Marion Cotillard on-screen at Galway Film Society

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

MARION COTILLARD, one of France’s best known actresses, stars in the Belgian film, Two Days One Night, which is to be screened by the Galway Film Society in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday November 30 at 8pm.

Improv theatre workshop

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

GALWAY ACTORS Workshop will host A Big Day of Play, an improv theatre intensive course, which will be taught by performer and facilitator Órla McGovern.

Anthemic Raglans set for Strange Brew

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

THERE MAY be no exact consensus on how to categorise Raglans’ sound, but there is unanimous agreement that it is irresistible and that on-stage the band are phenomenal.

Listen to an exhibition

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

ART EXHIBITIONS are usually something you look at. Even when the works have a sound elements, such as in video or installation, they are primarily an experience for the eyes.

Leonard Elschenbroich - charisma and perfection

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

A PERFORMER of “tremendous assurance and power” whose playing has “depth, expressivity, charisma and perfection” will play Galway next week.

Stephen Young & The Union @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

STEPHEN YOUNG & The Union bring their Americana sound to Monroe’s Live this Sunday, playing songs from their forthcoming album Eagle Fort Rumble.

Noreena Gill - two shows and a debut EP

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

GALWAY JAZZ/SOUL singer-songwriter Noreena Gill is to play two shows in the city over the next six days, and launch her debut EP, Something About You.

Parle and Barnes @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

LUAN PARLE, the Meteor Award winning singer-songwriter is coming to Galway on Friday November 28 to play an intimate acoustic set, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh.

110th Street’s birthday bash

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

YOU ONLY turn 16 once, so when that milestone birthday comes around, it makes sense to do it in style, and that is just what clubnight 110th Street plans to do.

Shuffle! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

SHUFFLE! RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh for another instalment of foot stomping floor fillers with DJ Dave Barry tomorrow at 11pm.

Abandoman @ The King’s Head

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

Comedy/hip-hop duo Abandoman (pictured) play a free ticketed gig at The Kings Head on Thursday November 27 at 8.30pm. From Kanye to Jay Z, from country to funk, their set will contain musical, lyrical and comical scenes of a seriously awesome nature. Check The Kings Head Facebook to book on how to get free tickets

Leading Irish animators to speak at Galway film and TV seminar

Wed, Nov 19, 2014

THE PEOPLE behind such animated films as Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Coraline, The Secret Of Kells, and Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble will attend the Galway Film Centre’s annual film and TV seminar on November 27 and 28.

Rollin’ and tumblin’ - Damn The Circus comes to Galway

Tue, Nov 18, 2014

GRAVITY DEFYING trapeze acts, red nose slapstick, poetry, Hula-Hoops, juggling, and breath-taking acrobatics will collide in a show by a pair of performers The Irish Times said are “turning the circus tradition upside down”.

Corp + Anam - the west’s answer to Love/Hate returns

Tue, Nov 18, 2014

A YOUNG woman is brutally assaulted but her attacker, a serial offender, is walking the streets freely after being given bail by a corrupt judge, in spite of Garda appeals to remand him in custody.

Cinema review: The Imitation Game

Films Reviews Mon, Nov 17, 2014

THE INCREDIBLE story of Alan Turing is almost impossible to believe. This man invented the computer and, with a small team, ended WWII two years earlier than was thought possible, and in doing so saved the lives of 14,000,000 people.

Here come The Ladyboys!

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

GALWAY AUDIENCES are in for a treat next week when The Lady Boys of Bangkok come to the Town Hall Theatre with their new show, Red Hot Kisses.

Get Un-Robed with Andrew Stanley

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

ANDREW STANLEY is a “comedy tsunami” according to The Scotsman, which also described him as having “astonishingly good observational material delivered and timed to perfection”.

Blue Teapot’s Sanctuary returns

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

GALWAY’S BLUE Teapot Theatre Company take to the stage of the Town Hall Theatre on Monday November 24 at 8pm with a welcome revival of their highly-acclaimed play, Sanctuary.

Sing praises - Harlem Gospel Choir

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE WORLD famous Harlem Gospel Choir are coming to Galway to sing at the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday November 23 at 8pm as part of their current Irish tour.

Galway author charts the Irish experience of WWI

Literature Reviews Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE LAST couple of years has seen a mushrooming of books relating to WWI, and more specifically, WWI and Ireland. For those interested in learning more about this seismic event, or wondering where to start, Cormac Ó Comhraí’s Ireland and the First World War: A Photographic History is the perfect answer.

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