Show Me The Funny - the final heats

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

SHOW ME The Funny has reached the final two heats, the first of which takes place this Monday at The King’s Head, High Street, at 8pm.

Two winners from this heat will take part in the grand final on February 24 where the overall prize is a slot at the Comedy Tent at this year’s Electric Picnic.

Kíla to play Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

KÍLA, THE Irish trad/world music fusion group, are coming back to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Monday May 5.

Slyrydes @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

A B-BOY, a hipster, a teddy boy, and a dude who looks as if he was in the Twilight films walk into a bar...If you see such a gathering you have witnessed Slyrydes.

Elaine Mai to release new single

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

ELAINE MAI, the multi-talented singer-songwriter is to release her new single ‘EDC’ on Monday February 10.

The Full Outfit’s Elementary Chaos

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

THE FULL Outfit is a Galway supergroup featuring current and former members of The Saw Doctors, The Cabin Collective, and Willow Sea.

Arveene to play Electric

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

ARVEENE, the DJ, producer, and one half of the underground dance music duo Arveene & Misk is coming to Galway to play the Electric Garden and Theatre this Saturday at 11pm.

Tiga - leading DJ to play Galway

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

LEADING CANADIAN DJ Tiga, one of the biggest names in electronic dance music, plays the Electric Garden and Theatre tonight from 11pm.

Blue Is The Warmest Colour - controversial and acclaimed

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

A GLIMPSE in the street of a girl with blue-dyed hair sets young student on a course that will unleash powerful and often overwhelming emotions and sexual desire.

Who is afraid of Liam O’Flaherty?

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

WHO IS afraid of Liam O’Flaherty? The Irish government in the 1920s for one, banning several of the Aran Islander’s novels during this period.

Young Hearts and the art they create

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

YOUNG AND elderly Galwegians have joined forces to create an exhibition of artworks that go on display in City Hall next week.

Róisín Dubh Art and Craft Market

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

THE RÓISÍN Dubh Art and Craft market returns this Saturday from 1pm to 6pm and will feature 24 stalls over two floors.

Irish Pictorial Weekly @ the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

THE STARS of RTÉ’s satirical sketch show, Irish Pictorial Weekly - Barry Murphy; John Colleary; Colum McDonnell, and Gary Cooke - are coming to Galway.

Learning to swim is a life survival skill

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

All adult teenagers and children are capable of learning to swim. It often surprise parents when they are told that survival level for childen and teenagers is being able able to swim 200metres which is ten lengths of the pool.

Discount designer dresses at Bride2B

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

Bride2B, Loughrea carry a massive range of wedding dresses from around the globe. Their first floor features order-in collections, while on their second floor all dresses are in stock and ready to go. They carry an array of amazing wedding dresses not to seen elsewhere, and their styles, colours, and fabric are the best on the market.

New wedding TV show I Do...Take Two seeks Galway couples

Thu, Feb 06, 2014

Your wedding day is supposed to be the biggest day of your life, but maybe it did not quite go to plan and instead went more down the pan.

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 '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.