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The Galway branch of Catherine Connolly’s grassroots presidential campaign has commenced a whirlwind schedule of fundraising events, with rumours of celebrities circulating.

Each year Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh join forces to bring to Galway some of the most exciting music acts to play at the iconic Heineken Big Top.

There is no greater harbinger of a Galway summer than the release of the Arts Festival’s programme, setting out what delights the city may salivate for until mid July.

For over 20 years the traditional music series Geantraí has been the lynchpin of music programming on TG4 and after a comeback to our screens this year it is back with a new series kicking off with Geantraí na Nollag on Christmas Day at 9.35pm.

Town Hall Theatre Galway this week launched its busiest Autumn/Winter programme ever with an outstanding line up of theatre, comedy, music, dance, musicals, film, and lots of special events for all ages!

Galway’s Town Hall Theatre has launched its busiest Autumn/Winter programme ever with an outstanding line-up of theatre, comedy, music, dance, musicals, film, and lots of special events for all ages.

It was Professor TP O’Neill who suggested the idea of celebrating the 500th anniversary of Galway being declared in 1484, to the then County Manager, Seamus Keating, so a Quincentennial Committee was set up. At one of the early meetings, Willy Fahy suggested the idea of street festivals as part of the programme.

University of Galway Professor Pat Dolan has been presented with the Medal of the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw for life-long work and achievements in the field of children’s rights.

One of Ireland’s greatest ever jazz and blues singers, Mary Coughlan, will play a homecoming gig next month as part of her Irish tour celebrating 40 years in music.

Irish singer-songwriter, Ultan Conlon, will play in Róisín Dubh on Saturday June 3.