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JP McMahon announced as recipient of 2023 Galway Chamber Business Person of The Year
Chef, restaurateur, author, playwright, founder and businessman JP McMahon has been announced as the Galway Chamber of Commerce President’s Award nominee in association with PwC. The award is presented to someone who has had an exceptional impact on Galway City, the region and their sector.
Shadow of a Gunman returns to Galway
Sean O’Casey’s classic The Shadow of a Gunman will play Galway’s Town Hall Theatre as part of an 11-venue national tour next spring.
Siobhán McKenna
Siobhán Giollamhuire McKenna was born on May 24, 1922, a second daughter to Eoghan McKenna and Gretta O’Reilly, Nancy being her older sister. She was educated in Belfast, in Taylor’s Hill Convent and then after a year out sick with glandular fever, as a boarder in St Louis Convent, Monaghan.
Garry Hynes tipped for trilogy award
Dramatist Garry Hynes was nominated for a Best Director award by the UK Theatre Awards last week for DruidO’Casey, the production of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy.
Galway International Arts Festival breaks attendance records of over 400,000
On Sunday night, the curtain fell on Galway International Arts Festival 2023 (GIAF), bringing to a close 14 days and nights of extraordinary arts experiences. The programme, which ranged from Druids to Dragons and Artists to Acrobats, drew record attendances of over 400,000 for the first time.
Druid Theatre returns to the United States with their new production DruidO’Casey
Druid Theatre announced last week that DruidO’Casey, their new play cycle of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy, will tour the United States later this year, visiting New York and Michigan.
Galway International Arts Festival presents an exciting and eclectic programme of theatre
Galway International Arts Festival is renowned for presenting and producing great theatre, and this year, it presents its biggest theatre/dance programme ever.
Druid O'Casey rehearsals well underway with talented cast
Back in March, Druid announced their most ambitious production yet, DruidO’Casey - a play cycle of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy.
From Druids to dragons and artists to acrobats
The Pulse from Gravity & Other Myths featuring a company of over 60 performers with a choir of 30 female voices; a newly commissioned installation from David Mach; the return of Colm Meaney to the Irish stage after 40 years performing alongside his daughter Brenda Meaney in Bedbound from Landmark Productions and GIAF; an enormous Dragon wandering the streets of Galway City; epic theatre with DruidO’Casey directed by Garry Hynes; Baxter Theatre and Handspring Puppets Life & Times of Michael K from South Africa directed by Lara Foot; a stellar line up at the Heineken® Big Top; artists Diana Copperwhite and Lorraine Tuck; Grafton Architects; musicians Martha Wainwright, KT Tunstall, Susan O’Neill, Robert Forster, James Yorkston and Nena Peerson; and First Thought Talks featuring Lindsey Hilsum, Fintan O’Toole, Gaisu Yari and a host of speakers are amongst just some of the highlights of the dazzling array of this year’s programme.
From druids to dragons and artists to acrobats as fantastic arts festival launched
The Pulse from Gravity & Other Myths featuring a company of over 60 performers with a choir of 30 female voices; a newly commissioned installation from David Mach; the return of Colm Meaney to the Irish stage after 40 years performing alongside his daughter Brenda Meaney in Bedbound from Landmark Productions and GIAF; an enormous Dragon wandering the streets of Galway City; epic theatre with DruidO’Casey directed by Garry Hynes; Baxter Theatre and Handspring Puppets Life & Times of Michael K from South Africa directed by Lara Foot; a stellar line up at the Heineken® Big Top; artists Diana Copperwhite and Lorraine Tuck; Grafton Architects; musicians Martha Wainwright, KT Tunstall, Susan O’Neill, Robert Forster, James Yorkston and Nena Peerson; and First Thought Talks featuring Lindsey Hilsum, Fintan O’Toole, Gaisu Yari and a host of speakers are amongst just some of the highlights of the dazzling array of this year’s programme.