This short talk by Brendan McGowan is one of eight talks delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Brenda...

This short talk by Brendan O'Mahony is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Brendan tal...

This short talk by Gary McMahon is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Gary McMahon ta...

This short talk by Mary Cunningham is one of eight talks delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. The su...

This short talk by Mary Harris is one of eight talks delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Mary's sub...

This short talk by John Cunningham is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. John talks a...

This short talk by Sarah-Anne Buckley is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Sarah-Ann...

This short talk by Jonathan Hannon is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. Jonathan tal...

This is a recording of a walking tour through the streets of Galway where eight speakers give an account, at appropriate locations, of incidents or issues related to the arts which were the cause of some controversy in the past.  <...

This documentary was broadcast on Galway Bay FM on September 17, 2021 and was part of the online programme for Culture Night that year. It has interviews with Maude O'Donohoe and Jane Hogan who have fond memories of swimming at Salthill, Ga...

This is a recording of a walking tour through the streets of Galway focusing on aspects of the history of theatre in the city. It was recorded live on 19 October 2023. There are nine speakers introduced by  John Cunningham, each of whom sh...

This documentary was broadcast on Galway Bay FM on March 29, 2024The title  is taken from a headline in the Irish Press announcing the opening of a hat factory in Galway in 1938. Established by Jewish refugees Les Modes Modernes

This provides an overview of the activities of the Galway Hooker Sailing Club and gives an account of the restoration of  Loveen  a  hooker boat built in 1925 https://www.galwayhookersailingclub.ie/. The club foc...

This tells the story of my efforts to home 5 kittens born in my back garden and my involvement in a humane approach to controlling the feral cat population in my area . During this journey I came in contact with Galway Cat Rescue- a non-profit ...

Martin, a geologist based in the university, is from Toulouse. His family background in sailing has helped him get to grips with sailing Hooker boats. 

Maria, a primary school teacher,  is from Cork. She came to Galway  while on a career break from teaching. The plan for the career break was to go travelling but Covid 19 put a stop to that. The alternative was to learn to sail and sh...

Meet Susanne Lally who joined the Galway Hooker Sailing Club in 2021 after meeting Ciaran Oliver on a walking tour of the Claddagh. Having completed the Hooker Skills Course she was out for her first sail four weeks following her registration.&...

Eileen Cameron from Co. Armagh tells us about her love of water sports. She has had lots of memorable moments while sailing and rowing. With all this she still finds time to publish the club newsletter, The Masthead,  every month.  

This month Mary and Brenda chatted with Clodagh Durkan who arrived in Galway in 2021 after being away from Ireland for over a decade. She decided to settle in the West to be near family and was delighted to join the Galway Hooker Sailing Club t...

A native of The Netherlands, but settled here since 2016, Sebastian is involved in a range of the club activities. Sailing, power boating, maintenance, VHF training and rowing with the Gráinne Mhaol Club. 

Mary and Brenda chat with Orla Curran a member of the Galway Hooker Sailing Club. Orla speaks about growing up around boats and that special feeling she gets when she is at the helm of the 95 year-old Gleoiteog Loveen which she helped ...

A chat with Italian native who came to live in Galway in 2015 because she liked a photo she saw on Google of Long Walk. Despite being very busy at work she finds time to sail, learn power boating skills, learn to row and join in KJS sessions.&n...

A native of Dublin, Tim Reddin now lives in Spiddal. He took up sailing in the 90s when he bought a small boat. With the help of a friend he figured out how to sail her. He has built up a lot of sailing experience since then and is always happy...

Maura Tomei came to Galway from Italy a year ago. The vibrant music scene was the initial attraction but she quickly fell in love with the sea and was curious about the hooker boats. She went along to the Docklands Festival last October where s...

A chat with Gerry Hynes originally from Carraroe but living in Claddagh  since 1995.  Gerry has lots of skills which he uses to help in boat restoration. He is particularly proud of the work done to restore Caper Beag.  Its launc...