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Welcome to the 28th edition of the Craic in Galway magazine. We are galloping ahead with this year’s Galway Races and have top tips from none other than Catwalk’s Mandy Maher to help you be the first past the post in the style stakes. It’s going to be a craicing week, and we will be there, covering all of the fashion forwards and the faux pas, through the lens of our photographer Darius Ivan. He was very patient behind the camera for our front cover photo shoot,which features lots of local businesses right here in the city. You can read all about it between these pages and if you would like to be part of the craic, you know where to find us! We were delighted to host an exhibition of all of our front covers to date at the Galway Playhouse, located at Columban hall on Sea Road, for the fringe festival. It marked our one year milestone and will be there until July 28th if you fancy a look. The cover of Craic 28 will hopefully be the start of next year’s offering, and we can’t wait to see what unfolds over the coming months. We met Dr Pat Collins, who is also looking to the future as he embarks on writing Galway’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture 2020. Til then, we have your daily diary for the next two weeks, lots of news, photos and features in our bumper edition. Hi to all on Citylink, we hope you are having a pleasant journey and will join us during festival season in our wonderful city of the tribes.
Happy Reading, Sure it’s all a bit of craic!
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SugarBeat Festival p.8
Races Fashion Tips p.10 Fringe Photo Diary p.36-7
Galway 2020 p.6 And They’re Off p.24-7 Currafest p.42
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Friday 25th July 2014 • 10am: A midsummer fundraising coffee morning in aid of youth mental health charity, Jigsaw, takes place on the Fairgreen Road.
CRAICING NEWS!!! By Avril HORAN
The Unusual Suspects
• 1pm: Brick Road, a new play about two brothers out to settle scores, takes place at Kelly’s bar on Bridge Street. • 1pm: It’s the last time to catch The Grand Inquisitor at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
• 4pm: Bag Lady, a touching play by Frank McGuinness, will be performed at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. • 6pm: Skytashe Dance Theatre proudly presents Bitter Youth at the Galway Playhouse, Columban Hall on Sea Road. • 6pm: The Chase, a scientific fairy tale that went too far, takes place at Kelly’s bar. • 8pm: Aindrias de Staic presents his new show the Man from Moogaga at Padraig’s Place, New Dock Road. • 8:30pm: A Blessing in Disguise, a play about love and marriage, takes place at the Galway Playhouse, Columban Hall on Sea Road. • 9:30pm: Catch the Woodquay ramblers live at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay for great traditional Irish music. • 10pm: Join Paul Byrne and band on the main stage at the Victoria hotel for Galway Fringe Fest. • 10pm: Dance spectacle, Nothing Fixed, All One takes place at the Galway Playhouse at Columban Hall for fringe.
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s Galway vies to become European Capital of Culture in 2020, Dr Pat Collins from NUIG is currently drafting the proposal that will shine the light on our city and county. He is calling on everyone to participate in the process to uncover a vision for Galway, looking for the “unusual suspects” rather than relying on those who already have a strong voice on arts and culture. Dr Collins is leading the team at the university who are writing the bid on behalf of the Galway region. “We are listening to the people,” says Dr Collins, “and the more they engage with us, the better our bid will be! We need to reinvest in culture and are looking at understanding culture and creativity in relation to the social and economic wellbeing of the city. We need to look at the future. Galway does culture very well and this gives us an opportunity to ramp it up to a whole new level.”
are emerging, as the team engage with the public to discover what Galway’s legacy will be after 2020 – promoting the water and the marine, the Irish language, the landscape and natural environment, the untold history of Galway, our heritage and buildings - have all been highlighted. Dr Collins believes it is also an opportunity to focus on finding a permanent visual art space here. “They want us to think about our legacy after 2020,” explains Dr Collins. “If we are successful, there are great economic benefits. It is estimated that when Liverpool was European Capital of Culture, €1 billion was generated as a result of the designation. Galway would be a hub for all European culture and it would really expand our cultural capacity. We can’t just rely on hearing from the usual suspects, we would love to hear from everyone who has an interest in Galway’s future,” he concludes. For more log galway2020.ie
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Saturday 26th July 2014 • 1pm: The play Brick Road takes place at Kelly’s bar on Bridge Street.
SUGARBEAT FESTIVAL!!! By Avril HORAN
Craicing Line Up for Late Summer Festival
• 1pm: Artist Fiona O’Reilly invites people to join her on a walking tour of the city to look at systems of surveillance – meet outside the Galway Advertiser office in Eyre Square. • 1pm: Noodle, a tale about a girl who just wants to be loved, takes place at Kelly’s bar. • 2pm: Writer Nuala Ní Chonchúir reads from her new novel The Closet of Savage Mementos at the Bridge Mills.
• 3:30pm: Havarie, a play about two sisters who board a boat to leave home, takes place at Kellys bar. • 4pm: Bag Lady, a touching play by Frank McGuinness, will be performed at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. • 4pm: Casino Voltaire with artists Ciaran Nash and David Payne ta kes place at Padraig’s Place, New Dock Road. • 6pm: Bitter Youth dance performance takes place at the Galway Playhouse, Columban Hall on Sea Road. • 6pm: The Chase, a scientific fairy tale that went too far, takes place at Kelly’s bar. • 8pm: Aindrias de Staic presents his new show the Man from Moogaga at Padraig’s Place, New Dock Road. • 8:30pm: A Blessing in Disguise, a play about love and marraige, takes place at the Galway Playhouse, Columban Hall on Sea Road. • 9:30pm: Fia Rua will have their album launch at Árus na nGael on Dominick Street. • 10pm: Canaries, Rudy TrixX and Remedy will take to the Galway Fringe Mainstage at theVictoria hotel.
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here is a craicing line up for Galway’s new outdoor music festival, SugarBeat, taking place in Tuam Stadium, Co. Galway on August 23rd 2014. The one-day festival in the Co. Galway town has two live music stages, with ten acts including Damien Dempsey, Mundy, Raglans - who were named as MTV’s act of the week recently - Keywest, the Amazing Apples, who are blazing their own original trail and Strange Boats. They will play live on the Delta Security Group stage, while The Happy Cats from Newcastle, Rí Rá, Them Again and Author and the Illustrators will play on the Corralea Court Hotel Stage. Organiser Shane Donnellan is from Tuam and wanted to bring a festival event to the area. He is delighted with the response with tickets sold to people in Australia, America, and the UK as
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well as across Ireland. He wants to draw people to Tuam and discover everything on offer in the locality. “We have had a great response,” he says. “The location at Tuam Stadium actually has a lot of music history attached to it It was home to a huge event in 1991, when the chart topping sawdoctors performed a massive homecoming show there.” At the launch of the festival, master of ceremonies Kevin O’Dwyer thought the festival name SugarBeat was very apt. The opening of the Tuam Sugar Factory in 1934 led to an increase in the population of the town. Later many of the children of the factory workers became members of Tuam Brass and Reed Brass Band and this in turn led to the creation of at least seven show bands in Tuam during the height of that music industry.
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• 3pm: The Irish beatbox championships take place at the Galway Fringe Mainstage at the Victoria Hotel.
The town has maintained this link with music and is renowned for producing musicians, groups and bands of quality, the name Sugar Beat reflects this unique development. Tuam has a renowned musical history dating back to the showband era. The organisers hope to reenact the legendary ‘West Awake’ festival which attracted thousands to Tuam
Stadium for a one-day event. The event will kick off at 12 noon for a rousing feast of music and song. SugarBeat will bring Ireland’s best acts to the west and also offer up and coming bands a platform to showcase their musical talents. The festival grounds are within walking distance of the town centre and tickets are only €25! They are
keenly priced as its the first Sugarbeat event. It’s set to be a great day out, with a wide range of food and beverages available. Tickets are selling fast and are available online at www.entertainment.ie. There are also a limited number of tickets available locally from Quinn’s Shop, Bishop Street, Tuam and Cellar Bar, No.5 Shop Street, Tuam. For more check out sugarbeat.ie.
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Sunday 27th July 2014
CRAICING Races!!! By Rebecca CASSERLY
• 10am: A coffee morning and cake sale takes place at Aras Uilinn, Church Road, Moycullen in aid of the Galway Brasov Group. • 11am: Mixed media artist, Nancy, hosts an exhibition at the Dominican Hall, The Claddagh, of native American wall hangings for fringe. • 11am: Visual Artist and Jewellery Designer Louise Spokes holds her Glass Art exhibition for fringe at the Dominican Hall, The Claddagh for fringe.
• 12pm: Catch the Nutan Photograph Exhibition at the Dominican Hall, The Claddagh, for fringe. • 1pm: The play Brick Road takes place at Kelly’s bar on Bridge Street. • 1pm: The Harp, the Accordion and the Ugly, a vintage style silent projection, with soundtracks played live on the harp and accordion takes place at Árus na nGael. • 3pm: Galway Fringe Festival presents a rehearsed reading of Kincora by Lady Gregory at Árus na nGael on Dominick Street. • 3pm: The Mute Quire - an ensemble from Italy, China, and America – bring their original freewheeling story to the Galway Playhouse at Columban Hall for fringe. • 8pm: Aindrias de Staic presents his new show the Man from Moogaga at Padraig’s Place, New Dock Road. • 10pm: The finge fest finale takes place at the Galway Fringe mainstage at the Victoria hotel until late.
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ith the Galway Races just around the corner we’ve put together some CRAICing last minute fashion tips to ensure that you are a front-runner in the style stakes. Ladies Day takes place on Thursday 31st be in with a chance of getting selected by the judges. We went straight to the judges mouth (so to speak) and got some top-secret style tips from Mandy Maher of Catwalk Modelling Agency. She shares her advice with us on what the judges are looking for in scouting a potential Ladies Day winner. “A winner always stands out straight away, they have the full outfit package – headpiece, outfit, shoes and bag.” says Mandy who also stresses the importance of paying attention to detail;
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“Manicured nails and an overall well-groomed appearance are essential”. Predicting trends for the Galway Races is always a difficult one. “It’s often down to the day itself, last year it was all about vintage”. Last year’s winner Rachelle Guiry, from Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick wore a vintage Grace Kelly inspired baby blue dress. Although we are hoping for CRAICing weather for this year’s festival you need to be prepared for the worst! We would recommend having an alternative outfit ready in case the weather takes a bad turn. Mandy confirms that the judges do take the weather into consideration and ladies must be dressed appropriately for the day. Galway fashionistas are wellaccustomed to accessorising for rainy racing conditions with umbrellas being the must-have fashion accessory last year. in GALWAY
• 12pm: Enjoy the Galway Bay Jazz band as they will put a swing in your step at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
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Monday 28th July 2014
Galway Races Fashion Tips >>>By Rebecca CASSERLY
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Another tip Mandy shared with us is for ladies to “Recognise that they are dressing for a day meeting and not a night out on the town”.
• 11am: Enjoy an interactive marine art show at the Galway City Library in the final day of the fringe fest.
Knee-length dresses are crucial if you want to receive one of the coveted invites into the judging marquee. Mandy joins celebrity stylist Lisa Fitzpatrick, fashion editor of the Irish Independent, Bairbre Power, PJ Gibbons editor of Social & Personal Magazine and Patricia McCrossan Managing Director Galway Now in judging the competition.
