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Athenry 2020, Small Towns Big Ideas... bringing the community together for something big!

Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
Joined April 2016
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Delighted that both myself and Christian O’Reilly have recieved the Billy Scott bursary to work together and create a new piece exploring the civil war for Young audiences. Congrats to all the other artists supported today. Go raibh maith agaibh @AbbeyTheatre
🌠BIG NEWS 🌠 Last year, we had an open call for 14 Commemoration Bursaries to support artists in creating new work inspired by Ireland's War of Independence and Civil War period.
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We are proud to announce ‘Streets Ahead’ - a new street arts professional development programme, developed by @corkcitycouncil in partnership with the ISACS Network and supported by @creativeirl. For more info please visit: bit.ly/StAhead21 #isacs #streetarts
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Tune in this Friday from 3pm to hear #MIC lecturers, Dr @FionaMcDonagh76 & Dr Dorothy Morrissey, discussing all things TYA in this week's @CurriculumCanon webinar. Register now to attend! @dramatheatremic @MICEducationFac
We're back with a new and exciting series of weekly webinars! This week, we're jointed by @FionaMcDonagh76, Dr Dorothy Morrissey, Michael Chang, and @AideenHoward who will be discussing TYA: Education and Practice. Book here: eventbrite.ie/e/theatre-for-… Don't miss it!
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So proud of our members Rose Mary & Anne Marie featured in this @nuigalway video. #Pioneers #MincéarsWhiddenSociety , Irelands' first society for #travellers @PublicArtGalway @GalwayCoPPN @GalwayCoCo @martinbeanz @artscouncil_ie @creativeirl @galway2020 youtube.com/watch?v=U-G-ujKt…
#Athenry - Are you ready to support the town with a Cycleway Submission?! We've put together a short Guide on how to make a Submission 👉 bit.ly/2Zgy0gN Let's secure the #Cycleway for our community! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚶👩‍🦽🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️👨‍🦼🚴 Please RT to spread the word! bit.ly/2Zgy0gN
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Congratulations to @DUPleader Arlene Foster on being awarded her Fáinne Airgid/Silver Fáinne in time for this year's Seachtain na Gaeilge 👏 Comhghairdeas a h'Arlene. Bean maith 👍
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Last twirl before sundown. Unanticipated benefit of the #WeatherModulator - keeping the water below ice-free for the duckies. #PaddyBloomer #hopeitrains2020 @galway2020 @ Cathedral Square, Galway instagram.com/p/CJymiiRpLPc/…
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Meet the Artist ~ Cas leis an t-Ealaíontóir; Joe Lee - Drowned Galway: Joe graduated from @NCAD_Dublin as a Fine Art Printmaker in the 80s. He is an award-winning independent film & video maker who in recent years has focused on his visual arts practice; bit.ly/36yitNf
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"..Sa gciúnas shéimh I mbrothall lae: Binn an fhuaim San Earrach thiar." -Máirtín Ó Díreáin Beannachtaí na Féile Bríde oraibh go léir a chairde | Happy Saint Bridgets Day! Brighter days are coming. 🌸💐🌼🌻🌺 #StBridgetsDay #LáFhéileBríde #daffodil #AntEarrach #SpringIsComing
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Meet the Artist ~ DROWNED GALWAY ~ Ríonach Ní Néill commissioned visual artist Joe Lee to create photomontages for Drowned Galway, a project visualising life in the near-future inundated city. Listen to Joe describe his approach; bit.ly/3rjnam8 @Galway2020 #climatechange
Galway United are delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Fallon as First Team Head Coach. The highly-experienced UEFA Pro Licence holder joins the club after successful spells at Chelsea FC, Cork City FC and with Dublin GAA’s Senior Footballers. galwayunitedfc.ie/lisa-fallo…
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Chaith an fidléir @ClareSandsMusic an chuid is fearr de mhí ar Inis Oirr le déanaí. Rinne sí an físeán iontach seo. Físeán: Liadáin Ní Bhraonáin (One minute video from the Aran Islands) #InisOirr #Galway #WildAtlanticWay
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Experience the magic that is Macnas' #gilgamesh, online now. This epic tale centres on Gilgamesh, a tyrannical young king who rules the city of Uruk (Galway). #GilgameshIsComing gilgamesh.macnas.com/the-leg…
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When the singers in @MusicAthenry choirs agreed to wear cloaks that lit up, when carol singing, who knew they'd take to it so enthusiastically @galway2020
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Athenry had various arts groups come together to #FollowthatStar as part of their #joyfulnoise for @galway2020 this Christmas
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Sea Tamagotchi: Foclóir Farraige is a linguistic art project by Irish writer and television programme maker @ManchanMagan celebrating endangered maritime words and placenames in the coastal regions of Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal Find out more: manchan.com/sea-tamagotchi
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