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No. 1 ADVERTISING DIRECTORY FORTNIGHTLY AROUND THE CITY & COUNTY
2014 JUNE27-JULY10 Edition 26
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Welcome to the 26th edition of the Craic in Galway magazine. Happy 1st birthday to us! On Friday the 27th of June, we are celebrating with a craicing party at Monroe’s Live and you are all invited. With free grub, great entertainment and a feast of fashion and music from 8pm, its set to be a fantastic evening. Our photographers will be on hand to capture the highlights of the night and we’ll be there. Will you? (Imagines giant hand pointing in your direction). You don’t need to bring anything but your goodselves. We already have the best present, by making it this far, with special thanks to all of our fantastic advertisers. We’ve received lots of good wishes in this edition, showing the true heart of Galway, as they get behind a young start up magazine. We couldn’t ask for more and might even have enough left over to buy ourselves a pint or two. As you can imagine, we have a bumper edition, and get a bit nostalgic with a look back at our baby steps into promoting this wonderful city of the tribes. We’ve come a long way since edition 1 and are so grateful for all of your support and everyone who has helped us along the way. So sit back, especially if you are on a Citylink coach - you don’t have any choice or you will be kicked off - and enjoy reading through the pages of our little but large publication. Don’t forget we are online too on facebook, the craic in galway, where we like to be liked, especially now that we are feeling that bit older and less wiser.
Happy Reading, Sure it’s all a bit of craic!
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From Friday June27th To ThursdayJuly 10th 2014
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EditorAvril HORAN
Advertising ManagerPete DUFFY
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A Nightingale FallingBy Avril HORAN
CRAICING Tara Breathnach!!!
Galway actress, Tara Breathnach, is in the running for a top award at the Galway
Film Fleadh for her lead role in A Nightingale Falling. Tara has been nominated for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award along with actor Moe Dunford for Patrick’s Day, director Niall Heery for Gold, producer Anne Marie Naughton for The Canal and actor Dara Devaney for An Bronntanas.
Tara is best known for her roles in Ros na Run and Jack Taylor, and has also appeared in the Silver Bow and The Pikemen. She was chosen to play Ann Boleyn in a BBC 2 production about the ill fated English Queen and has a string of theatrical endeavours to her name. However, playing the part of May Collingwood in A Nightingale Falling by PJ Curtis is her biggest role to date.
“I am practically in every scene!” explains Tara, as she plays the elder of two Anglo Irish sisters whose lives are turned upside down when they discover a wounded Black
and Tan soldier during the War of Independence.
“She is forced to make extremely difficult choices in order to ensure their survival in this violent time. The narrative is based on her diary entries. My sister is played by
Muireann Bird who also has Galway connections. We both worked on the Jack Taylor series although not in the same episodes.
“We shot on location in County Offaly last summer and it’s a huge thrill to have the premiere on home turf!” she says.
A Nightingale Falling is the first feature from Mixed Bag Media and is directed by Garret Daly. The picture will have its world premiere in the Town Hall Theatre at 7pm on Wednesday July 9th.
The CRAIC on
Friday 27th June 2014• 8am: Java Johns coffee shop opens on Francis St directly across from the Abbey.
• 6pm: Galway’s Youth Café at Fairgreen House are hosting a summer exam blowout with an open mic night and performances by The Farside, Pins and Needles and Ignition. It is a strictly non-alcoholic event.
• 6:30pm: A fundraising night at the dogs takes place this evening for Lorg Printmakers at the Galway Greyhound Stadium.
• 8pm: We’re having a party and you are invited! We are celebrating our first birthday this evening at Monroe’s Live and are kicking off the night with a fashion show, live music and a pig-on-a-spit – and all for free! Come and join us – otherwise we will be fierce lonely there altogether. We can’t wait to meet you.
• 8:30pm: American award winning comedian, Rich Hall, will tickle your funny bone at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street with the first of two nights in Galway.
• 9:30pm: Head to Padraig’s Place on New Docks Road for an album launch by Adam Murphy.
• 9:30pm: Seven times world international journalist of the year, Robert Fisk, will present a keynote address at the Radisson Blu hotel for a special conference to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War – The Emergency, Ireland in Wartime.
