Rock and blues at Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Carla Merrigan and Australian/Irish blues duo Hat Fitz & Cara will play Monroe’s Live and Backstage Bar on Thursday July 12.

Out On Film @ Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

A LANDMARK depiction of the gay community in the 1970s; the life of gay Muslims in Iran; and a new film by actor/director Patrick Wang; will be shown in the Out On Film strand at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Galway Art Club - celebrating a diamond jubilee

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

THE GALWAY Art Club, one of the longest running such clubs in Ireland, is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee - or 75 years in existence - this year.

Art exhibitions

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

A NUMBER of exhibitions - both solo and group - open today or have just commenced a run in various galleries and locations in Galway city and county.

Danish choir at St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

DENMARK’S Kammerkoret Audite Choir will give the world premiere of two new works at their concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this evening.

Sunday Service @ Massimos

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

At this Sunday’s Sunday Service DJ Dave Barry will be joined by Mr Whippy to serve up some funk, Jazz, Reggae and beyond all on lovely vinyl. EAT restaurant will be serving up some fine food and you must sample the Pig-On-A-Spit from 4pm.

Want to play at Hard Working Class Heroes?

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

THE HARD Working Class Heroes festival, which celebrates its 10th birthday this year, is calling on Galway musicians to apply for a slot to play at the event.

CURFEW @ The Cellar

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

THE CURFEW clubnight returns to its usual Saturday night slot at The Cellar Bar this weekend.

Derek Warfield @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

DEREK WARFIELD & The Young Wolfe Tones play Monroe’s Live on Sunday July 8 at 9.30pm.

Would the real Mr Joyce please stand up

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

ON A first reading of James Martyn Joyce’s first collection of short stories, What’s Not Said, published by Arlen House, you could be forgiven for thinking it is the work of yet another ‘angry young man’, reacting in disgust and horror to a cynical and hypocritical world where everything is brushed under the proverbial carpet and what is not said is better than saying anything at all.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

THE OVER The Edge Writers’ Gathering takes place in the Galway City Library on Thursday July 12 at 6.30pm.

There will be a showcase reading from County Galway based Doire Press poets and authors - Jacqueline Murrary Loring, Celeste Augé, Kevin O’Shea, and John Walsh. There will also be readings by American writers Mark Conway and Maura Mulligan.

‘Hermione is the part of a lifetime’

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

EDWARD HALL’S Propeller Theatre Company has provided Galway Arts Festival audiences with some truly exhilarating play-going experiences in the last few years and their visit this year promises more of the same with the double bill of Henry V and The Winter’s Tale.

First Thought Talks - shining a spotlight on creativity

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

FROM MUSIC to dance, from theatre, street performances, to exhibitions of all kinds, the Galway Arts Festival is continually seeking innovative ways to engage with its ever expanding audiences, and this year is no exception with the new addition of the First Thought Talks series.

Watch the Euro 2012 final with Après Match - loive

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

GALWAY WILL be able to watch the final of what has been a terrific - from a soccer, if not from a strictly Irish, point of view - Euro 2012, in the company of none other than Après Match.

Sparks at Colours Fringe Festival

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

THE COLOURS Fringe Festival swings into action next week at various venues throughout the city and among the featured events is a new play called Sparks at the Town Hall Studio, written and directed by Pat Hynes.

Isabelle Huppert is fleadh guest of honour

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

SHE ONCE declared that “acting is a way of living out one’s insanity” but she has also called acting “a desire and a need, like eating...I’ve never blushed at any of the films I've made. I’ve been very lucky.”

Crannóg to launch milestone issue

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

GALWAY BASED literary magazine Crannóg will publish its 30th issue tomorrow from when it will be available in bookstores and on www.crannogmagazine.com.

The upcoming issue features fiction and poetry and includes work by prominent Galway based writers such as Fred Johnston, Susan Millar DuMars, Neil McCarthy, and Pat Jourdan.