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The Irish Government is committed to supporting digital creative industries across the West and North-West. That was the message delivered by Alan Dillon TD, Minister of State for Employment, Small Businesses and Retail & Circular Economy, when he addressed 400 delegates at the EDGE26 Creative Economy Summit in Galway on Thursday afternoon.

Galway will host EDGE26: Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit on 21 May at Dexcom Stadium, bringing together founders, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders from Ireland and overseas for a major one-day event focused on the future of the creative economy.

“There are ideas sitting in sheds and notebooks all over the West of Ireland,” says Kathryn Reynolds of Ardán. “We exist to make sure those stories find their way to the screen.”

In the hub of Galway’s creative quarter, within the CREW Enterprise and Innovation Hub, Ardán is quietly transforming the landscape of the Irish audio-visual industry. Its name — the Irish for stage or platform — perfectly captures its purpose: to lift up creative voices and give them a place to be heard.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has been honoured with a prestigious Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Award in the category “Reaching a Critical Mass”, recognising its leadership in developing the creative economy across Ireland’s Western and Northwestern regions and beyond.

CREW is accepting expressions of interest for the upcoming Creative Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) incubation programme developed in partnership with ATU’s School of Design and Creative Arts, Galway City (Wellpark Rd) campus.

CREW (Creative Enterprise West) has announced Michaela Murphy of Iguaion Media as the winner of the judge’s prize for best overall pitch at the Creative Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (CEED) Programme Showcase.

Athlone based Mersus Technologies, a dynamic and innovative technology company that specializes in developing cutting-edge software solutions, has been selected as one of five finalists for the Irish Creative Business Cup.

Creative Enterprise West, trading as CREW, is accepting expressions of interest for the upcoming Creative Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) incubation programme delivered in partnership with the School of Design & Creative Arts, Atlantic Technological University, Galway.

Galway Film Centre takes to the Ardán (gaeilge for stage) with a new vision to grow the film, TV, games and animation industry in the west of Ireland.