The CRAIC in Galway, Edition 34

Welcome to the 34th edition of the Craic in Galway magazine. We have a

Spiegeltent! I have always wanted one of those. Well it’s not ours exactly,

but the Vodafone Comedy Carnival is bigger and better than ever, with 12

days and two weekends of uninterrupted comedy. But back to the tent.

It’s a stunning 1930s European Mirror Tent of wood, canvas, leaded glass

and mirrors, detailed with velvet and brocade and, as I write, is currently

under construction in South Park by the Claddagh. A historic place for a

historic marquee. Had I known, I would have asked to be married in it. The

old dears might not have been too happy, but how awesome would that

have been! What a perfect place for a vintage style photo shoot. Ah I guess

thats just me and the desire to have the big day all over again - without

the stress. If anyone can put anxiety into perspective, it is the wonderful

Mark Pollock, who came to Galway recently with his new docu-film. He,

along with his fiancee Simone and director Ross, had the crowd on their

feet at the Town Hall Theatre following the screening of Unbreakable. And

we were there too. We also have the latest out and about pictures, your

two week diary, news, reviews, your Angelscope, fashion and fun as we get

ready for the spooky season. Boo!

Happy Reading,

Sure it’s all a bit of craic!

Love, The CRAIC Squad

Featured in TheCRAIC 34

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From Friday October 17th To Thursday October 30th 2014

The CRAIC addictsDirector and Photography

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EditorAvril HORAN

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ContributorsRebecca CASSERLY

Cara LYONSDara KELLY

Katelin BERNARDRachel REYNOLDS

Spud MURPHYDistribution

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Friday 17th October 2014

• 11am and 3pm: Baboro presents A Way Back Home at the Black Box Theatre based on the well-loved picture book. When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: he flies into outer space!

• 1pm: Foil, Arms and Hog will bring their comedy magic to the Ruby Room, upstairs at the King’s Head.

• 3pm: To mark its 30th year, Connemara Sea Week begins with a Letterfrack Poetry Trail, which will be launched by President Michael D Higgins at Connemara National Park. There will also be a Time and Tide small works art exhibition.

• 7:45pm: Galway FC take on Shelbourne in the Promotion Play-Off Semi-Final at Eamonn Deacy Park.

• 8pm: Over The Edge presents its sixth annual fiction slam with Madeleine D’Arcy, at The Kitchen at The Museum, Spanish Arch.

• 8pm: Tommy Tiernan brings his Out Of The Whirlwind tour to the Spiegeltent Paradiso, located in South Park. €28

• 8pm: The Galway Peace Proms takes place this evening at Leisureland with the cross border orchestra and Galway Peace Choirs.

• 9pm: Ms Twirley Chassie celebrates 10 years with a party at the G Bar this evening.

• Midnight: The Squires will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live for a night of modern pop and rock to get you out on the dance floor.

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Galway was swingin’ and groovin’ to the best of local and international jazz as The Galway Jazz Festival took centre stage from Wednesday, October 8th - 12th. The festival aims to promote jazz as an art form in the west and encourage youth audiences to get involved. This year was dedicated to jazz guitar and a special tribute to Louis Stewart was one of the highlights of the five night fest. Frank

Vignola, who has played with Ringo Starr and Madonna, lit up Nun’s Island Theatre with his touring companion Vinny Raniolo while audiences were enraptured by the 16-year-old guitar prodigy Andreas Varady at the Hotel Meyrick. Other participants included Pierre Durand and Guido Zorn, Naomi Berrill, the Frank Kilkelly and Rick Harris trios and Ensemble Ériú.

Thousands of baking enthusiasts descended on Leisureland over the weekend of October 4th and 5th for Bake Fest Galway in aid of ACT for Meningitis. With celebrity chefs and live bake offs, all money raised at the baking and cake decorating show went directly to the charity. Craicing congrats all.

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Saturday 18th October 2014

Some of Ireland’s leading poets will have their work placed on permanent plaques for a new

Letterfrack Poetry Trail, which will be launched by President Michael D Higgins this month.

The nine specially commissioned poems explore the importance of place in our lives. The trail consists of three plaques in

the National Park, three in the Connemara West Centre and three in the village of Letterfrack. Poets involved in the project include Paula Mehan, Louis dePaor, Mary O’Malley, Joan McBreen, Eva Bourke, Theor Dorgan, Rita Ann Higgins, Michael Gorman and Moya Cannon. The launch takes place on Friday, October 17th at 3pm in the National Park.

Comedian and patron of Galway’s Little Cinema, Chris O’Dowd, has weaved his magic as tickets for a special ‘Best of the Fest’ screening with the man himself sold out in less than one day. For the lucky few who grabbed a ticket, the event takes place at Nun’s Island Theatre on Saturday, October 18th.

• *The Bradley Renault Giro D’Galway kicks off today - a two day, four stage, 360km cycle tour of Galway. Each registered cyclist is asked to fundraise / donate €500 for Jigsaw Galway to take part.

• 8am: The Bike To Bofin challenge takes place today in aid of Voices for Down Syndrome Galway with a 90k and 45k option.

• 10:30am: Debt and Development Coalition Ireland and Galway One World Centre will hold a day for dialogue against unjust debt in Ireland and around the world at the Harbour Hotel.

• 11am and 3pm: Baboro presents A Way Back Home at the Black Box Theatre based on the well-loved picture book. When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: he flies into outer space!

