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Welcome to the 42nd edition of the Craic in Galway magazine. Galway is the home of the arts, of music, theatre, film, and it is this cultural beating heart that makes our city so vibrant. A large part of our unique atmosphere is captured on the streets of the city, through buskers and performers who light up the day, and night, with their theatrics. Yet new regulations are now being considered by the city council and it is important for you to have your say. Find out how between the pages of our little but large magazine. Our artistic nature has been heralded by non other than the video game development sector, who believe the two go hand in hand, and want to make Galway the hub of this creative, and technical, industry. According to Pulse College, Galway should be leading the way when it comes to game design, thanks to our ability to nurture all things creative and colourful. Trad musician, Tommy McCarthy, is soon to undertake a tour of Australia with his talented family - as they follow in the musical footprint of his father, who handed down his love of trad to the generations. And even Jameson are celebrating all things crafty - inspired by the whiskey itself. They will host Donegal tweed makers, Molloy and Sons, at a unique Galway event, with their whiskey inspired blanket. Now who could say no to that. Textiles is also a family tradition for the Molloys, handed down across centuries from a hill in Ardara. Both Dara Kelly and I speak about our love of dance, hers by doing and mine by watching - Dance Moms. I know, its a secret I have been withholding until now. You’ll find it all here, along with your daily two week diary, news, views, photos and everything else in between.
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Friday 20th Feb 2015
CRAICing News!!!
By Avril HORAN
• 11am: An archaeology workshop take place at the Galway City Museum: Get to know - Early Christian Monks. Age 7-12 followed by storytelling at 2pm with Rab Fulton age 5+ • 7:15pm: Former Boyzone member turned actor, Keith Duffy, will be the guest speaker at the Insurance Institute of Galway annual dinner taking place at the Ardilaun hotel, Taylor’s Hill this evening for their 45th anniversary. With master of ceremonies Daithi O Se.
• 7:30pm: The Galway Swimming Club hosts a family table quiz at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. • 7:30pm: A charity fashion show in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Galway takes place at Paddy Burkes, Clarinbridge organised by APOS Kilcolgan. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh at the Town Hall Theatre. • 8pm: Country music heartthrob Nathan Carter will perform at the Black Box Theatre. • 8pm: The Johnny Brady and friends weekend gets underway at the Clayton hotel. Tonight features Mike Denver and band, Johnny Brady and band. • 8pm: The Emily Anderson Memorial Concert –Beethoven Piano Sonatas takes place at the Aula Maxima, NUIG with FrançoisFrédéric Guy on piano. • 10pm: The Longtails will bring their alt. folk music to Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street.
All The Time in The World
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t’s been 20 years since NUIG’s Literary and Debating Society broke the record for the world’s longest debate in 1995. To celebrate, they will reunite on Friday, February 27th in the College Bar to toast the talented speakers who made it through the marathon stretch, which had them talking around the clock, 24-7, on the topic ‘That This House Has All The Time In The World’. The undertaking began at 8pm on January 31st, 1995 and continued right through until 8pm on February 28th. During the day, the proceedings took place at the end of Smokey Joes on campus and at night, moved to one of the smaller rooms off the concourse. It was a mammoth task, requiring an officially designated speaker, chairperson and recording secretary at all times, along with
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• 7pm: A new Irish language translation of Macbeth, takes place at An Taibhdhearc, Middle Street.
the support of night time security. The idea for the record breaker was first mooted by the then society auditor, John Sweeney, as part of the University’s 150th year. “We spoke on everything from serious topics such as the Lansdowne Road riots, divorce and abortion to the trivial, from WWF wrestling to ornamental fish!” explains one of the original members, Aidan Boyce, who met his wife Catherine during the event.
“Initially we asked people to sign up for specific time slots, but that went by the wayside fairly quickly as we just kept talking.,” he says. “We just got sucked into it and there was never a point where no-one was willing to speak. The speaker would wear a suit jacket, which was passed on to the next speaker, and by the end it was fairly manky! “It was all consuming and it was easy to lose yourself to the event. We were there night and day and I have an incredible fondness for it. The place was thick with smoke and we broke the record by a good few days. We did it for exactly 28 days and there were big celebrations at the end. In all, about 20-30 people were heavily involved. There were cheers when we finished summing up the pros
and cons of the debate and there was relief also that nothing had gone wrong. “By then, we were celebrities in our own mind and we made a good few friends out of it. It was such an unusual event and a big deal at the time. I even met my wife
Catherine there!,” he concludes. The celebrations continued with a ball the following night and, while the reunion may be a bit less glamorous, it will be one to remember for the past members of the record breaking Lit and Deb.
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Saturday 21st Feb 2015
CRAICing Trad Family!!! By Avril HORAN
• 9:15am: Astrofest, Galway’s astronomy festival has become Ireland’s biggest annual gathering of amateur astronomers and takes place at the Westwood House Hotel. • 10:30am: Dungeons and Donuts Galway have organised Netrunner store championships at their premises at Unit 2, The Bridge Mills, Lower Dominick Street. • 11am: Music for All by Music for Galway takes place at the Galway City Museum. • 12pm: The National Homebrew Championship, Leg 1, takes place at the Oslo bar in Salthill. Pop in for a pint and watch the proceedings and awards ceremony.
• 7pm: The Mayo Association Galway will host their annual dinner dance at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill with guest of honour James Horan. • 8pm: Join Philomena Begley, Louise Morrissey, Brendan Quinn, Barry Devlin and Bitz n Pieces plus Johnny Brady and his band at the Clayton hotel. • 8pm: Country music heartthrob Nathan Carter will perform at the Black Box Theatre. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh at the Town Hall Theatre. • 9pm: Galway natives, spyFu, will release their debut EP ‘Knights of Tainted Armour’ with support from Rob Wade and dREA at Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street.
