Festivals & Events
From TikTok to Clip Clop
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
It is her enthusiasm for the role that strikes you first. This is not her first festival working for Galway racecourse, but it will be her initial festival in the pivotal role of Commercial Marketing Manager.
Theatre
The Baby's Room - where theatre and installation art blur
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Constructed in the Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway, this blend of theatre and installation art invites audiences to enter a hyperreal domestic baby's room until Sunday, July 27. Audiences can touch and explore the space before an audio narrative begins two minutes later.
Music
Weekend blues with Siúcra
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Doors open at 10pm, with support on the night from funk-infused surf rock trio, The Bog Project.
Cinema
DC Universe in fresh hands
Films Reviews
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
With comic book movies experiencing an alarming decline in commercial returns and audience interest, Superman (2025) was a risky venture. Especially since the character has a colossal reputation, and every incarnation of Superman that followed Christoper Reeve’s beloved 1978 version has been met with fan disappointment and mostly negative critical reaction. However if anyone could make Kal-El, the last son of Krypton, soar again, it was James Gunn.
Comedy
Scouse joker to hurl insults in Galway
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Tickets are now available for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival, which runs from Ocober 21 to October 27, including the first time Paul Smith comes west.
Arts & Exhibitions
Sabine Higgins to unveil Shock’s Druid snaps
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
An exhibition of just 50 of his thousands of photos will be launched in The Kenny Gallery during the Galway International Arts Festival to document the fiftieth anniversary of another stalwart of modern Galway city: the Druid Theatre Company.
Literature & Readings
Talk: Rewilding Ireland with Eoghan Daltun
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
The Man who saved an Irish Rain Forest talk with McHugh, environmental activist and former Green Party politician, will take place in the Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway and will discuss rewilding in Ireland and Daltun’s journey of saving a dying 73-acre wild rainforest in the Beara Peninsula.
