Sensory Gaeltacht show explores legacy of 1916
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
We are telling a metaphorical story of life in the Gaeltacht over the last hundred years, good and bad, warts and all,” says Connemara man Darach Mac Con Iomaire, as...
Nutcracker challenge keeps Kesi on her toes
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
It takes its toll but the audiences love it so much it makes it all worthwhile,” says ballet dancer Kesi Olley-Dorey of The Nutcracker, which will visit Galway’s Town Hall...
Emotion and melody shine forth in Siar
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
If there’s a more uplifting and melodic tune in the Irish traditional music canon than Waltz an Chleamhnais/Connemara Wedding Waltz, you’ll go far to find it.
Written by Johnny Óg Connolly...
Magic and madness in Fíbín’s Tóraíocht
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
It’s a massive story with bonkers elements in it,” says actor and director Mikel Murfi of Tóraíocht”, which he’s directing for Connemara company, Fíbín.
Philip Doherty’s adaptation of the Irish legend,...
Synge’s on song in Playboy adaptation
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
People kept saying ‘you can’t do this to Synge’,” says Justin McCarthy with a laugh, as he explains the background to The Playboy of the Western World – the Radio...
Eleanor Shanley tuning up for two Galway gigs
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Singer Eleanor Shanley will be in concert in Ballinasloe’s Pillar House Folk Club this Friday night, October 21, while next Saturday week, October 29, she travels west of the city...