Handing Down the Tunes Trad musician Tommy McCarthy, who divides his time between his home in Salthill and Boston - where he runs the Burren pub - is on his way to Australia at the end of March for a family tour of Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. The McCarthy family is steeped in traditional music, having been passed down from his father, also named Tommy, who brought his uilleann pipes from Co Clare to London when he emigrated to the UK capital. The Australian tour will include a documentary on the life of Tommy Sr entitled ‘Handing Down the Tunes’. It shows how he influenced generations of trad musicians, including his children and ten
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• 1:30pm: Swing Jam has organised a Balboa dance ‘surprises’ one day workshop for those comfortable with Balboa at the Blue Teapot Theatre, Galway.
grandchildren, who are following in his footsteps. Tommy will travel with his wife Louise, daughter Rose and nephew Peadar on the Australian tour. After the documentary screening, they will entertain the crowds with a one hour concert showcasing their trad talent from the west. “I am really looking forward to it,” says Tommy. “I was last in Australia was I was 22-years-old and never had a chance to travel around the country. This time, we are performing all along the coast and it will be a brilliant opportunity to meet other musicians. Its going to be a great experience!”
CRAICing Valentine’s Night in Keogh’s Bar in Oughterard By Darius IVAN
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Sunday 22nd Feb 2015
CRAICing News!!!
By Avril HORAN
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• 10:30am: Gamers will enjoy Warhammer Conquest Store Championships taking place at Dungeons and Donuts at the Bridge Mills.
Christmas!
• 11am: The first Galway Record Fair of the year takes place today at the Electric Garden on Abbeygate Street. • 1pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz band.
• 4pm: For some afternoon music, Kellys on Bridge Street host the Lazy Jazz Trio. • *Enjoy Sunday afternoon with Ciaran Rosney plus Johnny Brady and his band as part of the Johnny Brady and friends weekend at the Clayton hotel. • 4pm: Galway Tango has organised a Sunday Milonga at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. Workshop at 4pm and dancing afterwards until 8pm. • 8pm: The Galway Film Society presents Stations of the Cross, winner of the best script at the Berlin Film Festival 2014, at the Town Hall Theatre. • 8pm: Compantas Lir presents Memory of Water at An Taibhdhearc theatre, Middle Street. • 9pm: Bianco Sporco will gig at Tig Neachtains, Cross Street. • 10pm: The Corrib Social Dancing Club organises weekly Sunday Night Dancing at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill
A High Note for Rofi James iRocks winners, Rofi James, are on a high note after scooping ‘Song of the Week’ with RTE 2xm. Their song, Let’s Go, was voted the top tune by listeners of the alternative digital radio station in a recent competition. The three piece of Rónán Ó Flaithearta on guitar and vocals, Jamie Murray on cajon, drums and percussion and Eoin Ó Conghaile on bass guitar are delighted with the win and are currently in preproduction for their new four track EP - due out this summer. It’s a great start to the year for a local band who are on the rise, and, following their listeners choice success, they will be interviewed in Dublin for 2xm. It all began for Rofi James when they first won NUIG’s Witless battle of the bands. “It was our starting point,” explains
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• 2pm: Friends of Merlin Woods have organised a community litter pick up this afternoon. Meeting point is at the council compound in Dougiska just past the playground. Gloves and bags provided.
Jamie, “as up ‘til then I had only been busking for a couple of months. We have now expanded from an acoustic band to a full three piece and the reaction has been very positive.” They have recently headlined a number of high profile events, at home, in Dublin and Limerick, and are looking forward to their set at GMIT’s Moxegen festival, taking place on February 26th. And they have some advice for new up and coming bands taking part in competitions. “The most important thing is to stay tight, keep in time, keep it simple and practice lots and lots!” says Jamie. “If you can play your own stuff its a big bonus”. You can keep up to date with the band at www.facebook.com/ RofiJamesMusic.
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Monday 23rd Feb 2015
By Avril HORAN
• 8pm: Tonight is the final of Galway’s search for a comedy superstar as Show Me The Funny concludes at the Kings Head. Don’t miss it. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh at the Town Hall Theatre. • 8pm: Win a trip to Craggy Island (Inis Mor) at the Tedfest table quiz taking place this evening at Massimos. • 8:30pm: Hudson Taylor, brothers Harry & Alfie, will play at the Black Box theatre, following headline shows at London’s Electric Ballroom, Longitude, Glastonbury and T in the Park. • 9pm: The Cellar bar is host to Play, where musicians can jam with support from a backing band in this open night with a difference. All welcome. • 9:30pm: Enjoy the best of swingin’ tunes by the Black Magic Big Band at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. • 9:30pm: A traditional Irish music session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road for some toe tapping tunes.