• 1pm: Catch Colm O’Regan in the Ruby Room, upstairs at the King’s Head for some lunchtime comedy.

• 2pm: To celebrate International Uilleann Piping Day, join Tommy Keane and friends at the Galway City Museum for a piping concert til 5pm!


• 8pm: The Galway Peace Proms takes place this evening at Leisureland with the cross border orchestra and Galway Peace Choirs.

• 8pm: The Pipers Union will play at Kylemore Abbey in the Gothic Church

• Midnight: Catch the Harleys at Monroe’s Live for the best of classic rock and chart music.

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Sunday 19th October 2014

• *The Bradley Renault Giro D’Galway continues today in aid of Jigsaw Galway.

• 11am: A psychic and holistic fair takes place at the Ardilaun hotel, Taylors Hill today.

• 11am: Atlantic Aikido welcomes 6th dan Philippe Gouttard, one of France’s top instructors, for a special one-day course in Galway at St Joseph’s Community Centre, Ashe Road, Shantalla.

• 11am and 3pm: Baboro presents A Way Back Home at the Black Box Theatre.

• 12pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz Band.

• 2pm: A mini boat regatta takes place as part of Connemara Sea Week, sail your own specially designed boat in the Connemara National Park.

• 3pm: Connemara’s Biggest Book Fair takes place at Ellis Hall, Letterfrack

• 6pm: An evening session takes place at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with The Song Birds followed by Shay Flaherty with trad music and song.


• 8pm: The Galway Film Society presents The Golden Dream at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 8pm: The Galway Peace Proms takes place this evening at Leisureland.

• 9pm: Join Emmet Scanlon for an EP launch at Tigh Neachtains on Cross Street.

By Avril HORANUnbreakable

“Like everything, the end is just the start”. These words echoed across the Town Hall Theatre after we witnessed the spectacular docu-film Unbreakable, The Mark Pollock Story. Still in its infancy, its 10th screening held in Galway, the audience reaction to the tale has been rapturous across the country. A standing ovation from the packed auditorium ensued as director Ross Whitaker, Mark Pollock and fiancée Simone George took to the stage for a Q and A. They were overwhelmed by the response and we were, quite simply, overwhelmed.

Inspirational is a word that is bandied about far too often and yet without it, I am rendered speechless. How do you capture a man whose determination to overcome blindness at the age of 22 led him to becoming an elite endurance athlete, racing across deserts and mountains, and the first blind person to reach the South Pole among his many adventures. Mark Pollock refuses to be defined by his disability and yet, in a cruel

twist of fate, becomes paralysed in a freak fall three weeks before his wedding day.

The film opens as Mark twirls his fiancée Simone gracefully across the dance floor. Their happiness is complete. A collection of old home video reels and photos give us an insight into a happy childhood, before his vision was permanently impaired, and he was forced to rediscover his identity beyond blindness. As we meet him, he has overcome this physical hurdle to compete at the highest sporting level and to win the heart of the beautiful Simone.

Director Ross Whitaker met Mark in University and knew him “when he could see”. “Little did I know he would encounter two huge life changing events,” he said, “it wasn’t fair and filming at that time was the furthest thing from my mind”.

It was their friendship which allowed fiancée Simone, (who studied law here when NUIG was UCG), to relax >>>>

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>>>> in front of the camera. “I never thought anyone would watch it!” she explained, “I’m a very private person, and looking at it in any other way affects how honest you are. Ross was already someone we spend our time with. I’d have loved somebody who could have held my hand throughout this experience of paralysis and hopefully this will be useful to other people”.

As the film progresses, we witness a new spark igniting in Mark in the aftermath of the accident, which left him questioning his will to live. It is in defeat that he re-emerges at the cutting edge of paralysis research as the door on the endurance race world closes firmly behind him. He uses his business skills to bring together the three key players in robotics, electronics and pharmacology in the US and becomes the first in the world to undergo a new experimental trial.

“It felt like moving from a mini to a Ferrari and back to a mini again,” he explained, as he endeavours to bring the technology “out of the labs and into use”. “This is my new sport,”

he said, “we have small wins and hopefully the result will be a cure. I am not always positive but there is no point in asking ‘why me?’ There will never be an answer. I have learned from sport to deal with it, reassess and move on. Like everything, the end is just the start.”

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Monday 20th October 2014

• 8pm: The second Funny Fiver comedy gig with Lords of Strut and support from Kevin O’Connell take place at the O’Flaherty Theatre, NUIG.

• 8pm: On tour from the USA and direct from Off-Broadway comes the funny, touching and uplifting story of one man’s discovery of Shakespeare, acting and language with In Acting Shakespeare at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 8pm: A table quiz in aid of Self Help Africa takes place in the Kings Head this evening. Quiz master for the evening is Ollie Turner from Galway Bay FM, and it is a general knowledge quiz. There will be brilliant spot prizes on the evening and a lot of fun is promised. Tables are €40. All proceeds will go towards Self Help Africa and the event is being organised by Cllr.Niall Mc Nelis and Garda Clare Burke who are both going to Ethiopia in November to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run.

• 9pm: Enjoy trad music, singing and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.

• 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. It’s a place where musicians can meet, collaborate and hear some great music. It’s time to stop practicing and start playing! All welcome.

• 9:30pm: Catch 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 with Freda Hatton and Kevin Whelan.

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Don’t listen to Candy. It’s clear you have an obsessive hoarding problem. I think you have suffered some sort of trauma and you feel like you are saving yourself by

saving these objects. You need to go to your doctor and explain what’s happening before it gets worse.

