Everything you ever wanted to know about designing video games

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

GALWEGIANS AGED from 10 to 12, who want to design video games, and learn what is involved in developing a game from concept to design, will have a chance to do so at a workshop in September.

Events, talks, and activities at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

A TALK on Lady Gregory, a showcase for amateur film makers, a children's event, and Red Bird Youth Collective seeking new members - all are taking place in the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street.

Wild West Uke Fest is coming

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

ITS ORIGINS lie in Portugal, its birthplace was Hawaii, and today the tiny guitar with four strings we call a ukulele is loved the world over, and as Galway is Ireland's festival city, why not have a ukulele festival?

Circus skills workshop at Galway City Museum

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

THE FIRST circus took place in 1768 when Philip Astley drew out a ring on an abandoned patch of land in London’s Waterloo and presented a show featuring bareback riders, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, and strong men.

Go inside The Staircase when David Rudolf comes to Galway

Mon, Aug 20, 2018

DAVID RUDOLF, the defence attorney for Michael Peterson in the hit Netflix documentary series The Staircase, is coming to Galway to give a public talk where he will present intimate details of both the case and the series.

Clifden Arts Festival 2018 - get ready to come 'Home'

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

ASLAN, MÁIRTÍN O’Connor, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, the poet Paul Durcan, award winning comedian Danny O’Brien, and Irish artist Brian Maguire are all performing at the Clifden Arts Festival, which this year, will explore the theme of 'Home'.

Important classes for ballet students

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

KATHERINE LEWIS, the artistic director of the Irish National Youth Ballet Company, will from September, be in Galway one Sunday a month to teach and mentor dancers, aged 13 and older.

CHRISTMAS AT THE GALMONT!

Thu, Aug 09, 2018

When it comes to celebrating Christmas, whether it's with family, friends or colleagues, The Galmont has Christmas all wrapped up. Celebrate your office party with us, take a break from shopping with our festive afternoon tea or treat yourself to a stress-free Christmas with an overnight stay, including dinner with all the trimmings.

Ad hoc choir introductory workshops

Thu, Aug 09, 2018

IF YOU have ever wanted to try singing with others, then the ad hoc choir workshop might be for you, with a new run of introductory workshops this month and next.

The workshops are on Saturdays August 11 and 18, from 1pm to 3pm, and on Saturdays September 8 and 15, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Cost is €5. The ad hoc choir is a 'natural voice workshop', running in Galway since 2013. The Natural Voice movement is committed to sharing a group singing space to everyone who wants to sing. All songs are by ear. No experience is necessary.

Feakle International Traditional Music Festival

Thu, Aug 02, 2018

NOW THAT Galway's summer arts festivals are over, Galwegians determined to soak up more music can go across the border of south Galway, and into east Clare, for the Feakle International Traditional Music Festival.

GIAF reviews: Incantata, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow, Class

Events Review Tue, Jul 31, 2018

"AND DEATH shall have no dominion’ Dylan Thomas once wrote, though if he had been at GIAF 2018 he may have revised that opinion. Death was a major theme of Incantata, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow, Gardens Speak, Orfeo ed Euridice, and Wit, while characters also died in the course of Baoite, Flight, and Class, with a hint of suicide in Shelter for good measure.

The 'cultural force' of Galway International Arts Festival celebrated at launch

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

THE GALWAY International Arts Festival was officially launched at the Galmont Hotel on Tuesday evening amid a wave of great music and good vibes. This is the festival’s 41st year and, if that makes it middle-aged, it still exudes enviable levels of energy and imagination.

Fairy doors to Snapchat in Eyre Square

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

IF YOU and the children are around Eyre Square during the Galway International Arts Festival, you might happen to notice a series of tiny doorways on the trees around the square - they mark the places where fairies live.

Galway Fringe Festival 2018

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

THE EIGHTH Galway Fringe Festival runs from Sunday July 15 to Monday 30, with a programme boasting free and ticketed events across all art forms including theatre, visual art, music, film, comedy and spoken word.

Aindrias de Staic's The Man From Moogaga on Newstalk

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

FOLLOWING IT'S surprise win at the Celtic Media Award, there will be another chance to hear Aindrias de Staic's The Man From Moogaga, with a repeat broadcast on Saturday June 23 at 9pm.

Afternoon Tea fundraiser for Galway University Hospitals' arts programme

Thu, Jun 14, 2018

AFTERNOON TEA, a fundraising social event for the Galway University Hospitals' arts programme, takes place in the home of Phyllis MacNamara on Sunday June 24 from 3pm to 6pm.

2018 Galway Garden Festival - 7th & 8th July - Claregalway Castle

Thu, Jun 14, 2018

The 2018 Galway Garden Festival will take place on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July, at Claregalway Castle. This will be the 9th year of a uniquely charming garden event which caters for specialist and eclectic tastes.

Féasta Sráide Mhaigh Cuilinn 2018!

Thu, Jun 07, 2018

Féasta Sráide Mhaigh Cuilinn is going to be a very special day for Moycullen. We will be reliving memories of our past, whilst embracing our modern day use of Irish. During the 1930’s and 1940’s Moycullen locals used to have a similar celebration close to where An Furán is now. Féasta Sráide Mhaigh Cuilinn is going to be an Irish day, or “Lá Gaelach,” behind the Coach House pub from 2-6pm to have a “Street Feast” with a difference. Noel for the Coach House has kindly agreed to let us take over his car-park and transform it into a “Hub na Gaeilge” or Irish hub for the day. We want to celebrate our wonderful native language in the best way possible by having a fun day for young and old.

Javi Frias plays Mitch Presents @ The Garden, Electric - June 2nd!

Tue, May 29, 2018

Javi Frias is one of the most respected DJ and producer in the underground disco scene. He began to buy and play records at the end of the nineties in Madrid, his hometown, and since then he has not stopped traveling with his bag through many venues all around his country and Europe, being part festivals like Baltic Soul Weekender in Germany, Contre-Temps in France, Electrosplash, Heineken Jazzaldia, Imagina Funk or Veranos de la Villa in Spain, and usually performing in clubs and events in cities like Barcelona, Paris, Hamburg, Bilbao, Antwerp, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Granada or Basel.

Great craic quiz for a good cause

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE FLAMBOYANT singer-songwriter Steven Sharpe and one of Ireland's finest young comedians, Steve Bennett, join forces for a fundraising quiz to help local man Brendan Doran undergo stem cell therapy.

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