• 1pm: The Salthill hotel are hosting a ‘Prom to the Paddock’ charity lunch in aid of Enable Ireland. For more email info@ salthill.com. • 3pm: Kincora, a play in three acts by Lady Gregory, takes place at Árus na nGael on Dominick Street for fringe fest. • 5pm: And they’re off! It’s time for the Galway Races taking place at Ballybrit. Fine fillies and, indeed horses, will gallop with gusto to win the grand prize. Today there will be a prize for the most appropriately dressed lady with music by the Screaming Bluecats. The featured race is the Connacht hotel handicap.
We are looking forward to seeing who the winners select as the 2014 Ladies Day winner and certainly don’t envy them trying to make that decision! We know Galway fashionistas will be on top-form as always.
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• 8pm: Tunes at the Church returns at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with music tonight by Saileog Ni Cheannabhain on fiddle, viola and singing. • 9pm: The Cellar bar is host to Play, where musicians can jam with support from a backing band in this open night with a difference. It’s a place where musicians can meet, collaborate and hear some great music. It’s time to stop practicing and start playing! All welcome.
An art exhibition by Maura Bohan in Dela.
• 9:30pm: Catch the best of swingin’ tunes by the Black Magic Big Band at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
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• 9pm: Paddy the Punk will play live at Barr an Chaladh for their Race Week line up in the heart of Woodquay.
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Tuesday 29th July 2014 • 12pm: Barr an Chaladh Woodquay will have a day and evening session to keep you entertained during Race Week.
CRAICING NEWS !!! By Rebecca CASSERLY
House Hotel Reopens!
• 5pm: The Galway Races get underway at the Ballybrit Racecourse and the featured race is the Topaz mile handicap. • 7:30pm: Singer songwriter Mary Coughlan will perform an intimate gig at the Mick Lally Theatre on Druid Lane.
• 8:30pm: Manilla Strings will play at the Clayton for a free race week treat followed by Raindance at 11pm, with Jason Fallon and Dj Ger Cooke playing in the main bar. • 9pm: Celebrating 10 years this year, Ireland’s no 1 music, song and dance experience, Trad On The Prom takes place at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. • 9pm: We all know the ‘will he, won’t he’ saga, however you can enjoy a Garth Brooks night at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay. • 9:30pm: A trad session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with John O’Halloran and Mick Crehan. • 10pm: Catch the Bog Hoppers, a Celtic folk and punk group all the way from Seattle at Monroe’s Live for the best of race week entertainment.
Cocktail lovers across Galway were left devastated recently by the sudden closure of the House Hotel. Home to the much-loved pink champagne mojito and the prettiest décor to be found in the city. The good news is that the H o u s e Hotel will be opening it’s doors once again on Friday 25th July just in time for
Race Week. The 4 star hotel has been given a complete makeover including a new coffee dock, a lobby bar and promising even more of the trademark pink furniture. The CRAIC team had a sneak peek in advance of the official opening and we are very excited to see how it will look once completed. All 50 staff members are set to return to work with exciting additions promised to the food and cocktail menu too. We are looking forward to some CRAICing weekends again in the House Hotel. The Race Week line-up includes late bar, cocktail specials, DJ and Live entertainment
The Cap and Gown Two leading lights from the world of horse racing will be conferred with honorary doctorates at NUI, Galway during race week. Dermot Weld, one of Ireland’s most successful racehorse trainers will be conferred with a Doctor of Arts degree. He will be joined by Jim Bolger, whose career in horseracing spans five
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decades. The two graduands join the ranks of previous honorary alumni which include Christy O Connor Snr and Jnr, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Nelson Mandela, Hilary Clinton, Enya, Anjelica Huston and Fionnuala Flanagan. The presentation takes place on Wednesday, July 30th , the same day as the Galway Plate. in GALWAY
• 8pm: Enjoy live jazz at Rouge restaurant on Dominick Street with Mike Corbett on piano and Keith McDonald on trumpet.
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Wednesday 30th July 2014
CRAICing Profile
By Avril HORAN
• 12pm: Barr an Chaladh Woodquay are ready to entertain you with a day session until three and an evening session from 7-10pm for race week. • 3pm: Head to the Galway Races in Ballybrit for a fun day of racing, music and craic. The featured race today is the Galway Plate.
• 8pm: Enjoy Tunes at the Church at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with Desi O Halloran – singer and fiddle and Johnny O Halloran – accordion and melodeon. • 9pm: Trad at the Head is back at The King’s Head, with live traditional music, Irish dancers, and no cover charge to boot! • 9:30pm: Citog presents Tuath, David Harbottle and Freya Jones for a night of great folk music and harmonies. • 10pm: Paul Gaughan will bring the best of trad and folk to Barr an Chaladh Woodquay for a great night of music and song. • 10:30pm: Don’t miss the ‘Screamin’ Bluecats’ at Garvey’s in Eyre Square for a night of rockabilly magic. You ‘aint nothin’ but a hound dog! • 10pm: Catch The Wave at Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street for the best of rock and pop covers for race week; or you can enjoy some spicy salsa dancing.
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lthough Galway didn’t come home with a title, Loughrea gal, Tanya O’ Brien, made the semi-finals in the coveted Miss Ireland competition at the Wright Venue in Dublin. She is also a final year veterinary nursing student at UCD, with the ambition of continuing her graduate studies in veterinary medicine. We had to find out a bit more about this busy Galway gal, including her top style and beauty tips.
cultures and finally make a real difference to the conservation and health of animals, both domestic and exotic.
Is the glass half full or half empty?
What other beauty secrets do you have?
The glass is most definitely half full. Pessimism has no purpose and is damaging to your health, your ability to make informed decisions and to those around you.
Ciara in Chica Bella Beauty Salon, Loughrea is brilliant at applying fake tan, it’s so golden and never streaks. Even getting shellac nails there feels like I’m on a little retreat. I go to Million Dollar Secrets in Galway for my gel nails and I also love their mink lashes, I feel like a film star when they are applied. For skin care and health products, I use Dr. Hauschka from Apple Health Foods in Loughrea.