Well, it sounds like you got yourself a touch of the crazies. One of my cousins did the kinda stuff your doin’ and they sent her to a special, magical place. That was after my uncle and me chased her through a field and got her with a tranquilizer dart. Took us three days to catch

that women, and when we did she was butt naked and had collected a bunch of leaves and rocks in a bag that she thought were her children. Anyway, it’s been ages since I hunted me down a crazy so as I think it’s too late for me to save you!

I can’t stop collecting things! I keep bringing old, broken furniture, toys and objects home with me and keeping them in my house. I feel sorry for them. I feel like they are alive. My friends keep trying to explain this can’t actually be possible, but I feel like they have a soul. I talk to them every day. I think I sense something others don’t. I feel like I need to save every old table with a wobbly leg and every old sofa with a hole in it. I just can’t stop! I think that if I don’t do it I will be punished in some way. I wouldn’t save a broken dish though or something that has been burnt because I feel like those things have died.It’s hard to explain

but I only take the things I still know are alive. It’s getting worse I have started keeping ever yoghurt pot I clean out and I never write on paper because I think I’m hurting it. I cry every time I have to use the toilet and say mass over my innocent toilet paper that sacrificed it’s life for me. I think I have a special gift but people say I’m crazy. I’m running out of room in my house too. Please help I don’t know what to do.

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Tuesday 21st October 2014

• 9am: The 5th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop takes place today at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel.

• 6pm: Eleanor Tiernan brings her National Therapy Project to the Claddagh Hall, South Park, Galway.

• 7pm: Online Marketing in Galway present a seminar with JP McMahon of EAT Galway, and Olivia Collins of Food PR and Marketing and Those Two Girls at the Harbour Hotel.

• 8pm: Enjoy an evening of nostalgia at the Town Hall Theatre with the legendary Brendan Bowyer and his band.

• 7:45pm: The Faulty Towers Dining Experience takes place at the Salthill Hotel tonight – comedy with your four course meal.

• 8pm: The Dirty Circus will bring their cabaret stylings to the Spiegeltent Paradiso located in South Park as part of the comedy festival.

• 8pm: Enjoy live jazz at Rouge restaurant on Dominick Street with Mike Corbett on piano and Keith McDonald on trumpet.

• 9:30pm: Catch Ollie Crowe with friends for a great night of trad and dancin at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay, all musicians welcome.

• 9:30pm: A trad session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with John O’Halloran and Mick Crehan.

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Sean Gorman is something of an anomaly around town. Instead of the usual, heart on sleeve romantic schtick most singer songwriters indulge in, comedy is his weapon of choice. Walking the fine line between being offensive and entertaining with his risqué yet hilarious lyrics, Gorman is Galway’s answer to Tim Minchin. Like Minchin, Gorman’s lyrics draw not only on personal experience, but often have a political edge, dealing with a range of issues from the roles of church and state, feminism

and child abuse. With songs with titles such as ‘sex god’, ‘back to the kitchen’ and ‘Goths on the beach’ in his arsenal, Gorman is a breath of fresh air. Highly entertaining but not for the faint hearted, once you hear his songs, you’ll either want to punch him or show all your friends. Check out Sean’s videos on Facebook on theseangorman page or catch the musical funny man on Sundays in the Roisin Dubh, Monday’s in the Cellar and Tuesdays in the Western.

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Wednesday 22nd October 2014

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• *National Women’s Enterprise Day 2014 takes place today at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill.


• 7:30pm: A mid festival gala with Andrew Maxwell, Glenn Wool, Paul Myrehaug, Grainne Maguire, Karl Spain, Phill Jupitus and special guest takes place at the Spiegeltent Paradiso, South Park, €28.

• 7:45pm: The Faulty Towers Dining Experience takes place at the Salthill Hotel tonight – comedy with your four course meal.

• 8pm: Aindrias De Staic, brings his crazy show the Man From Moogaga to the Ruby Room upstairs at the Kings Head.

• 8pm: A tribute to Mark Denver takes place at the Town Hall Theatre on what would have been Denver’s 70th year. Marc Roberts will perform his critically acclaimed tribute show. Marc is joined on stage by one of Ireland’s finest bands - Lorraine McDonald and the Conquerors.

• 9:30pm: Kevin Rohan, Monica Naughton and dancers are set to entertain at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with their trad and folk stylings.

• 9:30pm: Catch the trad session with Ailbhe O Monachain and John O’Halloran at the Crane bar on Sea Road.

• 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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Lunchtime Classics!The Galway Ensemble in Residence, ConTempo Quartet, bring classical and new world music together at their next Lunchtime @ the Library concert on Tuesday, November 4th at 1:10 pm in the Galway City Library. This performance includes Joseph Haydn, the Father of the String Quartet’s String Quartet

in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6 from the ‘Tost’ Quartets. This classical piece will be followed by Escalay: The Water Wheel, a haunting and compelling piece written by the celebrated Nubian musician and composer Hamza El Din whose rich fusion of Arabic and Nubian sounds entranced audiences worldwide.

Students from NUIG are building Ireland’s most energy efficient car, the Geec! It

will be efficient enough to drive from Galway to Dublin on less than €1 worth of electricity.

In May 2015, the team will compete with 200 other teams at Shell Eco-marathon Europe as the first team ever to represent Ireland in the event. The team consists of students across the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic and Energy Systems Engineering disciplines with full backing from the University ’s College of

Engineering and Informatics. The team is currently testing and tuning the car and is seeking to build relationships with partners and sponsors

who can help to develop this project for the 2015 Eco-marathon and beyond.

