galway arts festival

Getting ready for a Macnas photoshoot

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UPDATE: Click here for Parade route.
I did a photoshoot for the Macnas last week to promote their upcoming parade for the Galway Arts Festival: Apocolopolis. I’m on a float with a disturbingly shallow wheelbase, but it’s actually quite steady, and once I get past that initial 15 seconds of telling Debbie the director that I can’t do it, it’s fine. I had my own trusty photographer with me that day: my son Naoise, who held his own among the likes of Joe Shaughs and Andrew Downes. The following are all his shots.
The parade is on this Sunday the 20th July. I’ll put a Google Map up of the route when I know what it is!

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It must be Friday…

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Galway Macnas Parade
so yes, the Paddy’s Day Parade has come and gone, and when might we see another? Having received less Arts Council funding than they anticipated, Macnas understandably intend to focus all this year’s artistic and financial attention on their Halloween parade, and every Galwegian will look forward to that with glee.