Dara Ó Foghlu to host creative writing workshop

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE WAR Against Cynicism: A Workshop for Blocked Writers, hosted by Dara Ó Foghlu, takes place in Galway next month.

A trio of Irish comics for the KARLnival

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

BRIAN GALLAGHER, Richie Sheehy, and Cathal Shanagher will take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh for the next instalment of the Comedy KARLnival on Tuesday October 1 at 8pm.

Bicurious - a 'heavy dose of mosh ready ferocity'

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

BICURIOUS, THE Dublin experimental heavy rock duo of Taran Plouzané and Gavin Purcell, play the Róisín Dubh next week as part of an Irish tour, ahead of a series of gigs across Britain and the Continent.

TULCA 2019 festival seeks volunteers

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

TULCA FESTIVAL of Visual Arts is accepting applications for its 2019 Volunteer Programme. The festival, curated by Kerry Guinan, runs from November 1 to 17 in numerous venues across Galway city and county.

Vladimir and Anton - those were the days

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE ACCLAIMED Slovakian brothers and violinists, Vladimir and Anton Jablokov, are coming to Galway next week to perform their latest show, Those Were The Days.

Comedian Shane Clifford coming to the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

SHANE CLIFFORD is "the best comedian in Ireland, hands down," according to the Rubber Bandits' Blindboy Boatclub, and Galway can see why when he brings his new show to the Town Hall Theatre.

Cat Turner releases single, 'Home'

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

CAT TURNER, the Galway 'dark-pop'/‘goth pop’, vocalist, songwriter, and producer, who has won praise from Hot Press and Clash Music, will tomorrow release her new single.

Aussie folk duo play Galway tomorrow

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

USTRALIAN FOLK duo The Maes, currently promoting their new album, will play a double-headline gig in Galway with Scottish folk singer-songwriter Rachel Sermani.

A trip to Spain via ConTempo

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE CONNECTIONS between Spain and Galway go back to late mediaeval and Renaissance times, and remain acknowledged in the Spanish Arch and Spanish Parade in the city.

What's on in Galway this October

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

We are well into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and winter is not far away but fear not — there is still lots to do in Galway as we prepare for the shorter evenings ahead. So grab a scarf and an extra layer of clothing, and get out and enjoy October in Galway.

Covert Connemara comedy and a comedy club crawl

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE EVER innovative Vodafone Comedy Carnival hit on a good one some years back with the Wild Atlantic Wahey - a comedy themed tour of Connemara, busing 100 fans to venues along the Wild Atlantic Way for pints and performances by top festival comedians.

What if Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom?

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

WHAT IF Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom? What if Home Rule had passed in 1914? What would Ireland be today in that case? These are some of the questions posed in The Alternative.

Stars to perform classic indie album in Galway

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

SET YOURSELF On Fire was the album that established Stars as an indie-rock band of note and they will perform that acclaimed work in Galway next month as part of their current European tour.

Foróige film making workshops

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

FILM-MAKING workshops for young people aged from 14 to 18, will take place in the Galway City Youth Cafe, Fairgreen Road, on Mondays from 5pm to 7pm.

Art exhibition inspired by turf cutting controversy

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE CONTROVERSY over the right to cut turf against the need to protect the natural environment has inspired MÓIN, an exhibition by Bernie Dignam, which is currently running at the Station House Hotel, Clifden, as part of the Clifden Arts Festival.

Album review: Liam Gallagher

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

IT IS impossible to read the title of Gallagher jr's second solo album and not hear it as he would say it, delivered, undoubtedly with all the Mancunian cock-sure swagger you would expect.

‘Feminism is about understanding what power I have, how I fit into society'

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE CHAOS unleashed by Brexit - political, parliamentary, legal, and constitutional — specifically the threat of No Deal is, understandably, not something Jayde Adams wants to get into today.

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace for one day GIAF First Thought Talks event

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

The health of democracy, the European Union, and food will all be examined in a new series of the Galway International Arts Festival's First thought talk, taking place not in the summer, but in October.

Hound Of The Baskervilles revisited

Thu, Sep 19, 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.

Extra Ordinary - 'Ghostbusters meets The Van'

Films Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

MAEVE HIGGINS plays Rose, a lonely, yet happy, shy, driving instructor in her thirties. Once a well regarded exorcist and paranormal investigator, she gave it all up after an accident involving her father which cost him his life.

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