Proposal to name road after renowned Galway writer Ken Bruen to be brought before city council next month
Thu, Aug 27, 2026
Galway could soon be memorialising one of its best-known writers following calls to honour Ken Bruen by renaming the road beside his former home.
Bruen, who was born in Galway city and lived here for most of his life, was a giant of modern crime fiction and brought Galway to a global stage through his Jack Taylor mysteries, which were also made into a locally filmed TV series of the same name.
Mr Bruen lived at No 1 Lower Newcastle, beside a road known locally as the Mass Path, before his death last year. Now, his widow, Philomena Kennedy Bruen, has called for this road to be renamed after him.
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