Jonathan Hannon on Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde statue for 'Those We Remember' historical walkabout (Culture Night 2025)

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 talks about the bronze statue of Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde, gifted to Galway in 2004 by Estonia to mark its accession to the European Union. 

Dr Jonathan Hannon works or the Galway City Council. He was recently awarded a PhD in Sociology by the University of Galway

The walkabout was coordinated by John Cunningham for the Galway City Museum in association with the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.