Celebrating Beethoven's sestercentennial in Galway

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

2020 MARKS the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the absolute giants of music - of classical, or any genre - Ludwig van Beethoven, and his music will be at the centre of Music for Galway's annual mid-winter festival.

A Christmas KARLnival with Pat McDonnell

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

PAT MCDONNELL has gone down in Irish comedy legend as the Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove on Father Ted, but it should never be forgotten that he is also one of Ireland’s most accomplished and respected stand-ups.

Dave Elliott - the comedy of fatherhood

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

DAVE ELLIOTT has been declared as "fantastic" by no less a comic than John Bishop, but these days the Northern Irish funnyman is feeling battle hardened after one year of fatherhood.

Final Over The Edge reading of 2019

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE FINAL Over The Edge: Open Reading of 2019 takes place in the Galway City Library on Thursday December 19 at 6.30pm with the writers Bern Butler, Paul McCarrick, and Rachael Hegarty.

Lisa O’Neill to headline Eclectics night

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

LISA O'NEILL, the acclaimed Irish folk singer-songwriter, will headline the final Eclectic night of 2019 at The Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street, on Wednesday December 18 at 9pm.

Citóg Records annual Christmas Show

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

NEW POPE, Katie O'Connor, Touché, Kieran O'Brien and The Curly Organ will play the annual Citóg Records Christmas Show next week, which will also raise funds for the charity, The Melting Pot Luck - Galway.

Cúirt New Writing Prize 2020 seeks entrants

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature's New Writing Prize 2020 for poetry and fiction is seeking entrants.

A Tom Waits night for charity

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE SONGS of Tom Waits will be performed by some of Galway's leading musicians in a special charity event to raise funds for the Galway Simon Community.

Ad Hoc Choir New Year classes

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE AD Hoc choir voice workshops will return in the New Year, but ahead of that there will be two introductory workshops in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, this weekend and next.

Eoin Dolan releases new album

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

EOIN DOLAN, one of Galway's finest singer-songwriters, has released his third full-length album, Commander Of Sapiens, tackling themes of environmental destruction, mass consumerism, and human cybernetics.

Cois Cladaigh Christmas concert

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE COIS Cladaigh Choir will present its annual Christmas concert in St Nicholas Collegiate Church at 8pm this Saturday. The concert will also raise funds for MS Ireland Western Region.

Croi8 new album Fundit appeal

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

GALWAY folk-rock/prog-rock band Croi8 are starting work on another album and have launched a crowdfunding appeal through fundit.ie to support the recording of the new work.

A city and county concert from ConTempo

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

THE CONTEMPO Quartet continues its December series of concerts with two shows next week - one in the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway city and the other in Headford.

The very best of Irish stand up comedy to the stage to launch Rough Set Ireland 2019!

Wed, Dec 11, 2019

Comedians Francis Cronin, Joe Rooney, Karl Spain & a very special celebrity guest will bring the very best of Irish stand-up comedy to the stage to launch Rough Set Ireland 2019, at the legendary Roísín Dubh.

The Dirty Circus Christmas show

Tue, Dec 10, 2019

SANTA IS making that naughty or nice list, and, as the song goes, "he's checking it twice", so let's hope he averts his gaze from The Dirty Circus where all things saucy and naughty will be going on.

The Academic return to the Big Top next summer

Mon, Dec 09, 2019

FOR THE second year running, The Academic will headline the Galway International Arts Festival's Heineken Big Top in the Fisheries Field, with a concert on Friday July 24.

Album review: The Flaming Lips

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 05, 2019

THE LIVE album is very much a 1970s creature. In a time when your favourite band was unlikely to come to your town, it allowed you the vicarious thrill of 'almost being there' once the needle hit the vinyl.

Steve Bennett to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

STEVE BENNETT, resplendent in wildman beard, and armed with his trusty ukulele, will headline the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh Comedy on Tuesday December 10.

Druid 2020 - Chekhov and a Galway tour of Irish plays

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

CHEKHOV'S MASTERPIECE The Cherry Orchard, and a tour of Galway as part of the 2020 Capital of Culture events, featuring one-act plays by Lady Gregory and Seán O’Casey, make up Druid's programme of events for next year.

Daithi - full live show at Electric

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

DAITHÍ IS set to cap off another year of triumphant artistic evolution, which saw the release of his superb second album, L.O.S.S., with a show at Electric next week.

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