• 10pm: Four piece rock and pop band from Wicklow, Children of Son, are set to entertain at Monroe’s Live, followed by The Lakers; while the brilliant Last Friday Club takes place in the backstage bar. We will still be there partying the night away.
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Saturday 28th June 2014Life is a Cabaret Old Chum
By Avril HORAN
With Galway as her a d o p t e d hometown, M i s s
Turkish Delight is one of the 11 finalists for the first ever Miss Burlesque Ireland competition, which takes place in Dublin on July 19th. Miss Turkish Delight is an avid bellydancer and latin dancer, who has been active in the Irish burlesque scene for the last two and a half years.
She started her burlesque career after joining local troupe Les Hot Culottes in February 2012 and since then, she has made many local and national appearances. She is a neo burlesque performer - many of her acts involve comedy with narrative, and while gearing up for the competition, she is also juggling the demands of becoming a Masters student.
“The last 9 months have been an absolute rollercoaster,” she says.
“I have achieved things that I never thought possible. Decisions made on impulse are working
out very well for me. I made the decision to go back to college to study for a Masters degree starting this September and everything is happening all at once! It is overwhelming sometimes, but challenging and fun at the same time.
“I have met so many lovely performers and people involved in the showbiz world and we are not divas at all. The only drama taking place is on stage. There is a great support network within this small community. And I have many great friends here in Galway, who are helping me with various aspects of this competition; I am delighted with their input.”
When she isn’t busy preparing for the competition, she loves to spend her time baking homemade focaccia and tiramisu. In fact, that’s how she is fundraising for the competition, which takes place at the Button Factory in Temple Bar. You can find her on the Facebook page ‘Tiramisu Fundraiser’. Alternatively you can sponsor her at www.indiegogo.com Miss Turkish Delight’s Delightful Project.
• *The heart stopping Red Bull cliff diving competition returns to the Serpent’s Lair on Inis Mór this weekend, as the world’s elite cliff divers return to the rugged west coast.
• 10am: The Emergency, Ireland in Wartime conference to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the WW2 continues at NUI, Galway.
• 10am: A special conference on the Famine takes place at the Carlton Shearwater hotel, Ballinasloe and promises to reveal new and exciting evidence from leading academics.
• 11am: Women on the Water charity sailing event takes place today in Clifden, Connemara in aid of Action Breast Cancer.
• 2pm: An illustrated talk on foreign games and the founding of the GAA takes place at the Galway City Museum to discover why Michael Cusack established the association. Age 12+.
• 3pm: Ireland heads west for Emma today as a vintage and classic car show takes place at the Galway racecourse, Ballybrit in aid of 17-year-old Emma Naughton Healy.
• 6pm: Enjoy a toe tapping ballad session at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay followed by Tommy Gammell playing from trad to charts - all the way up from Co. Cork until close.
• 8:30pm: American award winning comedian, Rich Hall, will tickle your funny bone at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street for the final night.
• 7:30pm: The Abalta casino summer party takes place at the Ardilaun House hotel on Taylors Hill, with dinner, entertainment, a DJ and casino in aid of Abalta school.
• 9pm: Acclaimed singer/songwriter, John Spillane, will play the Killary Cruises as part of the Killary Sessions 2014.
• Midnight: Catch The Wilful at Monroe’s Live for the best of pop and rock tunes to dance the night away.
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It’s time once again for the Galway Film Fleadh, a six day international event with a mad diversity of filmmaking from around
the world, taking place from Tuesday, July 8th to Sunday, July 13th.
Now in it’s 26th year, the fleadh brings together audiences and filmmakers in an intimate environment to share a common experience – the wonder of cinema. With a diverse audience, made up of the general cinema going public, film buffs, student filmmakers, industry professionals and invited guests, the fleadh also presents masterclasses, public interviews, debates, workshops and seminars.
Previous guests include the late Peter O’Toole, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Fassbender, Jim Sheridan, Neil Jordan, Anjelica Huston, Maureen O’Hara - we could name drop forever - and you never know
who will pop up at their special screening events.
Last year, we were treated to Zachary Quinto and Saoirse Ronan, in the company of President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina. We also spotted Yvonne Keating in the audience.
