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The thousands of miles that troubadour Josh Okeefe has travelled from his birthplace in England, to his current home of Nashville, Tennessee, tells just one small part of a nomadic life in music which spans generations and encompasses myriad genres, traditions and disciplines.

A series of arts workshops organised by Pernet CLG, a local organisation committed to promoting education, highlighted the value of integration and inclusion in the community.

With less than eight weeks to go to Ireland’s leading horse racing festival, Galway Racecourse is delighted to announce a new guest judge, Michelle Regazzoli Stone, award winning make-up artist, social media influencer and ‘Mrs Glam’ brand co-creator, for the Galway Races Summer Festival ‘Best Dressed Lady’ and ‘Best Hat’ competitions.

Eyes on Gaza, a three day art and cultural event in aid of a mental health trauma centre in Gaza, Palestine, will be opened by Palestinian Ambassador, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, on Friday, June 7.

Fresh from releasing her brand new album Now!, one of Ireland’s greatest traditional music exports Sharon Shannon will headline the closing night of the Galway Folk Festival this Sunday, June 9, at 7pm.

Curated by Andy Parsons, the Caring for Creativity exhibition, now open to the public at Roscommon Arts Centre, brings together works by artists who have been Artists in Residence in Care settings in Roscommon over the past year.

An award-winning play that tackles the influence great writers have on who and how their scripts are staged will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, June 11.

On Wednesday, July 17 at 8pm, the Fun Lovin’ Criminals will take to the stage with their blend of hip-hop, rock n’ roll, blues-jazz, and Latin-soul. The band burst onto the scene in 1996 with the worldwide multi-platinum debut album Come Find Yourself and their single ‘Scooby Snacks’ became an international hit.

As the All Ireland Drama Festival reaches its conclusion, local councillor Aengus O’Rourke has paid due tribute to artist Ruth Ryan whose recent portrait of PJ Lenihan now adorns the wall of the Dean Crowe Theatre.

History enthusiasts and community group representatives from across County Galway have participated in a whistlestop bus tour of some of East Galway’s most intriguing built heritage sites.