Galway Youth Orchestra concert

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

GALWAY YOUTH Orchestra will play Seapoint Leisure Centre, Salthill this Saturday at 8pm to celebrate the orchestra’s 30th birthday.

The concert will feature 120 young musicians under the direction of conductors Michael Dooley, Joanne Cater, Peter Berrill, and John Fleming.

John Walsh on a life of writing and crossing borders

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

THIS SATURDAY at 1pm, the Galway City Museum hosts the launch of Border Lines, the debut collection of short stories by poet, publisher, and singer/songwriter John Walsh.

Richard Beard - set free by constraints

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

RICHARD BEARD, an ‘experimental novelist’ and author of non-fiction, is nothing if not versatile. His books have addressed such subjects as rugby union, grave-robbing, sex changes, Eurodisney, and cigarette addiction.

Coors Light Live at the Latin Quarter

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

HOT CHIP’S Felix Martin, Royseven, Ham Sandwich, Kila, and Dirty Epics are coming to Galway for the Coors Light Live at the Latin Quarter gigs this May Bank Holiday weekend.

Bourke meets Blake at Cúirt

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

AS THE build up to Cúirt gathers momentum, much attention has been focused on the many writers who will be reading and discussing their work but the festival also features a new exhibition from Brian Bourke, put together especially for Cúirt and running at Salthill’s Norman Villa Gallery.

Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet at Town Hall

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

PROKOFIEV’S BALLET version of Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy Romeo & Juliet, featuring choreography by Morgann Runacre-Temple, is coming to Galway.

Stagecoach summer school’s programme

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

CHILDREN’S THEATRE school, Stagecoach Galway, will host its summer term and summer camp workshops and classes in St Mary’s College.

‘Live and Unsigned’ competition @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

THE ‘LIVE and Unsigned’ band competition returns to Monroe’s Live on Thursday May 10 at 9pm.

Tyaransen, Cullivan, Leviathan

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

JOURNALIST AND author Olaf Tyaransen will host the Leviathan political cabaret series which returns to Galway on Thursday April 26 at 7.30pm in Monroe’s BackStage Bar.

On the night there will be a panel discussion entitled Urban/Rural Divide: Media Myth or Reality? and among the speakers will be broadcaster and journalist Ella McSweeney and cartoonist Allan Cavanagh.

Citóg to celebrate second birthday

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

CITÓG, THE original music night held every Friday downstairs in The Cellar Bar will tomorrow celebrate two years on the go with its Second Anniversary Spectacular.

The Frank & Walters’ indie love songs

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

THE LONG running Cork indie-rock trio The Frank & Walters are back with a new single and album and are coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh.

Johnny Moynihan to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

JOHNNY MOYNIHAN, one of the great Irish folk singer-songwriters, plays the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday April 24 at 9pm.

As one-third of Sweeney’s Men, alongside Andy Irvine and Terry Woods, Moynihan is a seminal figure in Irish folk. He introduced the use of the Greek instrument, the bouzouki, to Irish music, and his compositions, such as ‘Standing On The Shore’ were covered by Anne Briggs.

Campaign LK @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

CAMPAIGN LK are a hip-hop group, but their origins are diverse and the band members draw from a variety of musical styles and experiences.

The Empire Lights @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

IRISH BAND The Empire Lights release their debut single ‘Momentum’ tomorrow and, as part of a nationwide tour, play Monroe’s Live on Saturday at 9pm.

Sensation DVD winners

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

THE WINNERS of the copies of the Irish comedy film Sensation were: Caroline Williams, Gort; David Newell, Barna; Tommie Commins, Ballybane; Paulene Kelly, Salthill; Mairéad Guihen, Rosscahill.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

2012 Cúirt Over The Edge Showcase

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

THE 2012 Cúirt Over The Edge Showcase Reading takes place on Friday April 27 at 3pm in the Town Hall Theatre.

Martin Hayes to play Kinvara

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

MARTIN HAYES, one of the greatest of all Irish fiddle players, performs a solo gig in Johnston’s Hall, Kinvara, on Friday April 27 at 8.30pm.

This will Hayes’ first concert in Kinvara. It is hosted by Kinvara Area Music Collective. Tickets are €15/12.50 on sale at Connolly’s Bar and The Healing Harvest shop in Kinvara. Postal booking can be arranged by contacting 087 - 2405987.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

KEVIN O’SHEA and Adam White will recite their poetry at the North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, this Monday at 6.30pm.

Moycullen’s Kevin O’Shea is the winner of the Cúirt New Writing Prize 2012 for poetry. He has been published in the Irish Left Review, Ropes, and poetry anthologies Behind the Masks and Mosaic. His debut collection The Art of Non-Fishing will be published by Doire Press in October.