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One of the many things that Galway is known for is its fun, feel-good attitude. It’s said that Galway loves to party.

That Galway parties harder than any other Irish city. That it will party for pretty much any occasion. Following the party that surrounded the 25th anniversary of Prince of Persia video games, I’m starting to think the myth might be true.

The Factory, on Upper Abbeygate Street, housed a once-off spectacle to be remembered on Friday, Oct 8th. Hosted by 4theye and Gamepak Dublin, the event mixed music and gaming with harmonious results. In celebration of 25 years of Prince of Persia, the Factory was temporarily transformed into a Persian haven for gamers who have a love for the series. Footage from throughout the many games’ life span were projected onto the walls, and there were a few game stations for people to test their skills at the 1989 original. The Prince of Persia games are well known for their rock

hard gameplay, and many players found themselves throwing in the towel and admitting defeat to the game’s difficulty.

Music was provided by a host of well-known Irish DJs who had incorporated sound effects from Prince of Persia into their sets, along with bites from other classic games like Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and Castlevania. Ultimately producing a unique blend of game orientated Drum ‘n’ Bass and Dubstep tracks that had the crowd on their feet for the entire gig. The night was topped off with a blinding set from award winning scratch artist, Jimmy Penguin.

A quarter of a century after their original release the Prince of Persia games are remembered fondly in Galway City, to a point where people are willing to dress up in ancient Persian attire and write music about the games. With many other classic gaming franchises turning 25 within the next few years, it would be great to see more creative events like this coming to town.

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Thursday 23rd October 2014 By SPUD MURPHY

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• 7pm: Comedian David Baddiel will have you rolling in the aisles of the Town Hall Theatre.

• 7pm: Andrew Maxwell, Tom Rhodes, Diet Of Worms, Paul Myrehaug and Andrew Stanley will tickle your funny bone at the Spiegeltent Paradiso, South Park.

• 7pm: The Claddagh’s Magnificent Response, an evening lecture, takes place at the Galway City Museum.

• 8pm: Little John Nee presents Stories From The Galway Years at the Town Hall Theatre Studio.

• 8pm: Aindreas De Staic, brings his crazy show the Man From Moogaga to the Ruby Room upstairs at the Kings Head.

• Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics are hosting a make-up Masterclass this Thursday 23rd October with Mary O’Donnell Beauty in Briarhill Pharmacy, Galway. The masterclass will demonstrate the new makeup trends for the coming season and how to apply them for various skin types, faces and ages. Tickets are €10 and redeemable against purchases on the night of Youngblood Liquid and Loose foundations. Come along to Briarhill Pharmacy from 7-9pm on the 23rd to enjoy an evening of beauty.

• 8pm: Galway City She Devils will hold their fundraising extravaganza at Monroe’s Live

• 9pm: Tommy Flaherty will bring old time music and dancing to Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with a jiving and waltzing competition.

• 9:30pm: Reginald D. Hunter, David McSavage, Glenn Wool, Red Bastard, John Colleary will entertain at the Spiegeltent Paradiso, South Park, €28.

• 9:30pm: Arthur Smith sings Leonard Cohen at the Town Hall Theatre as part of the Galway Comedy Festival.

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Aindrias De Staic, the multi-award winning performer, returns to Galway with his show ‘The Man for Moogaga’ - where football,

music and mayhem collide at this year’s Vodafone comedy festival. We catch up with him for an in depth chat, fresh from his Buladh Busk show on BBC2.

Where do you find your inspiration?

Mostly I’m inspired by people, like the characters, the footballers, the heavy-drinkers, the crazy guys, the barmen, the farmers, the guys selling turnips outside the pubs on a Sunday. And all the people I meet when I’m out on tour. I’ve done shows inspired by my travels abroad, Irish people living in Australia, and also shows about giving up the booze - which comes from my own experience. I don’t intentionally observe people, but I do hear their stories, and that inspires me.

Do you strive to be more original than your last show?

It’s strange, you have to feed something

inside yourself - by getting it out - but in a creative way. You look like an athlete. There’s probably days when you have to go for a run. It’s like that. You think, ‘feck, I have to tell that story!’ These days, I feel I need to create material about mental illness - and other things that are going on in my life at the moment - but it’s hard. If you can do it in a fun and entertaining way that people enjoy, then that’s the success.

How did you feel about the passing of Robin Willliams?

I thought it was really sad, but I kind of understood it. You can have it all and still be unhappy. A lot of us comics are manic depressive. I remember being at a party years ago in Edinburgh. There were a load of comedians there and, instead of jokes going around, there were more cynical comments, with people taking the piss out of taking the piss. For example, we all say; “I used to be quite introverted as a child, but then I became quite outgoing when I started performing.”

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Friday 24th October 2014

• 12:30pm: Majella O’Donnell will be at a special signing of her book, ‘It’s All In My Head: My Story’ at Easons on Shop Street.

• 2:30pm: Enjoy a Comedy Club 4 Kids with Howard Read, Fred Cooke and Alex Horne at the Spiegeltent Paradiso followed by Red Bastard at 5pm (over 18s).

• 1pm: Head to the Ruby Room upstairs at the King’s Head for some lunchtime comedy with Dave McSavage followed by Chris Kent at 3pm.