Galways Buskers under the Spotlight Busking and street performance in the city are set to come under review by Galway City Council with a view to introducing new regulations. Galway is renowned for street performance of all kinds; playing musical instruments, singing, dancing, acting, pantomiming, puppeteering, juggling, reciting, magic, circus skills, human statues, balloon modelling, street theatre, clowning and creating visual art. However, complaints have risen in recent years and the city council are endeavouring to “make
street performing a more positive experience for all”. The current bye laws restrict performances after 11pm in winter and midnight during the summer months. If you would like to have your say, submissions are invited from the public, businesses and street performers before 4pm on Friday 27th February 2015 in writing or by email to:Sinead Johnstone, Environment Section. Galway City Council, City Hall, College Road, Galway. Email: environment. section@galwaycity.ie
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Tuesday 24th Feb 2015 • 8am: The Galway Chamber will hold a Spring Breakfast Session in The g Hotel, Wellpark. Speakers commencing at 8am. • *The Galway Enterprise Office will host a marketing for business one day course at their Woodquay premises. • 11am: The NUI Galway Students’ Union Charity Aquathon takes place at the Kingfisher Sports Centre with a 750m swim (30 lengths) followed by a 5km run in Dangan. • 7pm: Online Marketing in Galway will have their regular meet-up seminar in the Harbour hotel with speakers Séan Earley of New Slang and James Martin of TeamLife training, coaching and consultancy and digital business circle. • 7:30pm: The NUIG Tae Kwon Do Society are holding a table quiz this evening in Crowe’s Bar, Bohermore. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh at the Town Hall Theatre. • 8pm: Comedy Cocktails presents the Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards‘15 at the Roisin Dubh - a stand-up comedy competition featuring 16 acts hosted by Danny Dowling. • 8:30pm: Fregoli Theatre Company presents Mary Mary Mary at the Town Hall Theatre Studio - a delicately woven poetic piece about three generations of Irish women. • 9pm: Catch Fred and James live at the Quays downstairs, on Quay Street. • 9pm: Buskfactor heats continue at the Blue Note bar as 5 contestants have 10 minutes to wow the judges before the grand final on March 3rd. • 10pm: A Tuesday night session takes place every Tuesday at Lowrys bar in Clifden. Traditional Irish music and song from the local Tuesday night session group. All musicians welcome.
Straight talking from the trailor trash mouth of Southern Belle, Candy, and the more refined Cara from Connemara. By Cara LYONS
Dear Candy:
The baby won’t stop crying. I suppose if you didn’t have any teeth or hair and your legs were so weak you couldn’t stand on them, I guess you’d feel like crying yourself but I have tried everything. I tried pushing it in a swing. I tried bringing it to the zoo and showing it the lions, I tried putting it on a bouncy castle
with the other children. I tried throwing it up in the air and catching it. I tried feeding it sugar and letting it have fizzy drinks and I even tried showing it pictures of one direction but no luck ever since I found it that day at the bus stop I can’t make it stop. Can you help me please!
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Candy: Wait a minute oh my gawd! well if you ain’t as slow as one of those energy saving light bulbs! That ain’t your baby stupid! My mamma used to leave me in random places all the time when I was a little baby so this babies mamma probably just forgot where she left it. You see it wants its mamma and that’s why it’s crying. My mamma used to tell me that other people used to leave their babies out on the porch to see
if anyone else wanted them in the place where she used to live but I don’t think this baby was left there like that. I think it was an accident. First of all to get it to stop crying you should give it a cap full of whiskey (when I say cap I don’t mean the type you put on your head) then you need to leave it back where you found it with a note stuck to it saying “Lost baby” and then call the police and tell them where it is.
Cara: Ok it is extremely important that you call the authorities immediately and tell them you found a baby. Do not do anything else with the baby just leave it down in a safe place until they get there…. not on a bouncy castle,
just in a safe non-moving space and wait for help. Do not feed it any more sugar either just leave it alone until help arrives.
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Wednesday 25th Feb 2015
CRAICing Q&A with DJ Oldrich Sic! by Sunny JUDDY Electric at a boat party in Prague, where I met your friend Nicola! She was so impressed by the music I played that she had to invite me to your craicing town of Galway.
• 7:30pm: People Before Profit Alliance Galway will launch its support for a YES vote in the upcoming referendum on samesex marriage at the Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square with Ailbhe Smyth, chairperson of PBPA and board member of Marriage Equality campaign and Tomas Heneghan, student journalist and LGBT activist.
What type of electronic music do you play; who is your favourite producers and DJs ? I play deep house, tech house, deep techno , but I call it metropolitan techno. I have been influenced by producers like Martin Eyerer, Robag Wruhne, Patrick Chardronnet, Dj Kotze, Monkey safari .They are mainly from Germany.
• 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh at the Town Hall Theatre.
• 8:30pm: Enjoy Comedy Cocktails upstairs at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. • 8:30pm: A free event takes place at Club Arus na Gael on Dominick Street to help Irish language learners - Oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí. All levels of fluency catered for. • 9pm: Galway’s Little Cinema will screen a series of shorts at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street. • 9pm: FYC will play live at The Quays downstairs, a 5 piece rock, pop, funk, ska, reggae covers band from Galway. • 10:30pm: Don’t miss the ‘Screamin’ Bluecats’ at Garvey’s in Eyre Square for a night of rockabilly magic. You ‘aint nothin’ but a hound dog!
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y very favourite DJ Oldrich Sic. Jr is coming to Galway! Originally from the Czech Republic and based in Wien, Austria, the 35-year-old is handsome, talented and single. He will be playing four hours of electronic music at a secret location outside the city on February 28th and we are all excited to see him .I recommend that you find and listen to his sets on SoundCloud, as I do, while dancing and practising the hula hoop. I asked him some curious questions and he was happy to answer. How long have you been Dj ing for ? I started Dj ing in the last century, in 1997, in my home town of Znojmo in the Czech Republic. Then I moved to Augsburg, Germany, where I lived for 13 years. Now, I organise my own parties called Prague Electric. We recently celebrated eight years of Prague
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• 8:30pm: Fregoli Theatre Company presents Mary Mary Mary at the Town Hall Theatre Studio - a delicately woven poetic piece about three generations of Irish women.
