John McManus’s The Quare Land

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

IT IS always fascinating to see a new writer emerge on the scene and this year’s Galway Arts Festival witnesses the stage debut of Cavan playwright John McManus with his comedy The Quare Land, staged by Decadent Theatre Co.

Badly Drawn Boy to play Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

BADLY DRAWN Boy, aka Manchester singer and composer Damon Gough, will play the Radisson Live Lounge on Saturday July 17 at 9pm as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

The Matchmaker returns to Town Hall

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE MATCHMAKER is second only to Glenroe in terms of being synonymous with the actors Mick Lally and Mary McEvoy, and the duo return to the stage in John B Keane’s hilarious play.

Bluegrass sounds from The Molly Hicks

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE TOWN Hall Theatre will resonate to the sounds of Appalachian, bluegrass, country and gospel when The Molly Hicks take to the stage.

Have a Wilde time at NUIG

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

OSCAR WILDE’S An Ideal Husband is to be performed as part of the NUI Galway’s summer arts programme, which includes a mini-theatre festival and a Multimedia Summer Camp.

Republic of Loose @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE REPUBLIC of Loose, the original Celtic funk-soul brothers, will bring their horny funk, salacious soul, and libidinous rhythms to Monroe’s Live on Thursday June 24.

The root and branch of country music with Philip Donnelly

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

HUNDREDS OF years ago the music played on Scottish and Irish fiddles combined with Spanish guitar, Italian mandolin, and West African banjo in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of America.

Charlie Winston to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

ENGLISH SINGER-songwriter Charlie Winston is the brother of Tom Baxter, who is also a singer-songwriter. So why do they share different surnames?

Charlie was born Charlie Winston Gleave in Cornwall in 1978. His older brother, Tom Baxter and younger sister, Vashti Anna, also use their middle name as a stage surname. Their parents gave them middles name to use as a stage name as they thought their offspring were destined for a life on stage.

Saw Docs to preview new album at Kelly’s

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

BEFORE THE Saw Doctors perform at Glastonbury, the band will play two warm up shows at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Matisse’s wild, colourful, cut-outs

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

HENRI MATISSE’S reputation as one of the icons of 20th century art was secured long before he reached his sixties. Yet it was in his eighties that he produced some of his most famous images.

Reeves and by Flannery’s LushTide

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

TWO ARTISTS, both fascinated by the process of change in nature, will be exhibiting their latest works at The Kenny Gallery.

Two hat-tricks for Bruen

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

AS IT is World Cup time we all hope that Messi, Torres, Kaka, and Podolski might net a few hat tricks on the way, but it seems Galway’s Ken Bruen has beaten them to it.

Cinema Review Death At A Funeral

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Death at a Funeral is just one of those films that was lumbered with a not-so-great trailer but actually turned out to be a comedy not to be missed. It’s a funeral where just about everything goes wrong from demanding elderly relatives, to the hilarious antics of a drugged cousin’s boyfriend, and a mysterious dwarf with a secret.

Red Alert Club to show Gypo

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE RED Alert Film and Book Club will mark International Refugee Day by showing the award-winning 2005 film Gypo.

This family drama covers three different sides to the story of a working-class family breakdown when the teenage daughter befriends a refugee girl.

A journey into Irish women’s lives and loves

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

“A MAN loves his girlfriend the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest”, is an Irish proverb which both inspired and is the theme for the award winning documentary His & Hers.

Win tickets to Christy Moore

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

CHRISTY MOORE plays Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday July 16 and we have two pairs of tickets to the concert to give away.

Ardal O’Hanlon @ The Laughter Lounge

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

ARDAL O’HANLON, the multi awarding winning comedian, and one of the most acclaimed stand-ups to emerge from Ireland, ever, is coming back to Galway.

The old De Danann @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

A MAJOR night of Irish trad will take place in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, on Thursday June 24 with a performance by former members of De Dannan.

The Bully Wee Band @ The Crane

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

SCOTTISH FOLK and trad group The Bully Wee Band play The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Wednesday at 9pm as part of The Stirling-Galway Sessions 2010.

Dáil Bar to host charity gig

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

THE DÁIL Bar will host a charity gig to raise funds for The Niall Mellon Township Trust this Sunday, starting at 9pm.

Playing on the night are Seven Days, whose debut single ‘Outside’ has just been released to support the Niall Mellon Township Trust. Support on the night comes from Emmet Scanlan and What the Good Thought.

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