• 1:30pm: Connemara Sea Week have organised an active ages event at Rosleague Manor for an intergenerational day to remember with food, music and fun.

• 7pm: Singlehood’s Gearoid Farrelly will tickle your funny bone at the Town Hall Theatre followed by the Horne Section at 9:30pm.

• 7pm: Reginald D. Hunter, Tom Rhodes, Celia Pacquola and Colin Murphy will entertain at the Spiegeltent Paradiso followed by Milton Jones, PJ Gallagher, Diet Of Worms and Jarlath Regan at 9:30pm.

• 8pm: Glenn Wool presents Wools Gold at the Ruby Room upstairs at the King’s Head.

• 8pm: A night of the stars variety show takes place at the Radisson Blu hotel.

• 8:30pm: Catch the musical stylings of Tony Trundle with Jimmy Higgins and Frank Kilkelly at Monroe’s Live.

• 9pm: Jimmy Dillon will have your toes tapping at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with trad music and song.

• 11pm: Frantic Jack and covers band Oddity are set to entertain at Monroe’s Live. in

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By Katelin BERNARDCRAICing Q&A!!!T h e M a n F r o m M o o g a g a

The CRAIC at 4 ACES CASINO, Dominick St.By Darius IVAN

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Do you feel that you’re sharing too much?

No, I wanted to share more, and I just sometimes judge the water on what I share and what I don’t.

With all the creativity going on, do you find it hard to get it all down on paper?

Yes, the new show is still quite improvised. I love that, it’s very live! Sometimes if I’m a bit hyper, I will get an idea, a song, story or character and record a voice memo into my phone. Then I will have an audio of what might work. This new show ‘the Man from Moogaga’ is an interesting mix of music, comedy, stories and theatre. I love to keep it all fresh and moving. Sometimes I am so restricted by TV work, I find

the freedom of the stage really liberating. There’s a wild energy to this kind of live comedy.

Are you a stream of consciousness type of person?

Sometimes when I’m telling a story, I can go off on a tangent. Its great craic and the audience will go with it. I play jazz as well, I love jazz, but I’m not that good at it. When you play jazz you’re just improvising totally.

When was the last time you laughed out loud?

Yesterday at the beach in Salthill. I see the funniest stuff on the Prom.

Catch Aindrias de Staic, The Man From Moogaga, live at 8pm at The Kings Head on October 22nd and 23rd Tickets are €10.

• 1pm: Ardal O’Hanlon will be in the Ruby Room upstairs at the King’s Head while The Lads of Comedy present an all ages show at 3pm.

• 2:30pm: Enjoy a Comedy Club 4 Kids at the Spiegeltent Paradiso followed by Red Bastard (18+) at 5pm.

• 2:30pm: Louis Pearl the Amazing Bubble Man presents an all ages comedy show at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 5pm: The Why Not Adventure Film Festival returns to An Taibhearc on Middle Street.

• 6pm: Huxley Horror’s annual Halloween extravaganza takes place at the Radisson Blu hotel.

• 7pm: Singlehood’s Gearoid Farrelly will tickle your funny bone at the Town Hall Theatre with Des Bishop taking his Coming Home tour to the Speigeltent Paradiso.

• 8pm: Join comedians PJ Gallagher, Reginald D. Hunter, Glenn Wool, Celia Pacquola and Kevin McGahern at the Black Box Theatre with Foil Arms and Hog at the King’s Head Ruby Room.

• 8pm: Comedians David O’Doherty, Milton Jones, Abandoman, Rob Delaney and Dermot Whelan will entertain at Seapoint in Salthill.

• 9pm: The Soul Boys vs Rude Boys will play original vinyl at the Cellar bar on Eglinton Street for Jamaican sounds and pure soul.

• 9:30pm: Apres Match, Tom Rhodes, Bec Hill and Colin Murphy will entertain at the Spiegeltent Paradiso with Rich Halls Hoedown taking place at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 10pm: Catch iRocks winners Rofi James, contemporary folk singer Scott McWatt and The Lakers at Monroe’s Live.

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Saturday 25th October 2014

‘It’s Superhero De Staic!’

CRAICing Tender Scout with Senator Fidelma Healy Eames

By Darius IVAN

Trad for Trocaire at The Western Hotel

Set in Co Armagh in 1986, Defender of the Faith, the debut play by Love/Hate creator, Stuart Carolan is as raw and gritty as the

TV series. With seamless acting, by Decadent Theatre the plot is entrancing and is everything you would ask from Carolan. The themes of family, deception, violence and political conflict are paramount as the play explores deceit and the wickedness of human nature.

Black humour enlaces this script, as it centres around a family caught in the grip of the IRA, and under the watch of the British forces. The constant suspicion and paranoia throughout the play keeps the audience on its toes, as comedy soon gives way to crippling tension.

A dilapidated farmstead sets the scene for our introduction to the head of the household and father of the family Joe (Peter Gowan); eldest

son Tommy (Michael Ford Fitzgerald) a somewhat simple minded predictable character, and younger brother Danny (David Martin) a hyper active dreamer who is the glue that binds the characters together.

When an IRA mission is botched, JJ (Diarmuid De Faoite) is sent from Belfast to root out a possible ‘tout’ and brings the simmering tension to the boil. The cast along with Barney the philosophical farmhand all come under inspection. Individual vulnerabilities come to the fore in the relentless thriller.

The acting was superb and Carolan captured the anxieties of the era thanks to his exceptional writing. As he relies a lot on bad language, Defender of the Faith might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but was well worth a trip to the Town Hall Theatre.

