All Tvvins to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

TWO MAJOR figures in contemporary Irish indie - The Cast Of Cheers’ Conor Adams and No Spill Blood/Adebisi Shank’s Lar Kaye - are All Tvvins, who together create an exciting hybrid of sounds.

The HardChargers - Dirty blues from Belfast @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

TERRI HOOLEY, the man who signed the Undertones and released their single ‘Teenage Kicks’, the man who nurtured the Northern Irish punk scene, has called The HardChargers “my kind of feckin’ band”.

Swan Lake swans into Town Hall

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

ONE OF the surefire highlights of the Town Hall Theatre’s autumn programme comes next week when Ballet Ireland arrive with its staging of an enduring favourite, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

Bears, wolves, and Gordon Buchanan

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

GORDON BUCHANAN, the wildlife documentary maker and TV presenter is coming to Galway to share stories of his incredible experiences with nature’s most fearsome and majestic animals.

Agatha Christie’s Go Back For Murder

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

ON HER 21st birthday, Carla Le Marchant discovers the truth about her parents, how her mother was sent to prison for the murder of her father.

Michelle Campion exhibition @ Renzo Café

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

PHYSIOGNOMY, A solo portrait exhibition by the Galway artist and graphic designer Michelle Campion is currently on show at the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

House of Cards writer/producer to attend Galway TV seminar

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

Beau Willimon, writer and executive producer of House of Cards, BAFTA winning producer Claire Jennings, and the Oscar nominated Finola Dwyer are coming to Galway for the Galway Film Centre’s Annual Film & TV Seminar, in the Connemara Coast Hotel on Thursday November 27 and Friday 28.

Villagers to play Choice Music Prize Galway show

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE METEOR Choice Music Prize celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and to mark that prestigious milestone, special concerts featuring past winners take place around Ireland, including the Róisín Dubh on Monday November 24 at 8pm.

Album review: Thurston Moore

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 06, 2014

ACOUSTIC GUITARS dominated Thurston Moore’s last two solo albums, but the recent collaboration with Chelsea Light Moving and that magnificent January 2013 show in the Róisín Dubh announced his electric six-string was plugged back in.

A Room With No View - plays that probe mental illness

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

New drama yet again graces the Town Hall studio next week when A Room With No View receives its premiere. Comprising two one-act plays with an interweaving story line, A Room With No View highlights the misunderstood condition of mental illness in Irish society.

Flann’s Yer Only Man

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

HE IS best known as Flann O’Brien, he was sometimes known as Myles naGopaleen, while to his mother and close friends he was Brian O’Nolan.

Meadhbh Ní Eidhin and Clodagh Wade exhibition

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

AN EXHIBITION by artists Meadhbh Ní Eidhin and Clodagh Wade opens at the Town Hall Theatre gallery and bar tomorrow at 6pm.

The woman who would be supernanny?

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

LIM JIALE is a very naughty boy with a bad temper and his parents are at the end of their tether in Singaporean film Ilo Ilo. To help handle Jiale, the Lims hire a maid, Terry. Will she prove to be a supernanny?

Two-day puppet workshop in Galway

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

A TWO-DAY puppet workshop will be held in Galway by ALâ Theatre and Clarecare in conjunction with Artes and Grodzki Theatre, Poland.

Jägermeister Freezer Sessions for Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE MINUTES, RSAG, The Statics, and Galway acts Oh Boland and Chris Haze play The Jägermeister Freezer Sessions 100 Series in Monroe’s Live on November 14. Galway has been selected by Hot Press and Jägermeister as one of four locations across the country to host the sessions, and tickets for the event are free.

The grandeur of Dún Aonghusa

Literature Reviews Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE STONE fort of Dún Aongusa is one of the more spectacular surviving remnants of ancient Irish civilisation. It stands at the edge of Atlantic facing cliffs on the largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór, and on a clear day, much of the west coast of Ireland is visible from the site.

Junior Galway Film Fleadh film skills workshops

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

WORKSHOPS FOR teens in animation, concept design, visual effects, and special effects will be held as part of this year’s Junior Galway Film Fleadh.

A cello, violin, and piano concert

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

KATHERINE HUNKA, leader and director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra; top British cellist Guy Johnston; and one of Ireland’s finest pianists Hugh Tinney, are joining forces for a concert in NUI Galway’s Aula Maxima on Tuesday November 11 at 8pm.

Three short plays about IRA internal security

Literature Reviews Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE INTERNAL security procedures of the now defunct Provisional IRA (1969-2005 RIP) have lately been subjected to a certain amount of criticism. Even Gerry Adams has admitted “mistakes” were made.

Good Will Hunting screening in aid of Pieta House

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

A SCREENING of Good Will Hunting, which earned the late Robin Williams a Best Supporting Actor nomination, takes place in Galway tomorrow, Friday November 7.

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