What is your ambition? My ambition is to be kind and welcoming to everyone and everything I meet, empathetic to people’s feelings, travel and become immersed in world
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How do you keep your hair in good nick? I use Moroccan oil and Great Lengths hair extensions. I’ve tried other hair extensions, but these are the best and most ethically sourced. As I live in Dublin for college, I was lucky to work with Valerie at Cowboys and Angels Hair salon.
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• 8pm: A family fun night at the dogs, at the Galway Greyhound Stadium, takes place this evening in aid of youth mental health charity, Jigsaw Galway, and the Gort and Headford Men’s Sheds.
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Q&A with Tanya Photo By MIGUEL MAZA
• 12pm: Enjoy a day session at Barr an Chaladh Woodquay until 3pm and an evening session from 7-10pm with Chris Nash. • 1:50pm: It’s Ladies Day at the Galway Races! Handbags at the ready there will be style winners and losers as they battle it out for the coveted title. With prizes for the best dressed and best hat, and music by Vladimir Jablokov, Oddity and Love Shack its set to be a great day. And there are horses too. • 8pm: The Galway Cathedral Recitals features Finnish organist, Tuomas Pyrhönen. He will play Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Mozart, Bach and Vierne. • 8pm: An evening of Celtic tales with Irish and Scottish storytelling take place at the Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill.
If stranded on a desert island, what three things, or people would you bring?
• 9pm: Head to Trad On the Prom at the Galway Bay Hotel Salthill, for Ireland’s No 1 dance, music and song experience.
I would bring my boyfriend, Hugo. We’re best friends and I wouldn’t be able to survive without being able to mess and take light out of the situation with him. I’m quite practical, so I would also bring a Swiss knife to forage, make shelter and prepare food. Finally, I would bring a really comfortable sleeping blanket with a built in pillow. I love my sleep and comforts!
• 9:30pm: Catch the swingin’ style of Benny and the Goodmen at McSwiggans bar in Woodquay. • 9:30pm: An open traditional Irish music jam takes place every Thursday at the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill. • 9:30pm There’s free entry for women until midnight for Ladies Day at Monroe’s Live, with Cornerboy, Toy Soldier, Rofi James and DJ Paddy Healy. • 10pm: Catch 3 Legged Dog, playing the best of pop and covers, at Garvey’s in Eyre Square. • 10pm: One to One will bring the night to a close at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
What did you wear to the Miss Ireland semi-finals? I found the dress in Tulla, Co Clare at Klassy Dress Hire. I felt so beautiful in it and the owner; Annette is such a lovely woman.
Tell us something people don’t know about you? I’m very creative and artistic. I won many awards in art at school and beyond, but I have since put my efforts into my studies and animal volunteering. How do you keep in shape? Up until a few months ago, I was quite unfit, but that was before I was introduced to Alan Quinn fitness. He is great fun on a one-to-one training session, which makes the thought of
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Friday 1st August 2014
• 5pm: It’s another evening meet for the Galway Races at Ballybrit with the Guinness handicap as the featured race. If you missed out at Ladies Day, you can be in with a chance to win Friday’s Fairest Lady, with music by the Love Shack Dolls. • 8pm: Tunes at the Church, a series of summer concerts at St Nicholas Collegiate Church, hosts Fiachna O Mongain on the accordion and Jessica Zilker on fiddle. • 9:30pm: Catch the Lakers for the best of chart hits, rock and pop at Monroe’s Live with the Druids at the backstage bar for some Irish ballads and DJ Macca. • 10pm: The Woodquay Ramblers are set to entertain with the best of trad and folk at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay. • 11pm: Metallica tribute band Whiplash return to Galway at Kellys bar and live venue on Bridge Street for a races night out with a difference. • 11pm: Join Sean Slattery in the Clayton ballroom for a night of great music following a day at the races. • 11:30pm: Country heartthrob Nathan Carter will perform at the McDonagh Centre, Ballygar, Co Galway as part of the Ballygar Carnival celebrations. The festival takes place until Tuesday, August 5th and celebrates its 70th year.
Straight talking from the trailor trash mouth of Southern Belle, Candy, and the more refined Cara from Connemara.
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I know other people will think I’m mad but I have adopted an egg as my own baby. It’s a chicken egg and I have named him Louie and I bring him everywhere with me. I know he will never hatch and I don’t believe he is supposed to anyway because he’s not an everyday egg, this egg contains a spirit baby. People think I’m crazy because I push Louie around in his buggy and when they look into it, all they see is an egg snuggled in a blue blanket. I knitted little hats for him and sing him lullabies and rub his little egg shell belly. I treat him like any other baby, changing his little nappies and playing peek a boo, but when I was in a baby care shop the last day the women threw me out saying I was having a laugh. Not to mention the hassle I get when I bring poor Louie to the playground or out for lunch. I just want him to be accepted and treated like any other baby. Please help.
Candy: Oh my Gawd lady you crack me up! I’m laughing my ass off! I bet Fry-day is Louie’s least favourite day. Your head needs an eggs-amination! No wonder that women in the baby shop showed you the eggs-it! What’s wrong crazy lady you can’t
take a Yolk?? Ha! All these egg puns are making me egg-zosted! I got news for you your egg will never be treated like a normal baby because it’s not a normal baby! It’s an egg!! He will never be egg-cepted.
Cara I think you have developed an abnormal attachment to this egg. I believe Louie is fulfilling a maternal need in you and I also understand that you do believe “Louie” is your spirit baby but please understand this is highly unlikely and eventually
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this egg will go horribly rotten and start to smell not to mention that if anything happened to him while you are in this delicate state of mind you could lose control. Please seek help immediately start by telling your doctor. in GALWAY
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A Pony Tale
Every county has its own tale to tell when it comes to community and family events. And the pony shows are synonymous with Connemara. It is with the same child eyed wonderment that I view these spectacles now. A waft of burgers and chips fills the air, ensuring that all you want is a plastic container stuffed with fries and tomato ketchup.