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Sunday26th October 2014• 1:25pm: It’s time once again for the Galway Races and the featured race today at Ballybrit is the Faber Audiovisuals Ballybrit Novice Steeplechase.


• 2:30pm: Enjoy a Comedy Club 4 Kids at the Spiegeltent Paradiso followed by Red Bastard (18+) at 5pm.

• 4pm: A Sean Nós dance workshop takes place at Ellis Hall Letterfrack with Oireachtas winner Geroid Devaney.

• 4:45pm: A Macnas parade, Symphony for the Restless will wind its way through the streets as part of the Galway Aboo Festival in the Latin Quarter.

• 7pm: Comedian David O’Doherty has Checked Everything at the Town Hall Theatre tonight while Apres Match, Phill Jupitus, Zoe Lyons and Eric Lalor will be at the Spiegeltent Paradiso.

• 8pm: Global DJ superstar Bryan Kearney will headline an Affinity Clubnight Halloween Special - Tranceylvania – at the Victoria Hotel.

• 8pm: Join Abandoman, Milton Jones, Rob Delaney, Bec Hill and Colin Murphy at the Black Box Theatre.

• 8pm: The Mairtin O’Connor Band will play in the beautiful surrounds of the Gothic Church in Kylemore Abbey.

• 9:30pm: Catch Simon Amstell, Colm O’Regan and Barry Murphy at the Spiegeltent Paradiso with Rich Hall’s Hoedown at the Town Hall Theatre.

• Midnight: Covers band Raindance will play at Monroe’s Live.

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By Katelin BERNARD & Avril HORANCRAICing Theatre!!!Defender Of The Faith

By Darius IVAN

The CRAICing Fusion Fashion 1st Birthday

Our very own CRAIC co r re s p o n d e n t and Galway fashion blogger Rebecca Casserly

has been selected as one of four finalists in an exciting national bloggers competition. Walk Shoes Online, who are celebrating their 5th birthday are running this competition in conjunction with Dr. Martens as part of their #StandForSomething campaign.

Rebecca styled three different looks featuring a classic pair of Dr. Martens which will each be posted

on her blog www.becboop.com. The entrants also had to outline ‘what they stand for’ with Rebecca telling us “I stand for hard work and persistence”. The winning blogger will receive a VIP trip to London, visit the Dr. Martens factory/museum and also attend a surprise gig. One lucky voter will also win this amazing prize! Voting is open until the end of the month via social media. Visit www.walkshoes.ie to vote for Bec Boop where you can like, tweet and pin her entry daily until the end of the month.

Less than a year ago Sinéad Carroll of Yummy Mummy Fashion & Lifestyle blog founded the ‘Into the West Bloggers Network’ or ITWBN as it is commonly referred to across social media. The next ITWBN meet up is taking place on Sunday the 9th November 2014 from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm in the Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Bushypark, Galway.

This will be the third occasion that the network members come together to talk blogging lingo. The day will

commence with a meet and greet followed by a mini workshop with 3 guest speakers including Quickest Fox Marketing, In-Tuition and Galway SEO. There will also be time for bloggers to browse the rails with pop-up shops from Cotton Face Vintage, Stella & Dot by Fiona Faherty, Founding Stylist, PIA Galway and Little Pea Juices.

Any bloggers wishing to join this network should email [email protected] to reserve a place at the meet-up. Entry fee €10.00

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By Rebecca CASSERLYCRAICing Fashion!!!

• *Good luck to everyone taking part in the Dublin Marathon today.

• 1:35pm: Enjoy the bank holiday Monday in style at the Galway Races in Ballybrit. Today’s featured race is the Ennis Lifts Handicap Steeplechase.


• 2:30pm: Enjoy a Comedy Club 4 Kids at the Spiegeltent Paradiso with Tiernan Douieb, Rob Delaney and Rich Hall followed by a silent disco at 4pm.

• 8pm: It’ the closing gala of the Galway Comedy Festival at the Spiegeltent Paradiso with Abandoman, Rich Hall, Rubberbandits, Foil Arms and Hog, Rob Delaney, Glenn Wool and Karl Spain.

• 9pm: Enjoy trad music, singing and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.

• 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. It’s a place where musicians can meet, collaborate and hear some great music. It’s time to stop practicing and start playing! All welcome.

• 9:30pm: Catch 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 with Freda Hatton and Kevin Whelan.

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Monday 27th October 2014

Into the West

Local collaborative arts group Huxley Horror are hosting their annual charity Halloween event on Saturday 25th October in the main function room of the Radisson Blu, Galway. The event raises money for Galway Cat Rescue and the theme is Metamorphosis. Expect a wide range of art installations, aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance, live bands and DJs, immersive theatre, art exhibits by local Galway artists and workshops. Terrifying and disgusting Halloween costumes are

essential. No ‘sexy’ outfits allowed.

www.huxleyhorror.com

If you spot monsters dashing through the streets of the city, fear not, it’s all part of the Galway Abooo festival taking place in the Latin Quarter on Sunday, October 26th, Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st. Sunday 26th is a free family fun day with a kiddies ‘trick or treat’ Treasure Hunt at 2pm, a ‘fancy dress kiddies disco’ at 3pm at the House Hotel, and the fantastic Macnas Parade, Symphony for the Restless, kicks off at 4:45pm at Fisheries Field. Friday October

31st brings a fancy dress party trail through the venues of the Latin Quarter, as they host a series of fancy dress parties, while November 1st is the day for the monster dash. Register on www.runireland.com or www.otra.ie.

