New exhibitions to open

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

FOUR NEW exhibitions open in Galway over the coming days, ranging from traditional landscapes and still lifes to conceptual arts installation pieces.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Climbing trees! Or a nice bun.

Michaela Madden releases debut EP

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

MICHAELA MADDEN, a young County Galway singer-songwriter, has released her debut EP Where? featuring original songs and covers.

Leading pianist Alexej Gorlatch to perform in NUIG

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

ALEXEJ GORLATCH, described by The New York Times as a “remarkably talented pianist” and by The Irish Times as a musician “who can take you into areas others just can’t reach” is coming to Galway.

Frank Naughton to sing at St Nicholas’

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

GALWAY TENOR Frank Naughton will host his Christmas concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Sunday December 4 at 8pm.

Fred Johnston launches new short story collection

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

GALWAY WRITER Fred Johnston will launch his new collection of short stories Dancing In The Asylum next week.

Dancing In The Asylum, published by Parthian, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, at 6pm on Thursday December 1.

French comedy film to be screened at Town Hall

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

LES FEMMES du 6ème Étage, the light-hearted comedy from writer/director Philippe LeGuay will receive an exclusive screening in Town Hall Theatre this weekend.

Win tickets to 50/50 @ Omniplex

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

INSPIRED BY a true story, 50/50 features Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, starring as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis.

Abandonman @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

ABANDOMAN HAVE been described by Chortle.co.uk as “Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile” and as “nothing short of genius”.

Pump Lane mural makes case for Movember and street art

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

IF YOU are walking along the canal at the back of the Róisín Dubh, or along Pump Lane, between the Róisín and the Bierhaus, you cannot fail to have seen the evolution of the Movember mural.

Mark Ryan: from Adam Ant guitarist to award-winning playwright

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

WELSH THEATRE group, Company of Sirens, visit the Town Hall studio next week with Mark Ryan’s bold and accomplished play Sean Tyrone. Although his name may not be familiar to Irish audiences, Ryan – who died earlier this year – had a remarkable career as a musician, composer, and playwright.

Ryan, whose parents originally came from Limerick, was born in London in 1959. After leaving school at 16 he worked in a variety of factory jobs before the arrival of punk and his own innate musical talents opened up a new world to him.

Music For Dead Birds release new album

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

JIMMY MONAGHAN, the highly talented Irish-American singer-songwriter, will be performing in the Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway, today at 1pm.

The Lost Circus - a place where time was forgotten

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

ON FRIDAY November 25 and Saturday 26 at 7.30pm in the Black Box Theatre, Galway Community Circus and Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre presents their new show, The Lost Circus.

Everybody get Footloose

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

KEVIN BACON had the moves and Kenny Loggins had the song, but Performing Arts School Galway will also “kick off the Sunday shoes” when they stage Footloose: the Musical.

A collection of various playwrights

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

BRIAN FRIEL, Martin McDonagh, Oscar Wilde, and Tom Murphy are just some of the playwrights to feature in a new show from The Séamus O’Kelly Players.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

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.

The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set. There will also be a comedy caption contest with the winner getting a prize at the end of the show.

Scottish comic for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

THE COMEDY of Scotland’s Phil Kay has been described as “hysterical in every sense of the word” and the man himself has been called a “mesmerizing...genius”.