Art exhibition at Athenry Mart

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

OF ALL the places to host an art exhibition, a cattle mart seems the least likely location, but sometimes art needs to step outside the galleries and meet new audiences in new places.

The ghosts of 1916 get up and walk

Literature Reviews Thu, Aug 06, 2015

THERE HAS been much quiet paranoia among the political and arts establishments on the subject of how to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising. The difficulty is the Rising was a revolutionary event to which most of our political class, and your average arts sector salary drawer, are spiritually opposed.

Whole lotta Led Zeppelin @ Róisín Dúbh

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

NO STAIRWAY, Ireland's finest Led Zeppelin tribute band, who deliver note perfect and thrilling renditions of the songs of Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 11.30pm.

Galway’s artist exhibits at Dublin Horse Show

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

GALWAY ARTIST Rachel Dubber will exhibit a large collection of her oil paintings, pencil, charcoal, and mixed media drawings at this year's Dublin Horse Show in the RDS.

Autumn creative writing classes

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

CREATIVE WRITING classes for beginner and intermediate levels will be taught by the poets Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars, at the Galway Technical Institute, Father Griffin Road.

Moon’s Corner and The Stoic Man

Literature Reviews Thu, Aug 06, 2015

THE STRUCTURE of Gerald Dawe’s memoir The Stoic Man, recently published by the Lagan Press, follows much the same general outline of his Selected Poems, published in 2012, and could easily be subtitled A Tale of Three Cities, beginning in the troubled city of Belfast, continuing on to the cultural melting pot that was Galway during the 1970s and 1980s, before moving on the comfortable avenues of Dún Laoghaire and the ivory towers of Trinity College.

David Kitt returns to Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

DAVID KITT has recently been making a name for himself as a house and techno DJ/producer, under the New Jackson Moniker, but this month sees him return to his roots as a singer-songwriter.

Andy Lamy - Irish trad clarinettist in concert

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

MEMBERS OF Altan and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will be among those taking to the stage of An Taibhdhearc for a concert of Irish trad and to mark the launch of the new album by clarinettist Andy Lamy.

Philip Donnelly - new album and Monroe’s Live show

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

IRISH GUITARIST Philip Donnelly, who has worked with Gary Moore, Donovan, and Johnny Cash, is undertaking a solo acoustic tour to promote his new album Beyond the Pale.

SHUFFLE! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

THE VERY finest in funk, soul, disco, jump blues, jamaican ska, reggae, hip-hop, and what ever else happens to be in the loaded boxes of 12 and 7” records will be spun at Shuffle!

The Alkove @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

CORK ALTERNATIVE rockers The Alkove, who have just released their debut EP Now Or Never, play a free show at Monroe's Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Punk, surf rock, and indie @ Citóg

Tue, Aug 04, 2015

PUNK, SURF-rock, full on indie, and the new project from Oh Boland's Niall Murphy will all be heard in the Róisín Dubh over the next three Wednesdays as the Citóg music nights, promoting emerging Galway and Irish bands, return.

'It’s a doorway, not a crutch'

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

CREATIVE ASPERGER'S is the title of a fascinating art exhibition currently running in the Galway City Library comprising portraits of famous individuals who display signs of Asperger syndrome. The work is by Jody Mullarkey who himself has Asperger syndrome and thus brings a keen personal appreciation and insight into his portrayals of the featured personalities.

Galway International Arts Festival 2015 - Theatre review

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

AND...THAT'S a wrap! As the horses pound their way around Ballybrit to the full-throated cries of the watching multitudes, and the ladies don their fanciest frocks for the occasion, the Galway International Arts Festival strikes its big tent and packs away its even bigger selection box of arty treats for another year.

Terry Alderton returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

TERRY ALDERTON, the astonishingly original British comedian with seemingly multiple personalities, and an off-beat brain that, unleashed, lets loose comedy gold every time, returns to the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 7 at 8.30pm.

Jack B Yeats exhibition in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

AN EXHIBITION featuring works by one of Ireland's greatest painters Jack B Yeats, as well as works by the Yeats family and their friends, is currently on display in Loughrea.

The West End Street Party

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

DOMINICK STREET will come alive to the sound of music, song, and dancing for The West End Street Party, which starts today, and features shows from the Booka Brass Band, Hermitage Green, the Ignite Gospel Choir, as well as the open air Silent Disco.

Liam O'Flaherty Summer School returns in August

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

FÉILE NA bhFlaitheartach, the annual celebration of the Aran Island writers Liam and Tom O'Flaherty, takes place on Inis Mór on Saturday August 29 and Sunday 30, with discussions on history, politics, and literature.

Galway Film Centre Summer Camps

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

GALWAY TEENS interested in animation, cinema, and making movies should check out the Galway Film Centre Summer Camps, where they will have a chance to make a short to be screened at Irish film festivals.

Album review: The Frames

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 30, 2015

MY OPINION of The Frames has always been skewered towards the negative because of their debut single, the hideously awful 'The Dancer'. The band's knack of repackaging indie and alternative rock for mainstream audiences made them appear edgy to many - but only if you ignored what was going on in indie and alternative rock. Forgive the Indie-snobbery but that did not sit well with me either.

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