This year, we are in for a treat as highlights include the world premier of Gerard Barrett’s Glassland on July 11th at 8pm, with Oscar nominee, Emmy and Golden Globe award winner, Toni Collette and IFTA winning Jack Reynor.
Other highlights include an acting masterclass with Fionnuala Flanagan.
There is so much jam packed into the schedule that we can’t fit it all in here.
So check out www.galwayfilmfleadh.com for more.
The CRAIC on
Sunday 29th June 2014• 10am: Ireland heads west for Emma today as a vintage and classic car show takes place at the Galway racecourse, Ballybrit in aid of 17-year-old Emma Naughton Healy.
• 11am: Its pony show season and the 25th Claddaghduff Connemara Pony Show takes place today at the Showfield.
• 12pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz Band.
• 12:30pm: A Blueway taster day takes place at Inishbofin harbour, with kayaking, snorkelling and a coastal walk along this area of outstanding beauty.
• 1pm: If you go down to the woods today at Brigit’s Garden, Roscahill, you will find a Teddy Bear’s picnic with games, stories, a teddy picnic and lots more.
• 1pm: The Galway Kiddie’s Market takes place at the Clayton hotel with up to 40 stalls with a proportion donated to the local school fundraising on the day.
• 2:30pm: A dance sensation takes place at the Town Hall Theatre this afternoon as students from all over Galway showcase their latest moves as part of the Ultra Flex school of dance.
• 8pm: Catch the swingin’ beat of gypsy jazz band, I Saw Stars, at Kellys on Bridge Street.
• 10pm: Multi-instrumentalist, performer, composer and songwriter Tom Portman will play at Tig Neachtains, Cross Street, Galway.
• 10pm: The Sunday Sessions at Monroe’s Live presents The Rascals, a three part male harmony playing the Beatles, Neil Young and many more.
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By Avril HORANCRAICING NEWS!!!
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They say your dream should be so audacious and far-removed from your current reality that it scares you a little. To have a burning desire to be, do or achieve something big is a valuable thing. It keeps boredom at bay and gives us something to aim for in life. But often a dream can be so big that it seems impossible and we don’t know where to start. So how to make it achievable?
Turn it into a goal by making a detailed plan. Setting a goal means you plan to actually do something, rather than simply dream about it. You take it out of the future and bring it into the present by imagining the outcome in detail, then breaking it down into individual steps to reach daily, weekly and monthly targets.
Say you want to take three weeks off next summer to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, staying with local families and speaking only Spanish for the duration. Currently, walking to the shop is as far as you venture on foot and your grasp of Spanish extends to “hola!”. Seems like a tall order, but if you make a practical, achievable plan, you can do it, or “si, se puede” as your future host families might say! What are the main elements of this goal?
El Camino: decide where you will start and end your walk. How many kilometres per day will you walk? Do you need to book accommodation
in advance? Depending on when you intend to travel, what clothing/equipment will you need?
Time: talk to your boss to arrange unpaid leave or work overtime in advance.
Money: set a budget for flights, accommodation, food, walking gear etc.
Fitness: start walking now. Walk for 2km per day for the first week and increase the distance week by week. Walk rain or shine. Learn to enjoy it.
Spanish: join a local class or download a language course from the internet. Listen to Spanish radio. Watch Euronews en Español. Practice. Galway is full of Spanish speakers, so you have plenty of opportunities to speak Spanish in a social setting.
Tackle the big practicalities first: book time off, book flights, buy walking boots. Then make your daily plan (walking, learning Spanish), your weekly plan (increasing length of walks, starting a new unit of your language course) and your monthly plan (saving a set amount of money, walking further, practicing Spanish). You now have a foolproof way of transforming your dream into reality. All you need to do is follow through: turn intention into action and you can’t fail.
Dare To DreamBy Dara KELLY
The CRAIC on
Monday 30th June 2014• 9:30am: The annual judosummer camp for kids begins today at the Galway Lawn Tennis Club, Salthill.
• 8pm: Tunes at the Churchreturns at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with music tonight by Jack Talty on concertina and Aine Bird on the fiddle.
• 9pm: Enjoy trad music,singing and dancing with Billy Carr and Stack of Barley and dancers at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
• 9pm: The Cellar bar is hostto 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.
