Oscars table quiz at the Pálás
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
THE 92ND Academy Awards - the Oscars - will take place on Sunday February 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and that evening Galway films buffs have a chance to test their Oscars' knowledge.
Read more ...The Fureys return for 15th concert at the Town Hall
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
THE FUREYS, one of the great families and bands of Irish folk music, return to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday February 1 at 8pm - their 15th concert in the venue.
Read more ...Another January outing for Club GASS
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
CLUB GASS - the Great and Secret Show, Galway's main LGBT clubnight returns for its second outing of the New Year with another night of top dance tunes and the always brilliant drag show.
Read more ...Aussie Day Bushfire Fundraiser at The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
Australia Day, which was once synonymous with Galway and in turn The Skeff, takes great significance again this year in light of the recent tragedies and devastation caused by the rampant spread of bushfires in Australia.
Read more ...Danny O’Brien - Reformer at the Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
WHAT HAPPENS when a touring stand-up comedian can no longer stand up? This is the central question in Reformer, the new show from the award winning Irish comedian, Danny O'Brien.
Read more ...1917 - a beautiful, meaningful, exhausting ride
Films Reviews Thu, Jan 16, 2020
I WOULD be very surprised if, next December, when putting together my Top 10 list of 2020, I do not feature two films released this week - Uncut Gems and the WWI set, 1917.
Read more ...Branar Téatar to stage a world premiere for 2020
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
SRUTH NA Teanga, the new show from Branar Téatar do Pháistí, which aims to "re-ignite a sense of wonder and a sense of pride" in the Irish language, receives its world premiere in March as part of Galway 2020.
Read more ...Dublin Murders event for Galway
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
THE CREATOR and producer of Dublin Murders, the thrilling BBC/RTÉ series which gripped audiences last year, will give a public talk about the series at Galway's annual FÍS TV Summit.
Read more ...Judy Collins - folk legend returns to Galway
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
IN 1961, a young singer-songwriter, originally from Seattle, but now part of the thriving folk scene in New York's Greenwich Village, released her debut album, A Maid Of Constant Sorrow.
Read more ...Akumakon 2020 - a weekend of Anime and Manga
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
AKUMAKON, THE annual Galway-based non-profit convention celebrating Japanese anime and manga, and Japanese culture, run by NUI Galway students, returns to the university campus this weekend.
Read more ...The hijacker, the Third Secret of Fatima, and a right Holy Show
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
IN THE history of aeroplane hijackings – a common occurrence during the 1970s and early 1980s – few are as bizarre and as eccentric as the hijacking of Aer Lingus Flight 164.
Read more ...Totally Wired headline the Comedy KARLnival
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
TOTALLY WIRED, the musical comedy duo, self-described as Ireland’s "oldest and least successful boy band", headline the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Sensory screening of Little Women at the Pálás
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
A SENSORY screening of Little Women, the acclaimed new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, will take place at the Pálás Cinema this Sunday at 10.30am.
Read more ...Theatre shows at Ballynahinch Castle
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
HUMANITY DICK, the acclaimed one-man show about the colourful life and times of Galway MP, humanitarian, and serial duellist Richard Martin, will be performed in what was once his home.
Read more ...Ryan Bingham - the music of America in one man
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
“I ALWEAYS really struggled with my identity – who I was, where I was from. I always had my cowboy hat with me, but at the same time, you adapt to your environment.”
Read more ...A birthday Over The Edge to start 2020
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
OVER THE Edge will mark its first outing of 2020 and its 17th Birthday this month, with a reading by the poets Attracta Fahy, Orla Fay, and the fiction writer Louise Kennedy.
Read more ...Elaine Feeney and Sean Borodale in conversation
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
THE ACCLAIMED poets Elaine Feeney and Sean Borodale will be in conversation in Ballinasloe for a special event, organised by Saolta Arts, discussing the arts and artist residencies.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny comedy competition returns for 2020
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
THE YEAR has barely begin and already Donald Trump and Iran's activities are bringing World War III closer, Australia burns, climate change rolls on...we really need good reasons to laugh right now.
Read more ...Silver screen films at the Pálás
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
1917, WAVES, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Lighthouse, and Parasite, will be the next three films in the Pálás Cinema's Silver Screen screenings.
Read more ...Me Auld Flower releases debut album
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
ME AULD Flower, the Connemara folk singer-songwriter, this week released his debut album, The Vaults of Consciousness. It features nine original songs, and contributions from a range of acclaimed Irish musicians.
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