Huxley Horror Galway Abooo!

Citylink team enjoying the day at the launch of our new ticket office in Dublin City.

DUBLIN CITY CENTER NEW PASSENGER FACILITIES

CityLink are delighted to now offer passengers in DublinCity Center the convenience of waiting facilities withcomfortable seating, Free Wifi and vending machines.

Aries: ‘See Only Love’Try not to get upset by delays and

perceived slights by others. Breathe

out. It’s all temporary. It can be a sign

that you need to have a rest and take

a break from it all. Take that rest as

things will get busy enough soon

enough.

Taurus: ‘Steady Progress’Does it feel like life has come to

a sudden halt? Nothing to panic

about. Even though things may seem

stressful right now, you are making

a contribution to this world and

making progress. Have faith.

Gemini: ‘Cupid’Positive changes are happening in

all your relationships, including your

love life. Bin the scepticism and start

to trust again and see the good in all

those around you.

Cancer: ‘Joy’Look to finding joy in all your

experiences this month. Look at

things with a sense of humour and a

different perspective. It can actually

change your opinion of them and

may even change your life!

Leo: ‘Release and Surrender’You’ve been focussing too hard on a

problem. When you focus on it too

much, it gets bigger and frustrates

you. Let it go...go for a walk, meet a

friend, give it up to the Universe. A

solution presents itself when you are

more refreshed.

Virgo: ‘Let your past go’Carrying your past around makes you

weary. It’s time to let it go now. Keep

hold of any valuable lessons it taught

you but release the negativity and

the hurt. It’s time to move on.

Libra: ‘Reward Yourself’You have given a lot of yourself

recently and it’s time to receive

instead. Take a trip, get a massage,

treat yourself. Always balance giving

with receiving so that the energy

flows in a healthy way.

Scorpio: ‘Creative Project’You need more avenues for creative

expression. It makes you feel alive,

excited and reignites a passion in life

which seems to be lacking for you

right now. Take a class, dance to some

music, paint a picture!

Sagittarius: ‘Wedding’You may be getting married, or

attending a wedding soon. Maybe

you’ll meet someone at a wedding.

Weddings signify commitment so this

could also be a business partnership

that is coming up for you instead.

Capricorn: ‘New Partner’A chance meeting is no mistake. Take

note of new people (or indeed pets!)

that enter your life, especially those

who seem familiar and make you feel

happy and safe. Let others help you

on your journey.

Aquarius: ‘Law of Attraction’Each thought you send out is an

investment so choose them carefully.

We cannot control experiences, it is

human to have negative as well as

positive experiences. It’s sad but it’s

also just life. What you can control, is

how you react to them.

Pisces: ‘Blessing in Disguise’What appears to be a problem now

is actually a blessing in disguise. As

it all eventually resolves itself, you

will look back and understand why it

happened. Have trust in the universe

and know that everything will be just

fine!

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Tuesday 28th October 2014

• *The Galway Atlantaquaria Science Halloween Camp begins today for children aged 7-12.

• 10am: A Halloween Teen Film Camp takes place at the Galway City Museum for age 12-16 years with GK Media.

• 6pm: The Athenry Zombie Walk takes place this evening in the Athenry Playground. Proceeds to Brothers of Charity and Skylark.

• 6pm: A Galway photo walk takes place this evening from the Spanish Arch, learn about long-exposure techniques, settings and framing a scene. For more see galwayphotowalk.ie.

• 8pm: A celebration of the music of the Jersey Boys featuring the Ragdolls takes place at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 8pm: Enjoy live jazz at Rouge restaurant on Dominick Street with Mike Corbett on piano and Keith McDonald on trumpet.

• 8:30pm: Galway’s acclaimed Improv troupe The Sky Babies present a brand new theatrical event, The Suitcase, at the Town Hall Studio. No script, just magic.

• 9:30pm: Catch Sean Galvin with friends and dancers for a great night of trad and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay, all musicians welcome.

• 9:30pm: A trad session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with John O’Halloran and Mick Crehan.

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The CRAIC at The College Bar Octoberfest

Murder on the Menu, the popular murder mystery entertainment company started

last year in Galway, is getting ready to launch their new private murder mystery games this month.

The games are designed for groups of 10 or more where participants become the characters in the storyline. Guests can choose between having the event take place at their private residence or can opt for one of the exciting meal and cocktail packages.

The man behind the venture is Canadian born, Bruce Henry who started Murder on the Menu in the summer of 2013. “Our first game Hen Parties & Heartbreak has done tremendously well this year and we gradually began introducing other themes and story lines.”

The themes developed this year include, 1920’s Great Gatsby, Hollywood Red Carpet, Traditional Agatha Christie and

their newest arrival, a 1980’s Prom Party theme.

In addition to providing the entertainment, Murder on the Menu is also happy to handle many of the preparations including organising the meal, booking the event room, sending out the character descriptions and handling the payments from the guests.

“We offer a complete experience for our guests. It’s one of the reasons we’ve become so popular. We introduced a new invitation and payment system where guests can RSVP and pay for their portion of the party. This saves the organiser a lot of time and undue stress as there’s no chasing people for money. We do our utmost to ensure all guests have a great experience from beginning to end.”

To celebrate the new private murder mystery parties, Murder on the Menu is offering a special discount of €5pp off all packages until November 30th.

