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Kevin Barry recording Island Time on Inis Oirr, July 2020

Kevin Barry's tales from a lighthouse - Lyric Feature

Long, long ago, a melancholy lighthouse keeper on Inis Oírr dreams of a different life and of distant lands ... and of a woman in Ennistymon...

Galway 2020 • 17 Oct 21

Support Irish Makers: 2 Wild Geese

Irish Makers is a new series showcasing some of the most talented makers and creators that the country has to offer

Arts and Culture • 08 Dec 20

Bringing the sounds of the West to hospital patients

Margaret Flannery, Arts Director at Saolta Arts, University Hospital Galway, writes about POST_ by Deirdre O'Mahony, a new audio artwork to bring the sounds of the West of Ireland to patients' bedsides.

visual arts • 26 Nov 20

Aerial Sparks' Island Affinities features musician Colm Devane (Pic: Kennedy Browne)

Galway 2020 reimagined

Marilyn Gaughan-Reddan, Galway 2020 Head of Programme writes for Culture about the reimagined programme for the city's tenure as European Capital of Culture, which now extends to March 2021.

Galway 2020 • 01 Oct 20

Galway 2020 to temporarily lay off staff

Galway 2020 has implemented a three-week temporary lay off programme for all but a small number of staff, starting today.

Galway 2020 • 07 Apr 20

Watch: Galway 2020 lights up the Connemara mountains

A light installation that was due to take place as part of Galway 2020 has been staged, filmed and released online instead.

Galway 2020 • 15 Mar 20

Legendary avant-garde artist and composer Laurie Anderson is coming to Galway

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture - 5 must-see events

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is officially up and running, and we've picked a quintet of must-see events coming to the west in the months ahead...

Galway 2020 • 12 Feb 20

Inside Galway 2020 - Helen Marriage's year of radical thinking

Ahead of the official launch of Galway's tenure as 2020 European Capital of Culture, Helen Marriage writes for Culture about inviting a community of artists to 'hold up a mirror and help us make sense of our world'.

Galway 2020 • 30 Jan 20

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture