The Galway Podcast

Episode 21. The 'Ar Imeall' Fesitval is underway. It is the brainchild of Chris Duignan. The festival is in its second year and lasts 18 days - last year's ran for 17 days. The beauty of Ar Imeall is that it is a platform for local artists and musicians. It also serves as a training ground for anyone who is interested in production and all the goings-on regarding staging a performance or an exhibi...

Pam Finn (a.k.a. PR Pam) has made a wonderful documentary around the visit of President John F. Kennedy’s to Galway in 1963, only five months before his assassination. Amongst other things Pam discusses the impact of JFK’s visit to Galway, why she choose to make this movie, why JFK chose to come to Galway, the route in which he took. where the helicopter came from and where it travelled to, sourci...

Episode 19. We are joined with Jane O'Leary and Sally Coyle who discuss their involvement with Galway Music Residency over the years, the role of ConTempo Quartet in Galway, the upcoming Galway International Arts Festival and the concerts in which ConTempo will be performing as well as the challenges of describing contemporary music. Also included in the discussion are Music for Galway, the Galway...

Episode 18. A quick conversation and presentation from Ireland's first Heritage Officer, Jim O'hUiginn (Higgins) from Galway City Council updating us all on the conservation repair and consolidation works carried out at Menlough, Tirellan and Merlin castles a.k.a. The 3 Castles Project. This recording was grabbed at the 13th Annual Galway City Heritage Conference 2023. Download the programme - htt...

Episode 17. Brian Arkins is a Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Galway. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and at University College Dublin, where he obtained an M.A. in Classics and a Ph. D in Latin. He is the author of 14 books and counting. Brian will give a lecture in Galway Arts Centre at 6pm on Bloomsday, June 16, 2023. The lecture will be entitled ‘The Prototypes of...

Episode 16. Writer Frank Fahy has had a varied career as a teacher, journalist, publisher and musician. This  episode is promoting his upcoming book A Father’s Love and Other Stories which will be launched at Súil Eile Coffee and Wellness Centre, Barna between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday, June 14. One of Frank’s biggest achievements is the founding and running of Write-On . Write-On is a voluntary, n...

Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 2: Funeral Episode 15. This is the second part of a two part celebration of the life of Jarír al-Majar (Gerry Mulholland). It is a snapshot of memories recorded by some of the friends and family of Gerard Mulholland at the Rahoon Cemetery and Sliding Rock bar, Galway on Monday, 15 May from 12.19p.m. to 5.19p.m.  These memories are presented in the ch...

Episode 14. A conversation with Elizabeth Power who is the coordinator for Domestic Violence Response. Although DVR help a mix of all ages this discussion is from the angle of assisting older adults. This series of talks all spawned from the episodes celebrating the life of the late Jarir al-Majar a.k.a. Gerard 'Gerry' Mulholland. (The second episode is coming very soon!) I thought it would be goo...

Episode 13. Age Action have a simple but meaningful vision. They strive: "For a society that enables all older people to participate and to live full, independent lives." Jipe Kelly is the Programme Manager for Age Action in the West of Ireland and he joins The Galway Podcast to discuss the vital services that Age Action provides particularly around: Enabling Older people to become active digital...

Episode 12. To follow on from the highly successful first episode celebrating Jarír al-Majar's life we thought it would be beneficial to run a few episodes highlighting the services and events that are available to people in the older categories.  This first instalment is a conversation with Brian McCabe from Senior Times around what will be on in this year's 50 Plus Show: For people who don't act...

Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 1: Wake   Episode 11. This is the first part of a two part celebration of the life of Jarír al-Majar (Gerry Mulholland). It is a snapshot of memories recorded by some of the friends and family of Gerard Mulholland at the O'Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Galway on Saturday, 13 May from 4.18 p.m. to 7.37p.m.    These memories are presented in the chronologi...

Episode 10. Conversation with Aedín Moloney about her one woman production of 'Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom'. Aedín discusses her take on the (in)famous soliloquy and why she believes it is actually very misunderstood and arguably quite asexual. Aedín discusses the collaboration of renowned author and fellow Joyce enthusiast, Colum McCann as well as the deeply personal involvement of her father...

Conversation with Dr. Kevin Lynch from University of Galway about the effects of nature on Galway and the west coast of Ireland and what we can do about it. Three calls to action: Stay off the sand dunes Get involved in the planning for tackling flooding Become a volunteer and turn up to events Visit Kevin's Blog dunes.ie  for more info.

A walkabout in Clifden, a coastal town in the Connemara region of County Galway. Clifden has a population of about 1,600 people. Chats and insights with the locals, tourists and travellers...and a Guinness World Record Breaker! Special thanks to Marie Walsh for this episode and kudos to her and all the Clifden Traditional Music Festival team for making the event such a success now and for the prev...

A conversation with Dr. Tomás Finn who is a lecturer in University of Galway. Tomás gives a detailed and balanced account of the political goings-on before, during and after the Good Friday Agreement (a.k.a. The Belfast Agreement) which is an international agreement which effectively brought about an end to the 30 year conflict in Northern Ireland. Correction: Gregory Campbell did not join the civ...

A conversation with Dr. Andrew Westphal, Research Physicist of UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory. Andrew is the author of over 200 scientific papers and an active researcher in the scientific field known as cosmochemistry and he talks about how his travels have brought him to playing in Irish music sessions in Galway and a bit about his work. He even sings for us a song in Gaelic!

An overview of the festivities in Galway on Saint Patrick's Day on 17th March 2023.  Fender Jackson converses with random strangers with music from The Ol' Times. Some of the floats in this year's parade included: People from the Ukrainian community, Galway City School of Judo, United Women Galway, Scoil Bhride, Galway Bay Rugby Club, Galway Mosque, Mosque of Mary, Shine With Siobhan Flanagan, Gal...

Exploring some of what Galway has to offer during the St Patrick's Day celebrations. Featuring conversations with: Jason Craughwell - Programme Coordinator with Galway Sports Partnership. Find out more at GalwayActive.ie William Fitzgerald - Programmer of the cinema Palas.ie Tracy Bruen - Multi instrumentalist and fantastic songwriter TracyBruen.com A representative from GalwayFest.com And a song...

Some conversation with random strangers on the street including Warren Garrett . Followed by a good craic conversation with John Keane, the Honorary Consul General of Ireland in Seattle which is one of Galway's sister cities in USA. John also does a lot of work with the Irish Heritage Club and he even has his name inscribed in the Seattle Stone in Galway. Finally a cover of 'Scorn Not His Simplici...

An in depth conversation with Ireland's first Heritage Officer, Jim O'hUiginn (Higgins) from Galway City Council. Jim explains a bit about his background and then walks us along the timeline of Galway from 12,000BC up until the present day. Jim also gives what could be called a manifesto into a better Galway.   Dedicated to James Sheridan.   The Galway Podcast is a Salthill Media original producti...

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