Noël Coward classic Blithe Spirit at Druid
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Following their sold-out run of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest last September, the team are back at the iconic venue.
Read more ...Love, memory, and the romance of parenting
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Written by Liam Wilson Smyth, directed by Paul Meade and starring Liam Wilson Smyth and Molly Downey, the play is a fast-paced comedy drama where two young parents mine the past for the key to their future.
Read more ...We just want to be loved, right?
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
All My Friends Are Bots, a new, darkly comic, and oddly romantic play from Galway-based playwright and director Emily White, premieres at the Galway Theatre Festival 2026 in O’Donoghue Centre, on May 5 and May 6 at 6:30pm.
Read more ...Ten days of shows at Theatre Festival
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
From Thursday, April 30 to May 9, this year’s programme taps into themes touching on identity, belonging, memory, connection and the pull between leaving and coming back.
Read more ...Cúirt review: Debut Fiction
Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Nun's Island Theatre was dressed in fairy lights with a stage that looked like it had been taken straight from your nan's spring garden for the opening of Cúirt 2026.
Read more ...Homage to piano pieces for city and Loughrea
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Concert pianist and artistic director of Music for Galway Finghin Collins will offer his own flourishing finish to the city’s 44th International Concert Season at St. Joseph’s Church next Wednesday, April 29, at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Puppets, cartoons and sheep in Connemara
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Frame Fest will take place at Stiúideo Fia’s facilities in Lettermore, County Galway.
Read more ...Opacamania at Monroe’s
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
This special hometown show will mark the release of The Opacas' new single ‘Take Down’, available on Spotify on the same day.
Read more ...Reimagining Ó Conaire at the Taibhdhearc
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Cuireann An Taibhdhearc agus Brú Theatre Neill | Páidín i láthair. Spreagtha ag dhá shaothar as an mbailiúchán ceannródaíoch scéalta, Scothscéalta de chuid Phádraic Uí Chonaire, cuirtear beocht sna carachtair Neill agus Páidín Mháire trí chumasc de bhuncheol agus ensemble taibhithe.
Read more ...Cúirt Review: Mary Costello and Edel Coffey
Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 23, 2026
The word 'Cúirt' illuminated the stone walls of the Mick Lally Theatre on Tuesday, April 21, and excited chatter bounced around the room full of those waiting to hear two powerhouse authors in conversation.
Read more ...
TROJANS
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Founded in 2024, Luail is Ireland's national dance company, with a full-time ensemble of eight dancers. Under Artistic Director Liz Roche, it has brought an array of critically acclaimed productions to Ireland and beyond, including IMPASSE, Chora, Reverb, and more recently, Dancehall, which was performed at the Black Box last year.
Read more ...Italian movie showcase
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
The fifth edition of the Italian Film Festival Ireland returns to Galway from Saturday, April 25.
Read more ...Journalist’s memoir tackles adoption mystery
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Irish Times journalist Paul Cullen will launch his autobiography in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, on Middle Street, tomorrow, Friday, April 17, at 6pm.
Read more ...Scoring Ó Ríordáin at Taibhdhearc
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
A recital to music of poetry by Seán Ó Ríordáin will be hosted at An Taibhdhearc this Saturday, April 18, at 8pm.
Read more ...A Cúirt lecture on hope, accountability and agency
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
As a Galway native, Sarah Clancy has grown up with Cúirt and believes it is a space where you do not have to apologise for creating or thinking anew. Bringing this motto to her lecture, she will give her audience space to think about the genocide in Gaza in a space of equality, to reflect on the Global Sumud Flotillas, and explore our lack of agency as a subversive society.
Read more ...Children of Cúirt are adult readers of the future
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
As the big yellow pencils are taken out of storage for another year of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Méabh McDonnell, children’s book author and bookseller with Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, looks ahead to her events.
Read more ...Children of Cúirt are adult readers of the future
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Running two events for the 2026 programme, a free ‘Children’s Story Time’ on Saturday, April 25, at 11am in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, and a ‘Sunday Breakfast Club’ on Sunday, April 26, at 10am in Nuns Island Theatre, Méabh is excited to show children that there is a space for them within the literature festival.
Read more ...Áras na nGael set to receive €170k conservation grant
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Despite the centre only reopening its doors last July following major renovation work, it is understood that the roof of the building is still in a vulnerable condition.
Read more ...Impressive debut is authentic and emotionally compelling
Films Reviews Thu, Apr 16, 2026
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Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, it received the Camera D’Or for outstanding first feature. My Father’s Shadow (streaming on Mubi soon) was another Iraqi film which won a Special Mention award at the same festival; a brilliant film that depicts the country’s tumultuous history through children’s eyes.