• 9:30pm: Catch the best ofswingin’ tunes by the Black Magic Big Band at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
• 9:30pm: A traditional Irishmusic session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with Freda Hatton and Kevin Whelan.
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By Avril HORAN
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Tuesday 1st July 2014• 10am: Ireland’s longestrunning environmental and cultural summer school, the Conamara Summer School begins today with a week-long exploration of the magical island of Inishbofin. With poets, writers, musicians and scientists including botanists, zoologists and marine biologists.
• 1:10pm: Con Tempo Quartetwill play a free lunchtime music concert at the Galway City Library on Augustine Street.
• 5:30pm: Former President,Mary Robinson and Eamon Gilmore TD are among those who will speak at an international symposium, Women’s Leadership, Peace and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Regions at NUI, Galway.
• 7:30pm: Occupational Therapist, Orna Mac Ni Giolla, will be the guest speaker at a Galway Autism Partnership support meeting taking place in Newcastle. For more email GAP at [email protected]
• 8pm: Enjoy live jazz atRouge restaurant on Dominick Street with Mike Corbett on piano and Keith McDonald on trumpet.
• 9pm: Celebrating 10 yearsthis 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 Galvinwith friends and dancers for a great night of trad and dancing at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay, all musicians welcome.
• 9:30pm: A trad session takesplace at the Crane bar on Sea Road with John O’Halloran and Mick Crehan.
The Craic in Galway spotted the Galway Sub Aqua crew as they undertook the murky job of cleaning the Eglington canal recently. They encountered traffic cones, twisted metal, upturned carts, tyres, beer
cans and bottles in the rubbish strewn canal bed. They undertook the clean-up to help the Galway City Tidy Towns, with the assistance of volunteers on land. Well done to all involved.
Galway gym group, Body Dynamics, are holding a summer party on Friday, June 27th in aid of one of their client’s, Jack Colbert, to help him on his journey to the Wheelchair Championships. Jack is the National Junior Wheelchair Table Tennis Champion 2013, the Irish Wheelchair Association Junior Athlete of the
Year 2013 and is part of the Irish squad who won the Celtic Cup in Swansea, scooping the title of best newcomer at the event. “The team at Body Dynamics are so proud of Jack’s success. He is a true inspiration as are his parents Ger and Jacinta!” For more information, call 087 6462771 or email [email protected].
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CRAICING NEWS !!!
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By Darius IVAN
(AHO)
The CRAIC at MONROE’S LIVE
If it had been Bono himself I couldn’t have been more excited. Songs for the Tempted by The 4 Of Us was ‘one of those’ albums from
my teenage years and here they were, right in front of me some 25 years later at Monroe’s Live.
I know I am giving away my age here, but with anthems such as ‘Mary’ ‘Drag My Bad Name Down’ and my all-time favourite ‘Washington Down’ getting me through my awkward phase, I was behaving just like a starry eyed youngster as they emerged onto the backstage bar.
Of the four founding members, only brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy have remained continuously part of the group, as 4 became 2 on the night. At first, I was a little taken aback, worried that they would not be able to recreate the booming percussion behind their top hits, with just two men and guitars.
But I was not disappointed. Brendan’s voice was as strong as it ever was and they were note perfect throughout the gig. The evening was peppered with funny banter as they played
many of their new songs and, of course, the old classics. Brendan regularly left the stage as he went ‘unplugged’ and simply sang amidst the crowd. We joined in with the chorus to ‘Mary’ and they left the best ‘til last, as far as I was concerned, by taking a bow with ‘Washington Down’. Like a giggly idiot, I approached Brendan afterwards to ask him the most original question ever…’what was the inspiration behind my favourite song?’
“When I wrote Washington Down, I imagined myself as an older man, and what advice I would give to myself as I was then,” he answered. Delighted with my fact finding mission, I sat down, and suddenly realised I had a lot more questions. I wanted to go through the entire song, line by line, and like any crazed girl, keep asking ‘but what does it mean?’ Fortunately I was not given the opportunity to make a complete tit of myself as it was time to go, and I didn’t, ahem, drag my bad name down. It was a great night and I look forward to their return.
Just Can’t Get EnoughBy Avril HORAN
The CRAIC on
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
• 2pm: Former President,Mary Robinson, will chair a session at the NUIG international symposium, Women’s Leadership, Peace and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Regions.
