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This Fierce Beauty: Macnas Parade Route 2011 Galway Arts Festival

Allan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:18:52 +0000

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This Sunday 17th July Macnas will wend its way through the streets of Galway with This Fierce Beauty, beginning from the Spanish Arch at 20.45, as part of the Galway Arts Festival. The map above shows this years route.

Macnas Parade Route 2010 – The Wild Hunt, Spanish Arch Sunday 18th July at 2pm

Allan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:54:30 +0000

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The 2010 Macnas Parade, The Wild Hunt, starts at 2pm on Sunday 18th July at 2pm in the Spanish Arch. The map above shows the route. Possibly advisable to bring a brolly!

Macnas Parade 2008 on Flickr

Allan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:58:53 +0000

UPDATE: I found the above image on John Morgan‘s photostream on Flickr. I love it!
This is the Flickr slideshow for this year’s Macnas Parade Apocolopolis. If you have any photos and you’d like me to post them here email them to me!
Macnas Parade Slideshow on Flickr.

RTE Coverage of the Macnas Parade 2008

Allan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:00:27 +0000

Embedded from RTE.IE

I’m at 00.32. I’m using Jazz Biscuit’s RTE Embedder above, if it’s not working you can watch the report here.

Macnas Parade Route- Apocolopolis, Sunday 20th July 2008 @10pm

Allan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:13:53 +0000

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As promised here’s the route of the Macnas Parade this Sunday. Best bet: get to Fr. Griffin Park at 9.20pm and you’ll get to see everything earlier than the rest of the route. You’ll miss the finale but if you’ve got young kids this might be your best bet. I’ll be at the front. You can’t miss me:

Cartoon from Macnas Book

Allan — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:05:25 +0000

Above is a cartoon I was commissioned to do for Macnas: Joyful Abandonment. Some people in Macnas may claim to recognise themselves in it. I have no comment to make!

The cartoon is a potted account of the processes that are never seen by the general public but are essential to the creation of the parade each year.

Judith, Helen, Rachel and others won’t be impressed at the absence of rehearsals in the above cartoon (or may not have noticed in which case I’ve just shot myself in the foot!). In my defence I submit the following:

I hadn’t enough space;

Rehearsal is so important it warrants its own cartoon.

The book is a must for fans of Macnas, theatre professionals and students, and those interested in the recent history of Galway. You can order the book from Amazon by clicking on its name above.

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Sun shines on the Macnas Parade 2007!

Allan — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:04:00 +0000

Just finished the Macnas Parade 2007. I was “Mr. President” in the Unfinished Symphony section at the end. Great fun and it didn’t rain! Below are a few pre-parade images:

And of course my bad self, pre-makeup. Well done Gavin, Triona, Fiona, Peter, Bill, Mike and all the gang (there’s a lot of new faces around that I haven’t put a name to!).

Macnas Needs Stewards!

Allan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:57:00 +0000

Macnas Needs Stewards!

Come along this Sunday and help Macnas!

Would you like to be involved in the Macnas Parade? Then come along this Sunday and be a steward!

Being a steward is one of the most important jobs in the Parade. Stewards work with Macnas, the Gardai and Civil Defence to ensure the Parade runs safely and smoothly for audiences and participants. You must be aged 18 or over and be free from 1pm til 6pm on the day of the Parade, this Sunday 22nd July.

As a steward, you get a great view of the Parade, access to privileged areas and are invited to the Macnas after party, held this year in Cuba, Bar903.

So if you’re interested, or know anyone who might be, contact Jean on 091 568896 or email thefield[at]macnas.com