Nashville music label to host songwriting showcase in Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

AFTERTOUCH MUSIC, the Nashville based record label, will host its first annual songwriting camp in Galway this weekend, featuring 20 songwriters, producers, and singers.

Birds of Prey: enjoyable chaos and mayhem

Films Reviews Mon, Feb 17, 2020

OK to start off, I am not a massive fan of DC movies or Marvel movies, or any kind of superhero movie, so it is safe to say I wasn't holding out for much when I rocked up to Omniplex Salthill to view Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, or Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey or whatever title DC has decided to place upon their newest release. However, I have to say it wasn't that bad and I rather enjoyed a huge chunks of the movie.

On the joy and benefits of reading

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

WHEN THE hiatus caused by the General Election, Brexit, and the upcoming exams is over, time will allow for the opportunity to discuss the greatest of joys - the joy of reading.

The Lords of Strut are Absolute Legends

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THEY ARE "a glorious mix of comedic gold and awe inspiring dance moves", according to Meg.ie. The Sunday Times declared them "utterly magical", while  said they deliver "belly laughs all round".

Album review: Grrrl Gang

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 13, 2020

WHILE INDIE fans on this side of the world are open to, and to a certain extent familiar with, indie-rock from Japan and Korea, Indonesia is entirely unknown territory.

Daoirí Farrell - leading folk singer for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

DAOIRÍ FARRELL has been called "one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade", by a key figure in Irish music, and a former Planxty member, Dónal Lunny.

‘Stiff was an attitude against the major record companies’

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

IT WAS the lable which released the first punk single. It released the debut album by Elvis Costello, and Madness, Graham Parker, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads were all signed to it.

Why the 1798 Rebellion is the 'pivotal point' in Irish history

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

IN 1798 three major ideas erupted into Irish politics and thought – Irish Protestants created Irish Republicanism and asserted that Irish people had the right to self-determination; and that Irishness itself could – should – be a broad and inclusive identity.

The Scotsman who cycled the world

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

IT TOOK Phileas Fogg 79 days to journey around the world in Jules Verne's celebrated novel, but British cyclist Mark Beaumont went one better, making that epic trek in just over 78 days.

'Incredibly funny' Ger Staunton to headline Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

GER STAUNTON has been called “incredibly funny” by The Examiner and as "one of the best comedy writers in Ireland. An absolute stand out” by The International Comedy Club.

Flash Harry to bring 'a kind of magic' to the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

FREDDIE MERCURY was a legend in his own lifetime, and close to 30 years after the Queen frontman's death from AIDS, his legend endures, and he remains one of the most beloved singers in rock.

Jason Byrne to get Wrecked at the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

JASON BYRNE is Wrecked But Ready. It has been a tough past 12 months for the comedian, but he is determined to move on, determined to laugh, and ready to finally celebrate.

Into The Heart with Helen Hancock

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

SONGS BY Brahms, Strauss, Mendelssohn Schubert, Fauré, and Debussy, as well as opera arias by Handel and Mozart, will be heard at a concert to raise funds for children with special needs.

Gearóid Farrelly - Alchemy

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

IN THE mediaeval world, those who practised alchemy sought to turn lead into gold, and believed that everything around us contains a universal spirit, and that all metals were spiritually and physically immature form of higher metals such as gold.

A Valentine's Club GASS

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

CLUB GASS - the Great and Secret Show, Galway's main LGBT clubnight will be getting all loved up this weekend at its Valentines's Special with another night of top dance tunes and the always brilliant drag show.

Show Me The Funny - final heat

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THE LAST two places in the final of Show Me The Funny will be up for grabs in the fifth heat of the popular comedy competition takes place at The King's Head on Mon February 17.

Anthology challenges Irish poetry’s official version of itself

Literature Reviews Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THERE HAS been much tweeting lately about inclusivity in Irish poetry publishing and reviewing, particularly in relation to women poets. I’m all in favour of giving platforms to poets who are not white heterosexual males.

Parasite - horror and comedy combine in a Korean masterpiece

Films Reviews Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THIS IS the fifth year in a row the bookies favourite did not win best picture at the Oscars. This is not always a good thing, Green Book was one of the worst ever winners of the award.

Amhrán Mór rehearsals - new members sought

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

AMHRÁN MÓR, Oranmore’s intergenerational choir, returns to rehearsals this Sunday, from 2pm to 4pm in Scoil Mhuire Hall, ahead of its performance at the Oranmore Arts Festival 2020.

Loughrea interactive table quiz

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

LOUGHREA TOASTMASTERS, the leadership and public speaking club based at the Loughrea Hotel, is hosting an interactive table quiz on Monday February 17 at 8.30pm, in the Lir Bar, Loughrea Hotel & Spa.

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