There will be an ice-cream van and a mobile tea brewer for the obligatory cuppa and apple tart – or ham sandwich if you are on a diet.
Show and it didn’t disappoint. Held outdoors in a field, the weather always has a role to play in the level of enjoyment had on the day, but watching these beautiful creatures
Over the weekend of the 19th/20th July, it was Ballyconneely’s turn to host their annual Connemara Pony
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is a long way from pony shows I was reared. As an Athlonian who blew into Galway for University and stayed forever, the excitement of our young years circled around a travelling circus and annual funfair, complete with chairo-planes, a ‘big wheel’ and giant fluffs of pink candy floss on a stick.
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As they trot side by side with their owners holding firmly
to the reigns, it is hard not to think back to Charlotte in Sex and the City, as she scoops the top prize in her first dog show with her champion King Charles spaniel, Elizabeth Taylor. It is perhaps a sad reflection on my good self that I am drawn back to television shows when out and about, and I don’t want
of whirly machines and a playground, there was lots to keep the family entertained. There were even winners for the best dog, chicken eggs, duck eggs and barn brack. Where else would you get it? I’d love to bring my Australian friend to a pony show, just to see what she made of it all. I think they are great craic
The winner on the day was Lough Conn Daisy owned by Tommy Clancy from Danesfield Moycullen. Having stayed the course throughout the different categories, we felt his joy. As it came to an end, the crowd filtered across the road to Keoghs, which has a lot of outdoor seating to
to mention that episode of Fr Ted. It just wouldn’t be fair.
altogether.
compliment the stunning backdrop that is the rugged coastline of Ballyconneely.
I loved watching the sean nos and set dancers as they tapped away to the sounds of live traditional Irish music. One toddler hopped on to the platform to bop away to the beat on her own to the delight of her parents and the gathered crowd. We never had that. They learn an appreciation for our culture, heritage and music at such a young age. With bumper cars, plenty
And I couldn’t turn away as pony after pony flicked their gorgeous white manes and tails as they pranced powerfully to impress the judges. As we watched the categories unfold, it was time for the best of the best to compete for the overall title. The judges look at many factors such as height, colour, legs, the shape of the head and eyes, sloping shoulders, free and easy movement as they actively cover ground.
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t was the suit. That cloud suit from Mez’s Masquerade actually stopped traffic. As we posed for the camera outside Barr an Chaladh bar in Woodquay for our front cover shoot, we were very careful to ensure we didn’t cause any kind of obstruction for passing motorists. However, when one stopped abruptly in the street, we thought we were going to be read the riot act.
Instead, the driver hopped out and ran beside our male model and advertising manager, Pete Duffy, to get a snap with our man in the sky ensemble. Some say he’s an angel, others away with the fairies, but the suit from Mez’s Masquerade fancy dress and party supplies, located at 5 Middle Street, was a show stopper – literally. I have no doubt he will fly away with the title of best dressed man at the Galway Races. For more check out www.mezscostumes.ie. And that was the theme for our
shoot as we were styled in stunning outfits from Eureka’s preloved range. Eureka is located at 133 Upper Salthill and specialise in designer and high fashion retail along with a budget collection to suit every fashionista. You can also find them on facebook at eurekapreloved to find out the latest updates. We also had a fabulous choice of gorgeous hat creations to choose from by Simply Chic hat hire.
Simply Chic models at Barr an Chaladh We were lucky ladies, as we met at 9am to have our hair styled by Grafton Hair and Beauty located at 184 Upper Salthill. Every style was unique to each gal, from up dos to curly blow dries, and they lasted the entire day. There was no fear of a hair malfunction, as we were primped and preened by their expert hands, and can’t thank them enough for their time and patience. You can contact them on 091 588 160. Pete did his own hair however.
>> They make it all the more affordable,
with hats to hire from €15 to €50. You can check them out online at www.simplychichathire.com. The judges are always looking for stylish outfits with a quirky tale, and what better way to tick those boxes than to go treasure hunting through the racks at Eureka, and hire a hat from Simply Chic. Together, they will provide you with a top to toe look at highly competitive prices, ensuring you will look your very best for race week and be in with a shout of scooping the coveted Lady’s Day title.
No outfit is complete without shoes, and we were delighted to showcase our high heels from Greenes Shoes and Gosh Shoes, both located in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre. They have so much to choose from and
they also stock the Amy Huberman range of ladies shoes. We were like kids in a sweet shop and we ended up buying a pair for the races! Greenes are 100% Irish owned and their shoes are available in store and online at www. greenesshoes.com and facebook/ Greenesshoes. While our scheduled horse and carriage failed to turn up on the day, we were rescued by the horsepower of a top of the range Audi from Adrian Quinn. The stunning vehicle is available along with many more at their family run business based in Labane, Ardrahan, Co. Galway. And what better back drop than Barr an Chaladh in Woodquay. With live music 7 nights a week, and special day and evening sessions for race week, it is the place to be in the heart of Woodquay. Barr an Chaladh is a warm and cosy traditional Irish pub, where you can have the best pint of Guinness in comfort, or simply sit back and enjoy the Irish seisuin, often accompanied by dancers. For the best craic in Galway. Models: Michelle and Yvonne Lally, Stephanie and Rebecca Casserly, Avril Horan and Pete Duffy.
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The CRAIC at Barr An Chaladh Traditional Irish Music 7 nights a week PhotosBy Darius IVAN
STREETS OF GALWAY 8K
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ver 2,000 people have already registered for the Kearney Cycles Streets of Galway 8k road race, taking place on Saturday, August 9th at 7pm. The event it set to be a sell out and anyone interested in Galway’s oldest race, which is in its 29th year, can enter on www.runireland.com and www. galwaycityharriers.com.
