Banned novel for discussion in Westside Library
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
BEING ONE of Ireland’s finest writers, a Gaeilgeoir, and a veteran of the War of Independence, did not prevent Liam O’Flaherty from escaping the censor.
Read more ...Gaza artists exhibit in Kinvara
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
ELEVEN PALESTINIAN artists will display their work in throughout Kinvara next week, as the Windows Into Gaza exhibition comes to south Galway.
Read more ...Uncovering the family’s secret history
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
AN ORPHAN raised in a convent is preparing to take her vows when she is sent to visit a hard-drinking Communist party judge, her only living relative.
Read more ...The LipSinkers - biting satire in high heels
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE LIPSINKERS, described as “possibly the most ridiculous, fun night out ever” by The Times make their Galway debut at Electric Garden & Theatre this Saturday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...See inside The Vatican Museum @ The Eye
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
TWO THOUSAND years of Western art, one of the most extraordinary of such collections, is held within The Vatican Museums.
Read more ...Spirit of Voice returns for 2014
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE 11TH annual Spirit of Voice festival, a celebration of the human voice through song, takes place in The Victoria Hotel on Friday November 21 at 9pm.
Read more ...Over The Edge open reading
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
A POET, a short story writer, and an emerging Galway writer are the readers at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday November 20 at 6.30pm.
Read more ...Faulty Towers - The Murder Mystery
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THERE WAS the incident of The Kipper and The Corpse; there was the time Basil locked Manuel in a burning kitchen; and Basil sometimes even assaulted his guests, but it never got as far as murder.
Read more ...The Lost Brothers - voices to stop you in your tracks
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
“ONCE IN a while you hear voices that stop you in your tracks. The Lost Brothers are the real deal. They have the most beautiful harmonies around and...they have the songs to back it up.”
Read more ...The Wizard of OZ in the Town Hall
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
JUDY GARLAND may be the iconic Dorothy for her role in the classic 1939 film of The Wizard of Oz, but this month Dorothy will be Corrandulla’s Sarah Maguire.
Read more ...Movie and cartoon quiz for families
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
A CHARITY movie and cartoon quiz for children and families takes place in the Róisín Dubh on Sunday November 23 from 2pm.
Read more ...Dub reggae man Mad Professor @ Monroe’s
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
A DISCIPLE of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mad Professor is no insignificant figure in reggae himself, as Galway will see when he plays Monroe’s Live on Thursday November 27 at 8pm as part of his current Irish tour.
Read more ...Renmore Panto to perform Cinderella
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE 36TH Renmore's pantomime returns for the Christmas and New Year season at the Town Hall Theatre with Cinderella.
Read more ...Belfast rockers Echo Raptors @ Kelly’s
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
BELFAST HAS had a long and proud record of producing raucous rock’n’roll and r’n’b back to the time of Van Morrison’s Them in the 1960s. Carrying on that tradition are Echo Raptors who play Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street this Saturday.
Read more ...MASS - a weekend of electronic music
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
A THREE day celebration of electronic music takes place in Galway with the inaugural MASS weekend tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
Read more ...Nicole Maguire to play Monroe’s Live
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
NICOLE MAGUIRE, the Cork singer-songwriter who has just released her new single ‘With You’, plays Monroe’s Live on Thursday November 20 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Barbara Dickson to play Town Hall
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
BARBARA DICKSON, the singer and actress best known for ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’ and her hit duet with Elaine Page, ‘I Know Him So Well’ will give a concert at the Town Hall Theatre next Monday at 8pm as part of her current Irish tour.
Read more ...Epoch @ Factory
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE EPOCH clubnight is back at Factory in the Electric Garden this Saturday with Enda Geoghegan, Colin Finnegan, and Conor Lynam on the turntables.
Read more ...The Bridge executive producer to speak in Galway
Wed, Nov 12, 2014
ANDERS LANDSTRÖM, a producer and executive producer of the extraordinary Swedish crime drama series The Bridge is to speak at the Galway Film Centre’s annual film and TV seminar.
Read more ...Peter Doran - 'a very special songwriting talent'
Wed, Nov 12, 2014
THE SOULFUL indie-folk of Peter Doran, described by The Last Mixed Tape blog “as a very special songwriting talent”, will be heard in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Friday November 14 at 9pm.
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