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  2. Galway International Arts Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Galway Arts Festival organisation was founded in 1978 by University College Galway's Arts Society in collaboration with community activists from the Galway Arts Group. The first festival was described in local papers as "Galway Arts Society's Week of Craic". Their original budget was €1000 of Arts Council Funding and most of the artistic ...

  3. Galway Arts Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Galway Arts Centre is associated with the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, an annual literary festival which has been held since 1985. [5] It also has initiatives, like Galway Youth Theatre [6] and Red Bird Youth Collective, which provide young people with opportunities to engage with the arts and develop their own creative projects. [7]

  4. Galway Film Fleadh - Wikipedia

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    The festival was founded in 1989, [3] as part of the Galway Arts Festival and was held at the Claddagh Palace until that venue closed in 1995. [4] The festival has become known as a venue for the premiere of domestic Irish films, but as an international festival, it also exhibits foreign film works.

  5. Galway - Wikipedia

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    Following a period of decline, as of the 21st century, Galway is a tourist destination known for festivals and events including the Galway International Arts Festival. [3] In 2018, Galway was named the European Region of Gastronomy. [4] The city was the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.

  6. Paul Fahy - Wikipedia

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    Paul Fahy is the long-standing [1] Artistic Director of the Galway Arts Festival. A native of County Galway, he has faced some criticism over ticket prices in recent years but replied it was necessary to cover the costs of paying performers and ensuring the high quality of the festival. [2] In 2023 he was made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts ...

  7. Druid Theatre Company - Wikipedia

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    DruidSynge premiered at the 2005 Galway Arts Festival, opening at the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday 16 July, followed by performances in Dublin's Olympia Theatre and the Edinburgh International Festival before concluding its 2005 run with a week of performances on the Aran Island of Inis Meain in a range of locations including an open-air ...

  8. Macnas - Wikipedia

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    A Macnas structure in Galway City during the Savage Grace parade in October 2016 Performers in the Macnas street parade at the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2013. Mácnas (pronounced mock-ness) is (Irish for 'frolicking' [1]) is a performance company based at the Fisheries Field in Galway, Ireland.

  9. Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe - Wikipedia

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    The theatre is used for drama and music productions, and occasionally screens international films. The busiest period for the arts in Galway city each year is the two weeks of the annual Galway International Arts Festival.