Hiding at home and abroad

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

‘It was a home, what we had. Then.
Now it's a timber-and-stone carcass. Rotting from the inside out.'

Comedy of the left behind

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Starring Juliette Christle and Siobhán Matshazi, and created by the LEGROOM Collective (Lucy Bruton & Caoimhe O’Farrell), the performance follows Trudy, stuck in Dublin, while her best friend is Down Under. (Not dead, just on a working visa).

Odd sisters at odds after mother’s death

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Happiness, written by Elizabeth Moynihan will be performed at the Town Hall Theatre on Monday, October 5, before embarking on an 11 venue run.

Spooktacular festival of laughs

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Spanning international headliners, Irish comedy greats, and the best emerging talent on the circuit, tickets are on sale now for 60 shows across 14 venues over seven days and nights from October 20 to 26.

Tea, scones and classical jam

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Just as the French dessert of Café Gourmand comprises a selection of bite-size puddings, Piano Gourmand presents two hugely talented international piano competition winners. Both will perform a one-hour piano recital each, with tea and buns available in between for those attending both concerts.

Life's hurdles prompt trio's pared back album

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

The Whileaways will release their fifth studio album When You Are Falling this Friday, September 25, and begin a nationwide tour at the Town Hall Theatre next Tuesday, September 29.

Review: RESIDENT EVIL

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Resident Evil is a gnarly, tongue-in-cheek video game adaptation with an endearing lead performance at its core.

Film Society shifts screenings from Pálás to Eye

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

In moving to The EYE Cinema, GFS intends to retain the intimate, community-focused atmosphere that has been central to the society for more than 60 years. Screenings will take place in the cinema’s smaller screens, with GFS continuing to manage its own ticket sales and welcome audiences to each screening.

Stage set for winter season at Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Three months of theatre, music, comedy, dance, and special events will be held at the Town Hall Theatre overt the coming autumn-winter season.

Country star tours new act to Conamara

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Fresh from being crowned Female Entertainer of the Year, and previously voted Female Vocalist of the Year at the Irish Country Music Awards, Claudia Buckley is bringing her brand-new production to Clifden Arts Festival on Friday, September 25.

Success in The Shed

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Close to seventy people found their way down a country road in Derrykeel for the opening of Three Palettes, the first exhibition at The Shed.

Auditions and excitement for Renmore pantomime

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Renmore Pantomime Society’s 46th annual production will be Goldilocks and The Three Bears for an online generation.

For the Love of Gort

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Creatives from Gort Arts will host their third annual member exhibition, opening this Saturday, September 19, in the Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio.

Autumn edition of Crannóg magazine

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Galway’s international literary magazine, Crannóg, will launch its 65th issue next Friday, September 25 in the The Crane Bar on Sea Road, at 6.30pm.

'Tons' of culture across county on Friday

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Culture Night is not just for latte sippers in town with notions, but also celebrates modern, rural Ireland - this year most noticeably in Ballinasloe with a unique rumble of machinery beating the background rhythms to agricultural life.

New art space interrogates landscape

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Taking place at the newly opened Satellite Projects & Studios on Fr Griffin Place, folús will add to Galway’s growing visual arts scene, bringing together a diverse group of artists and writers for an exhibition centred on the histories, mythologies and possible futures embedded in landscape.

Writers’ group releases new collection and memoir

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

The community writing group’s 2027 Write-on Anthology and The Boy in the Bed by Frank Fahy, will be launched at the Clybaun Hotel on Friday, September 18, at 3pm.

Trio aim to colour the air with chamber music

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Three celebrated, international musicians with Irish roots will combine their talents for an afternoon of colourful, virtuosic chamber music at St Joseph’s Church on Presentation Road, next Sunday, September 20, at 3pm.

Launch party for 2026 Comedy Festival

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

After months of careful curation, talent scouting and cajoling, organisers of the Galway Comedy Festival are going for a well-earned pint and a chuckle tomorrow, Friday, September 11, in Mary Mullen’s Bar, at 6.30pm, to show off their 2026 line-up to a select few, before its publication next week.

Late night at the museum

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The thirtieth anniversary showing of a seminal TV documentary, live music and explaining a unique flag display will all form part of this month’s evening entertainments at Galway City Museum on Thursday, September 24.

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