Letters to the Editor Galway Advertiser 27th October 2022 Dear Editor, Credit to you for your recent editorial, (Galway Advertiser, 20-10-2011) in which you point to a long list of malaises which for some time have been stealthily eroding the quality of life and the visitor experience in Galway city. Read more…
Galway Advertiser, Thu, Oct 13, 2022 Harps Together Lá na Cruite Harp Day 2022 takes place on Saturday October 15 with live and online events planned all over the world. For the sixth year in a row, Irish harpers extend a warm invitation to harpers everywhere to join with them Read more…
BY Declan Varley Galway Advertiser, Thu, Sep 08, 2022 The funeral takes place tomorrow in the city of the celebrated artist, playwright, novelist and poet, Patricia Burke Brogan who passed away in Castlegar Nursing Home earlier this week. Ms Burke Brogan’s play Eclipsed, which premiered thirty years ago in Galway, Read more…
An unsuspecting modern day visitor to the Hall of the Red Earl meets visitors from the Medieval Past and is handed a set of Keys to safeguard and honour the Heritage of the people of Ireland. As part of Heritage Week 2022 – A Medieval reenactment held on Monday 15th Read more…
As part of Heritage Week 2022 – A Medieval reenactment held on Monday 15th August 2022, at the Hall of the Red Earl, Druid Lane, Galway. Appearing in the video are Maura Walsh (Recorder) and Natalie Surina (Early Irish Harp) from Galway Early Music. Sean Shiels and Martyn Merlehan Read more…
Galway Civic Trust / Dúchas na Gaillimhe, wishes Bridget Alcorn a fond farewell and the best of luck on her retirement! Bridget was our CE Scheme supervisor (Kilcornan Community Development Association) for the past number of years. She was a cornerstone of the work carried out by Galway Civic Read more…
Melissa Shiels is wearing a 14th century style silk gown, she can be found on Instagram @oldfashionzeitgeist and her husband Seán Shiels is in armour, he can be found on Facebook.
A Special Thanks from Galway Civic Trust / Dúchas na Gaillimhe to Skylight 47, for a great evening of poetry readings at the Hall of the Red Earl. A Fantastic start to Heritage Week 2022. An enjoyable afternoon of poetry and words to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Read more…
The Picture in background above is actually Quiltwork, part of an exhibition here for the week by The Patchwork Society, This one represents the Church in Gouganne Barra, West Cork, by Artist Imedla O’Grady, and is titled “The Green, Green Grass of Home.” The Patchwork Society have used a lot Read more…
17, 19 August, 1pm – 2:30pm Galway Civic Trust / Dúchas na Gaillimhe St Patrick’s Garrison Church Renmore Road, Galway H91 E22C Co. Galway – City A guided tour of St. Patrick’s Garrison Church and Renmore Barracks (Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa) Military Museum. which is dedicated to the memories of the Read more…