DJ Eddie Halliwell to play Leisureland

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

GALWAY IS in for a ‘trancetastic’ clubbing experience as Planetlove presents Fire It Up with leading DJ Eddie Halliwell and DJ Preach in Leisureland this Saturday.

Moya Brennan concert cancelled

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

MOYA BRENNAN’S show and workshop has been cancelled due to slow ticket sales. The show was to take place in the Menlo Park Hotel tomorrow and the workshop on Saturday.

Moya Brennan ticket holders can receive a full ticket refund by contacting the ticket line on 091 - 509960. For further information on Spirit of Voice 2008 go to www.spiritofvoice.com.

Clifden to host major sean nós dance show

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

SEAN NÓS dancing has enjoyed a revival these last few years and more people than ever are looking to learn, watch, and/or find out about this looser, freer, form of Irish dance.

Travelog to the gas station

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

IN 1968, several teams of people were sent around Madison, New Jersey, in cars, stopping at various gas stations and asking the attendants to swap the tyres around on the car.

New York Polyphony to sing in St Nicholas

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

NEW YORK Polyphony - the most exciting and dynamic vocal ensemble of this generation - will perform in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Sunday November 16 at 8pm.

Trad music show for children

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

A CONCERT to get children excited about Irish trad will take place on this Sunday when leading trad fiddlers Liz Kane and Tóla Custy play St Patrick’s Band Hall.

Hunger is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Watching grown men smear walls with faeces with their bare hands, hardly elicits thoughts of beauty, and yet, somehow you walk away from Steve McQueen’s Hunger feeling just that.

Blond Bond is back

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

JAMES BOND returns more cynical than ever in Quantum Of Solace, the second film in the franchise to star Daniel Craig. Somewhat unusually for a Bond movie, Quantum of Solace is a direct sequel, beginning almost immediately after the events of Casino Royale.

Do you have an idea for a short film?

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

HOW MANY people have an idea for a short film? How many of them actually put pen to paper to realise their idea?

The darkest hour is before the dawn

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

JOHNNY DUHAN’S book To The Light – Johnny Duhan Unsung, is curiously indefinable and this sole fact is perhaps the essence of its charm and powerful effect.

Portrait of a young poet at Moon’s Corner

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

IN A very real sense Gerald Dawe and Salmon Poetry’ Jessie Lendennie - the publisher of Dawe’s new book Catching the Light: Views & Interviews by Gerald Dawe - were the pioneers locally who showed us that literature is born in the here and now rather than in some misty idealised past.

Poems are written by living breathing people who need a meaningful context in which to operate. Poets need inspiration and to learn their craft, absolutely. They also need to find a way of getting their poems heard and into print.

Sex, song, and liberated women - Sean Tyrrell on The Midnight Court

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

WHILE OUT for a walk, a poet is accosted by a giant hag and hauled before the court of Queen Aoibheal, where he is condemned for being unmarried and Irish men and priests are given the thumbs down not satisfying the sexual needs of the women of Ireland.

Last chance to see Dirty Pretty Things

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

WHEN DIRTY Pretty Things take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh on Friday November 7 at 8pm for the first time, it will be the last occasion they take to the stage, anywhere.

Juno And The Paycock at the Town Hall

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

‘CAPTAIN’ JACK Boyle is a lout. He can’t be bothered working and prefers to spend his time drinking in Foley’s sung, being the ‘big man’. He’s a hero to the barflies - but what about hiss family?

The High Kings return to Co Galway

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

THE HIGH Kings, the Irish balladeer group who have taken the US by storm, are returning to Ireland for a nationwide tour which takes in both Galway city and Clifden.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey at Town Hall

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

DYLAN THOMAS: Return Journey will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday and Tuesday at 8pm.

KATS to stage O’Casey and Friel plays

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

THE KNOCKNACARRA Amateur Theatre Society will stage three one-act comedy plays in the Town Hall Studio in November.

What do men want?

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

WHAT IS it men want? If you could probe into their psyche, what would it reveal? Perhaps that question can be answered by an little indulgence in the world of male fantasy.

Think about it - a luxury penthouse in Rio de Janeiro, where you live happily with Eva Longoria who lavishes her undivided attention on you; a library full of great literature and books on politics and history; widescreen HD TV with stereo surround system.

West Side Story at The Black Box

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

WEST SIDE Story, one of the great American musicals, will be staged in The Black Box theatre by Encore Theatre Company from November 7 to 14 with a matinee and evening performance on Sunday 9.

Halloween fun @ Central Park

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

CENTRAL PARK will hold two parties for Halloween while Halo will have a Halloween costume party of its own.

Tonight, Central Park hosts The Monsters Ball at 10pm. Then on Halloween night it’s the ‘Night of the Killer Costumes’ at 10pm. On both nights there will be prizes for best costumes.

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