Salthill scribbler scores pitch to publishers

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Salthill writer and journalist Colin Sheridan has been named one of just twelve winners of an international writing competition which attracted 804 submissions from 38 countries.

BOOK REVIEW: Pilot’s short war career is high point

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

In his review of a biography of a County Galway fighter ace, military historian PADRAIG LENIHAN finds both local interest, and a welcome counterweight to the notion that aerial dog fights were anything but bloody and brutal

Athenry marks two decades of heritage events

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Despite less than ideal weather conditions last Sunday, Athenry Walled Town Day 2026 proved to be a success on its 20th anniversary, with an estimated 8,000 people in attendance.

Story series spans cruelty and compassion

Thu, Aug 13, 2026

The Other Poet Drives a Black Mercedes from Foyle is a paean to a writer’s imagination and experience, where the liminal border between the conscious world and the other world exists.

Celtic scholar shortlisted for prize

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

John Waddell, former Professor of Archaeology at the University of Galway, is one of six non-fiction authors selected for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for his work The Celtic World: A History.

New poetry is ‘antidote to despair’

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Tony O’Dwyer’s new poetry collection Waiting for the Mason will be launched this Friday, July 10, at 6pm, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop.

July deadline for ‘Ragaire’

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Following the launch of its fifth issue in May, by celebrated Galway/Congolese poet Nithy Kasa, Ragaire is calling on creatives to contribute to its next edition.

New edition of Paddy Tunney’s book launched in city

Thu, Jun 04, 2026

A new edition of “Where Songs Do Thunder; Travels in Traditional Song” by the late great Irish traditional singer, poet and songwriter Paddy Tunney was launched in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway recently by Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU, attended by members of the Tunney family, ATU staff, students and invited guests.

Kennys present Robert Harris in Galway

Thu, Jun 04, 2026

Kennys Bookshop are delighted to be hosting a very special event with bestselling author Robert Harris in Galway's Black Box Theatre on Friday, September 18.

Local writer scoops national children’s book prize

Thu, May 21, 2026

Gráinne O'Brien is the head buyer at Kenny’s Bookshop, and being surrounded by all that literature must definitely rub off, evifdenced by her scooping another writing award last week.

Poaching, politics and progress on the Corrib

Thu, May 14, 2026

The late Peadar O'Dowd, a prolific historian who worked tirelessly to preserve Galway’s archaeological and architectural heritage, was also a long-time secretary of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.

Feel Good Factor at Town Hall

Thu, May 14, 2026

Marc Roberts is a singer-songwriter, Eurovision runner up and Galway Bay FM presenter of the ‘Feel Good Breakfast’ at the weekends.

Spymaster’s daughter who built Portumna

Thu, May 14, 2026

Portumna Castle will host a talk on the woman who erected Ireland's greatest manor house of the early seventeenth century, on Sunday, May 24, at 4pm.

Review: Alan Davies, White Male Stand-Up

Thu, Apr 30, 2026

Red seats, a bouquet of flowers, antique chairs, then comedy giant Alan Davies comes out on-stage, with a mug of tea, to settle into his conversation with Jan Carson at the Town Hall Theatre last Wednesday, April 22.

Cúirt review: Debut Fiction

Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 23, 2026

Nun's Island Theatre was dressed in fairy lights with a stage that looked like it had been taken straight from your nan's spring garden for the opening of Cúirt 2026.

Cúirt Review: Mary Costello and Edel Coffey

Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 23, 2026

The word 'Cúirt' illuminated the stone walls of the Mick Lally Theatre on Tuesday, April 21, and excited chatter bounced around the room full of those waiting to hear two powerhouse authors in conversation.

Children of Cúirt are adult readers of the future

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

As the big yellow pencils are taken out of storage for another year of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Méabh McDonnell, children’s book author and bookseller with Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, looks ahead to her events.

Children of Cúirt are adult readers of the future

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

Running two events for the 2026 programme, a free ‘Children’s Story Time’ on Saturday, April 25, at 11am in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, and a ‘Sunday Breakfast Club’ on Sunday, April 26, at 10am in Nuns Island Theatre, Méabh is excited to show children that there is a space for them within the literature festival.

Áras na nGael set to receive €170k conservation grant

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

Despite the centre only reopening its doors last July following major renovation work, it is understood that the roof of the building is still in a vulnerable condition.