• 8pm: Enjoy Tunes at theChurch at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with concertina player Noel Hill.
• 9pm: Trad at the Head isback at The King’s Head, with live traditional music, Irish dancers, and no cover charge to boot!
• 9pm: Acclaimed singersongwriter, Cormac O Caoimh, will entertain at the backstage bar at Monroe’s Live with special guest, Noreena Gill.
• 9:30pm: Kevin Rohan,Monica Naughton and dancers are set to entertain at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay with their trad and folk stylings.
• 9:30pm: Catch the tradsession with Ailbhe O Monachain and John O’Halloran at the Crane bar on Sea Road.
• 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!
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By Darius IVAN
(AHO)
The CRAIC at The KINGs HEAD
This year has seen the 90’s comeback in fashion along with the return of jelly shoes. The CRAIC
in Galway has been right here reporting on the latest fashion trends and styles for our CRAICing fashionistas.
CRAICing fashion has showcased the best of Galway fashion through this forum in the past year. We’ve gone on a street-style adventure featuring Galway’s most on-trend street-stylers and fashion bloggers. If you want to know when the next fashion event is on you will find the details in our magazine in every edition.
We also put together a fashion show for the magazine’s launch ‘Accelerate the CRAIC’ and are presenting another fashion show Friday 27 June to celebrate our 1st birthday. We’ve showed you how to dress for seasonal
occasions such as Easter fashion, Christmas fashion, festival fashion and even St. Patrick’s Day fashion.
CRAICing Fashion embarked on a vintage journey in order to bring you the finest vintage fashion havens in Galway. We hope you enjoyed reading our fashion articles as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
We are always keeping an eye on the Galway fashion scene through #CRAICstyle or get in touch by tweeting us @CRAICinGalway.
• 6pm: A world record attempt andoutdoor fitness class for charity takes place at the Galwegian Rugby Grounds, Dublin Road in aid of Self-Help Africa, Irish Heart Foundation, ACT for Meningitis, Special Olympics Connaught, COPE Galway. ‘We’re planking it’ aims to break the record for the most people holding the plank position for 60 seconds.
• 8pm: The Galway Cathedral recitalseries begins this evening with one of the most exciting organists working in Ireland today: Tristan Russcher, organist of St Bartholomew’s Church in Dublin.
• 8pm: An evening of Celtic tales withIrish and Scottish storytelling take place at the Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill.
• 8:30pm: The Seat shows at the TownHall Studio looking at one man’s connection to his theatre seat!
• 8:30pm: Musical Soup takes placeat Kellys bar on Bridge Street with local bands My Fellow Sponges; Steven Sharpe and the Broke Straight boys.
• 9pm: Head to Trad On the Prom atthe Galway Bay Hotel Salthill, for Ireland’s No 1 dance, music and song experience.
• 9pm: Enjoy Thursday night comedyat the Dew Drop Inn with the Filibusters Comedy Club – Ireland’s smallest!
• 9:30pm: Catch the swingin’ style ofBenny and the Goodmen at McSwiggans bar in Woodquay.
• 9:30pm: An open traditional Irishmusic jam takes place every Thursday at the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill.
• 9:30pm: Enjoy a traditional sessionwith Liam Naughton and Marie Treasa at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
The CRAIC on
Thursday 3rd July 2014
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CRAICINGFASHION !!!By Rebecca CASSERLY
One Year On...
By Darius IVAN & Sunny JUDDY
(AHO)
The CRAIC in Il VicoloSuccessful Italian restaurant moves to The Bridge Mill
M y B oy f r i e n d s p l a ce i s a to t a l t i p ! H e j u s t l e t s r u b b i s h p i l e u p e ve r y w h e re. Th e s m e l l s o m e m o r n i n g s i s s o d i s g u s t i n g I t h i n k I ’ l l p u ke. I ’d s we a r I s a w s o m e t h i n g m ov i n g u n d e r t h e o l d p i z za b oxe s. I t h o u g h t t h i n g s wo u l d c h a n g e w h e n we m ove d i n to g e t h e r b u t I ’m t h e o n e w h o d o e s a l l t h e c l e a n i n g a n d by t h e t i m e I g e t h o m e f ro m wo r k h e h a s t h e p l a ce w re c ke d a g a i n . I t ’s l i ke h e g e t s a b u l l to r u n t h ro u g h t h e h o u s e ! H e d o e s n o t h i n g to h e l p. S h o u l d I b re a k u p w i t h h i m ? Wh a t i f t h i n g s n e ve r c h a n g e ?
