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As the Town Hall Theatre enters its fourth decade, it is worth pausing to reflect on just how fortunate Galway is to have such a remarkable cultural home at the heart of the city. Few buildings anywhere can claim a history as layered, or a present as vibrant.

As the Town Hall Theatre enters its fourth decade, it is worth pausing to reflect on just how fortunate Galway is to have such a remarkable cultural home at the heart of the city. Few buildings anywhere can claim a history as layered, or a present as vibrant.

Every July, something remarkable happens in Galway — already a city steeped in music, storytelling and artistic rebellion, it transforms into a living, breathing celebration of creativity. Streets hum with anticipation, conversations spill late into the night, and for a few precious weeks the ordinary rules of time seem suspended. At the heart of this annual transformation sits the Heineken Big Top at Galway International Arts Festival – a venue that has become synonymous with unforgettable nights, world-class performances and moments of collective exhilaration that linger long after the lights go down.

The wonderful orchestrated performance of Same Oul’ Town featuring the Saw Doctors and the RTE Concert Orchestra on last Saturday’s Tommy Tiernan Show is to be released globally as a single tomorrow (Friday)

There are few of us who have not been affected by cancer either directly or indirectly and many of us have experienced first-hand the invaluable services provided by Galway Hospice and Mayo Roscommon Hospice. Edel Hyland, her family and friends fall into both categories.

The Saw Doctors will play a one-off concert in The Venue, Kilconly, Tuam on Wednesday May 29 prior to their European and US Summer tour which kicks off in Munich on June 8t and includes outdoor shows in New York at Central Park, Dublin at Fairview Park and Belfast’s Custom House Square.

Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh are delighted to announce that The Saw Doctors will play a second concert at the Heineken Big Top on Saturday July 29.

In 1991, on the crest of their wave, The Saw Doctors played an iconic concert in their hometown at Tuam Stadium that has stayed in the memory of their fans. In the interim, there have been many calls for the gig to be repeated — and finally it is going to happen.

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Ability West has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with a series of events across the communities it serves in Galway city and county, with more events planned over the summer.