By Ciaran Tierney The principal of the secondary school on the smallest of the three Aran Islands has issued an appeal for new students from the mainland to come and live on Inis Oirr to help maintain student and teacher numbers. Coláiste Ghobnait has collaborated with the island’s arts centre, Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne,...
By Ciaran Tierney In a first for an Irish language production, Brid Ní Neachtain won the Best Actress award for her role as Winnie in ‘Laethanta Sona’ here in Inis Oirr at the 23rd Irish Times Theatre Awards in Dublin last night. The remarkable vision of theatre producer Sarah Jane Scaife to stage an Irish...
By Ciaran Tierney One of the best-loved musicians ever to emerge from the West of Ireland, Máirtín O Connor, is headlining a special free outdoor show on Inis Oirr this Saturday, June 11 (8pm). Accordion player Máirtín will be joined by Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo) and Kevin Doherty (guitars, vocals) for what promises to be...
Acclaimed writer and documentary maker Manchán Magan is coming to Áras Éanna with a new 70 minute show which celebrates the Irish language in an engaging, accessible way through sourdough bread and home-churned butter. Arán & Im is a bilingual theatrical performance in which Manchán bakes bread while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish...
The Galway Cartoon Festival is returning to Inis Oirr for the third year with three exhibitions in the Áras Éanna gallery and some events on the island in early October. On Tuesday, October 4, the festival will launch the third annual ‘Tarraing É I nGaeilge’ exhibition, featuring some of the leading cartoonists in Ireland, as...
A folk-Americana trio based in Galway, The Raines, return to where it all began for them four years ago when they return to Inis Oirr for a concert at Áras Éanna on Saturday, August 20. The Raines (Ruth Dillon, Juliana Erkkonen and Yvonne Tiernan) launched their eagerly anticipated fourth single ‘Another Lover’, taken from their...
One of the most exciting Irish singers, songwriters, and performers of the modern era, Lisa Lambe, is returning to Inis Oirr for a special show at Áras Éanna on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The Irish Times has described Lisa as “the finest singer and actor of her generation” and Irish Music Magazine has said “Lisa...
Although he is a native of County Longford, singer-songwriter Pat Quinn has been living on Inis Oirr for more than 20 years. His satirical, witty and political songs are well-known, thanks to the likes of Christy Moore, who has covered some of Pat’s songs. Before the pandemic, Pat’s annual concert at Áras Éanna was always...
A Co Tipperary-born artist whose music has been described as “powerful, heartfelt, and thought-provoking” by Hot Press magazine will place a special show at Áras Éanna on Saturday, July 23. Robert, known as RP, has been selected for the RTÉ Playlist and Record Of The Day and performed at various music, arts and theatre festivals,...
