Boicíní Bhóthar Kilburn sa Taibhdhearc

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

LÉIREOIDH AISTEOIRÍ an Spidéil Boicíní Bhóthar Kilburn sa Taibhdhearc ar an Satharn seo, 10 Eanáir. Is leagan Gaeilge a rinne Mícheál Ó Conghaile de The Kings of Kilburn High Road le Jimmy Murphy, an dráma seo a bhfuil an imirce agus torthaí na himirce mar chroíthéamaí ann.

Lord Of The Rings musician @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

ALAN DOHERTY, the Irish trad musician who performed on the Lord Of The Rings soundtrack, will lead his new band in concert at Monroe’s Live on Thursday January 29.

Palm D’Or winning Turkish film to be screened next week

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

WINTER SLEEP, the Turkish film The Guardian described as a “compelling drama” and a “powerful meditation on guilt”, will be shown in Galway this weekend.

Galway Arts Centre creative writing classes

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

SUSAN MILLAR DuMars, the Galway poet and short story writer, will give a series of creative writing classes in the Galway Arts Centre, starting this month.

Mr Yeats, we salute you

Literature Reviews Thu, Jan 08, 2015

ON A wet morning in 1948, a woman of about 30 and a man of 18 were cycling as fast as they could along Grattan Road. They were watching a boat make its way around Mutton Island, hoping they could make it to the docks before it docked.

Soundtracks for Superpowers

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

SOUNDTRACKS FOR Superpowers, Music For Galway’s 2015 midwinter festival comes to the Town Hall Theatre from Friday January 16 to Sunday 18, focusing on two composers who towered over their respective centuries - Joseph Haydn and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Plays and playwrights sought for theatre festival

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THE GALWAY Theatre Festival is seeking applications for its 2015 festival which will take place from Friday May 1 to Saturday 9.

Show Me The Funny returns for 2015

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

SHOW ME The Funny, the comedy competition and gig night to find Ireland’s next comedy star, returns to The Kings Head, High Street, this Monday.

Matt Molloy to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THE CHIEFTAINS’ Matt Molloy and London-Irish fiddle great John Carty - both recipients of the TG4 Musician of the Year Award - share the stage at Monroe’s Live on Tuesday January 27.

Who’s that girl?

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

IT IS one of the most famous works in Western art and the most widely known work of 17th century Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. It is Girl With A Pearl Earring.

Sexing up Greek myths and facing down the bank

Literature Reviews Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THERE ARE those for whom being a poet is, to paraphrase Angela Carr’s fine poem ‘Occupied’, “the new black”. If you are young and fit, all you need do is write long poems about what is going on at street level and wave your arms around when you read them.

Horrible Histories’ Groovy Greeks are coming to Galway

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

STAGECOACH DRAMA and theatre school spring term starts this Saturday with classes taking place in St Mary’s College. Registration for new pupils is also taking place.

'It’s a crazy world working in retail'

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

WELCOME TO the world of fashion retail - a labyrinth of sequins, hangers, sales targets, and bunions where ‘the customer is always right’. Four shop employees. One day on the shop floor. A day so jam-packed it is bursting at the seams, and the workers feel as disposable as the clothes they sell.

Comedy Cocktails @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THE COMEDY Cocktails Stand-up Showcase returns to the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday January 13 at 9.30pm.

The High Kings in concert in Salthill

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THE HIGH KINGS are coming back to Galway to play a ‘Róisín Dubh presents...’ concert at the Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, on Saturday January 17 at 8pm.

Galway Actor’s Workshop New Year courses

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

ACTORS LOOKING to improve their skills as well as those interested in taking up acting, should check out the new term from the Galway Actors Workshop.

Pearl Jam tribute @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

THE MUSIC of Seattle’s Pearl Jam will be celebrated in Monroe’s Live with a gig from tribute band Pearl Jem on Friday January 30 at 10pm.

Enter the jungle, hear the bass

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

JUNGLE, BASS, and dub will be the order of the night when DJs Welfare, Badmandeego, Seriaz, and Man-G play Puzzle at The Cellar Bar this Saturday.

Walking Dead star chooses portrait by Galway artist

Wed, Jan 07, 2015

THE WALKING Dead star Norman Reedus, who plays crossbow wielding Southern boy Daryl Dixon in the hit series, has chosen a portrait of him by a Galway artist for inclusion in his new book.

PLASTIK - Galway’s new experimental film festival

Wed, Jan 07, 2015

PLASTIK, A new festival centred on experimental film and artists’ moving images, the first such festival of its kind in Ireland, will be launched next week in Galway city.

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