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A new film festival, the first of its kind in the West of Ireland, will debut in Castlebar in 2022. The Mayo International Film Festival (MIFF), a submissions-based festival, is dedicated to supporting independent filmmakers and smaller production companies by offering a dynamic platform to showcase their work.

THE OPACAS, the Galway/Leeds 'virtual’ rock band whose catchy singles and quirky videos have brought much joy during the pandemic, are back - and this time with a Lego video.

Tourism businesses in Galway are set to benefit from a new €55 million investment by Fáilte Ireland, which, according to a local TD, will ensure the sector is "well placed to thrive" when travel is permitted again.

A total of 435 new jobs in Galway were created throughout 2020 through the support of the Industrial Development Authority and Enterprise Ireland.

DAVID MCLOUGHLIN, an artist, illustrator, and animator based in Galway, is currently exhibiting his work at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

ONE OF my most hotly anticipated releases this year is from Kilkenny based animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, which burst on the scene a decade ago with the Oscar nominated Secret Of Kells.

Two by Two Overboard!, produced in Galway by Moetion Films was the highest grossing film at the UK box office for the second week in a row — no mean feat for an independent film to compete and win against the might of big-budget studio releases.

There was a welcome jobs boost for the city yesterday when one of South Africa’s leading animation studios, Triggerfish, selected Galway as its first international location.

FOLLOWING THE Government announcement that cinemas will remain closed until August 10, and large gatherings will not be permitted for some time, the Galway Film Fleadh has decided to move its 2020 festival online.

THE COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions may have prevented us from going to the theatre and the art galleries, so instead theatre and exhibition is coming to us.