Citóg gigs for June

Wed, Jun 03, 2015

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED Irish indie bands will be taking to the stage of the Róisín Dubh over the coming Wednesday nights for the monthly Citóg gigs, with folk-blues, rock, electro, and acoustic genres well to the fore. Admission to all three shows are free. Doors are at 9pm.

Galway Film Fleadh announces opening film

Tue, Jun 02, 2015

EVANNA LYNCH, best known as Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter films, takes the lead role in the new Irish film, My Name is Emily, which will receive its world premiere at this year's Galway Film Fleadh.

Cinema review: San Andreas

Films Reviews Tue, Jun 02, 2015

WATCH THE trailer for this movie. After that, if you want to see it, then go. Do you want to see San Francisco shake? Great! Now you can see it shake with for two hours with beautiful people running around, gradually shedding garments and having near misses with falling buildings and flash floods. It is the Ronseal Quick Drying Varnish of movies. It does exactly what it says on the tin.

When products go bad

Tue, Jun 02, 2015

PRODUCT RECALL, an exhibition looking at ideas of displacement, and companies having to 'recall' products that could maim or kill consumers, is currently running in the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street.

Des Keogh - exploring G B Shaw’s many amours in My Fair Ladies

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE INIMITABLE Des Keogh comes to the Town Hall next week with My Fair Ladies, a new play which he has written and performs about the many women in the extraordinary life of George Bernard Shaw.

Slow Magic to play Strange Brew

Thu, May 28, 2015

A MAN in a tribal like fox mask, bathed in fantastic light, with electronic triggers and a drum, playing a future-primitive combination of electronic compositions - this is Slow Magic.

Public talk on Yeats' The Wild Swans at Coole

Thu, May 28, 2015

WB YEATS The Wild Swans at Coole, published in 1917 and again, in an expanded edition in 1919, is one of his finest collections, containing such enduring works as the title poem, 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death', 'The Phases of the Moon', and 'Ego Dominus Tuus'.

Red Rock actor in one man show at Town Hall

Thu, May 28, 2015

FRESH FROM a stint on Red Rock, after appearing in George Clooney's Monuments Men, actor Declan Mills comes to The Town Hall Theatre with Arthur's Dig on Thursday June 11 at 8pm.

GMIT graduate degree show 2015

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE GMIT Graduate Degree Show 2015, featuring artworks in paint, print, textiles, sculpture, installations, and ceramics, opens to the public from this Saturday.

Wolf Meets World stage The McGowan Trilogy

Thu, May 28, 2015

GALWAY THEATRE company Wolf Meets World are in An Taibhdhearc next week with the Irish premiere of Seamus Scanlon’s The McGowan Trilogy, a trio of one-act plays which have already enjoyed a successful run in New York, winning awards for Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Design at the city’s annual Irish Theatre Festival.

Game of Thrones sound editor to feature on new Flirt FM radio series

Thu, May 28, 2015

STEVE FANAGAN, who has worked as a sound designer on Game Of Thrones and Frank, will be among those interviewed as part of a new short radio documentary series premiering on Flirt FM 101.3's Feed Me Weird Things.

Tom Baxter to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 28, 2015

TOM BAXTER'S "commitment to songwriting could inspire the lovelorn and unjade the jaded’……it’s our good fortune that Baxter abides by his own rules and that’s what helps to make his records a genuine event."

Celtic Revival museum opens next week

Thu, May 28, 2015

EMBROIDERED BANNERS designed by Jack B Yeats are among the items of Celtic Revival art that will be on display in the Clonfert Diocesan Museum in Loughrea.

Galway Gaming Tribes National Competition @ The Loft

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE GALWAY Street Fighter Community will host a day of competitive video games from 1pm to 8pm in The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street.

Lúnasa play Monroe's Live in June

Thu, May 28, 2015

THEY HAVE performed more than 1,500 shows across 36 countries since forming in 1997, and their line-up features some of the most respected names in contemporary Irish trad. They are Lúnasa.

Galway Fringe Festival FundIt campaign

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival online FundIt campaign, to support the upcoming festival which runs from July 11 to 27, runs until Tuesday June 2, and the festival is appealing to the public for support.

Haydn, Nyman, and ConTempo

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE CONTEMPO Quartet will play music by Joseph Haydn and Michael Nyman at a concert in the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, on Tuesday June 2 at 1.10pm.

Become a Friend of the Galway International Arts Festival

Thu, May 28, 2015

The Galway International Arts Festival recently launched its new Friends of the Festival 2015 programme, which allows participants in the scheme access to tickets, priority booking, and exclusive event invitations.

Harris and McIvor @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 28, 2015

BRITISH SINGER-songwriter Harry Harris and Derry vocalist Anna McIvor will bring their close harmonies, captivating songs, and warm stage presence to Monroe's Live on Sunday June 14 at 9pm.

Advanced fiction writing classes

Thu, May 28, 2015

ADVANCED FICTION writing classes with Susan Millar DuMars start on Friday June 19, running for six weeks, but advance booking is required as there are only five places available.

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