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The west of Ireland has long been celebrated for its storytelling traditions, artistic culture, and creative spirit. Today, those same strengths are helping to shape one of the country’s most exciting modern industries: video game development. At the heart of this movement is Ardán and the thriving gaming community in Galway, which continues to establish itself as a national leader in digital creativity, innovation, and cultural storytelling.

Galway and the West of Ireland continue to play a key role in Ireland’s local, national, and international impact as an island of artistic and cultural renown, and Ardán is proud to play its part in supporting creative screen talent in film, TV, games, and animation, through our funding and bursaries, training and mentorship, and events and networking opportunities.

Video game developers from across Ireland gathered in Galway city for the 6th annual FÍS Games Summit last week, while local gamers scooped major prizes at the Imirt Awards.

When Foróige Galway Youth Services and Corrib Kids Coding partnered at the start of the year to plan summer programmes, neither could have imagined how such projects would turn out.