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The Irish Government is committed to supporting digital creative industries across the West and North-West. That was the message delivered by Alan Dillon TD, Minister of State for Employment, Small Businesses and Retail & Circular Economy, when he addressed 400 delegates at the EDGE26 Creative Economy Summit in Galway on Thursday afternoon.

University of Galway hosted a pioneering exploration day to support the first students in Ireland to study the new Leaving Certificate subject Drama, Film and Theatre Studies.

University of Galway hosted a pioneering exploration day to support the first students in Ireland to study the new Leaving Certificate subject Drama, Film and Theatre Studies.

As Ireland’s creative industries continue to evolve into a major driver of enterprise and innovation, the need for dedicated business support within the sector has never been greater. At the forefront, CREW, Galway’s enterprise hub for the digital creative industries, supports companies and entrepreneurs in building sustainable, scalable businesses across film, animation, games, immersive media, digital design, and creative technology.

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 will host EDGE26: Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit on 21 May at Dexcom Stadium, bringing together founders, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders from Ireland and overseas for a major one-day event focused on the future of the creative economy.

As organisations across Ireland prepare to mark Workplace Wellbeing Day on April 29, with this year’s theme of Belonging, a national campaign is encouraging employers to take a more human-centred approach to mental health - using creativity to support connection, inclusion, and meaningful conversation in the workplace.

Human Nature

“There are ideas sitting in sheds and notebooks all over the West of Ireland,” says Kathryn Reynolds of Ardán. “We exist to make sure those stories find their way to the screen.”

In the hub of Galway’s creative quarter, within the CREW Enterprise and Innovation Hub, Ardán is quietly transforming the landscape of the Irish audio-visual industry. Its name — the Irish for stage or platform — perfectly captures its purpose: to lift up creative voices and give them a place to be heard.