Tell us about your success. Have you been Dj ing in many different countries? I have been playing mainly around European cities like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Austria, England and Ireland. I have also played in Russia and in exotic Thailand in Asia, where I played as a resident DJ in Sunset Pearl Bar. It was an amazing experience and I would love to go back there again. Can you recommend any good clubs for us? I can highly recommend a visit to: Flex club in Wien /Austria, Kantine club in Augsburg/Germany, Hospital club Khabarovsk/Russia. Which sound systems do you like ? I like soft sounds in the clubs . My favourite sound systems are: sound projection, function one and HK which I own. Thank you to Oldrich for a lovely interview and I would like say goodbye with Sunny Quote to all of you party people : “Good Djs play records, great Djs take you on a journey “
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CRAICing Gaming!
By Avril HORAN
• 7am: The Galway Bay FM radiothon in aid of the Galway Hospice and Cancer Care West takes place today. • *Tea and sandwiches and all of the usual high jinx activities are being prepared for the 9th Annual Fr. Ted Festival - Tedfest. The 2015 Tedfest will see events taking place on Inis Mór. • 1pm: GMIT’s Moxegen festival gets underway with Keywest, Mundy, Smash Hits, Vann Music and much more.
The New Home of Games in Galway
• 6pm: The Galway Chamber Business After Hours networking event takes place at the Glenlo Abbey hotel this evening.
As the home of the creative arts in Ireland, Galway should also be at the very heart of the gaming industry in the country, according to Chris Colston, lecturer at Pulse College Galway.
• 7:30pm: A fundraising race night takes place at the Harbour Hotel in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation. The night kicks off at 7:30pm with a glass of wine and the races begin at 8. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh. • 8:30pm: Fregoli Theatre Company presents Mary Mary Mary at the Town Hall Theatre Studio - a delicately woven poetic piece about three generations of Irish women. • 9pm: Guinness Amplify presents Hare Squead, Rocstrong and Chris Haze at Monroe’s Live tonight. • 9pm: The Certain Three - Joan Shelley, Vikesh Kapoor, John Blek will gig at Kelly’s on Bridge Street tonight. • 11pm: Bruce Willis Galway presents Paul Woolford – aka Special Request at Carbon Niteclub, Eglinton Street.
“Galway is the artistic capital of Ireland, the home of film, music and culture, and game development and design is a creative endeavour,”explains Chris. “There is no reason why Galway should not be at the heart of gaming and become renowned for game development in the future. Galway has a fantastic reputation in the film and music industries, and we need the same for the games scene. Similar to the film industry, where the process is both creative and technical, there is a 50/50 split in game development between the creative design process and the geeky technical side!” Video game design and development is a creative and interactive media and Pulse College, located at 1st Floor, Geata na Cathracha, Fairgreen Road provides a range offull&part-timecoursesandalsoasixweek introduction course. Their next six-week introductory course begins on February 24th (with another starting on June 20th) and it is the perfect way to discover if game development is for you. “It’s perfect for game design newbies who want to explore the industry,” Chris
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• 7pm: A lecture on the Impact of the Great War on Galway takes place at the Galway City Museum.
continues. “People with no experience and no exposuretogamesdevelopmentcancome along and learn from the ground up. All you need to know is how to use a computer. By the end of the six weeks, you will have made a game and found out if it is the right fit for you. It is also suitable for people who are on the fence about games development. Pulse College is unique in that all of their lecturers are also working in the industry. ManytravelfromacrossIrelandtosharetheir knowledge with students at the modern city centre campus. They are hosting an Open Day on March 11th at 6:30pm at their Fairgreen premises, providing an opportunity to meet the lecturers in person, and ask questions about their upcoming courses. Their programmes offer students the ability to gain hands-on understanding of video games design and development processes. Students will be introduced to the various facets of video game developmentdesign, art, programming, production, management and marketing- through a variety of individual and team projects, all taught and delivered by practicing industry professionals. For more log on to www.pulsecollege.eu, email hello@pulsecollege.eu or call 091895511
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Friday 27th Feb 2015
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By Avril HORAN
• *A gardening weekend takes place at Renvyle House Hotel, Connemara with author and organic gardener Klaus Laitenberger and Head Gardener at Kylemore Abbey Victorian Walled Gardens, Anja Coyne. • 10am: Thinking Through Institutions, an international symposium, takes place today at the Huston School of Film and Digital Media, NUIG. Looking at the institutions of culture and art.
• 7:30pm: The Lit n’Deb society at NUIG are holding a 20th anniversary reunion at the College Bar for the record breakers who took part in the world’s longest debate in February 1995. • 7:30pm: The Galway Musical Society will hold their special cabaret night at the Clayton Hotel with lots of music and song from the stage and silver screen. • 8pm: Enjoy an evening with musician Duke Special who will play at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street. • 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh. • 8:30pm: Fregoli Theatre Company presents Mary Mary Mary at the Town Hall Theatre Studio. • 9pm: Last year’s Show Me The Funny winner, comedian Steve Bennett, will perform at the Roisín Dubh. • 11pm: FraGile is a live project from two of Ireland’s biggest techno names Fran Hartnett and Giles Armstrong and takes place at The Factory on Eglinton Street.
