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Strange Brew presents Seamus Fogarty
Fresh from releasing his first album in three years, Irish alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty plays the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, March 10 at 8pm.
The Amazing Miss Anderson
Looking at the photograph of Emily Anderson on this page, the only formal portrait of her other than some distant group shots, it is difficult to imagine that this interesting Galway woman was probably the best codebreaker in the British Secret Service during the First and Second World Wars.
London launch tonight for book on Galway’s best kept secret
One of Galway’s best kept secrets was the extraordinary double life led by a quiet, well brought up girl, who became the first and youngest professor of German at Galway University, only to abruptly resign her post to accept a challenge from the British Secret Service to enter the strange world of silently listening to the enemy’s conversations.
Through the glass darkly
Sometime before 1905, John Bagnell Bury, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, and already one of the most distinguished historians of his time, turned his attentions to St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
Rousing Rockabilly with Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra
With a sound that blends swing, rockabilly, country, blues and soul, Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra are known for their captivating live performances. The fast-paced rhythm of this energetic band is creating a stir on the musical landscape as their unique style has earned them a loyal fan base and critical acclaim from audiences across Europe.
IdeasLab at University of Galway helps create strategic pathway for females
IdeasLab, the entrepreneurial and innovation hub at University of Galway launched in December 2022, is now actively recruiting at the University of Galway. The programme aims to further develop female-focused initiatives with a focus on creativity as a central tenet. To ensure that the initiative is coherent, fit for purpose and student centric IdeasLab has through a consultative process designed a programme that will be reviewed by an expert advisory group.
Autumn poetry workshops via Galway Arts Centre
Starting in September, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three online poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins, whose best-selling first collection, The Boy With No Face, published by Salmon Poetry, was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish poet.
‘Was it wise to sign the Treaty?’
Was the Treaty the means that gave Ireland “the freedom to achieve freedom”, or was it a betrayal of the ideal that had been fought for since 1916 - an Irish Republic?