Dungeons & Dragons on Dominick St
Thu, Jun 12, 2025
Organisers say games start at 7pm, with places limited to 12 players across two tables. Both tables will be running self-contained, one-shot D&D adventures.
Read more ...Free gigs at Galway Folk Festival
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
The five-day Galway Folk Festival continues until Sunday, June 8, and this year’s celebration of folk, roots and acoustic music includes a rich programme of free events across the city.
Read more ...Full fury of Metallica with Whiplash
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
The thunderous sounds of Metallica will ring out at Monroe’s Live as Whiplash, Ireland’s leading Metallica tribute band, take to the stage on Saturday, June 21.
Read more ...‘Dimensions’ art show in Tuam
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
Dimensions, is the latest exhibition from GRETB’s QQI Level 5 Art and Digital Media programme.
Read more ...Film Fleadh to re-open Pálás in July
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
The Galway Film Fleadh has struck an agreement with Galway City Council to manage the recently shuttered Pálás for the duration of the festival.
Read more ...Arts graduate show at ATU
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
ATU’s annual Graduate Exhibition featuring the work of 95 emerging artists, animators, filmmakers and designers will open to the public this Saturday, June 7, in ATU’s School of Design and Creative Arts on Wellpark Road.
Read more ...Magic Numbers at Arts Festival
Thu, Jun 05, 2025
The self-titled album contained top ten singles such as ‘Forever Lost’, ‘Love Me Like You’ and ‘Love Is a Game’, and went double platinum, selling over a million copies worldwide.
Read more ...What the folk is going on?
Thu, May 29, 2025
With one week to go before the 2025 Galway Folk Festival, excitement is building as the city transforms into a vibrant hub of folk, roots, and traditional music.
Read more ...Lips, Legs and Locks down Druid Lane
Thu, May 29, 2025
An all-girl team of Galwegian dramatists will begin a three-night run of their latest production Broads at Druid’s Mick Lally Theatre from this evening, Thursday, May 29, until Saturday, nightly, at 8pm.
Read more ...Ragaire returns
Thu, May 29, 2025
Galway-based literary magazine Ragaire will launch its third edition tomorrow, Friday, May 30, in The Porter Shed, on Market Street, at 6.30pm.
Read more ...Festival lauds influence of Palestrina
Thu, May 29, 2025
The 2025 Galway Early Music Festival will celebrate the 500th anniversary of a giant of Renaissance music.
Read more ...‘Big, boisterous and bold’: Vivaldi in the cathedral
Thu, May 29, 2025
Galway Baroque Singers will present their summer celebratory concert in Galway Cathedral on Saturday, May 31, at 8.30pm
Read more ...‘Welcome to the Jungle’ at Monroe’s
Thu, May 29, 2025
Dublin band Abuse Your Illusion will bring the adrenaline pumping sound of Guns N’ Roses to Monroe’s Live this Friday, May 30, at 9pm.
Read more ...Sounds of resistance from London-Irish songsmith
Thu, May 29, 2025
Rooted in resistance and shaped by soul, Maverick Sabre will play at Monroe’s Live on Thursday, July 24, from 8pm, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.
Read more ...MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Phoenician Scheme'
Films Reviews Thu, May 29, 2025
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Rewatching The French Dispatch (2021) recently reminded me just how singular Wes Anderson is as a filmmaker. The detail infused into each frame ensures that your attention never sways. There is so much to feast on.
Folk rocker icon Mundy gears up for Headfest headliner
Thu, May 29, 2025
Ahead of his headline gig at this year's Headfest, Irish folk hero Mundy spoke with the Galway Advertiser about his love for the city of Galway, his inspiration for new music, and the buzz he gets from live performance, as he gears up for "a big sing-song" this Sunday in Headford.
Read more ...Folk rock pioneer Richard Thompson in Galway
Thu, May 22, 2025
One of the most enduring and distinctive figures in British folk rock, Richard Thompson, will perform at Monroe’s on Sunday, July 27, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.
Read more ...Galway short selected for Cannes
Thu, May 22, 2025
The Irish feature film Learning to Breathe Under Water, filmed in Galway last September and co-produced by Galway-based production company Éiru Films, has been officially selected for the prestigious Great 8 Showcase at this week's Cannes Film Festival.
Read more ...Over-30s dance night returns after April sell-out
Thu, May 22, 2025
Following a sold-out event last month, Club 30 returns to Monroe’s Live on Saturday, May 31, from 6pm to 10pm, for an evening of non-stop dancing and throwback anthems from the eighties, nineties and naughties.
Read more ...Summer gigs in Regans of Clonboo
Thu, May 22, 2025
Regan’s of Clonboo is delighted to announce a series of concerts and events in its Live Lounge throughout the summer of 2025.
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