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Oh ...by Mikel Murfi comes to this year's GIAF (Pic: James Connolly)

Galway International Arts Festival announces 2025 programme

The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) has officially launched its 2025 programme, revealing what organisers describe as their most ambitious line-up to date.

Festivals • 08 May

The Light House Cinema Group invested €1.5m in Pálás Cinema in 2018.

Galway's Pálás Cinema to close due to financial losses

The Light House Cinema Group has announced that the Pálás Cinema in Galway will close at the end of February due to ongoing financial losses.

Connacht • 21 Dec 24

Blackrock tower in Salthill (Pic: Ciaran Ferrie)

100 Buildings: The Galway shelters and the Bishop's portholes

Known locally as 'The Prom', the Promenade in Salthill overlooking the Galway Bay is Ireland's longest promenade, at approximately 3km in length.

Architecture • 03 Aug 24

Party Scene comes to the Galway Theatre Festival

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm

Culture 5 • 03 May 24

Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch comes to this year's Cúirt Festival

Cúirt International Festival of Literature announces programme

The Cúirt International Festival of Literature has announced details of its 2024 programme, bringing an array of Irish and international writers to Galway this April.

Books • 07 Mar 24

A public gallery tour at this year's TULCA Visual Arts Festival (Pics: Ros Kavanagh)

Cure and Care in Galway - the TULCA Visual Arts Festival reviewed

In 2023, TULCA celebrates its 21st year, the annual visual arts festival of exhibitions and events takes place across Galway city with contributions from 15 artists and two collectives.

visual arts • 15 Nov 23

Vincent Woods with Jackie and Ruby Jefferson at the Inishbofin Half Marathon & 10K in aid of Down Syndrome Galway

Listen: Gaillimh abú on The County Measure

The glowing culture and identity of Galway will be explored on RTÉ Radio 1's The County Measure.

The County Measure • 06 Jun 23

Sean O'Casey with Irish actress Siobhan McKenna in March 1953

Druid to stage three-in-one O'Casey trilogy this year

Druid Theatre has announced plans to stage three landmark works by Seán O'Casey later this year.

Galway • 21 Mar 23

The Lyric Feature - how a community opera set sail in Galway

Lyric Feature • 26 Dec 22

Nicoline van Harskamp, Contagious Speech, 2022, video still

In The Picture: TULCA Festival of Visual Arts in Galway City

visual arts • 27 Oct 22

Persona: (L-R) Martin Mcguire with young artists Jack Walshe, Eilish Lee and James O'Connell

Persona - augmented reality art exhibition comes to Galway

visual arts • 30 Oct 22

Ed Graham (12) from Scoil Róis Primary School, Galway, meets Con Mór

Meet Con Mór, The Giant - Macnas go big this Halloween

Theatre • 27 Oct 22

Sunday Miscellany: One Enchanted Evening, by Pat Coleman

Pat Coleman recalls a memorable moment from his childhood, when an exotic airplane crash-landed in Galway...

Sunday Miscellany • 08 Sep 22

Stephen Millar from The Array Collective at The Druthaibh's Ball

In The Picture: The Array Collective at Galway Arts Centre

visual arts • 07 Sep 22

100 Buildings: Galway's dreamy New Docks Workshop

Architecture • 13 Aug 22

Nora Barnacle (Illustration: Ray Murphy)

Joyce County by Ray Burke - read an extract

Books • 16 Jun 22

James Joyce's Galway connection - the road to Joyce County

Bloomsday • 15 Jun 22

Miracle in Galway Bay - listen to the award-winning Doc on One

Documentary On One • 09 Jun 22

Paper Boat - how we made a community opera for Galway

Opera • 15 Apr 22

Sruth na Teanga: Branar on bringing Irish history back to life

visual arts • 23 Aug 21

Denise Chaila will headline the Mother Block Party (Pic: Shane Serrano)

Back to live! 6 essential live events in the coming weeks

Festivals • 12 Aug 21

Galway Film Fleadh 2021 - 5 must-see movies

Film • 19 Jul 21

Inside The Inishlacken Project – Lyric Feature

Every year, The Inishlacken Project gives a group of artists the opportunity to spend a week working on the tiny island of Inishlacken, just off the Galway coast...

The Lyric Feature • 01 Apr 21

Modern Worship: celebrating Ireland's 5 Quirkiest Churches

We're celebrating the inspired architectural majesty of five of the quirkiest churches in the country.

Architecture • 04 Dec 21

Naomi Berrill will open the Cellissimo festival with a performance of Bill Whelan's Fragments (Pic: Edoardo De Lille)

Cellissimo - an online festival for the senses

Galway 2020 • 16 Mar 21