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Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh have announced that The Coronas will return to the stage of the Heineken® Big Top this July.

Maelíosa Stafford did not really have a chance, he was destined for a life in theatre, drama was in his blood, acting in his DNA. His first time on stage was in a Taibhdhearc production his mother was acting in … he was still in his mother’s womb. Both of his parents, Seán and Máire, had made an enormous contribution to the arts scene in Galway and especially to theatre in the west, in various guises as actors, directors, translators of plays into Irish, writers of pantomimes, costume designers, librettists, and drama teachers.

Born and raised in a smelter town in Northern Ontario, Canada, Chris Hawes grew up less than a mile from the NASA lunar landing practice site. The moon they called it. A barren desolate landscape just outside of Sudbury. Not much to do but play sports and dream of getting the hell out of there. As a child, he would revel in the few and far between opportunities to watch the Tonight Show. Like many before him, it was his dream to one day grace the Tonight Show stage, and be waived over to a coveted spot seated across the desk from Johnny Carson.

Folk musician David Keenan has been among the most fascinating new Irish artists of the past ten years.

Local Fianna Fáil Deputy, Robert Troy, has welcomed the announcement by political party colleague, Minister Jack Chambers, which approves the hiring of 75 additional driver testers by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), the move aimed at addressing the current backlog in the Driver Testing Service.

Renowned Swiss pianist, Cédric Pescia, will bring the Bach element of Music for Galway’s 41st concert season to an end on Thursday, April 27, at the Emily Anderson Concert Hall in the University of Galway.

Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh are delighted to announce that The Saw Doctors will play a second concert at the Heineken Big Top on Saturday July 29.

Two local artists will participate in the Incognito 2023 art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, supporting eight children in County Westmeath.

There were an estimated 375,000 cars on Irish roads without a valid certification of roadworthiness last month.

Labour City Councillor Niall McNelis said people from Galway facing eviction from their homes must have full clarity on the evidence used by Government to make that decision.