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The future of the Pálás cinema should be decided by Galway City Council before Christmas after several interested parties pitched their proposals last week.

By December this year, the €8.4 million tax-payer funded, purpose-built cinema building will have been without an operator for 22 months in Galway – one of only 30 cities worldwide to be designated a UNESCO City of Film.

Along with much laughter, Galway Comedy Festival 2025 is set to provide a major economic boost to the city with a multi-million euro boost. In a world desperately in need of a laugh, funny business can also be serious business.

After a hugely successful fundraiser last year, CroíACT returns to Galway Comedy Festival 2025 with eight Galwegians to make their debuts.

The 2025 festival runs from Tuesday, October 21, to Monday, October 27, and features comedic heavyweights including Rhod Gilbert, Dylan Moran, Deirdre O’Kane, Jack Dee, and Omid Djalili.

The full programme for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival will be revealed tomorrow (Friday). In the meantime, organisers have revealed that the Pálás Cinema will be a key venue for this year's festival, which runs from October 21 to 27.

Expect the best Irish and international comedy, including Russell Howard, Deirdre O’Kane, Dara Ó Briain, Dylan Moran, Michelle Wolf, Des Bishop and many more.

PHILL JUPITUS is no stranger to Galway Comedy Festival, being one of the most regular guests across the event’s near 20 year history - but his 2023 Festival appearance will be of a very different nature.

Galway is laughing all the way to the bank this week-end with the Galway Comedy Festival worth an estimated €7.5m to the local economy.

Galway is laughing all the way to the bank this week-end with the Galway Comedy Festival worth an estimated €7.5m to the local economy.