Big Fancy Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

COLIN MUPRHY, one of Ireland's most consistently funny comics will headline the Big Fancy Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh - which takes place in the venue's downstairs live area - tomorrow [Friday February 26] at 8.30pm.

Album review: Låpsley

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 25, 2016

IN SPITE of the name, she's not Nordic, but English. Liverpudlian Holly ‘Låpsley’ Fletcher has created some excitement with her EPs, but now comes her debut album Long Way Home. So, does it deliver on the earlier recordings promise?

'As a traditional singer one is always on a quest of discovery'

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

GALWAY SINGER Mary McPartlan has just released a terrific new album entitled From Mountain To Mountain a tribute to the late legendary American folk song collector and singer Jean Ritchie.

NUIG launches 16th Múscailt Festival programme

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

'SEAS AN Fód/Stand Your Ground' is the defiant theme of this year's Múscailt, NUI Galway's annual arts festival, which brings a host of visual arts, music, performance, song, talks, and workshop to the campus in March. All events are free and open to the public.

As You Like It @ The Eye

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY of disguise, transformation, and messing about with gender, As You Like It, currently running at the National Theatre in London, is being broadcast to The Eye Cinema this evening at 7pm.

Preston Reed - guitar genius to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

PRESTON REED, "widely thought of as the world’s most gifted guitarist,” according to Total Guitar, and described by the Manchester Evening News as “a major musical talent”, is coming back to Galway.

Former hunger striker to speak at NUIG

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

LAWRENCE MCKEOWN, who went 70 days without food during the 1981 Hunger Strikes, will speak in NUI Galway about the Hunger Strikes and the 1916 Rising, both of which have anniversaries this year.

Theatre review: The Dead School

Theatre Reviews Thu, Feb 25, 2016

HAVING ENJOYED a sell-out run at last year’s Galway International Arts Festival, Andrew Flynn’s fine production of Pat McCabe’s The Dead School gets a welcome revival this week at the Town Hall.

Mr C brings the SuperFreq clubnight to The Loft

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MR C, once the lead vocalist with The Shamen, who had hits in the early 1990s with 'Ebeneezer Goode' and 'Love Sex Intelligence', and who today is recognised as one of the world's leading DJs, is coming to Galway.

John Banville to read at a longer Cúirt

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature will grow from a six to an eight day event this year, testament to its increasing success over recent years, and John Banville, one of Ireland's leading novelists, will be among the writers taking part.

Galway Film Centre to host Documentary School 2016

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

JILL BEARDSWORTH, an award winning documentary maker, will host the upcoming Documentary School 2016 workshop at the Galway Film Centre.

Chris Haze to headline charity gig @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

RISING SINGER-songwriter Chris Haze will headline a charity concert at Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 18 at 8pm, to raise funds for injured jockey Brendan McDonagh.

An evening of Japanese and Irish poetry

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE ANNUAL evening of Japanese and Irish poetry will take place in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this Saturday, with Japanese tanka poet Hisa Kagawa, and Galway poets Annie and Ted Deppe.

One Horse Pony - a very Irish take on the blues

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THEY COME from Ireland, France, and Poland, they play highly charged, original, acoustic blues. They are One Horse Pony, and they play the Róisín Dubh's upstairs bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Advanced fiction writing classes

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will host an advanced fiction writing class on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm, starting March 31, and running for eight weeks.

US orchestra to give charity concert for Jigsaw

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE LINCOLN Youth Symphony will perform a concert at St Nicholas Collegiate Church on Saturday March 5 at 1pm, with a programme featuring Copland, Bach, Faure, and Irish composer William Balfe.

Have some Dvorák for lunch

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

'AMERICAN', ONE of Antonín Dvorák’s musical responses to his time in the New World, will be performed at a lunchtime concert with the ConTempo String Quartet next week.

Marty 'Hit The Diff' Mone @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MARTY MONE, who has enjoyed success with the singles ‘Slip the Clutch’ and 'Hit The Diff’, is now touring Ireland to promote his debut album, including a show at Monroe’s Live on Friday March 4 at 9pm.

St Patrick's Day trad music @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

TRAD MUSICIANS James Sheridan and Martin O’Connor, will play Monroe’s Tavern on St Patrick's Day, Wednesday March 17, at 1pm.

Daithí - new EP to reveal new direction

Tue, Feb 23, 2016

WHEN DAITHÍ launches his new EP, Tribes, at the Róisín Dubh this week, he will not only be unveiling a new set of songs, but unveiling an entirely new direction and approach - creatively and philosophically - to his music.

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