Dance Moms Coming to Galway
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t’s a secret shared only by myself and my other half. And now I have to divulge it to this craicing world. I am a closet fan of Dance Moms. It is my guilty pleasure and recorded religiously for fear I will miss out on the latest fly on the wall drama. For those of you who don’t know, Dance Moms is a reality television show following the lives of young dancers, their moms and their teacher, Abby Lee Miller. This description doesn’t do it justice at all. For those of us brought up watching the Billie Barry Kids on the Late Late, its the behind the scenes tell all cat fights and gossip that occurs while the youngsters are twisting and turning into all sorts of majestic shapes, while constantly on the road competing to be crowned dance champions week in, week out. And they some how manage to go to school, train and deal with their over the top momagers. Abby Lee is your typical ‘love her or hate her’ character as she continually
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• 7pm: The Galway Motor Club Awards Night will be held in the Galway Greyhound Track with a three course meal, racing and ceremony.
winds up the doting mammys, who want their daughter to shine. The musos amongst you might recognise one of the ALDC students, Maddie Ziegler, from her performance in Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ music video, which has received over 500 million views on You Tube worldwide (or as Darius just pointed out - half a billion). Show fans amongst you will want to know how they are coping without Chloe and what is the story with Jo Jo. The point of this confession is that, to my shock, they are coming to Galway! Yes the ALDC are bringing their Truth or Dare tour to the Radisson Blu hotel on Friday, February 27th from 6pm. It’s expensive, at over €128 for a ticket, but it is a chance to meet Abby Lee, Maddie, Mackenzie, Kendall and Kalani, have your photo taken with them and get an ALDC t-shirt. It’s a Q and A with some performance also. I am so tempted. I really am. I’m not too old for this sort of thing am I?
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Saturday 28th Feb 2015
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• 10am: Decobake Galway will hold a vintage wedding cake class at their premises on Eglington Street. C
• 10am: The annual CESI conference, Beyond the Horizon, Techonology in Education, takes place at GMIT, Dublin Road, today.
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• 11am: A free performance, Music for All, takes place at the Galway City Museum.
• 8pm: Decadent Theatre Company presents the Irish Premiere of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh. • 8pm: The Joe Heaney Commemorative Committee are organising a concert in Kilkerrin Community Centre in aid of the Andrew Lydon Trust fund. • 8pm: The first Brazilian carnival takes place tonight in O’Connell’s, Eyre Square with Brazilian band, samba dancers, Sao Paulo DJ, authentic cooking and a chance to win to tickets to Brazil. • 8pm: A starting over social event for separated and divorced people takes place at the Radisson Blu hotel. For more see www. separated.ie. • 8:30pm: Comedian Al Porter will entertain at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street with special guests Totally Wired, Karl Spain. • 8:30pm: Former member of the Nualas, Karen Egan will bring her style of hip- hop to pop, jazz to country, French ballad to bluegrass and gospel, to Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street.
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here is a belief that fatty products makes you fat. Well, this is not totally true. I used to be one of those who think that, just because a product has fats, it will make you fat. Even my mom used to say “don’t eat that because it will make you fat”. This is not totally true as long as we don’t eat loads of it. Anything in excess ain’t that good either! Consuming the right type of fats, and the right amount of it, will bring benefits like healthy testosterone levels, decrease inflammation, increase muscle growth, support joint health, protect against heart diseases, boost brain function and decrease fat storage. Yes, that’s right, it would promote fat loss. Omega-3 fats and monounsaturated fats are the best ones to consume. Now, saturated fats are essential too in a moderated amount because they promote muscle mass and recovery by maintaining healthy
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• 2:30pm: To mark the start of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015, join the well-known Devane Brothers – Gearóid, Pádraic and Colm Ó Dubháin – from Connemara for a master display of sean nós dancing at the Galway City Museum.
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testosterone levels. The best sources of fats are: avocado, nuts, salmon, tuna, natural almond butter, natural peanut butter, egg yolks, olive oil, among others. How much? I recommend to have salmon at least once a week; every time you cook use a tbsp of olive oil during the day; 2 tbsp of peanut butter per day, 3 eggs yolk per day, and 1 tbsp of olive oil for dressing salads. The only type of fats you should avoid are trans-fat, as they could increase the risk of heart disease, certain cancers and muscle loss. Where do you find trans-fats? Mostly cookies, cakes, pastries, anything fried, etc. Yes, we all love cakes, cookies and pastries, but if we eat at least once a week after a workout, then, it wouldn’t be any harm. In the end, we have to enjoy life. If you have any questions, comments, or want me to write about something, just throw me an email to miguel@miguelmaza.com
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CRAICing NEWS!!!
Sunday 1st March 2015 • 1pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz band.
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Congratulations Corina! 2015. Corina told the Craic in Galway that she is “delighted and thrilled” at the win and said it is testament to the hard work of the group and of everyone who voted for them.
• 3pm: The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, will host a wedding fair today with a guest speaker from WeddingsOnline.ie and a host of local wedding suppliers. • 4pm: For some afternoon music, Kellys on Bridge Street host the Lazy Jazz Trio. • 5:15pm: Connacht Rugby take on Benetton Treviso at the Sportsgrounds, College Road. • 8pm: The Galway Film Society presents Paper Souls at the Town Hall Theatre. A gentle, charming and touching comedy.
• 9pm: The Freight Train Gypsies will gig at Tig Neachtains, Cross Street. • 9:30pm: The Moonlight Swing Orchestra are back at the King’s Head for some swingin’ Sunday tunes. With special guest the legendary Danny Healy on lead trumpet! As always, admission is free! • 10pm: The Corrib Social Dancing Club organises weekly Sunday Night Dancing at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill with varied live bands. Admission is €8.
