Skeff amps up live music all week
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
The Eyre Square venue, which operates a late bar licence seven nights a week, announced a new live schedule this week tailored for locals and tourists.
Read more ...Loved one’s loss inspires new song
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
The County Galway-based songwriter’s delicate folk ballad, ‘Feathers on the Ground’ explores the themes of love and loss. Moving yet uplifting, this song may resonate with anyone who has experienced bereavement.
Read more ...MOVIE REVIEW: F1
Films Reviews Thu, Jul 03, 2025
After the resounding success of Top Gun: Maverick (2022), director Joseph Kosinski endeavours to replicate that potent formula with F1.
Read more ...The Frank and Walters bring acoustic set to Galway
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
Known for their catalogue of music spanning more than three decades, this is a glimpse into their music, stripped down to its acoustic bones.
Read more ...Sabine Higgins to unveil Shock’s Druid snaps
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
An exhibition of just 50 of his thousands of photos will be launched in The Kenny Gallery during the Galway International Arts Festival to document the fiftieth anniversary of another stalwart of modern Galway city: the Druid Theatre Company.
Read more ...MARS: taking opera where no opera has gone before
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
Speaking to the Galway Advertiser, Tom Creed promises that Galway has never before seen what he and composer Jennifer Walshe have cooked up for the Galway International Arts Festival.
Read more ...Slieve Aughty on screen at Galway Film Fleadh
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
The world premiere of Marina Levitina’s latest documentary, on the people and beauty of the Graney Valley in East Clare, will be screened next Wednesday, July 9, as part of the 37th Galway Film Fleadh.
Read more ...Top US choir at St Nick’s
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
Described by composer Eric Whitacre as “the gold standard of American university choirs,” these choristers hail from California State University at Long Beach.
Read more ...New history of Barna
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
The history of Bearna as a place of Christian worship has been documented in a fascinating new booklet produced by the Salthill Men’s Shed and Community Heritage Group.
Read more ...An American session at the Arts Festival
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
With nine records, a hectic touring schedule across the US and Europe, and a hot ticket residency in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they create the best of Americana in a rowdy but deft fashion.
Read more ...Latin beats back the West this weekend
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
Taking to the main stage, the group brings together styles and influences from across Latin America and beyond, with the smooth vibes of reggae, the upbeat energy of Ska with their energetic fusion of Latin rhythms.
Read more ...Almost 100 feature films at this year’s Fleadh
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
The 37th Galway Film Fleadh will feature 31 world premieres, and 11 European premieres from 44 countries, plus 46 Irish premieres, totalling 96 feature films overall.
Read more ...Art exhibition at the Portershed
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
The west of Ireland artist, well known for her semi-abstract landscapes, has her latest exhibition curated by Cadhla Forde.
Read more ...Scouse joker to hurl insults in Galway
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Tickets are now available for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival, which runs from Ocober 21 to October 27, including the first time Paul Smith comes west.
Read more ...Cathedral to host international organists
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
This long-running series began in 1994, and showcases performances from local and international organists.
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Galway writer blazes path in the Big Smoke
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
The inaugural event, ‘The Out of Towners’, brought together five poets from across Ireland to celebrate newly published work, and Morgan’s reading from his latest collection, Blood Atlas, was a highlight of the evening.
Read more ...Dolla Ho in Galway
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Moran’s new stand-up show Dolla Ho will form part of this year’s Galway Comedy Festival, and he will perform in Athenry on Thursday, October 23, and in Galway city on Friday, October 24.
Read more ...Honest lyrics and Skinny Living
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Formed in Wakefield and gaining over 85 million streams worldwide, the band is made up of vocalists and guitarists Will Booth and Danny Hepworth, alongside Belfast-born Ryan Johnston.
Read more ...Stepping on Lego at Monroe's
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
The project of Conor Waters, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer originally from County Mayo, Stepping on Lego is a mix of electronic and acoustic elements that lean towards the cinematic, but remain rooted in a live, performance-based sound.
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