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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.

Aspiring musician Cillian Coleman from Dunmore, Co Galway, got an early Christmas present when played backstage with his heroes, Kingfishr, earlier this month in Castlebar.

Singer Damien Dempsey was formed by his north side Dublin roots, but he has reverberating west of Ireland connections too.

Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh have today (Monday) announced that pop icons James will play the Heineken® Big Top on Thursday 23 July 2026.

Famed lead singer of the Happy Mondays and Black Grape, Shaun Ryder, will appear at Monroe’s Live this Friday, November 14, as part of his new spoken word tour, with doors open at 8pm.

Shannon Airport has recorded a significant surge in passenger traffic this summer, welcoming more than 755,000 passengers across June, July, and August, a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.

A new Manchester band with Galway roots has dropped its debut EP Heaven Here, combining musical traditions from the West of Ireland with Northwest England’s rock n’ roll.

Each year Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh join forces to bring to Galway some of the most exciting music acts to play at the iconic Heineken Big Top.

Catherine Patricia Shiels O’Shea was born on January 22, 1931, the youngest of five children, known locally as Patty Shiels. Her father Patrick was a carpenter who built one of the first radios in Galway, her mother Bridget a homemaker. They lived in Bohermore. Her mother died when she was very young, leaving her elder sister Teresa to care for the siblings and their elderly father. Pat went to national school in the Presentation Convent and to secondary in the Mercy Convent.

Enterprise Ireland is the government trade and innovation agency that invests in Irish innovative companies through all stages of their growth. Majella Maher, Regional Manager of the Enterprise Ireland West Region Team spoke to the Galway Advertiser about how Enterprise Ireland assists companies in the west of Ireland to reach their full potential and why there is an appetite for industry in the west.