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It’s a double whammy for local singer, Corina Carraig, from wedding band Oddity and wedding enter tainment Loveshack as she scooped Enter tainer of the Year at the weddingsonline awards
Lawless Child Connemara’s Kate Lawless has released a new music video for her new single ‘Lawless Child’ showcasing her fresh twist on the country genre. The quirky singer, songwriter and actress has been studying music in Cork for the past three years and is quickly gaining airplay with her autobiographical lyrics featuring colourful characters. They include her 95-year-old grandfather from Belmullet, Co Mayo. Described as ‘endearing and unique’, Kate will release her debut
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• 8pm: Enjoy an evening of classical music with Vladimir and Anton Jablokov at An Taibhdhearc, Middle Street.
Lead singer Corina’s interaction with the crowd with Oddity is unmatched in creating a lively and vibrant atmosphere, while Love -Shack is a one stop shop for all of your wedding enter tainment needs. Love Shack provide wedding bands, DJ, singing waiters, pre -dinner musicians/ singers and church/ ceremony singers. For more information, you can contact Oddity by email info@oddity.ie and Love -Shack at info@love shack.ie.
EP album later this year. The music video to ‘Lawless Child’ is available on youtube and the song is live on itunes.
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two floors of games and DVDs to take advantage of spanning everything from popular household names like Super Mario and Call of Duty to more obscure titles like Catherine and Death Smiles. There’s a little something for everyone to be found here.
• 7:30pm: The Galway Astronomy Club will host Kevin Nolan, Tallaght IT, who will give a talk on ‘An Emerging Cosmic Perspective’ at the Westwood House Hotel. • 8pm: Lisa Lambe will gig at the Mick Lally Theatre on Druid lane this evening. • 8pm: The Galway Radio Club will hold a meeting at the Menlo Park Hotel this evening. The club is for licensed radio experimenters (ham radio operators).
• 9pm: The Cellar bar is host to Play, where musicians can jam with support from a backing band in this open night with a difference. All welcome.
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• 9:30pm: Enjoy the best of swingin’ tunes by the Black Magic Big Band at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
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t’s one of those things that seems to happen almost accidentally. Starting off with just one or two seems to lead to a lot more and then, before you know it, you’re absolutely littered with them. Yip, it’s easy to go from enjoying the casual video game to building up a large collection of them, with such a wide range of titles available to suit every taste. It can be a lot of fun to collect your favourite games. Luckily, Galway City is home to a prime source for video game collectors, a goldmine of gaming goodness in which you can never tell what kind of gems you might find within. CEX, just off Eyre Square is that very place. This shop is always worth exploring, with
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• 8pm: A Cheltenham Preview night takes place at the Salthill hotel organised by John Mulholland bookmakers. All proceeds go to the Injured Jockeys Fund and Direct Aid For Africa.
All major consoles are catered for too; with a huge range of games or the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, to newer machines like the Nintendo Wii U. CEX also provides Galway with a place to buy second hand games for older systems and a whole host of peripherals to accompany them, which could prove difficult to find otherwise. Want quiz show style buzzers for your games? How about a small plastic guitar to jam on? A fight stick to virtually battle your friends with? Or even a keyboard for your handheld DS? They’re all here, and in good condition too. All the in-store items have been traded in from other players’ collections, and are looking for a new shelf to call home. Game collectors are always searching for their next item to add to their collections; constantly seeking their own personal Holy Grail of Gaming. They always want something that’s both cool and bizarre in equal measure, and CEX makes it fun to find these sought after pieces of video game history.
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Tuesday 3rd March 2015
CRAICing NEWS!!!
By Avril HORAN
• 10am: GMIT will host their Shave or Dye or Oh My event in aid the Irish Cancer Society in Union Square, GMIT, Dublin Road Campus. • *The Galway Enterprise Office in Woodquay will hold a Visual Merchandising one day course today at their premises in Woodquay. Learn how to best present your product. • 10:30am: As part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge 2015, Galway UNESCO City of Film is delighted to partner with the IFI Education and An Taidhbhearc to show a selection of Gearrscannáin. The screening is aimed at students of Irish and is part of the IFI Education programme. The Gearrscannáin shown will include Beirt le Chéile, Rúbaí and, from 2014, Rince and Céad Ghrá. Some of the filmmakers will be present to talk about the films. • 5pm: A FIFA 15 tournament takes place at GMIT in the IQ Bar until 8pm in aid of the Hand in Hand charity • 8pm: The Patrician Musical Society presents West Side Story at the Town Hall Theatre. • 9:30pm: A comedy cocktails standup showcase takes place upstairs at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street with a silent disco downstairs at 11pm. • 9pm: Catch Fred and James live at the Quays downstairs, on Quay Street. • 9pm: It’s the grand final of Buskfactor at the Blue Note bar as contestants have 10 minutes to wow the judges. • 10pm: A Tuesday night session takes place every Tuesday at Lowrys bar in Clifden. Traditional Irish music and song from the local Tuesday night session group. All musicians welcome.
TOP Class Beaches are in Galway! Two Galway beaches have hit the top 10 in the country according to the TripAdvisor travel gods. Kulmurvey beach on Inis Mór is no 8 on the list followed by Salthill beaches. We’re sure this will cause some consternation in Connemara
who have many majestic beaches tucked away along the rugged coastline. Inchydoney beach in Clonakilty, Co. Cork, hits the no. 1 spot and we can’t argue with that.
On Your Horses...
Honour for GAA legend
A fundraising race night takes place at the Harbour Hotel on February 26th in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation. The night kicks off at 7:30pm with a glass of wine and the races begin at 8.
GAA legend, Dr Mick Loftus will receive an Honorary Doctorate during NUI Galway’s PhD Conferring ceremony on Friday, February 20th.
