Kylemore Abbey On Tuesday April 26th, Kylemore Abbey had the wonderful honour of welcoming the Belgian Ambassador, Karen Van Vlierberge, for a visit of Kylemore Abbey. 102 years ago, the Benedictine nuns left Belgium, fleeing World War One, to find haven in Connemara, and to this day the bond Read more…
Moore Institute Join us on Tuesday at 4pm for the latest Centre for Irish Studies-NUI Galway Ionad an Léinn Éireannaigh OÉ Gaillimh seminar by Dr Anna Pilz, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh (2020-2022) with a 3-month secondment in Irish Read more…
Galway Theatre Festival is back and they can’t wait to welcome audiences into all the different venues from the 29th of April to the 7th of May 2022! Galway Theatre Festival features a week of exciting independent theatre, circus, spectacle, and storytelling, showcasing the vibrant performance, creativity and culture of Read more…
Women Empowering Women: Coffee Morning Women and Direct Provision A special event for women in Direct Provision in Galway city to take a moment to celebrate the strong women in their communities. Dr Ciara Smyth from NUIG will speak about migrant women and education and we will hear from Read more…
Photo is from a commissioned watercolour by artist Róisín Curé We are pleased to be able to offer, once again, free guided tours of the Fisheries Watchtower Museum at 11am Monday to Wednesday. Tours at other times can be made by arrangement with the Galway Civic Trust office on 091 Read more…
To celebrate #WorldBookDay Inland Fisheries Ireland have launched a historical picture book based on the 1902 Cork Collection of Salmon Flies. The collection of flies was commissioned for the Cork International Exhibition of 1902, making them 120 years old this year. Inland Fisheries Ireland has published the book online this Read more…
Good luck to our neighbours Druid theatre company as their production of Three Short Comedies by Sean O’Casey opens tonight in the Mick Lally Theatre here on the Lane ahead of a countrywide tour. Our picture shows some of the cast in rehearsal. Credit: Ste Murray | Photography & Design
Galway Civic Trust would like to wish good luck to our neighbours at Druid Theatre with their production of 3 short Sean O Casey comedies which open here in Druid Lane this week ahead of a nationwide tour. Break legs, guys !
Local historian and Civic Trust member, William Henry, will launch his new book “Away With The Fairies” at a lunchtime concert tomorrow Tuesday November 23. The collection of stories of our supernatural traditions will be launched with the historical backdrop of Claregalway Castle and will feature music by the Contempo Read more…