Recording Galway
Slice of life stories from Galway, a city on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
Recording Galway
Gary McMahon on John F. Kennedy Park and bust for 'Those We Remember' historical walkabout (Culture Night 2025)
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Mary Cunningham
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 talks about the memorialisation of JFK in Eyre Square, in particular the bust by local sculptor Albert O'Toole marking the US president's visit to Galway in 1963.
Gary McMahon is an arts broadcaster on Galway Bay FM, formely employed by Galway City Council.
The walkabout was coordinated by John Cunningham for the Galway City Museum in association with the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.