Michael Flatley to ‘lord’ it in Castlebar

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

MICHAEL FLATLEY will bring his Lord Of The Dance show to The Royal Castlebar on Saturday January 3 to Thursday 8.

Dance review: Youth Ballet West, Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

YOUTH BALLET West imparted a warm Christmassy glow to the Town Hall on Sunday last with their delightful production of Nutcracker Suite and Divertissements, which marked the culmination of the company’s first year in existence.

Two chances to see Sharon Shannon

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

SHARON SHANNON must be the hardest working woman in Irish music and she is set to continue that over Christmas with two major shows in the west of Ireland.

Indian music concert

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

INDIAN FUSION group Bahh will perform a solstice celebration concert in the Spirit Centre, Nuns Island, this Sunday.

Niall Connolly to launch new album in The Crane

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

THE CORK singer-songwriter Niall Connolly will launch his new album Be There If I Have To Swim in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, tomorrow at 9pm.

Spend Christmas with Disconnect 4

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

THE EXCELLENT Galway synth-rock band Disconnect 4 will be playing a number of gigs in Galway city throughout the Christmas period.

Fundraising gig for Simon Community @ Cuba*

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

GALWAY BANDS Mugger Dave, Voodoo Fire in Haiti, and Hombre will play a charity gig to raise funds for the Galway Simon Community on Monday in Cuba*Live.

Christmas weekender with Donal Dineen and Fish Go Deep

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

CORK’S FINEST - Donal Dineen and Fish Go Deep - are heading to Galway to play the Christmas Weekender in the Cellar Underground tomorrow and Saturday.

Blues Connection return

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

BLUES CONNECTION are back and will play a free gig at The Warwick Hotel, Salthill, on Monday.

GPO Christmas party tonight

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

THE GPO will hold its Christmas party tonight and will be giving away 500 free copies of a 1990s Mix CD from DJ Ferg for the first 500 through the door.

Saw Doctors winners

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

The five winners of The Saw Doctors’ Live At The Melody Tent album and Clare Island To Cape Cod DVD were: Peter Lyons, Ballybane; Fiona Cannon, Athenry; John Byrne, Ballinasloe; Helen Jennings, Athenry; Mary McGarry, Loughrea.

Remembering the Gibraltar killings

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

AN EPIC poem, which fiercely and fearlessly attacked the system that cloaked the murder of three IRA members by British security forces in Gibraltar in March 1988, is to be republished.

Exhibitions review: Impressions and Norman Ackroyd

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

THE GALWAY Arts Centre’s visual arts programme is ending the year on a double-high with presentations of the annual group print show Impressions - at 47 Dominick Street - and a superb solo show, Irish Etchings, by renowned English artist Norman Ackroyd at the Galway City Museum.

Alien invasion remake fails to make its impact

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Although I have never actually seen the original of The Day The Earth Stood Still, word has it that the remake, which is in theatres now, could have been worse, but that it also could have been a lot better. Robert Wise's 1951 original, based on the Harry Bates short story Farewell to the Master, saw a lone spaceship landed in President’s Park in Washington, DC on “a mission of goodwill”. It was ground-breaking in its day and in that era of curiosity, became an instant classic. In the remake, a massive futuristic globe (kudos go out to the computer-generated techies who worked on this version of the film) descends upon New York's Central Park and out pops a representative of an alien race named Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) and his trusty sidekick robot, an Oscar-esque titanium figure who is eventually given the acronym name GORT (Genetically Organised Robotic Technology). Immediately we know we’re about to embark on a film that, having long surpassed its sell-out date in the believability department, can only be described as cheesy.

Der Baader-Meinhof Complex at The Eye

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

DER BAADER-Meinhof Complex, the Golden Globe nominated German film, will be screened in The Eye Cinema in Wellpark from tomorrow.

With German dialogue and English subtitles, Der Baader-Meinhof Complex, looks at the infamous West German terrorist group Die Rote Armee Faction, better known as the Baader Meinhof gang, after founders Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.

The Miami Showband return to County Galway

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

ONE OF the darkest days of the Irish music scene occurred on July 31 1975 when three members of The Miami Showband band were killed by UVF paramilitaries at a fake army checkpoint outside Newry.

Fred @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Fred (pictured) play the Róisín Dubh this Friday at 9pm. The band’s third album, Go God Go has been described by Hotpress as featuring “startlingly good music” while State declared the Corkonians “saviours of pop”. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

New Year’s Eve @ Karma

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

WHO IS that behind the mask? What kind of devilish delights could you indulge in on a night out with your identity concealed?

Karma Club Galway will host a night of masked entertainment with the Masquerade Ball for New Year’s Eve 2008, starting at 10pm. Masquerade is famously celebrated in Venice in Italy so don your masks and dance the night away. There will be Venetian themed drinks for those who arrive early.

Diamonds and Ice @ CP’s

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

CENTRAL PARK is planning something special this New Year’s Eve with its Diamonds and Ice @ CP theme night in association with Bud Light.

A Galway Christmas book stocking

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

IN TIMES of recession, when uncertainty is the name of the game, there is something solid and comforting about a book. It will always be there on the shelf, a source of strength, consolation, and reassurance.

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