Derbhle shines in Druidshakespeare
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
DruidShakespeare has been the hottest ticket in Galway for the past two weeks, now Druid Theatre has announced its return for just four performances, from June 16-20, before it continues...
Play set in tomb offers much food for thought
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
A group of concubines who have been immured in a tomb with their dead emperor and the drastic actions they take to survive forms the basis of More Light, a...
Words are a winner in Patricia’s novel
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Anybody who knows a book-lover aged around 11 or 12 will gain lots of Brownie points by presenting them with a copy of The Wordsmith, a coming-of-age novel by Galway...
Andrea aims to strike gold with human rights drama
She may live in Wicklow these days but actor Andrea Kelly cut her teeth on the Galway theatre scene with the City’s vibrant Youth Theatre.
Now, the Corofin native, who has worked with local companies...
Cian’s radio show is a draw the world over
Music fans have much to thank the internet for – it has opened up whole new worlds by allowing them to go online and listen to quality, non-mainstream work being broadcast on radio stations...
Claire Louise Bennett – a fine literary talent
Author Claire-Louise Bennett is not used to being in the spotlight and she’s not entirely comfortable with it. When we meet in Kai Restaurant on the City’s Sea Road to discuss her debut collection,...