I was commissioned to do some Christmas-themed shopfronts of various Galway businesses for the Galway Christmas Market coming to Eyre Square this weekend. I’ll be posting them over the next few days. First up is my home-away-from-home Neachtains, and award-winning Artisan Restaurant.
The Galway Advertiser’s front page story this week on Prince Harry visiting Galway for the Volvo Ocean Race finale was actually a tall tale. It seems the Tribune was able to lift the telephone and verify the story while the Advertiser was quite happy to take Cllr. Conneely’s word for it. The front page. 😀
I’ll be a panellist in the next Galway Leviathan in Monroes on the 26th April at 7.30pm talking about “Urban/Rural Divide: Media Myth or Reality?” along with Dave O’Connell, editor of the Connacht Tribune and broadcaster & journalist, Ella McSweeney. It’s hosted by Hot Press journalist Olaf Tyaransen. Tickets available from Monroes. I did not … Read more
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Screen grab from the Galway Advertiser, which once again wins the Tongue-in-Cheek award.
UPDATE: Leaving Flaherty’s Funeral Home on Monday at 12pm, funeral to be held in St. Nicholas’ Church at 12.30. Galway based puppeteer and stone mason Pat Bracken passed away yesterday. Many would know Pat from Quay Street, where his raucous puppets bantered with passers-by, and he was a regular fixture in the Macnas Parade, running … Read more