“I was very fond of socialising at the time! But I did, and I really got into it. Now I am one of the organisers! Where else can you run the famous streets with spectators and tourists cheering you on at every corner,
Salthill, culminating in a beautiful 2k section along the promenade, finishing at the Claddagh. The event was first staged in 1986 and the ethos from the start to the present day has been ‘sport for all’. This
with the traffic stopped to let you on as you own the streets for one night only,” he says with enthusiasm.
year there is a new corporate/gyms team’s competition. The first three members of a team home will score in this competition. There are only a limited number of places left, so book now to avoid disappointment. It’s €20 for early registration, €25 for late registration including a stylish technical Streets of Galway t-shirt.
The race is so popular thanks to the iconic route it takes, according to one of the organisers, David Glynn, who wasn’t expected to cross the finish line the first time he undertook the 8k challenge. “There is such a great atmosphere and great craic,” he says, “with everyone cheering you on as you pass by all of the famous Galway sites. For anyone who hasn’t done it, it is such a treat, with fantastic scenery and it is a fast flat course. It was the first race I ever did and I didn’t think I would finish it.
The Streets is the jewel in the crown of Galway city racing events. Starting at 7pm, it is a stunning evening summer run through the city centre, as the dome of the cathedral looms into view via Marys and Lower
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Saturday 2nd August 2014
CRAICING News!!! By Avril HORAN
• * Take the twelve bens challenge today in aid of Cancer Care West. Hillwalkers and outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy climbing six of the twelve bens in one day. Organised by the Ballyconneely fundraising group, this year they will climb the mountains which make up the Derryclare Horseshoe located northeast of roundstone village. • 11am: Join artist and art teacher Vicky Smith at the Galway City Museum for a‘responding to art’art class exploring and responding to the exhibition Music on the Water by Maurice Quillinan. Adults • 2:30pm: The Saturday meet of the Galway Races takes place at the Ballybrit racecourse. Music by Oddity throughout the day and prizes for the ‘best dressed in red’sponsored by Ladbrooks.
• 7pm: John Haugh will play at the Clayton, Ballybrit followed by Paddy Jordan at 9:30pm and Dj Ger Cooke at 11pm. • 9:30pm A book launch celebrating 70 years of the Ballygar festival takes place at the McDonagh Centre, Ballygar with social dancing by Pj Murrihy. • 9:30pm: Enjoy Saturday Night Live at Kelly’s bar and live venue on Bridge Street. • 10pm: Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live followed by the Who Knows for great covers til the wee hours.
Leading Ladies
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wo leading Galway ladies have been starring alongside Cillian Murphy, Mikel Murfi and Stephen Rea in the sold out play, Ballyturk, by Enda Walsh at the Black Box Theatre.
Orla loves acting, singing dancing and swimming. She performed in the Town Hall Theatre playing the lead role of Roxy in Bugsy Malone and has also acted in ‘stress in the staff room’ a short film finalist screened as part of the Fresh Film Festival in Limerick.
It is a major coup for the Trading Faces Stage School, where both youngsters train in their spare time. Orla Ni Ghriofa (9) from Lettermore, Connemara and Aisling Walsh (7) from Taylors Hill both take turns to make an appearance at the end of Ballyturk.
Aisling Walsh (7) from Taylor’s Hill has been with Trading Face for just one year and is already performing with the stars. She loves acting, rhythmic gymnastics, Irish dancing and swimming. She performed the leading role of Snow White at the Town Hall Theatre in April.
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• 6pm: Enjoy a ballad session at Barr an Chaladh Woodquay followed by Pat O’Neill with rebel songs and ballads from 10pm until close.
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Sunday 3rd August 2014
The Courage of Young People By Justin MCDERMOTT
• 11am: A fun run takes place today in Ballygar, Co Galway as part of the Ballygar Carnival celebrating its 70th year, followed by a marching bands competition at 1:30pm and a carnival parade, with fire display at 5pm. • 12pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz Band.
• 6pm: An evening music session takes place at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay followed by a Neil Diamond tribute until close. • 7pm: Enjoy live jazz at the Black Cat bistro in Salthill. • 8pm: Catch the swingin’ beat of gypsy jazz band, I Saw Stars, at Kellys on Bridge Street. • 8pm: The Pretty Things Peepshow takes place at Monroe’s Live direct from Hollywood, a girly roadshow featuring acts of the beautiful and the bizarre. • 9pm: Don’t miss Trad On the Prom at the Galway Bay Hotel Salthill, for a fantastic night of entertainment, music and song as they celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. • 9pm: The Dolphin hotel Inishbofin is host to a special fundraising music night in aid of Cancer Care West. • 9:30pm: Six piece bluegrass band, Rackhouse Pilfer will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live, with Oddity bringing the best of dance hits, rock and pop til late. • Midnight: Ireland’s favourite, Crystal Swing are set to bring the house down at the McDonagh Centre, Ballygar .
