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The festival is an initiative of Age & Opportunity, an organisation which brings people together from all over Ireland to foster and inspire creativity among older people.

Do you have a piece of music you have always wanted to play or sing in public?

A truly stellar line-up of musicians from Wigmore Hall, the home of London’s chamber music, will visit Galway city in March.

Leading Irish musicians, tenor Gavan Ring and pianist Fiachra Garvey, will perform Ballads of a Bogman in St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, on Wednesday, February 11, at 7.30pm.

The Arts Council is currently inviting expressions of interest from artists and arts professionals interested in being part of its peer panels, which play a key role in decisions on funding applications.

Galway’s winter cultural calendar is set for a major highlight this January as Music for Galway announces details of its much-anticipated Midwinter Festival 2026, titled The Quartet Extends. Running from Friday, January 23, until Sunday, January 25, at the Town Hall Theatre, the festival promises a rich celebration of chamber music, creativity and collaboration, and, in the words of its organisers, “total indulgence”.

Galway City Council Arts office is now rolling out 2026 grants and bursary schemes aimed at supporting local arts organisations and practitioners to produce engaging and inclusive arts programmes for Galway city.

Galway County Arts Office was represented at a national event held in Limerick City Gallery of Art to mark 40 years of partnership between the Arts Council and Ireland’s 31 local authorities.

Tributes have poured in following the death of Margaretta D’Arcy, the fearless artist, writer and peace activist whose uncompromising voice shaped Irish cultural and political life for more than half a century. Ms D’Arcy, who was 91, died in Galway on Sunday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of creative daring, radical honesty and steadfast commitment to justice.

Tributes have poured in following the death of Margaretta D’Arcy, the fearless artist, writer and peace activist whose uncompromising voice shaped Irish cultural and political life for more than half a century. Ms D’Arcy, who was 91, died in Galway on Sunday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of creative daring, radical honesty and steadfast commitment to justice.