The many events that take place at Claregalway Castle which have become hugely popular over the years, now requires planning permission from Galway County Council, it has been ruled. Claregalway Castle, which is owned by Dr Eamonn O’Donoghue, is the venue for the annual garden festival while it also plays host to food, craft and… Read more »
Galway’s renowned Tribal Chamber Choir will be one of the major highlights of this year’s Summer Music in Galway International Festival, Monday, August 5th to Saturday, August 10th. Soloists Sinead Fitzpatrick, soprano, Sarah-Ellen Murphy, alto, Shane Barriscale, tenor, and Kevin Neville, bass and the SMS Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mark Keane will be performing a… Read more »
by Judy Murphy, The Connacht Tribune The sound of music will echo through every nook and cranny of Claregalway Castle from August 5th–10th when leading classical performers from orchestras all over the world come to Ireland to share their knowledge and talent with students and amateur musicians. The Summer Music in Galway/Summer Music on the… Read more »
What started out four years ago, as in most people’s eyes, a unique opportunity to see the wonderfully restored Claregalway Castle, has turned into one of the must-attend festivals in the west and also into one of the leading horticultutural events in the country. And in ten days, the Galway Garden Festival is back for round… Read more »
The Galway Garden Festival, on the first weekend of July, the 6th and 7th, in Claregalway Castle, Galway promises to be another special event. This year includes the first gardeners’ competition which gives gardeners a chance to show their creative flair and design a planter pot. Diarmuid Gavin will judge and award the prizes for… Read more »
In association with this year’s ‘Gathering’, Summer Music in Galway (SMG) has arranged a two-week festival of special events featuring the musicians and students from many countries who will be gathering in the west of Ireland for the SMG 20th Anniversary Season, July 15th to August 11th. Since 1994, thousands of students, from beginners to advanced, have… Read more »
Ireland’s internationally renowned summer music school and festival for music students and musicians of all ages, from beginners to professionals, has planned a week of events at Claregalway Castle for its 20th Anniversary ‘Gathering’ season in Galway, August 5th–August 11th. Similar to a number of successful classical music festivals for music students in North America, one of the… Read more »
An autumn garden seminar will be held at Claregalway Castle (five miles outside Galway on the Tuam Road) on Saturday, October 6th. Among the speakers will be Klaus Laitenberger, the former head gardener at Rossinver Organic Garden Centre and co-ordinator of the restoration of the Victorian House who will deliver instructions on how to grow… Read more »
www.galwaygardenfestival.com 10:00 Coffee and Registration 10:15 How to Grow Veg Organically with Klaus Laitenberger 11:15 Coffee 11:30 ‘A Historic Library Garden’ with Dr. Muriel McCarthy, Marshs’ Library, Dublin 13:00 Lunch
Archaeology Seminar –Saturday September 29th at Claregalway Castle 10:00 Coffee and Registration 10:15 Introduction by Professor Mairin Ni Dhonnchadha 10:30 Dr Rory Sherlock – ‘Claregalway Castle – new Insights from recent investigations above and below the ground’. 11:30 Dr Brian McDomhnaill – ‘New Archaeological discoveries at Claregalway – report on recent excavations adjacent to Claregalway… Read more »
This report presents the preliminary results of an archaeological excavation undertaken at Claregalway, Co Galway, on behalf of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Galway County Council. The works were undertaken in advance of flood relief works on the River Clare in Claregalway, Co Galway. Ministerial Consent (C437) was provided by the National Monuments… Read more »
What started out two years ago, as in most people’s eyes, a unique opportunity to see the wonderfully-restored Claregalway castle, has turned into one of the must-attend festivals in the west and also into one of the leading horticultultural events in the country. And in ten days, the Galway Garden Festival is back for round… Read more »