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t was Friday in Jigsaw Galway and I was on my way to lunch when I saw him. My guess is that he was 18, wearing a dark blue tracksuit, a jacket of his favourite sports team and runners. The dress uniform of his age. What struck me most was his face; it immediately got my attention. He had an expression of deep uncertainty. He walks up to the door of Jigsaw, but at the last minute stopped. His act was to pretend to get a text, a quick check of his mobile, subtle. He turns down towards Forster Street where he stops after ten paces. He turned, walked back up Fairgreen Road with purpose, turned right into the doorway in Jigsaw, but stopped again. He hesitated and checked his phone again, turned around and walked down towards Forster Street. Mental health, and difficulties associated with mental health, is the chronic health issue for young people. Anger, anxiety, stress, low mood, worry, drugs, alcohol, relationships, sexuality, we all struggle with these when we are young. Difficulties with mental health has a way of seeping into everything. But
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something is happening, not quite a turning of a tide, more a facing of a swell. The number of young people wanting to take control of their mental health is growing. It takes huge courage to walk through our door. That is why Jigsaw is designed to be a warm, welcoming, non-judgemental place to come to, to talk to someone. On a Friday morning on Fairgreen Road in Galway City, a young man in in the dark blue tracksuit and jacket walked to the door of Jigsaw Galway for the sixth time, stopped and checked his phone. But this time he looked up, took a deep breath, extended his right hand, pushed the door of Jigsaw open and walked in. With his fear welled up inside him he asked for help. Now that is courage. Jigsaw Galway is a free, confidential and non-judgemental support service for young people, aged 15-25, experiencing difficulties with their mental health and well-being. Drop into Jigsaw on Fairgreen Road (across from the new coach station), Tel (091) 549 252, email galway@jigsaw.ie or visit www.jigsaw.ie/galway.
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• 2:15pm: It’s time one again for the Galway Races at the Ballybrit Racecourse. It’s also Mad Hatters day for the craziest hat competition in town.
Mark & Charlie
Myrn Devaney and Clodagh
The CRAIC is whatever makes you happy. Charlie likes tractors, I like a grill!
The CRAIC is a strawberry ice-cream and poppets on Shop Street while I’m babysitting Clodagh, who’s Mammy is in Druid for the Arts Festival
VOX POP What’s the CRAIC?
Marnie O’Brien
Nothing much, just hanging out and drinking coffee, smoking and having the craic. I’ve got tickets to the Big Top!
Poppy & Stephen
The CRAIC is the boxing championship taking place here on Saturday; the Galway Arts and Galway Fringe Festivals.
Gillen Hardesty
Martin Kraviar
Galway Pitbulls Inline Hockey Club is The CRAIC!
The CRAIC is that Gaza is under attack from Israel. They are in an open prison and are being massacred. We are trying to get people to boycott goods from Israel hoping that it might help.
Shane Convoy Karolina, Sandra and Kornelia Galway is The CRAIC!
Alesha and Shona
We are the CRAIC, we are whistling on the street here, that’s the CRAIC!
The CRAIC is ninety; I am looking for a house in Galway!
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Monday 4th August 2014 • Happy Monday!
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• 10am: If you are out Connemara way, then the Roundstone dog show takes place today at Farrels Field. • 12pm: The Woodford Vintage Tractor run takes place today in aid of the Galway Hospice. • 1pm: A garden fete takes place at Errislannan Manor, Clifden, with garden fete with cream teas, pony rides, stalls, face painting, bouncy castle and fancy dress in aid of Christ Church, Clifden. • 8pm: Tunes at the Church returns at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with music tonight by Sean Ryan on tin whistle, Ciara Ryan on tin whistle and Irish dancing and Conor Moriarty on the accordion. • 9pm: Enjoy trad music, singing and dancing with Billy Carr and Stack of Barley with dancers at Barr and Chaladh, Woodquay. • 9pm: The Cellar bar is host to Play, where musicians can jam with support from a backing band in this open night with a difference.
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es. We have celebrated one year with our CRAICing business and have brought 28 exciting editions to Galway city and county with our little No. 1 advertising directory The CRAIC in Galway. Over the last 13 months, we had moments which I will not describe as easy in any shape or form. Nobody really needed our product and we have managed to shape it in a way that everybody liked it after the first, the second and even the 27th edition. Over the last two weeks, Galway was buzzing with two festivals. The Galway International Arts Festival does not need the CRAIC around, so we have decided to help the Galway Fringe festival - and they helped us. The folks from the fringe gave us a chance to display our front pages blown up to size A2 at the Galway Playhouse at Columban hall on Sea
Road. When I blue tacked 27 posters of our front pages on the wall, I’ve seen people passing by and they now realise that we are here to stay. We promise The CRAIC in Galway will keep an eye on the craic in the city and capture it for you in a way you can enjoy, plus supply you with all the information you need when you are looking for the craic around. We aim to distribute Galway’s CRAIC online around the world too and help your business grow and find the right market. Thanks to every business who saw the potential of our little book when it was nothing more than just a whim from one brain. The next few pages bring a photo reflection of the Galway Fringe Festival 2014, which is supporting local artists and making Galway a home of art, performance and culture. The gala finale night of the fringe festival takes place on Sunday July 27th at the Victoria Hotel.
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Tuesday 5th August 2014
CRAICING NEWS!!! By Darius IVAN
• * Catwalks Teen Style Camp begins today, coaching teenagers on the importance and benefits of grooming, etiquette, and styling. • 10am: A 5-day creative film making course for teens takes place from today at the Galway City Museum with Garry Kelly of GK Media. Age 12-16. • 8pm: Enjoy live jazz at Rouge restaurant on Dominick Street with Mike Corbett on piano and Keith McDonald on trumpet. • 9pm: Celebrating 10 years this year, Ireland’s no 1 music, song and dance experience, Trad On The Prom takes place at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. • 9:30pm: Catch Sean Galvin with friends and dancers for a great night of trad and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay, all musicians welcome.
Galway Mayor Enjoys the Prom... We captured Mayor Donal Lyons enjoying the prom in Salthill. Mayor Lyons is always out walking the prom, rain or shine. It is a great way to meet constituents and also helps him to keep fit for his new role as
Mayor of the city. He will be busy representing Galway over the coming year, and will be keeping his feet firmly on the ground, or at least on the prom, whenever he has the opportunity. So now you know where to find him!
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• 9:30pm: A trad session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with John O’Halloran and Mick Crehan. • 11:30pm: A carnival blow out party teen disco takes place at the McDonagh Centre, Ballygar for the final night of the 70th Ballygar Festival.
