Town Hall Theatre

16 August 2010

Galway’s Town Hall Theatre, incorporating the state of the art 393-seater Main Auditorium and the 60-seater Studio Space at Courthouse Square, and the nearby, multi-purpose Black Box performance space on Dyke Road presents an extensive and eclectic mix of theatre, concerts, musicals, dance, film, comedy and family shows year-round - the venue is open 362 days a year and 15 hours a day on average. It attracts audiences well in excess of 100,000 annually (and over 1.5 million since it opened its doors in 1995!) making it the most successful theatre of its size in Ireland.

Each year, the venue is the epicentre of activity for virtually all of Galway’s key festivals and cultural events including Galway Arts Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Cuirt and Baboro Children’s Festival to name but a few.

Acclaimed for consistently delivering the best of national and international talent year-round to Galway audiences, the venue's programme proudly features the work of many performers, companies, musical societies and arts organisations (both professional and amateur) from across the city and county.

The building which houses the Town Hall Theatre was erected in the 1820's and served first as a Courthouse and later as a conventional Town Hall. In the 1950's, the building was converted into a cinema and was used for film screenings until it fell into disrepair in the 1990's. Galway Corporation (now Galway City Council), with the assistance of a grant from the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, undertook a major refurbishment of the building between 1993 and 1995 and it re-opened as a state of the art, 393 seat Municipal Theatre in October 1995. The Theatre is situated in the centre of Galway and features a fine portico overlooking the newly renovated Courthouse Square and a bar/cafe in the upper foyer.

http://www.tht.ie

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Radisson Blu Galway

The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway is only a few minutes walk from the city centre and boasts unrivalled views of Lough Atalia and Galway Bay. The hotel offers easy access to the Aran Islands and Connemara, and is close to the Galway (15-minute drive) and Shannon (75-minute drive) airports.

The Bilingual Capital of Ireland
Renowned worldwide for its famous bay, its Claddagh ring and its use of the Irish language, Galway city is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe with a population of over 70,000. Unique among Irish cities because of the strength of its Irish language, music, song and dancing traditions, Galway is often referred to as the "Bilingual Capital of Ireland".

Galway's narrow cobbled streets, stone walls, carved windows and doorways vie for position with modern shops, bars and restaurants giving the city an interesting, cosmopolitan ambience. Each summer Galway bursts to life with a colourful Arts Festival, two international Oyster Festivals and the hugely popular Galway Races.  Galway also has world class golf courses, tennis courts, horseback riding, fishing, sailing, cycling and walking activities.

http://www.radissonhotelgalway.com/

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Róisín Dubh

16 August 2010

Róisín Dubh is Galway's premier comedy venue playing host to many of this year's shows in addition to being home to Galway's legendary Roisin Dubh Comedy night every Wednesday.

If you like comedy, you should know that Róisin Dubh has established itself as one of Ireland's premier comedy venues, with regular visits from artists as talented as Stewart Lee,Reginald D Hunter, Glenn Wool, Steve Hughes, Sarah Millican, Kevin Bridges and irish favourites Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere and Des Bishop, and promoted shows for international acts such as Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr . We have also hosted our own stand up Tv show, "Stand And Deliver" for RTE.

http://www.roisindubh.net/

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Campbells

Traditional sessions every Wednesday Country blues every Thursday, Richie Havens, The Wailers, The Sawdoctors, Georgie Fame, The Harlem gospel choir, John Martyn, Garth Hudson (The Band), Dervish, Lunasa, Liam O’Maonlai, Mairtin O’Connor, Dolores Keane, Sean Keane, Steve Reilly and the Mamou Playboys. The Lounge lizards, Luka Bloom, Sharon Shannon, Damien Dempsey, Noelie McDonnell, Stone Lakes, Tommy Tiernan, Kila, Scullion, Dick Gaughan, Luka Bloom, Padraig Stevens, Henry McCullough, Big bag o’ sticks and Bob Dylan (nearly), 110 seater venue, chilled out front bar, funky pool room, the nook, Cozy Lounge.

Great locals, love the staff, creamy pint, community vibe, up the artists and musicians. Tell you the truth, we can’t believe our luck!

http://www.campbellstavern.net

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