrist Dr Livingstone, a chain-smoking lapsed Catholic, is dispatched to the convent to discover whether the nun is fit to stand trial. Livingstone believes the answer lies in Agnes’s subconscious, while the otherwise worldly Mother Superior believes a miracle might have taken place.

Duo Vocis to celebrate the great Irish tenors

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

DUO VOCIS, the tenor partnership of Sean Costello and Frank Naughton, will celebrate the Great Irish Tenors in their new show at the Town Hall Theatre.

Mozart by Candlelight

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

MAGICAL MOZART by Candlelight, a sumptuous, fully costumed show, will immerse audiences in the classical Baroque world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The show is in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday February 10 at 8pm with the European Baroque Ensemble and Singers performing excerpts from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, and Don Giovanni.

Charity flash fiction competition

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE DEADLINE for The Galway Rape Crisis Centre’s Flash Fiction Competition is February 14 and there is a first prize of €500.

This is a Story....a Flash Fiction Competition invites entries of original unpublished work of up to 500 words, regardless of theme. Writers are can enter more than story. The judge will be Mike McCormack, author of four books of fiction and winner of the 1996 Rooney Prize for Literature.

Snow Patrol guitarist to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

SNOW PATROL guitarist Nathan Connolly is bringing his new band Little Matador to the Róisín Dubh this Tuesday at 8pm.

Second Des Bishop show added

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

AFTER SPENDING a year in China, Des Bishop is coming back to Ireland armed with stories to tell about his time in the world’s emerging superpower.

Des Bishop is bringing his new show Coming Home to the Róisín Dubh. The Sunday March 9 show is sold out, so Des has added a second date, Monday March 10 at 8pm and tickets are on sale.

The Disconauts – Live!

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE DISCONAUTS, the Galway/London house music collective, play their first full live show with all six members onstage, in more than four years, in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

Acclaimed songwriter Dar Williams to play Monroe’s

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

“DEVASTATINGLY MOVING, tenderly funny, subtle without being in any way inaccessible, and utterly fresh - not a cliché or a clunker in her entire songbook.”

Sirkus Sirkuz @ Electric

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

“SIRKUS SIRKUZ specialises in beats aimed straight at the dancefloor.” So said Mixmag about the Derry born DJ who plays Galway this weekend.

Sirkus Sirkuz - AKA Declan McLaughlin, formerly of The Japanese Popstars - play The Electric Garden this Saturday at 11pm.

Show Me The Funny on Monday

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE NEXT round of Show Me The Funny 4 takes place on Monday at The King’s Head, High Street.

A classical music day for the city

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A DAY of modern classical music for Galway takes place on Saturday February 8, presented by The Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble and the ConTempo Quartet.

Ballet live from Moscow

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE BOLSHOI Ballet’s production of Alexei Ratmansky’s new ballet Lost Illusions will be seen in Galway this weekend.

A poetry book showcase

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE 2014 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place at the Galway Arts Centre’s Nuns’ Island Theatre on Friday February 7 at 8pm.

The event is an annual retrospective of the year just past, where Galway-based poets, who published a new collection during 2013, are invited to read three poems from the collection in question.

Red Bird seeks new members

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

THE RED Bird Youth Collective, the Galway city arts organisation that endeavours to be run by youths for youths, is seeking six new members to participate in its 2014 projects.

Calling young songwriters for the IYMAs

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

GALWEGIANS AGED between 12 and 19 who love music and write songs are being sought to take part in The Irish Youth Music Awards.

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