The Young Folk - new single and Galway show
Wed, Oct 01, 2014
THE YOUNG Folk play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Friday October 3 at 9pm as part of a nationwide tour promoting their new single ‘Way Down South’ The single follows the release of the Dublin band’s album The Little Battle.
Read more ...Moxie - Irish trad spliced with bluegrass and Jazz
Wed, Oct 01, 2014
BLUEGRASS, JAZZ, vocal harmonies, and world music rhythms, fed through the prism of Irish trad - this is the sonic essence of Irish band Moxie.
Read more ...Fight Like Apes, Kid Karate, Sleep Thieves play Galway in November
Tue, Sep 30, 2014
FIGHT LIKE Apes, Kid Karate, and Sleep Thieves will play six venues across Ireland this November, including Galway’s Róisín Dubh, as they headline this year's FMC Tour.
Read more ...Delorentos - new album and Galway show
Tue, Sep 30, 2014
DELORENTOS’ FIFTH album, Night Becomes Light, will be released on Friday October 10 followed by an Irish tour which sees the Dublin quartet play Galway next month.
Read more ...Hudson Taylor announce Galway show for February
Mon, Sep 29, 2014
A BUSKING and YouTube sensation long before they even approached a record company, Irish folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor have announced a nationwide tour in 2015, taking in Galway.
Read more ...City businesses encouraged to send a school to Baboró event
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
The Spanish Arch is possibly Galway city’s most iconic structure, but it is set to become even more eye-catching when reimagined with a spectacular inflatable structure.
Read more ...Defender of the Faith
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
DECADENT THEATRE Company unveil what promises to be a highlight of the Town Hall Theatre’s autumn programme next week with Defender of the Faith, the debut play from Stuart Carolan, writer and creator of RTÉ’s Love/Hate.
Read more ...VOIDS to launch debut EP with Factory gig
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
VOIDS, the left-field indie-electronica duo from Galway, launch their debut EP Begin, at 11pm tomorrrow in Factory, Abbeygate Street.
Read more ...Othello and An Triail for schools
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGIC drama of jealousy, racism, and betrayal, Othello, and the Máiréad Ní Ghráda’s An Triail are to be staged by Fíbín Theatre Company.
Read more ...Why children should enjoy the arts
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
![A photo of the 10th right (there are 18 in total) in the CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, NOW exhibition presented by Baboró and KBC Bank at the KBC Hub in Eyre Square. The exhibition is now open to the public. See baboro.ie for details of opening times. The 10th right states: “Children have the right to have an integrated system between school and artistic and cultural institutions, because only a constant interaction between them can offer a vibrant living culture."](http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2014/09/72582_thumb.jpg "A photo of the 10th right (there are 18 in total) in the CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, NOW exhibition presented by Baboró and KBC Bank at the KBC Hub in Eyre Square. The exhibition is now open to the public. See baboro.ie for details of opening times. The 10th right states: “Children have the right to have an integrated system between school and artistic and cultural institutions, because only a constant interaction between them can offer a vibrant living culture."")
THE RIGHT of children to enjoy art and culture is the focal point of a new exhibition, Citizens Of The World, Now, which opened in the KBC Bank Hub, Eyre Square, this week.
Read more ...Stephen Fry live @ The Eye
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
BRITISH NATIONAL treasure, actor, writer, comedian, raconteur, and polymath Stephen Fry will be ‘live on screen’ at The Eye Cinema.
Read more ...Max Jury at the Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
MAX JURY may not yet be a familiar name to music fans but make no mistake, it is only a matter of time before this American singer-songwriter is widely known and admired.
Read more ...The Original Rudeboys to play Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
THE ORIGINAL Rudeboys are heading west to bring their indie acoustic hip-hop to the Róisín Dubh this Sunday at 9pm.
Read more ...Human rights activist to give theatre workshop
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
HUMAN RIGHTS activist Sanjoy Ganguly is coming to Galway to conduct a scripting workshop, organised by ALâ Theatre, from Friday October 17 to 19 in the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Árus De Brun, NewtownsmitH.
Read more ...Poetry workshops starting this week
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
THIS WEEK sees the start of three poetry workshops in the Galway Arts Centre hosted by the acclaimed Galway poet Kevin Higgins.
Read more ...Little Cinema Festival on this weekend
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
THE SHORT film will be celebrated in Galway at a new festival which takes place this weekend - the first Little Cinema Festival.
Read more ...Eight cello extravaganza
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
AN EIGHT-cello extravaganza, featuring eight musicians playing music by eight different composers, takes place in An Taibhdhearc on Tuesday September 30 at 8pm.
Read more ...GFS to screen Iranian film The Past
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
IRANIAN DIRECTOR, Asghar Farhadi, follows the Oscar-winning drama A Separation with another study of modern family life in The Past.
Read more ...Auditions for Renmore Panto
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
AUDITIONS ARE taking place for Renmore’s 36th annual pantomime, which this year will be the all-time favourite Cinderella.
Read more ...Guinness Amplify gigs @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Sep 25, 2014
FOLK-ROCK/indie-folk bands Kicking Bird and Cornerboy play Monroe’s Live as part of the Guinness Amplify weekender.
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