New poetry collection from Mary O'Malley is worth rejoicing over

Literature Reviews Thu, Oct 10, 2019

THE POET Dave Lordan has argued that, in an age when poetry is more effectively transmitted over the internet, rather than through traditional book sales, the poetry collection belongs more to the heritage end of the poetry business.

The funniest women alive

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

THE CLOCK is ticking with less than two weeks to go until Ireland’s biggest comedy festival - the Vodafone Comedy Carnival - hits Galway, and it is terrific to see so many downright hilarious women making up a large part of the line-up.

Jennifer Cunningham's Baboró exhibition

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

TOMORROW SEES the opening of Between Worlds, an exhibition by one of Galway's leading artists, Jennifer Cunningham, as part of the Baboró International Festival for Children.

The Met Opera returns to The Eye

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

PUCCINI'S TURNADOT, the classic opera about a prince who must solve three dangerous riddles in order to win the heart of a princess, opens The Met’s 2019/2020 season.

Carnival Of The Animals

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

FROM THE humorous sounds of a piano depicting the movements of tortoises to the eerie ambience of 'Aquarium', Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival Of The Animals, is loved equally by children and classical music connoisseurs.

Lankum - new album, Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

LANKUM, THE most exciting and creative force in Irish folk and traditional music today, is about to release their third album, and ahead of that, play a show at the Róisín Dubh.

Facing the Beast with Reginald D Hunter

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

AMONG THE headliners of the upcoming Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2019 is Reginald D Hunter with his new show, Facing the Beast and Niggas, which finds him at his controversial and comical best.

Galway Cartoon Festival programme announced

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

DETAILS OF the third annual Galway Cartoon Festival, which runs from November 8 to 18, were announced at a gathering in the Black Gate Cultural Centre on Monday evening.

A chambermaid hopes for a better life

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

SINGLE MOTHER Eve works long hours as a chambermaid at a luxury hotel in Mexico City, but years to have better opportunities in life.

Stephen Ryan returns to the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

STEPHEN RYAN, a winner of the Forbidden Fruit Comedy Competition and a finalist in the 2016 Irish Comedian of the Year competition, returns to Galway to play the Comedy KARLnival.

Hound Of The Baskervilles revisited

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

SIR ARTHUR Conan Doyle's celebrated Gothic detective story, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, with Sherlock Holmes investigating sightings of a demonic dog, comes to the stage in a production by Rod Goodall and Steve Johnston.

Albert Hammond - legendary songwriter is Salthill bound

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

EXAMINE MANY of the best known pop and rock hits of the last 50 years and it is likely Albert Hammond wrote them, either by himself, or in collaboration with another songwriter.

LEONARDO 500 in Ballinasloe

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

THIS YEAR marks the quincentenary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, and a new exhibition will feature writing, paintings, photography, textiles, ceramics, and sculpture inspired by his work.

Album review: Kim Gordon

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 10, 2019

THE EASIEST way to approach Kim Gordon's debut album is not necessarily at the start, but towards the end, with the furious, rampaging, hurtle of 'Hungry Baby'.

Jon Kenny returns to Galway in Crowman

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

JON KENNY, one of Ireland's best loved actors, returns to the Town Hall Theatre at the end of this month to star in Katie Holly's poignant and comic drama, Crowman.

Joker - a troubling depiction of Batman's arch enemy

Films Reviews Thu, Oct 10, 2019

JOKER, ALSO known as Arthur Fleck, grew up the victim of abuse, and struggles with a type of Tourettes which results in his erupting in involuntary laugher when he is unhappy or uncomfortable.

Brave Giant - debut album, Róisín gig

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

WHITE, PINK + Blue, the debut album from Irish indie-folk band Brave Giant has just been released, and this weekend they will be in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh.

John B Keane’s Moll opens in Loughrea

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

MOLL, ONE of John B Keane's most popular comedies, will be staged in the Temperance Hall, Loughrea, on Thursday October 17, Saturday 19, and Sunday 20 at 8pm by The Seumas O’Kelly Players.

Keywest - three Galway appearances in three days

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

KEYWEST RELEASE their new album, Ordinary Superhero, and new single, 'C'est La Vie' tomorrow, and follow it up with a weekend of in-store appearances in Galway city.

Circus skills and acrobatics in How To Square A Circle

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

HOW TO Square A Circle, the new show from Aisling Ní Cheallaigh and Ronan Brady fusing circus skills, acrobatics, and physical theatre, comes to Galway this month.

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