“It’s a race night, so there will be virtual horse races and everyone will have the opportunity to own a horse, be the jockey (not literally) and tote bet on the horses,” explains one of the organisers Karen Waller.
The former footballer was also 28th President of the GAA and a retired coroner and GP. The robing will take place in the President’s Drawing Room in the Quad 10.30am followed by the ceremony at the Bailey Allen Hall at 11am.
Karen became involved in the Irish Heart Foundation charity through the Insurance Institute of Ireland and they have lots more fundraising events planned for 2015. Her friend has a diagnosed heart condition and she is aware of all of the benefits the charity provides.
Almost 50 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students will be conferred from across the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Engineering and Informatics, Business, Public Policy and Law, Science, and Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies.
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heir ancestors were the first to have a showroom on 5th Avenue in New York and now Molloy and Sons from Donegal are taking their handcrafted weaving to Galway for an exclusive showcase. The father and son duo are involved in the upcoming Jameson Black Barrel Craft Series event which is a collaborative series of projects between Jameson and some of the brightest lights of the Irish craft community. The Old Printing Works Building in Galway city centre will be completely transformed for the craft workshop for the event on Wednesday, March 4th 2015. This year, the journey of three incredible Irish craft makers, Molly and Sons, DesignGoat and We are Islanders will be showcased at Jameson Craft Series events over the coming months. The selected craft makers were invited to the Middleton Distillery in Co. Cork and asked to create a modern product, inspired by Jameson Black Barrel, using their own traditional Irish craft methods. While there, Jameson Master Cooper Ger
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inspired Molloy and Sons to design a
many summers working there learning the
specially woven tweed blanket, reflecting
craft. The company is “getting busier every
the colours of the charring process and
year” and while he has to work 12 hours
finished whiskey. The resulting tweed
a day, 7 days a week, he couldn’t imagine
blanket, which will be showcased at the
doing anything else.
event, is both visually outstanding and testament to Ireland’s thriving craft culture. “For this project, we created a new pattern starting with black and charcoal grey to reflect the charred inside of the whiskey barrel and a brighter section of beige, yellow
CELEBRATING THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN CRAFT, TRADITION AND MAKING SOMETHING THAT LASTS
and white,” explains Kieran Molloy. “There is a check colour throughout Donegal tweed
The Jameson Craft Series takes place on
and that’s what makes it so unique. We
Wednesday March 4th in the Old Printing
source our merino yarn from local spinners,
Works Building on Market Street in the heart
just 20 miles away, which adds a natural
of Galway City from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Guests
softness to the finished product’
will also have the unique opportunity to witness 5th Generation Jameson Master
in the production of Jameson Black Barrel is double charred to specification by hand for an unmistakably smooth taste. This key feature in the manufacturing
Cooper, Ger Buckley, giving a spectacular
creating Donegal tweed for export to
live charring demonstration while 5 piece
America and Japan. Our ancestors set up
folk rock maestros, Corner Boy provide the
a tweed factory around 1915 and became
entertainment.
the first people to export on a large scale.
Register for free tickets to this event and
In the ‘30s and ‘40s, we had a showroom on
follow the journey of Molly and Sons on
5th Avenue in New York and five years ago,
apps.facebook.com/JamesonBlackBarrel/
Molloy and Sons evolved to what is it today” Jameson Black Barrel is available in all Kieran was delighted to be able to join
leading on and off trade outlets, RRP €47.00
the small family business after studying industrial design. He grew up “immersed” in textiles in Ardara, Co Donegal, and spent
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Buckley demonstrated how each barrel used
“We are the 6th generation of weavers,
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Wednesday 4thMarch 2015 • 8am: Galway Chamber will hold a Spring Breakfast Session in The g Hotel, Wellpark. The morning session will begin with a light breakfast at 7.45am with speakers commencing at 8am. • 8pm: The Patrician Musical Society presents West Side Story at the Town Hall Theatre. • 8pm: Citog presents Glimmermen, Polaralis and Dave Skelton at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street. • 8:30pm: Enjoy Comedy Cocktails upstairs at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. • 8:30pm: A free event takes place at Club Arus na Gael on Dominick Street to help Irish language learners - Oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí. All levels of fluency catered for.
CRAICing Fashion!!!
By Fiona Ni FHOGHLUA
Date Night Fashion Well we have just passed Valentines, and here hoping you’ve bagged yourself a date with the guy/girl of your dreams. This week The Galway Player and I will take you through our picks of what we like to see on our potential dates and hopefully you can pick up some tips.
Galway Player This dress is very stylish without being over the top. The notched neckline is eye catching and different. The psychology of the colour yellow is uplifting, happy, cheerful and fun, exactly the emotions you want to portray on a first date. Here’s an alternative to a little black
could pair it with.
Fíona For me it’s about a guy looking like he’s actually made the effort and is a little interested in fashion. All guys need these are few staples which makes mixing and matching easy. My first pick is a well-cut blazer. One in a neutral colour is great because you can wear with anything. Always make sure that your blazer fits well because that is hard to resist. This granddad-neck white shirt can be put on any guy and look great! The clean cut of this under the blazer is smart and stylish. Im not going to pretend to know about chinos but I think this navy pair would be a great addition to a first date outfit. They’re not too formal or too casual.
