For the Charlestown girls and people who drank in Mick Taylor’s

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

MARTIN DYAR won the Strokestown Poetry competition when George W Bush was still in his first term and all was well with the world.

Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

THE 2013 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place at The Kitchen in The Galway City Museum, on Friday February 15 at 8pm.

David O’Doherty - happiness is... and the perfection of the bicycle

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

ALBERT EINSTEIN once said that “life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”, while HG Wells opined that “Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race”.

Fregoli to premiere Let Me Be

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

GALWAY’S FREGOLI Theatre Company makes its first appearance of the new year at the Town Hall Theatre Studio next week with the world premiere of Maria Tivnan’s one-act play, Let Me Be.

Let Me Be explores the close relationship between two sisters, Laura and Molly, who go to live with their alcoholic grandmother after their mother’s death. Though they are very different personalities, the sisters’ deep bond and mutual support helps them deal with life’s troubles, while Tivnan’s script offers a sensitive, tender portrayal of childhood and sisterhood.

The return of Reginald D Hunter

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

“REGINALD D Hunter joins the top rank of stand-up comedians working today...flying in the face of received opinion in a way that is simply exhilarating, this is a comedy of a rare scope.”

Joyced! – a new odyssey through Ulysses

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

FEBRUARY sees the 131st anniversary of James Joyce’s birth and fittingly enough it also sees the Town Hall Theatre hosting the award-winning stage show, Joyced!

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

LISA JONES lost an hour when her flight to London crossed the Greenwich meridian at the exact moment daylight savings time ended.

John B Keane’s The Field

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

JOHN B Keane’s The Field will be staged by Galway’s Hourglass Theatre Company in Kilcornan, Clarinbridge, on Friday February 8 and Saturday 9.

Directed by Ian Patterson, the company’s production of this classic examination about loyalty, land, greed, and obsessions, features a cast of Hugh Kirwan, Seamus O’Donnell, Fiona Kelly, PJ Moore, Lynelle Colleran, Jonathon Hanly, Colmcille Donnelly, Neill Barrett, and Gerry Ferguson. Set design is by John O'Regan and lighting design is by Michael Cummins.

Children’s theatre at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

SPRAOI, A family show about two people trying to communicate, will be performed in An Taibhdhearc this Saturday at 11am and 1pm.

Moon Boots @ ALICE

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

THE ALICE clubnight returns to Factory this Saturday for its second party of the year with guest DJ and producer Moon Boots.

Kit Kola back at the Beatroom

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

This Friday night sees the welcome return of the gorgeous Kit Kola to the Beatroom upstairs in the Roisin Dubh. Kit has been rocking dancefloors for years with her eclectic mix of Rockabilly, Jump Blues, Soul and funk to name just a few genres. The Beatroom was the brainchild of both Byron and Kit and has been a a storming success packing the dancefloor every Friday night. Sadly due to other commitments they have decided to call time and put the Beatroom to bed. It will be missed. Don’t miss this last party. 11pm upstairs in the Roisin Dubh. Adm Free.

I Give It A Year winners

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

THE WINNERS to the advance screening of the new comedy film I Give It A Year in The Eye Cinema this week were:

Michelle McDonagh, Galway; Darren Creaven, Belclare; Ruain MacDonnacha, An Cheathrú Rua; Patricia Keane, Maam; Shay Keogh, Headford; Bridgetta Briscoe, Newcastle; Gloria Jacobsen, Barna; Ciara Burke, Barna; Nuala Prendeville, Claregalway; Jean Duddy; Oranmore; Caroline Philbin, Shrule; Ben Rilot, Salthill; Teresa Gannon, Knocknacarra; Eileen Monroe, Newcastle; Roseann Waldron, Claremorris; Ciara Fahy, Claregalway; Sajil Elwood, Galway; Anna Ryczek, Galway; William English, Galway; Paula Durkin, Roscahill; Kathleen Conneely, An Spidéal; Máire Uí Mhuirnín, An Spidéal; Belinda Hopley, Ballybane; Máire Ní Chonghaile, An Spidéal; Helen Dooley, Tuam; Katie Ní Fheinneadha, Indreabhán; Aileen Fitzgerald, Galway; Sharon Barron, Ballinasloe; Francis Glynn, Loughrea; Fiona McNulty, Galway.

Galway to feature strongly at Westport Festival

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

WHILE THE headliners include Elvis Costello and Imelda May, Galway bands and a stage hosted by the Róisín Dubh, will feature strongly at this year’s Westport Festival.

Elevens @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

SOUND AND VISION will combine to dramatic effect when Dublin trio Elevens take to the stage of Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 9.30pm.

Mikey & The Scallywags’ Adventure In Music

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

THE FOLK, country, blue grass, and gypsy fusion of Mikey & The Scallywags will provide high entertainment for families at the next Adventures in Music concert.

Dario Fo play at Múscailt

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

FRANCIS THE Holy Jester, by Nobel Prize winning Italian satirist, playwright, and actor Dario Fo, will be performed in Galway next week.

MOVE - a fusion of visual art and dance

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

MOVE, A show incorporating art and dance, will be performed during NUI Galway’s Múscailt Arts Festival next week.

Galway Arts Centre February Poetry Slam

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

THE GALWAY Arts Centre’s first poetry slam of 2013 takes place on Tuesday February 12 at 7pm in the centre at 47 Dominick Street.

‘O, what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward side!’

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

POWER CORRUPTS and the repression of sexuality produces not virtue but demons that lead to the warping of human relationships. In a sexually and politically repressive society the stage is set for the perversion of both human behaviour and of justice.

Decadent gets its dues

Theatre Reviews Thu, Jan 24, 2013

FOR DIRECTOR Andrew Flynn and Decadent Theatre Company, the early weeks of 2013 have brought a very happy New Year in the shape of three nominations in the coveted Irish Times/ESB Theatre Awards.

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