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President Higgins welcomes guests to international street art display in Galway

President Michael D Higgins welcomed over 200 people who have arrived from around the world for Europe's biggest display of street art in Galway...

Call for council owned building to be used for city arts hub

City council candidate Joe Loughnane has expressed his support for a call by Theatre 57 for a council owned building to be used as...

Last chance to show your Small Town has Big Ideas with Galway 2020

Tomorrow (May 10) is the deadline for local community groups to apply for funding from the second round of Galway 2020's Small Towns Big...

Galway 2020 operations director resigns

Galway 2020 is seeking a new Operations Director after the resignation of Damien Egan who had held the post. Mr Egan was responsible for the...

County Council commits another €2 million to Galway 2020

Galway county council has doubled the amount of funding that it is providing to Galway 2020 with the commitment of an additional €2 million...

US clothing company creating 150 jobs at Galway tech hub

Rent the Runway, a US based fashion company, has announced that it will be creating 150 jobs in Galway at a new tech hub. The...

Galway 2020 jumping onto the European stage with new collaborations

Galway 2020 is looking to build new partnerships with its fellow Capitals of Culture across Europe through cross border collaboration. Tandem Culture Capitals is a new...

Galway International Arts Festival receives warm welcome at Irish Embassy in London

Galway International Arts Festival received a warm welcome at a reception held at the Irish Embassy in London this week. Ambassador of Ireland to the...

Galway 2020 opens applications for Small Towns Big Ideas projects

Galway 2020 is now accepting funding applications from local communities for the second wave of its Small Towns Big Ideas projects. Galway 2020 has €200,000...

Schoolkids are turning plastic waste into art with Flotsam

Schoolkids in Galway are highlighting the issues of plastic waste polluting our coasts and oceans, and making some fine art while their at it...

Jurys Inn plans massive expansion that will create 55 jobs

Popular Galway hotel Jurys Inn is planning a massive expansion that will nearly double its workforce. Jurys Inn wants to extend its hotel on Quay...

Artistic collaboration will create monument to lace making history of Headford

A artistic collaboration has been announced to honour the lace making history of Headford. Lace Matrix will see community members in Headford working with internationally...

Galway 2020 recruiting new wave of volunteers

Galway 2020 is stepping up its preparations for the Capital of Culture, opening up recruitment of its Wave Maker volunteers this week. The Wave Maker...

New chairperson appointed for Galway 2020

Galway 2020 has announced the appointment of a new chairperson to take the place of Aideen McGinley. Well known film and theatre producer Arthur Lappin...

Japanese ambassador visits Galway to promote cultural ties

Galway played host to the Japanese Ambassador to Ireland Mari Miyoshi this afternoon down at the Docks. Ambassador Miyoshi has been attending several events in...

Galway 2020 appoints Creative Director after eight month vacancy

Galway 2020 has appointed the creative company Artichoke to fulfill the Creative Director position which has been vacant for eight months. Artichoke will act as...

German composer makes music from the ocean on Celtic Explorer expedition

A boundary pushing artistic programme in Galway that looks to ocean exploration and marine science for inspiration finished up a great year aboard the...

Galway filmmaker shows cultural heritage of seasonal grazing and dry stone walls

Between the Region of Gastronomy 2018 and the build up starting to the Capital of Culture 2020, one thing that may have slipped people's...

National Geographic says Galway is an essential world destination for 2019

National Geographic Traveller magazine has declared that Galway city is an essential destination for the discerning world traveller in 2019. The world-renowned magazine cited Galway...

Government confirms first round of state funding for Galway 2020

The government has confirmed the first €6 million round of state funding for Galway 2020 in the budget. The funding is part of the €339...

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