• 9pm: FYC will play live at The Quays downstairs, a 5 piece rock, pop, funk, ska, reggae covers band from Galway. • 10:30pm: Don’t miss the ‘Screamin’ Bluecats’ at Garvey’s in Eyre Square for a night of rockabilly magic. You ‘aint nothin’ but a hound dog!
dress, this jumpsuit is dressy enough for all types of dates. This is perfect if you’re just meeting for a drink or something casual but you can also use accessories to glam this outfit up. He’ll be asking for a second date before you’ve sat down in this ensemble. The metallic finish of the halter neck contrasts perfectly with the leather look leggings that you
If you guys are thinking of going more casual, then the bomber jacket and a white tee is the way. Some guys don’t appreciate how good the basics look! These Nike trainers I have in here are a nod to a lot of the guys in Galway. I see these being sported by men around town and when worn with the proper outfit, they can accentuate the look.
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Thursday 5th March 2015
CRAICing Gaelige
By Dara KELLY
• 8am: The talent summit Galway takes place at the G Hotel as part of National Employment Week. • 1pm The Jean Ritchie Inaugural Lecture in association with the James Hardiman Library will be delivered by Silas House, writer, from Kentucky, U.S.A at The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUIG.
“Ná bí buartha faoi rud ar bith”, a dúirt Bob
“Don’t worry about a thing”, said Bob Marley,
Marley, “beidh achan rud ceart go leor”. Is fusa
“every little thing’s gonna be alright”. Easier said
sin a rá ná a dhéanamh… imní a chur uait,
than done – forget worry, don’t think about
gan smaoineamh ar an méid a tharla nó a
what happened or what might happen, stay
d’fhéadfadh tarlú, fanacht san am i láthair. Níl a
in the moment. I don’t know about you, but
fhios agam fútsa ach ní oibríonn an machnamh
meditation doesn’t work for me. A dance class,
domsa. Ach bealach iontach é rang damhsa a
however, is a great way to forget everything.
thógáil chun dearmad a dhéanamh ar chuile
Even if a million thoughts are running through
rud. Má tá míle rud ag dul trí d’intinn agus tú
your mind as you walk in the door, it won’t be
ag siúl isteach sa rang, ní fada go socróidh do
long until the mind quietens as your attention
chuid smaointe agus go mbeidh d’aird dírithe
shifts from your thoughts to your body and
ar do chorp níos mó ná ar d’intinn. Beidh ort
how to move it. You need to listen closely to the
éisteacht go cruinn leis an múinteoir agus
instructor and concentrate on the movements.
smaoineamh ar ghluaiseachtaí. Beidh tú ag
You’ll practice steps over and over – alone or
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cleachtadh céimeanna arís is arís eile – leat féin
with a partner. It’s widely accepted that music
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nó le páirtí. Tá glactha go forleathan go mbíonn
and physical movement have a positive effect
dea-thionchar ag an gceol agus ag gluaiseacht
on the brain. So it’s worth forcing yourself to
an choirp ar an intinn. Mar sin is fiú go mór tú
go to a dance class – especially when you feel
féin a bhrú amach an doras, go háirithe má tá
down. We are spoiled for choice in Galway –
tú ag mothú go dona, agus tabhairt faoi rang
there are so many types of dance available.
damhsa. Táimid millte ceart i nGaillimh – tá
From ballet to sean-nós, there’s something for
chuile chineál ar fáil. Ón mbailé claisiceach go
everyone and every age. Try hip hop, flamenco,
damhsa ar an sean-nós, tá rang damhsa do
salsa, swing, jive, zumba, céilí, waltz or blues
chuile dhuine agus chuile aoisghrúpa ar fáil i
dancing. There’s so much dance around that
www.divmedia.ie •
nGaillimh. Bain triail as hip hop, flamenco, salsa,
Galway now has its own dance documentary
swing, jive, zumba, céilí, válsa nó damhsa na
called Bailando (“dancing” in Spanish). It’s the
ngormacha. Bíonn an oiread sin damhsa ar siúl
definitive guide to where you can learn dance
• 7pm: The Carrot and the Stick, a lecture on recruitment of Galway men by the British army during the Great War takes place at the Galway City Museum.
i nGaillimh go bhfuil clár faisnéise déanta faoi
in Galway with interviews and performances
ag Niall O Floinn (múinteoir tango) agus Kamil
by multicultural dance teachers based in
Krolak, an fear a rinne an físeán iomráiteach
Galway. The documentary was made by Niall
Galway is Happy. Léiriú ar an iliomad stíleanna
O Floinn (tango and tai chi teacher) and Kamil
• 8pm: The Patrician Musical Society presents West Side Story at the Town Hall Theatre.
damhsa i nGaillimh atá sa ghearrscannán seo
Krolak, the man behind the acclaimed video
dar teideal Bailando (“ag damhsa”i Spáinnis). Tá
“Galway is Happy”. Bailando is another reason
agallaimh leis na múinteoirí agus taispeántais
to be proud of multicultural Galway and may
iontacha damhsa le feiceáil ann. Cúis eile é
even inspire you to bust a few moves – the
Bailando le bheith bródúil as ilchultúracht na
fastest way to peace of mind.
• 8pm: The chatty man, Alan Carr brings his Yap Yap Yap tour to the Black Box Theatre. The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning comedian will be yapping his way around the UK and Ireland with his brand new stand up show. • 8pm: NUIG’s Medsoc Shave or Dye or Oh My event in aid of the Irish Cancer Society takes place at the Quays on Quay Street. Music by The Infamous Premeds and The Shrugs.
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• 10pm: The Widowed Persons Society organise Social Dancing every Thursday night at the Galway Bay Hotel Salthill.
cathrach agus seans maith go spreagfaidh sé chun damhsa tú - bealach cinnte le suaimhneas intinne a fháil.
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