New poetry collection from Sarah Clancy

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

A new collection of poetry, entitled The Truth & Other Stories, by Sarah Clancy, will be launched at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, on Saturday (3pm).

Keith James performs the songs of Leonard Cohen

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

Leonard Cohen’s recent world tour of stadium venues has been successful beyond belief, but has not, with regret, exposed the solitary inner strength of the songs in their original form. And that is what Keith James aims to do as he delivers each song stripped back - desolate and naked in an intimate and sensitive way.

Cinema review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Films Reviews Mon, Oct 20, 2014

Everyone who grew up in the nineties remembers the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Turtles, like Pogs, were certainly part of my childhood. In the world we live in of remakes, reboots, and sequels I cannot believe it has taken this long for a new live action Ninja Turtles picture (there was a animated movie TMNT in 2007 that went straight to DVD). The original movies from the early 90s were massive successes, in fact when the first film came out in 1990 it was the second highest grossing indie movie of all time. Sadly these films have not aged well which leaves the franchise ripe for a reboot. Unfortunately for us, producer Michael Bay has got his hands on the project and if his treatment of the Transformers franchise is anything to go by this will not end well.

Bec Hill - all aboard for ‘Time Fun’ and paper puppets

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

“I JUST like anything fun and colourful. My favourite jumper right now is a huge woollen one which says ‘Time Fun’ on it. Not ‘Fun Time’ or ‘Time for Fun’, just ‘Time Fun’.”

Singlehood @ Vodafone Comedy Carnival

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

AMONG THE many rib-tickling attractions at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway is comic theatre show Singlehood which brings raw and revealing stories of real life singletons to the stage to hilarious effect.

Gerry Kennedy’s new charity single for GROW and Pieta House

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

GERRY KENNEDY, the Galway singer-songwriter is launching his new single ‘Don’t Turn Out The Light’ today at 5.45pm in OMG Zhivago, Shop Street.

Saucy fun with The Dirty Circus

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

SHIR MADNESS, possibly the hottest name in Irish burlesque right now, will be among the acts taking to the stage when The Dirty Circus descends on the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Album review: Weezer

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 16, 2014

IF HISTORY punishes those who arrive too late, as Mikhail Gorbachev said, than music fans punish those acts who peak too early.

Three teens journey into the unknown

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THREE GUATEMALAN teens Juan, Sara, Samuel, and Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian, attempt to trek 1,200 miles into the USA, via Mexico in search of a better life.

Say cheese! The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

BABORÓ IS currently in full swing, delighting and bewitching young and old alike, and it continues until this Sunday, October 19. Among the weekend highlights is The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy, from Australia’s Slingsby Theatre Company.

The Marriage of Figaro @ The Eye

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE NEW York Metropolitan Opera’s production of Mozart’s comic masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro is being broadcast to The Eye Cinema this weekend.

Little John - Stories from Macnas and eighties Galway

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

DESPITE THE late 1980s being among the economically gloomiest years in the history of the State, with emigration at alarmingly high levels, Galway managed to retain a vibrancy.

Love, Rosie competition winners

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE WINNERS to this week’s preview screening of Love, Rosie at The Eye were:

Noah and the Whale member brings new band to Galway

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

NOAH AND The Whale are best known for catchy, joyous, indie-pop like ‘5 Years Time’ and ‘LIFEGOESON’, but there is another side to member Matt Owens.

The Sound Of Music in Oranmore

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE SOUND Of Music will be performed by students of Calasanctius College Oranmore in the school’s Nano Nagle Hall.

Jacques Renault @ Electric

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

JACQUES RENAULT, the Washington DC DJ and producer and Let’s Play House label head makes his Galway debut this weekend.

Scot McWatt - songs for the working man

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

GLASWEGIAN SCOT McWatt is a Scottish contemporary folk singer/songwriter with political, pop and blues tendencies, and a distinctly working class outlook on life.

Phill Jupitus and Gugai go head to head

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

VINYL RIVALS, comedian Phill Jupitus and music promoter Gugai will pit their DJ skills against one another for The Magnificent 7s night.

Shuffle! tommorrow night @ Roisin Dubh

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

SHUFFLE! IS back once again for this months instalment of foot stomping floor filler. Expect to hear jump blues, funk, northern soul, rockabilly, latin boogaloo, reggae, Jamaican ska, disco and what ever else ends up in the packed boxes of vinyl.

John Denver as sung by Marc Roberts

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

MARC ROBERTS has won huge acclaim over the years for his Tribute to the Music of John Denver show, and he is bringing it back to the Town Hall Theatre.

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