Tuesday is Latin Quarter day at the Galway Races. CRAICing Bushypark Residents BBQ at Westwood Hotel
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CRAICING NEWS!!! By Avril HORAN
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• 8 p m : E n j o y Tu n e s a t t h e Church at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with Eoin O Beaglaoich – concer tina, accordion and s i n g e r. • 9 p m : Tr a d a t t h e H e a d i s b a c k a t T h e K i n g’s H e a d , with live traditional music, Irish dancers, and no cover charge to boot! • 9:30pm: Kevin Rohan, Monica Naughton and dancers are set to entertain at Barr an C h a l a d h , Wo o d q u a y w i t h their trad and folk stylings. • 9:30pm: Catch the trad session with Ailbhe O Monachain and John O’Halloran at the Crane bar on Sea Road. • 1 0 : 3 0 p m : D o n’t m i s s t h e ‘ S c r e a m i n’ Bluecats’ at G a r v e y ’s i n E y r e S q u a r e for a night of rockabilly m a g i c . Yo u ‘a i n t n o t h i n’ but a hound dog!
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he Latin Quarter presented a cheque to the Galway Hooker Association ah now you know at this stage these are the beautiful majestic boats that set sail with their distinctive dark red brown colouring. The Galway Hooker is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay and designed for the strong seas here. The first ever Galway Hooker
Festival took place over the June Bank Holiday weekend around the harbour, the Claddagh and Galway bay. It was the largest traditional boat regatta to take place in Galway, with all three classes represented during the festival; Bád Mor, Leath Bhád and Gleoiteog. It was run in association with the Latin Quarter, Badoiri an Chladaigh, Galway Hooker Association and Galway Harbour Company.
What’s the CRAIC? When out and about doing Vox Pops, we came across one man who had a great response to our standard question ‘What’s The Craic?’ C, he said was for Ceol, R for Rince, A for Amhran, I for Insint sceal and C for Comhar. This is translated to music, dancing, song, stories and conversation. Isn’t that brilliant!
We often say the word means ‘enjoyment, or fun’ when we try to explain it to those who may not have heard it before, but we now have a far better interpretation of the Craic in Galway. It sounds more romantic as gaeilge, but for now, the craic is music, dancing, song stories and conversation. Lovely.
CRAICing Evening out with Rotary Club annual BBQ at Crowe’s
Enjoying Fab Food at Only Creole Restaurant in Galway!
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Thursday 7th August 2014 • 6:30pm: Celebrating their 1st birthday, Murder on the Menu dinner theatre is back at the Harbour Hotel this evening. • 8pm: The final Galway Cathedral Recitals features Simon Thomas Jacobs, winner of the 2013 St Albans Organ competition. His all-French programme includes music by de Grigny, Boëlly, Franck and Tournemire, promises to show the Cathedral organ at its best. • 8pm: An evening of Celtic tales with Irish and Scottish storytelling take place at the Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill. • 9pm: Head to Trad On the Prom at the Galway Bay Hotel Salthill, for Ireland’s No 1 dance, music and song experience. • 9pm: Enjoy Thursday night comedy at the Dew Drop Inn with the Filibusters Comedy Club – Ireland’s smallest! • 9:30pm: Catch the swingin’ style of Benny and the Goodmen at McSwiggans bar in Woodquay. • 9:30pm: An open traditional Irish music jam takes place every Thursday at the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill. • 10pm: Catch 3 Legged Dog, playing the best of pop and covers, at Garvey’s in Eyre Square. • 10pm: Join Liam Naughton and Marie Treasa for music, singing and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
CRAICING GAEILGE!!! Funky Drums By Dara KELLY dara.n.kelly@gmail.com
An tseachtain seo caite chuaigh mé ag seinm drumaí samba ar an tsráid le Funky Drums, an scoil groovyáilte lena dtógaim rang gach seachtain. Ba é sin an chéad uair riamh dom a bheith ag buskáil, cé gur ceann de na caitheamh aimsirí is fearr liom ná siúl suas is anuas Sráid na Siopaí ag breathnú ar na daoine i mbun siamsaíochta. Rith sé liom go bhfuil caidreamh speisialta idir cheoltóirí agus lucht féachana a bhíonn chun leasa an dá thaobh. Is rud iontach é daoine a chur ag miongháire nó ag damhsa agus tú i mbun ceoil ar an tsráid. Is seirbhís phobail de chineál é. Tugtar cúpla nóiméad
sonais do dhaoine. Thosaigh mé ag seinm drumaí i ngrúpa ar mhaithe liom féin; mar spraoi agus chun faoiseamh a fháil ón strus. Ach tá níos mó ná sin i gceist. Más cuid de ghrúpa tú, bíonn do chomhghleacaithe ag brath ort - ní oibríonn an rud iomlán gan na píosaí éagsúla go léir. Mar an gcéanna le taibhiú nó léiriú: Ní bhíonn i seó ach cleachtadh gan lucht féachana i láthair. Mar sin, is cuma más duine den lucht siamsaíochta nó den lucht féachana tú: is cuid thábhachtach den spraoi ar shráideanna na Gaillimhe tú. Ar aghaidh leat!
Translation Last week I went busking with Funky Drums, the school of groove with whom I take samba drumming lessons every Thursday. It was my first time ever busking, although one of my favourite pastimes is strolling up and down Shop Street, checking out the many and varied street entertainers. It occurred to me that a very special relationship exists between musicians and audience. It’s a wonderful thing to make someone smile - or dance - while playing music on the street. It’s a kind of community service. You are giving someone a few minutes of happiness. I started group drumming for my own benefit, for pure enjoyment and stress
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relief. But there’s more to it than that. When you’re part of a group, your fellow musicians depend on you. The whole does not work without the sum of all the parts. Likewise with a performance: a show without an audience is merely a rehearsal. So, whether you’re a musician or a passer-by, the craic on the streets of Galway needs you. Go for it!
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