The Sonics - ‘punk long before punk’

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN THEIR mid-1960s hey day, The Sonics were never really known outside of the American Northwest, despite being the wildest, loudest, most outrageous band around.

Music @ The Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE ALTERED Hours, Nanu Nanu, Myles Manley, and My Fellow Sponges are among the bands that will be playing the Galway Fringe Festival which opens this Saturday.

No ordinary beauty queen

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

LINOR ABARGIL was 18-years-old and was in Milan. She had been crowned Miss Israel and was looking forward to competing in the 1998 Miss World event, then the unthinkable happened.

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE SOUND of New Orleans, hip hop, and Black America are embodied in The Hot 8 Brass Band who make a welcome return for a Galway International Arts Festival show.

Galway Film Fleadh to celebrate female film-makers

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

WHILE THERE is no shortage of female filmmakers, there is often a lack of support and recognition for their work. With this in mind, the 2014 Galway Film Fleadh will screen an unprecedented number of films by women directors.

Attractive, Bold and Beautiful

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

ATTRACTIVE, BOLD, and Beautiful, the third annual Galway Bay Galleries Fringe Festival exhibition, opens this weekend and features work by three female artists.

Mama Kasbah @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MUSIC of Europe and Latin America collide in exciting and funky fashion in the band Mama Kasbah, who play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

New film on the life of Christina Noble

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

DEIRDRE O’KANE is one of Ireland’s most popular comedians and actors, but in the new Irish film Noble she has taken on her most important role to date.

How not to kidnap your wife

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

SINGER SONGWRITER Kidnapper, the debut feature film of award-winning writer/director Douglas Ray, and starring Matt Berry and Eva Birthistle, will get its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh.

There’s nothing like a Gingerbeard Family show

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE GINGERBEARD Family, a motley crew of multitalented individuals, ranging from musicians, to comedians, to artists, will take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh.

The Midnight Union Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MIDNIGHT Union Band come from Kilkenny, but it might as well be Kentucky with a sound steeped in Americana, folk, and roots music.

Maurice Walsh exhibition at Renzo Gallery

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

POST-APOCALYPTIC Ireland, Alice in Wonderland, and 19th century, Galway form the inspirations for an exhibition of new work by Galway artist Maurice Walsh.

Deep - when acid house arrived in Ireland

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN 1988 the Acid House explosion erupted across Britain and soon spilled over into Ireland, and the Sweat night in Sir Henry’s in Cork was Ireland’s first centre for ravers and house music events.

Monty Python, André Rieu, and Skylight @ The Eye

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

MONTY PYTHON’S London reunion show, André Rieu’s Maastricht Concert, and a West End production of Skylight will all be screened at The Eye Cinema.

Music On The Water

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

MUSIC ON The Water is an art exhibition, a concert, and a public talk, all talking place in the Galway City Museum.

Italian music at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE TRIO sonatas of Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli will be heard at a concert in the Galway Cathedral this evening.

Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

LEADING Irish comedians Neil Delamere, Joe Rooney, and Kevin Gildea will be among the acts appearing at Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft next week.

Street Spectacle to invade Galway

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The streets of Galway will be invaded by the colourful and the bizarre with dancing lobsters, pink aliens, architecturally-aware red balls, and giant mechanical dragons, as the Galway International Arts Festival’s Street Spectacle acts take residence this month.

Mick Donnellan - tuning in to Radio Luxembourg

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

PLAYWRIGHT AND novelist Mick Donnellan is not a man to rest on his laurels. Having enjoyed popular and critical acclaim for Gun Metal Grey, Sunday Morning Coming Down, and Shortcut To Hallelujah, he continues to press forward.