Last minute book ideas for Christmas

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

“A ROOM without books is like a body without a soul,” said the Roman writer Cicero, and a book is never a bad Christmas present, so here are a few suggestions for last minute gift buyers.

Christmas Eve gig @ The Crane

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

ENJOY A musical Christmas Eve at The Crane Bar when Tony and Jackie Small play the Sea Road venue at 6pm.

Expect a traditional atmosphere and a hearty mix of songs about Galway and Christmas carols from one of the county’s great folk-singing families. The gig is part of The Crane’s Singers and their Songs series of gigs.

GYO to perform Pirates of Penzance

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

GILBERT & Sullivan’s much loved comic opera, the Pirates of Penzance, will be performed in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway, on Saturday, January 7.

Hansel and Gretel come to Cloughanover

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

SOLSTICE ART Group, Cloughanover, Headford will present Hansel and Gretel as its Christmas pantomime.

There is nothing like a dame

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

THE RENMORE Panto is a staple fixture of Galway’s festive season and Peter Kennedy is a staple fixture of the Renmore Panto. This year’s offering is Aladdin and, as always, Kennedy has both written the script and plays the role of Panto Dame.

Emmet O’Malley to play The Crane

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

2011 HAS been a good year for Galway based singer-songwriter Emmet O’Malley, as it saw him release both his debut solo EP and debut solo album.

Nuala Ní Chonchúir and the charms of Juno

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

AUTHOR NUALA Ní Chonchúir’s third poetry collection has just been published by Salmon and this latest volume affirms her credentials as a poet of considerable poise, sensitivity, and imagination.

And So I Watch You From Afar

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

TRAVELLING HOME to Portrush from Oxegen 2005 found four Ulstermen a bit worse for wear after the weekend’s revelries. “We were feeling terrible!” admits Rory Friers, during our Thursday morning conversation, but amid the post-festival comedown emerged an inspired idea.

Here come The Deans

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

FRESH FROM a series of acclaimed gigs in the US and France, rising County Galway three-piece The Deans are back on home soil for a series of gigs over the festive period.

Rusted Rail Christmas party

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

From Irish folk to doom metal, from nimbly picked acoustic guitar to sonic explorations, the Rusted Rail Christmas party will

Hansel and Gretel panto for Cloughanover

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

SOLSTICE ART Group, Cloughanover, Headford will present Hansel and Gretel as its Christmas pantomime.

Shortcut to Hallelujah at the Town Hall

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

THE ATTEMPTS at and failure to win an All-Ireland title since 1951 is the great existential drama and angst of all Mayomen and in a pub in Ballinrobe, that agony is being played out again.

Citóg @ The Cellar

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

CITÓG WILL present a visual/instrumental gig tomorrow night with local act The Elephant Vanishes and acclaimed minimalist pianist Conor Walsh.

Matt Keane’s Christmas concert

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

TRAD/FOLK singer Matt Keane will host his Christmas concert in the Claregalway Hotel on January 6 at 9pm.

Karma Club - nine years in business

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

KARMA NIGHTCLUB Galway is nine years in business this Saturday and inviting customers to join in celebrating with the venue.

A complimentary glass of Champaign and some birthday cake as well as a fashion show exhibiting this seasons party wears awaits customers this Saturday night.

Turn It Loose @ Bierhaus

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

This Saturday night in the Bierhaus DJs Mullers and Paul Grant will be spinning the very best in soul, funk, r’n’b, and Northern Soul from 9.30pm to 1am. All welcome.

Christmas gigs at Campbell’s

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

QUEEN ELVIS, The Deans, Fruitcake Trio, and a pantomime are all on the bill for the Christmas gigs and events at Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover.

Leading ladies of folk @ The Crane

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

THREE WONDERFUL young folk singers - Noriana Kennedy, Pauline Scanlon and Nicola Joyce - host a very special night of folk song at The Crane Bar next Wednesday at 9pm.

Grandmaster Flash @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Grandmaster Flash (pictured), the rapper and DJ who is a pivotal figure in the development of hip hop and the man behind the classic singles ‘The Message’ and ‘The Adventures of Flash on The Wheels Of Steel’, plays the Róisín Dubh on January 28 at 9pm. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and www.roisindubh.net

PLAY IRISH Declan O’Rourke

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Declan O’Rourke is this week’s PLAY IRISH artist. Listen out for his song ‘Be Brave and Believe’, from his Top 10 album Mag Pai Zai on Jon Richard’s Galway Bat FM show this week. He will also play the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 9pm. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and www.roisindubh.net

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