If you’ve ever wandered through the historic streets of Galway, you may have noticed the distinctive blue tiles placed above doorways of homes and buildings. These tiles, inscribed with the letters YHS, have long been a source of curiosity, often mistaken for Garda-related emblems or commemorative markers from the 1932 Read more…
€1.5 million has been added to a fund by the Department of Agriculture with people able to apply to fix up traditional farm buildings. The Heritage Council, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, manages the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme. The scheme’s principal objective is Read more…
David Beattie’s Tokens is a new artwork commissioned for TULCA, produced from redundant car parts and exploring the value of waste material in a carbon-based society. A series of small spherical sculptures are the result of Beattie’s smelting and extraction of precious metals from catalytic converters in automobiles. Tokens also Read more…
BY HANNAH MARTIN Galway Advertiser Fri, Mar 15, 2024 Galway’s Blue Teapot Theatre Company will represent Ireland at the BAFTA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival (UK ), screening three self-produced films on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17, as part of Reel Ireland documentary strand. Oska Bright is the Read more…
Irish Dominicans The Claddagh in Galway City is an iconic neighbourhood, rich in history. For many centuries it was home to a large fishing community, whose story is intimately connected with that of the Dominican priory of St Mary on the Hill… Further learning: John Cunningham, ‘The mayor / admiral Read more…
The Hall of the Red Earl Frozen in time, The Hall of the Red Earl stands as a tribute to and reminder of the medieval Galway of centuries gone by. Dating back to the 13th century, the archaeological ruins are linked to the founding of the city itself by the Read more…
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…
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…
About Lara Luxardi Studio I am an Italian Artist living in Galway since 2010. I hold an Honours Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice and I work as a freelance Illustrator and Designer and as an Art Teacher. When I discovered the field of Illustration it was Read more…