The return of Tír Na nÓg - legendary folk duo to play The Crane

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

TÍR NA nÓg are experiencing something of a revival and for the first time in several years the duo of Sonny Condell and Leo O’Kelly join forces to play The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Thursday September 18 at 9pm.

The Kanyu Tree release new single tomorrow

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

A NEW chapter in the story of The Kanyu Tree opens tomorrow when the Salthill based band of brothers release their second single ‘Congratulations’ with two shows in the city.

Iron Mike’s sparring partner Big Joe Egan on his life in the ring and other battles

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

IF YOU get into the ring with Mike Tyson on a regular basis for a pummelling, people will generally consider you either very brave, very stupid, or both.

Yet this is what Irish boxer Big Joe Egan has done on a regular basis over the past 25 years which led Tyson to refer to him as “the toughest white man on the planet”.

Baboró promises October fun for children

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

BABORÓ, THE Galway based international arts festival for children, returns from October 13 to 19 featuring opera singing sheep, a lost sock workshops, haunted houses, hip hop dance, life size bubbles, and an electric fairy.

ALá to run new multi-cultural theatre workshop

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

ALÁ COMMUNITY Theatre will open it’s new venture, the ALá Multicultural Theatre Workshop, this Tuesday in the Ballybane Community Resource Centre.

The workshop is designed for a mix of students of all nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, and traditions and will take place every Tuesday from 7.30pm to 10pm at the centre.

Birdsongs: Shearwater to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

THERE IS a Chinese proverb which states: “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.”

Trojan Sound System @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

THE TROJAN label was launched in July 1967 to showcase productions by Duke Reid. Since then it has been a key player in presenting the best in Jamaican rocksteady and reggae.

Cologne’s Daso to play De Burgo’s

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

COLOGNE BASED electronic producer Daso will play LowerState at De Burgo’s tomorrow at 10pm.

Karl Spain to play The Comedy Club

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

The biggest hit at the Comedy Tent at this year’s Electric Picnic was Limerick’s Karl Spain. Following that triumphant performance, he plays The Comedy Club at Cuba* on Sunday.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I sometimes think I'm quite close to being happy, but something ruins it. I was happy earlier on today but then I had a huge nosebleed.

Venetian Bookends to open Music For Galway season

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

VENICE’S QUARTETTO di Venezia and pianist Alberto Nosè, from the province of Veneto - the capital of which is Venice - play NUI, Galway’s Aula Maxima on Thursday September 18 at 8pm.

New novel to be launched in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

SNOW WHITE Turtle Doves, the debut novel from Juliet Bressan, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Thursday September 18 at 6pm.

The novel, published by Poolbeg Press, is a contemporary love story set to the backdrop of the implications of the Iraq war.

MISE - new gallery and design boutique opens in Barna

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

MISE IS the new art space and design boutique which recently opened in Barna and it will have its official launch tomorrow at 7pm.

Art exhibitions

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Rosemary Carr @ The Kenny Gallery
Moments, Colours & Effects, the new exhibition from the English born, Connemara based, artist Rosemary Carr will be opened by Brendan Flynn at Kenny’s at 6pm tomorrow. The exhibition features works in oil depicting the changing colours and light over the Connemara landscape.

Speech Level Singing masterclasses

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

JEFFREY SKOUSON, a leading Speech Level Singing method teacher, will give a masterclass in his singing method in the Galway Business School on Saturday September 27.

The Speech Level Singing method was developed by Seth Riggs who has since gone on to coach Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Luther Vandross, and Josh Groban in the discipline. He is also the man who taught Jeffrey Skouson.

Matt Keane launches new album

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

MATT KEANE has released his second album Pictures In Time, recorded with his daughter Orlaith. They will launch it with a concert in the Claregalway Hotel this Sunday at 7.30pm.

Renmore youth singers

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

THE RENMORE Youth Singers recommence this Saturday at 10am in Aras Naofa, beside Renmore Church.

Those aged between 14 and 25 years are invited to join and the choir covers a wide range of songs to suit all tastes. No previous experience is necessary but a simple voice audition is required. Rehearsals will continue every Saturday from 10am to 11.45am.

Lavish period drama masks a bleak story of marriage

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

DARKER THAN the lavish trailer suggests, The Duchess tells the surprisingly grim story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and her marriage during the late 18th century.

Rocknrolla

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Director Guy Ritchie comes back with a bang in this gritty British crime flick Rocknrolla. After his last two disastrous films Swept Away (voted one of the worst films of all time) - starring his wife Madonna, and Revolver, Ritchie’s future film career was depending on the success of this film. So he sticks to what he’s good at - gangster films about drugs, crime, and money.

Galway Youth Theatre seeks new members for performance course

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Galway Youth Theatre is currently recruiting new members for its two-year performance course starting at the end of September.

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