Art exhibitions at the Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE ORGANISERS of the Galway Fringe Festival have done a terrific job in transforming the former snooker hall beside the Victoria Hotel on Queen Street, off Eyre Square, into a art gallery for this year’s festival.

John Grant to headline Big Top as Sinéad O'Connor pulls out

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

JOHN GRANT will now headline the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top concert in the Fisheries Field this evening after Sinéad O'Connor was forced to pull out due to illness.

Pretty Things Peepshow - a sexy cabaret @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

BURLESQUE, SONG, cabaret, and comedy will be the order of the night when The Pretty Things Peepshow hits Monroe's Live on Sunday August 2 at 7.30pm.

Under Any Old Gumtree

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

MARTIN O'MEARA was a WWI hero, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery in battle in France with the Australian Forces, but after the war his life deteriorated. Now his story is being told in Under Any Old Gumtree.

Writers sought for Short Film Commission Scheme

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE GALWAY Film Centre, Galway Film Fleadh, and RTÉ have announced a new Short Film Commission Scheme, with writers invited to submit a story idea that could eventually become a short film.

Album review: Tame Impala

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 23, 2015

WITH SONG titles like 'Yes I'm Changing', 'Love Paranoia', and 'New Person, Same Old Mistakes', you know you are in for a break-up album, but the theme is appropriate as a change in the life of Kevin Parker - who is Tame Impala, no matter how many other people are on stage - reflects a change in his music.

Family comedy/magic show @ The Loft

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE MAGIC Beard, the zany comedy and magic show for all the family, performed by Seska, comes to The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, this Sunday at 2pm and 4pm.

Theatre review: The Dead School (GYT & Galway Community Theatre)

Theatre Reviews Thu, Jul 23, 2015

ANYONE WHO has not yet booked a ticket for The Dead School, directed by Andrew Flynn and featuring a 23-strong cast drawn from Galway Youth Theatre and Galway Community Theatre, should remedy that post haste – this is one of the best shows in the Galway International Festival.

Celtic tales of terror @ Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

BE VERY frightened! Scottish storyteller and writer Rab Fulton will host one of his popular Celtic Tales storytelling sessions as part of the Galway Fringe Festival, focussng on "tales of terror from Scotland and Ireland".

Teho Teardo and his Music For Man Ray

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

TEHO TEARDO may be less of a household name in Ireland than some of his fellow performers at this year's Galway International Arts Festival, but you are more aware of his music than you think.

Symphony at Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival, now in its second week, hosts a diverse array of theatre shows, including Symphony by Paul Moroney.

Jim Kavanagh FundIt campaign for exhibition

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

GALWAY ARTIST Jim Kavanagh will hold an exhibition of his work, entitled As I See It, in September, with money raised from sales of the artwork going to COPE.

Trad's finest to gather for a concert @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

LIZ AND Yvonne Kane and Johnny Óg Connolly will be among the Galway trad titans who will be gathering in Monroe's Live for a traditional music concert this Sunday from 4pm.

The Priests and other concerts at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE PLATINUM selling classical vocal trio The Priests, featuring three Roman Catholic clergymen from Antrim, will be a highlight of the many concerts taking place in Galway Cathedral throughout the summer.

August Silent Disco Street Party

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘til you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the Silent Disco Street Party which returns on Sunday August 2 from 8pm.

Big World Blue - electro/folk @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

MARTYN BARKER is the drummer with Shreikback, and he has also performed with Billy Bragg, Robert Plant, Marianne Faithful, and Goldfrapp, but he comes to Galway in a different guise next week.

Karma Parking @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

KARMA PARKING play reggae, rock, and funk, and sometimes a fusion of all three, all with the aim of getting people dancing, as is the plan when they take to the stage of Monroe's Live on Thursday July 30.

Seán and Dolores Keane in concert

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

SEÁN AND Dolores Keane, two of the most distinctive voices in Irish folk, will sing together on stage at the Salthill Hotel on Sunday July 26 at 8pm.

Bluegrass weekend in Kilcolgan

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

WORLD RENOWNED bluegrass player Martin Goss and Stuttgart's Mr Big Band, will be among those playing the bluegrass weekender in Kilcolgan tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

Theatre review: The Match Box

Theatre Reviews Wed, Jul 22, 2015

THE IRISH premiere of Frank McGuinness’s 2012 play, The Match Box, is one of the main attractions in this year’s Galway International Arts Festival, all the more so as it features Renmore's Cathy Belton, making her festival debut – and in a one-woman play to boot.

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