Pálás is a three screen arthouse cinema and cultural space in the UNESCO city of film- Galway.
Designed by Architect Tom de Paor, Pálás is a concrete monolith, five storey over double-height basement housing a three-screen independent cinema, a beautiful bar and terrace for you to enjoy with your fellow film-lovers. It occupies the garden of a reinstated 1820s merchant house.
Throughout the building you will discover 22 beautiful resin-coated windows designed by Irish artist Patrick Scott.
Address
15 Merchants Rd Lower, Galway, H91 F6DF
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Dylan Moran, Aoife Dunne, Aideen McQueen, Karl Spain
Tuesday 21st October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 18:30 | SHOW: 19:00 | Age 18+ | Unreserved Seating
WOMP Events: The GREAT BIG BIG SCREEN Quiz
With: John Kelly, Ronan Clancy
Tuesday 21st October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 21:30 | SHOW: 22:00 | Age 18+ | Teams Grouped In Advance | Quiz Played Via Smartphone
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
The Creep Dive: Live Podcast
Wednesday 22nd October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 19:30 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 16+ | Unallocated seating
Rich Hall, Al Porter, Aaron Berg, Ian Coppinger, Karl Spain: Late Night KARLnival
Wednesday 22nd October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 22:30 | SHOW: 23:00 | Age 18+ | Unallocated seating
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Hector Ó hEochagáin, Eddie Mullarkey, Al Porter: Gáire as Gaeilge
Thursday 23rd October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 19:30 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 16+ | Irish Language Show | Unreserved Seating
Barry Murphy, Porky the Poet, Mark Nelson, Sophia Wren, Karl Spain: Late Night KARLnival
Thursday 23rd October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 22:30 | SHOW: 23:00 | Age 18+ | Unreserved Seating
Friday 24th October 2025
How To Gael: Live Podcast
Friday 24th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 19:30 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 18+ | Unreserved Seating
Dylan Moran, Andrew Maxwell, Kai Humphries, Micky Bartlett, Karl Spain: Late Night KARLnival
Friday 24th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 22:30 | SHOW: 23:00 | Age 18+ | Unreserved Seating
Saturday 25th October 2025
Aleksandra Radomska: Zaj**e Nas Ten Samorozwój
Saturday 25th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 15:30 | SHOW: 16:00 | Age 16+ | Polish language show | Unallocated seating
How To Gael: Live Podcast
Saturday 25th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 19:30 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 18+ | Unallocated seating
Deirdre O'Kane, Aoife Dunne, Diederik Zuurmond, Danny O'Brien, Paddy McDonnell, Karl Spain: Late Night KARLnival
Saturday 25th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 22:30 | SHOW: 23:00 | Age 18+ | Unallocated seating
Sunday 26th October 2025
David McSavage: The Occasional Ride
Sunday 26th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 16:00 | SHOW: 16:30 | Age 18+ | Unallocated seating
Hector Ó hEochagáin: Galavanter: A Life On The Road
Sunday 26th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 19:30 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 18+ | Unallocated seating
Emma Doran, Tom Rhodes, Glenn Wool, John Colleary, David McSavage, Karl Spain: LATE NIGHT KARLnival
Sunday 26th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 22:30 | SHOW: 23:00 | Age 18+ | Unallocated Seating
Monday 27th October 2025
Anna Clifford, Aoife Dunne, Sinéad Quinlan, Síomha Hennessy: Comedy For Witches
Monday 27th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 16:00 | SHOW: 16:30 | Age 16+ | Unallocated Seating
Emma Doran, Deirdre O'Kane, Porky the Poet, Diederik Zuurmond, Karl Spain, more TBA: #GCF25 CLOSING GALA
Monday 27th October, Pálás Screen 1
DOORS: 20:00 | SHOW: 20:30 | Age 18+ | Unallocated Seating