Isabelle Huppert is fleadh guest of honour
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
SHE ONCE declared that “acting is a way of living out one’s insanity” but she has also called acting “a desire and a need, like eating...I’ve never blushed at any of the films I've made. I’ve been very lucky.”
Read more ...Crannóg to launch milestone issue
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
GALWAY BASED literary magazine Crannóg will publish its 30th issue tomorrow from when it will be available in bookstores and on www.crannogmagazine.com.
The upcoming issue features fiction and poetry and includes work by prominent Galway based writers such as Fred Johnston, Susan Millar DuMars, Neil McCarthy, and Pat Jourdan.
Read more ...New short stories from Celeste Augé
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
IRISH CANADIAN writer Celeste Augé will launch her debut collection of short stories Fireproof & Other Stories this weekend.
Read more ...Dublin City Ramblers @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THE DUBLIN City Ramblers, led by Sean McGuinness, play Monroe’s Live on Thursday July 5 at 10pm.
Read more ...Two gigs @ HALO
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
NEW YORK based Irish band Stand and soul group Soul Purpose play HALO, with Stand on tonight and Soul Purpose on tomorrow.
Read more ...The Nitty Gritty @ Massimo
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THE NITTY Gritty returns to Massimo on Thursday July 5 from 11pm with DJs Kit Kola and Dave Barry.
The pair will spin the finest rocksteady, original ska, jump blues, rockabilly, jazz, Latin boogaloo, funk, swing, surf, 1960s r’n’b, and Northern Soul. Dressing up in 1950s gear is welcome.
Read more ...Cult VS Alice DJ night
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
TWO OF Galway's newest club nights - Alice and Cult - will go head to head this Saturday in Factory, Upper Abbeygate Street, and throw a party.
CULT’s musical aspirations are drawn from past, present, and future music, particularly house, hip-hop, and pop. The night will be represented by DJ Eoin Ryan.
Read more ...Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
GERRY MALLON’S Laughter Loft is a Galway Arts Festival institution and a great way to experience the best Irish comics up close and personal.
Read more ...Get Deeper @ The Cellar
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THIS SATURDAY at Get Deeper in The Cellar Underground resident DJ Koolcharski is joined by local legend The Commander.
Read more ...Edinburgh comedy preview @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
IRISH COMEDIANS Barry Mack and Kieran Lawless will perform previews of their upcoming Edinburgh festival shows in the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.
The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.
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Jung Turks release new album
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
JUNG TURKS, one of the most uncompromising avant garde bands in Ireland, are about to release their second album - Spielpermar Spielparmid.
Read more ...David Kitt to perform Small Moments
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
DAVID KITT is coming to Galway to perform his 2000 debut album Small Moments in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday July 3 at 8pm.
Read more ...Yawning Chasm to launch new EP
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THE GALWAY psychedelic folk duo Yawning Chasm will launch their new EP, Butterfly and Crab, with a show at Citóg in The Cellar Bar.
Read more ...Indie pop night @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
DUBLIN INDIE-pop quartet We Are Losers and Britain’s Runaround Kids are touring Ireland, in advance of their split 12” EP to be released on July 9.
Read more ...Proust Questionnaire
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having just got everything finished with nothing more to do.
Volvo Ocean Race exhibitions
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THE VOLVO Ocean Race will not just be about the climax to a big sporting event, as the race finale in Galway will also be a celebration of the visual arts with a number of exhibitions taking place.
Read more ...Follow Alice Underground
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
WHEN ALICE saw the White Rabbit and decided to follow him, she could not have known the mind altering adventure her curiosity would lead her into.
Read more ...Colours Fringe Festival
Thu, Jun 28, 2012
THE 2012 Colours Fringe Festival opens this Sunday and runs until Sunday July 8, featuring music, visual arts, literature, dance, and theatre.
The theme for the third Colours Fringe Festival is ‘Encore’ and this year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of the late John Arden. In his honour, 10 local writers will compete for the John Arden Award, which takes place Upstairs In Kelly’s, July 8, from 3pm to 5pm. On the same night in Kelly’s popular folk band The Atlantic Pirates play at 9pm.
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