‘I’m just getting started’ - Jimeoin comes to Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

THE GALWAY Comedy Festival may be done and dusted for another year but comedy fans are in for another special treat next week as the inimitable Jimeoin comes to the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday November 6 as part of his current tour, Jimeoin - What?!

The loneliness of the long distance writer

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

MY MOTHER sometimes articulated a memory of a Friday evening sometime in the early 1950s when a young girl and boy entered the shop and spent the afternoon there.

Wildflowers - the sound of Galway Americana

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

WILDFLOWERS, the folk/roots/Americana band of Noriana Kennedy, Noelie McDonnell, and Nicola Joyce, play this month’s Spirit of Voice festival.

KATS take on Agatha Christie

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

KATS, THE Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society take to the stage of the Town Hall studio next week in a staging of Agatha Christie’s compelling thriller, The Unexpected Guest.

Theatre for children at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

THE BABORÓ festival has concluded but that does not mean that theatre shows and experiences for children should come to a close for another year.

Country and Trad stars for Salthill Hotel

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

DOLORES KEANE, Philomena Begley, and Michael English are among the singers coming to Galway to perform at the annual Michael Commins Music Shows.

Eoin Glackin @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

EOIN GLACKIN, the Dublin singer-songwriter, will play Monroe’s tomorrow at 10pm as part of a tour to promote his new single ‘New World Blue’.

The Riptide Movement - new single and Galway show

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

THIN LIZZY founder Eric Bell has described The Riptide Movement as “an awesome band, Hendrix himself would be shaking in his boots!”

The band are undertaking a short tour around Ireland, including Galway, to promote their new single ‘Without You’, which is out tomorrow, and taken from their acclaimed second album Keep On Keepin’ On.

A rock’n’roll night @ The Westwood Hotel

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

GALWAY MUSICIANS are putting on a night of rock and roll in the Westwood Hotel, Dangan, in honour of those gone to ‘the great gig in the sky’.

The public are invited to join the musicians in remembering those who have passed away - especially their families and friends, and anyone involved in the Galway music scene.

Julie Feeney to launch new album

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

JULIE FEENEY, the Athenry born vocalist and composer, will release her new album Clocks next month and appear in concert at the Druid Theatre.

Cathy Davey and The Walls @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

CATHY DAVEY, THE WALLS, and Ryan Sheridan are among those taking part in GiftedLive at Monroe’s Live this month.

Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

STEREOLAB VOCALIST Laetitia Sadier is coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh as part of a tour promoting her new solo album Silencio.

Aussie AC/DC tribute band play The Quays

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

AC/DC ARE the greatest band to ever come out of Australia and Galway AC/DC fans can enjoy Aussie tribute band ACCA DACCA who play The Quays tonight.

Uptight - new soul night

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

“BABY, EVERYTHING is all right, uptight, out of sight,” sang Stevie Wonder on his infectious 1966 classic ‘Uptight’, now the name of a new soul night in Galway.

Uptight, a new monthly night of funk, soul, and boogaloo with DJ Dave Barry, starts tomorrow in Massimo, Sea Road, from 11pm.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sipping a mojito in the Brazilian sun watching Ireland win in Brazil in 2014.

Young, gifted, and a piano sensation

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

HE IS 19, he is Russian, a gifted pianist, and the winner of this year’s Dublin International Piano Competition. He is Nikolay Khozyainov and he is coming to Galway.

Pretty Pictures @ The Kenny Gallery

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

PRETTY PICTURES is the title of a new exhibition by Dean Kelly and Shane Crotty which opens tomorrow at 6pm in The Kenny Gallery in the Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road.

A feast of Latin dance at The Bachata Open Galway 2012

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

AS THE dark winter months are rolling in, it is good to know that a celebration of Latin music and dance will brighten up a weekend in November.

Renzo Café exhibition

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

THE ARTISTS Evelyn Wrynn and Mary Barry are currently hosting a new exhibition of their work in the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

Junior Galway Film Fleadh starts next week

Thu, Nov 01, 2012

THE 18TH Junior Galway Film Fleadh returns next week with a host of exciting workshops for children and teens in Stop Motion, Special FX, and Pixilation, as well as a screening of the French film Le Gamin Au Vélo.

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