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Wednesday 29th October 2014

• *A two-day international stem cell conference will be held in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway with presentations from international experts.

• 2pm: A craft workshop, Beady Pockets, takes place at the Galway City Museum. Traditionally, Traveller side pockets were used instead of purses by women in the Traveller community. These colourful side pockets, worn around the waist, were decorated to reflect the individual and were highly treasured. Age 7 – 12.

• 2pm: A free workshop, Growing Your Own Business takes place today at the Harbour Hotel. For SME owners and managers.

• 8pm: Catch Jimmy Titanic at the Town Hall Theatre - having gone down with the ship, Jimmy has rock star status in heaven – a comedy twist about the famous Titanic voyage.

• 8:30pm: Galway’s acclaimed Improv troupe The Sky Babies present a brand new theatrical event, The Suitcase, at the Town Hall Studio. No script, just magic.

• 9:30pm: Kevin Rohan, Monica Naughton and dancers are set to entertain at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with their trad and folk stylings.

• 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!

CRAICing Murder on the Menu

CRAICing Murder on the Menu

Táim ar ais arís a chairde agus in áit a bheith

ag scríobh faoi chúrsaí aclaíochta, chuile

choicís beidh mé ag déanamh rud éigin nua,

aisteach nó craiceáilte.. don chraic!

Chonaic mé aitheasc TED ar an idirlíon

le déanaí inar labhair Amy Cuddy faoin

tionchar a bhíonn ag iompar an choirp ar an

intinn. An féidir linn féin-mhuinín agus féin-

chumhacht a chothú ionainn féin trí staidiúir

áirithe a chur ar an gcorp? Deir sise gur féidir.

Deir sí má sheastar dhá nóiméad mar a

sheas WonderWoman - cosa leathan, lámha

ar na cromáin, smig ardaithe beagán - go

dtosaímid ag mothú láidir agus muiníneach

agus go mbíonn dea-thionchar aige sin ar

an intinn agus ar an saol, fiú.

Shocraigh mé triail a bhaint as, don chraic.

Chleacht mé staidiúir Wonder Woman

ar feadh dhá nóiméad gach lá ar feadh

seachtaine. Ar ndóigh, bhí sé aisteach ar dtús

agus chuir sé ag gáire mé - ach ní drochrud

é sin. De réir a chéile ghlac m’intinn leis mar

chineál machnaimh agus d’éirigh sé níos

éasca. Rith focail (“is féidir liom”), íomhánna

(Beyoncé), agus mothúcháin (suaimhneas)

liom agus mé ag cleachtadh. Bhí iontas agus

sonas orm gur oibrigh sé - théis cúpla lá.

Bealach maith é chun beagán de mhianach

Wonder Woman a chothú ionat féin é - agus

bíonn laoch ag teastáil uainn go léir - gan

trácht ar na héadaí iontacha a chaitheann

siad! Sin é m’fheisteas d’Oíche Shamhna

roghnaithe. Ar aghaidh leatsa mar sin ag bí

ag power pósáil tú féin, don chraic!

• 7pm: An evening lecture on the Proud Lynches, the most powerful and influential of the fourteen Galway tribes, takes place at the Galway City Museum.

• 8pm: Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot play The Beautiful South, The Housemartins and themselves tonight at Seapoint Ballroom in Salthill.

• 8pm: AMACH! are hosting a Halloween themed table quiz at Monroe’ Live to raise funds for an LGBT resource centre in Galway. Prizes for best costume.

• 8pm: Phil Coulter, composer of The Town I Loved So Well, Ireland’s Call, Scorn Not His Simplicity and Steal Away presents Echoes of Home at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 8:30pm: Galway’s acclaimed Improv troupe The Sky Babies present a brand new theatrical event, The Suitcase, at the Town Hall Studio. no script, just magic.

• 9pm: Tommy Flaherty will bring old time music and dancing to Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with a jiving and waltzing competition.

• 9:30pm: Catch the swingin’ style of a Juke Joint Stomp at McSwiggans bar in Woodquay.

• 9:30pm: An open traditional Irish music jam takes place every Thursday at the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill.

• 9:30pm: Enjoy a traditional session at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.

• 10pm: Fire in Cairo, a Cure Tribute Band, will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street.

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Thursday 30thOctober 2014Déan don chraic é!

By Dara KELLY

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Hola amigos, I’m back with the Craic

and instead of writing about health and

fitness, from now on I’ll try something

new, weird or wonderful... for the craic!

I recently watched a TED talk by Amy

Cuddy on how our body language can

affect our thoughts & even our lives Can

we really increase self confidence and

become more powerful by choosing our

posture? Amy says yes. She says that two

minutes of power posing a lá Wonder

Woman - feet firmly planting, hands on

hips and chin lifted - leads to feeling

strong and confident, having a positive

impact on our everyday life. I resolved

to adopt the Wonder Woman posture

for two minutes per day for a week.

Inevitably, I laughed while visualising

myself in Wonder Woman’s outfit, but my

mind gradually accepted the practice as

a meditation. It became easier to tune

in to that space, slow my breathing and

focus. Various words and phrases (“I

am able”) and images (Beyoncé) came

to mind, as well as feelings of serenity

& groundedness. I was pleasantly

surprised to find that it worked - after

only a few days. Nothing wrong with

cultivating the superhero within - and

that’s my Halloween costume sorted! So

off you go Power Posing yourself, for the

craic!

For The Craic!

By Dara KELLY

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