As part of its continued growth as an organisation, the team at Ardán is relocating its headquarters from the CREW Hub on Wellpark Road into Galway city centre. Ardán is a film, TV, games, and animation organisation based in Galway that supports the creative screen industries across the West of Ireland and throughout the country.
A milestone for the non-profit, as Wellpark Road has been home to Ardán for the last 32 years. Galway Film Centre – having opened in 1989 as a resource for local filmmakers – moved its office to what is now known as ATU’s Centre for Creative Arts and Media (CCAM ) in 1994. It is a credit to the many people who have been part of Galway Film Centre through the years which has allowed the organisation to become what it is today. In 2022, we rebranded as Ardán – meaning platform or stage – to encompass the evolving screen industry we support. In 2024, Ardán moved into the CREW Hub, of which it is a founding member, having played a key part in the establishment of this creative innovation space.
“As we move our headquarters back to Galway city centre – where Galway Film Resource Centre originally started its journey back in 1989 – Ardán continues its mission to support and platform screen creatives and to be a key part of the ecosystem in the West of Ireland. This relocation allows the team at Ardán to continue to provide the creative talent opportunities we always have, and to expand that support even further,” said Alan Duggan, Ardán CEO
Niamh Costello, CEO CREW said that Ardán’s move marks exactly the kind of milestone CREW is designed to support, providing space and dedicated enterprise support to help creative organisations start, scale and graduate.
“As a founding partner, Ardán has played a central role in shaping both the hub and the wider ecosystem. Through our collaboration, particularly in strengthening supports for digital creative startups, we’ve seen real progress across the region. Their expansion into a new city centre headquarters is a strong signal of that momentum, and we look forward to continuing our work together in this next phase.”
“We were proud to have helped build a brilliant hub at CREW over the last couple of years, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with the creative community there. As our organisation continues to grow, it is the right time to make this move. So, with that, the team will be based in Ard Rí House on Abbeygate Street Lower from May,” she said.
Ardán, alongside TG4, Screen Ireland, Galway Film Fleadh, and CREW, amongst others, has played an integral role in the development of the screen industry in Galway and the West of Ireland. The new office was previously home to Romero Games, and the city centre location offers opportunities for Ardán to engage even further with Galway’s creative organisations through its initiatives, namely Galway UNESCO City of Film, FÍS TV and Games Summits, WRAP Fund and Commission, and National Talent Academy Film & TV.
Ardán wish to thank the team at CREW for hosting us so well these last two years, and the team at ATU Galway City for hosting our team for many years before that.
“We look forward to the exciting opportunities this relocation will bring for Ardán as we continue with our remit in creative screen talent development in the West and beyond,” they said.
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