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Wires Crossed tightrope walking marathon postponed to 2021

The much anticipated Wires Crossed event which would have seen hundreds of people tightrope walk across the Corrib this August has been called off,...

Oranmore Arts Festival moves online

Galway is famed for its incredible community of artists from every field imaginable, all of whom are trying to find new ways of keeping...

New art competition could see your artwork replace this city mural

With many of us stuck at home at this time, a new art competition has been launched giving people the chance to have their...

Royal visit wraps up with trad music and hurling

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up their three day Royal visit by trying their hand at hurling in Salthill this afternoon. Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA...

Traffic restrictions in place for Royal visit

Traffic in Galway City Centre and part of Salthill have been shut down by Gardaí today for the Royal visit by the Duke and...

Met Eireann issues weather warnings as Storm Dennis approaches

Storm Dennis is due to continue a week of unsettled weather with possible flooding and thunder this weekend, prompting Met Eireann to issue two...

Storm Ciara warning upgraded to Status Orange

Storm Ciara has been upgraded in seriousness by Met Eireann, with one of the weather warnings issued for Galway bumped up to Status Orange. An...

Irish performers may miss out on Corrib tightrope walk due to insurance crisis

Wires Crossed is one of the flagship events of Galway 2020 taking place this August, where 400 people will tightrope walk across the Corrib. However...

Public rally supporting local artists facing deportation

A public rally is being held at the Spanish Arch this weekend in support of two local artists who are facing deportation after years...

Thousands sign petition to save local artist from deportation

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on the government to reverse a deportation order for local musician Theo Ndlovu. Theo Ndlovu, aka 'Touché',...

Composer and writer Ailís Ní Ríain discovers a bold new world at sea

Ailís Ní Ríain, a contemporary classical composer and writer, spent three weeks at sea this August on board the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer searching for...

Project Baa Baa – clearing up woolly thinking on sheep

Aiming to teach young children more about the role that sheep, and all that comes from them, plays in our society and traditions, Project Baa...

Artists head to sea to look for inspiration under the waves

Two Irish artists joined a six day research aboard the RV Celtic Explorer to find inspiration as part of the Galway 2020 Aerial/Sparks project. Artists Gareth...

Groundbreaking youth orchestra breaks out the Beethoven

Galway's exciting new youth orchestra Symphonic Waves is performing two full concerts this month after filling out more sections and completing intense summer rehearsals. Symphonic Waves Youth Orchestra...

Young people encouraged to unleash their creativity at Cruinniú na nÓg this weekend

Young people in Galway city are being encouraged to fire up their imaginations and take part in some of the many creative activities on...

Astronomy and art brings generations together in Making Space

NUI Galway and Croí na Gaillimhe have been working together with the community in Galway on an inter-generational project creating art that celebrates science...

Exciting two-day festival to take place in Gort

An exciting two-day festival is set to take place in Gort next month which will create economic opportunities for the town and district, according to...

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...

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...

Shot by the Sea film competition wants to capture the beauty of the coast

A new film competition from Galway Film Centre wants aspiring filmmakers of every stripe to create a short that captures the beauty of the...

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