Culture night literary event
Thu, Sep 19, 2013
WEST OF Ireland writers Maureen Gallagher and Mary Ellen Fean will read their work as part of Culture Night in Galway city tomorrow.
The reading, organised by the Western Writers’ Centre, takes place at the Café Express, Shop Street, at 7pm.
Read more ...Galway Theatre Festival announces programme
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
A LARGE crowd turned out for the launch of the programme for the Galway Theatre Festival 2013 at Massimo last Friday evening.
Read more ...Baboró 2013 programme unveiled
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE PROGRAMME of the 17th Baboró International Arts Festival for children and families, which takes place from October 14 to 20, was unveiled at a reception on Monday morning at Il Vicolo café on Augustine Street.
Read more ...The return of The Would Be’s
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
IN THE very early 1990s, Ireland enjoyed a creative explosion in indie rock, producing bands like Toasted Heretic, Engine Alley, and The Would Be’s.
Read more ...Glen Hansard plays Galway in October
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
GLEN HANSARD is coming back to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre as part of his October Solo Tour.
Read more ...Johnny Cash tribute show
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
JOHNNY CASH’S legendary shows at Folsom and San Quentin prisons, will be recreated by eight Irish musicians in a new tribute show to The Man In Black.
Get Rhythm: A Tribute to Johnny Cash takes place in the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday September 14 at 8pm. The band will replicate the classic Cash, Tennessee Three, Carter Family, and Carl Perkins line-ups, with Paul McCann as Johnny Cash and Louise O’Reilly as June Carter Cash.
Read more ...Michael English to headline Town Hall concert
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
ONE OF Ireland’s most popular singers, Michael English, will head the bill at a show in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday September 24.
Read more ...Get a look through The Savage Eye
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE STARS of hit Irish comedy show The Savage Eye - David McSavage, John Colleary, Pat McDonnell, and Dermot McMorrow - are coming to Galway.
Read more ...Galway Actors Workshop classes
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE GALWAY Actors Workshop will host a new series of classes, starting on the week of September 23, and running for 12 weeks, in the Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill.
Read more ...Drama classes at GTI
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE GALWAY Institute of Technology and drama facilitator and actor Aoife Heery will hold an Introduction to Drama courses at Fr Griffen Road.
Read more ...See a Populaire film
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE FRENCH romantic-comedy Populaire will open the Galway Film Society’s autumn/winter season 2013.
Read more ...Rush competition winners
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE WINNERS to tickets for the screening of the new film Rush in The Eye this week were:
Maria Elena Mannion, Oranmore; Howard McCarthy, Gort; Yvonne Gibbs, Salthill; Paul McDermott, Athenry; Jessica Forde, Galway; Trevor Clohessy, Rosscahill; Piotr Szuber, Loughrea; Gavin Penrose, Knocknacarra; Joe Toner, Salthill; Sasha Lukyanova, Galway; Colin Nolan, Oranmore; Paulene Kelly, Salthill; Shane Riddell, Renmore; Anne Thornton, Mervue; Maura Ford, Galway; Cathal Duffy, Ballyglunin; Darren Creaven, Belclare; Mary McDermott, Galway; Jeanne Stapleton, Oranmore; Carmel Kelly, Oranmore; Claire Kane, Galway; Amanda McDonagh, An Cheathrú Rua; and David Connolly, Moycullen.
Read more ...Junior Film Fleadh storytelling competition seeks entries
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
YOUNG GALWEGIANS with ideas for feature films, short films, TV series, documentaries, web series, video games, animation, or combined media projects, are being sought.
Read more ...Fab sounds from The Mersey Beatles
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
“THERE ARE a lot of Beatles tribute bands from all over the world and I’ve seen them all, but The Mersey Beatles are the best I’ve heard.”
Read more ...Three free gigs from The Cabin Collective
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE CABIN Collective, featuring The Saw Doctor’s Leo Moran, The Waterboy’s Anthony Thistlethwaite, and singer-songwriter Noelie McDonnell, will play three free gigs.
Read more ...Epoch descends on Factory
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
THE EPOCH clubnight returns to Factory, Abbeygate Street, this Saturday with DJs Colin Finnegan, Enda, and Lynam.
Expect house, techno, and electro. Doors are at 11pm. Admission is €5 before midnight. For more information see facebook.com/epoch.galway
Read more ...The Hive @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
110TH STREET DJs Cyril Briscoe and Cian Ó Cíobháin will host their Hive clubnight tomorrow in the Róisín Dubh from 11.30pm.
The duo will embrace the spirit of disco in its widest, most liberating context, with house, Italo, techno, electro-pop, eighties gems, and more in the mix. Admission is €5. See www.facebook.com/110thst
Read more ...War Iron to lead Cellar metal night
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
BELFAST METAL band War Iron, who formed out of stoner sludge doom band The Naut, play The Cellar underground tomorrow at 9pm.
Read more ...Mark Geary @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
MARK GEARY plays the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8.30pm as part of his current Irish tour.
The tour comes as a break from work on Geary’s fifth album, which he is currently recording. Fans can look forward to hearing some new songs as well as numbers from Mark’s previous releases, 33 1/3 Grand Street, Ghosts, Opium, and Songs about love, songs about leaving.
Read more ...Wheatus @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Sep 12, 2013
WHEATUS, THE band responsible for ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, one of the biggest hits of the noughties, are coming to Galway.
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