Eww that’s Nasty! Why don’t you put that slob in rubbish bag and send him to the dump! All you need is some chloroform. Who
does he think you are the maid or something? You need to haul his ass to the curb for the Bin men.
He clearly is comfortable letting you tidy up after him which has got to stop. You did not move in
to be his cleaning lady. You need to make it clear that his lack of cleanliness is putting you off being
with him and if he doesn’t get his act together in the next few days, you’re gone. It’s not healthy to stay in such an unhygienic environment. You should move out until he shows some respect.
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The CRAIC on
Friday 4th July 2014• *Happy 4th of July to all of our American friends.
• *Spiddal’s bilingual festival, Traidphicnic, takes place this weekend with lots of music workshops, gigs and family events in the picturesque village.
• *The Connemara rugby 7’s festival takes place this weekend at Connemara RFC in Clifden.
• * The World Cup Quarter Finals are on today with lots of pubs screening the action, but for the non-footie types there are other options!
• 6pm: The Stock Exchange bar on Shop Street are having an Independence Day party with bluegrass, rock, country and folk music, DJ and lots of themed entertainment.
• 8pm: Tunes at the Church, a series of summer concerts at St Nicholas Collegiate Church, hosts Louise Mulcahy on the flute and uilleann pipes and Michelle Mulcahy playing the harp, concertina and fiddle.
• 8:30pm: The Seat shows at the Town Hall Studio looking at one man’s connection to his theatre seat!
• 9pm: Enjoy a traditional Irish night with The Woodquay Ramblers at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
• 11pm: Shuffle by dj Dave Barry celebrates its first birthday at the Roisin Dubh with special guest dj Andy Smith.
• Midnight: Panic Animal are set to get you out on the dance floor at Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street.
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“Whaddya mean you want to create a magazine in two weeks time?” These were the first words out of my mouth when I met Darius Ivan at his home/office in The Bailey.
I laughed and shook my head at what I felt was a near impossible task. I was used to news desks, news teams, puddles of journalists clambering over each other to get the latest feature or story. There were two of us. I would write, edit, sub-edit, decide what goes where, try to keep us out of trouble, and Darius would do the design, photography, advertising and distribution. It was bonkers.
“You want to call it The Craic in Galway?” It is a word so ingrained in the Irish psyche that I didn’t even consider it to be a word anymore. I had been through my fair share of local and national print and broadcast journalism, content creation, editing and PR and already knew the pitfalls we would face. I was a seasoned and world weary hack, who didn’t want to write any bad news
any more – ever. Darius was a former crime correspondent in Slovakia and had covered everything from the corrupt to the gory and the gruesome. He didn’t want to write any bad news anymore - ever. But would anyone take the Craic seriously enough to support us?
“Sure no-one has any money!” This was my third and final concern. And then I saw it. The front cover in all its glory. With a stylist behind us in the form of Sunny Juddy and Darius’ keen photographic eye, it was modern, creative and fun. We laughed as we put every page
together, piece by piece, and realised we were one craicing creative team. I wrote a few articles, did a rather dodgy first draft of what is now the diary section, with such inspiring pearls of wisdom as ‘take a walk to Salthill’ ‘take a swim in Leisureland’ or ‘visit the Galway Cathedral’.
It was such a simple idea. There is so much happening across the city and county and now it would seem strange not to have a magazine dedicated to local listings and events. With such negativity out there, we wanted to promote Galway in a positive light. This concept had been brewing in Darius mind for a long time, and he already had garnered the support of his existing divmedia clients during his 9 year stay in the city that became his home.
Of course we offer offline and online promotion (doesn’t that sound fancy) and we have over 12,000 genuine followers on our facebook page. There is a power in social media.
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But I always believed that people like to have something tangible, a magazine to hold in their hand, to flick through the pages and see their picture in print. I would be lost in a coffee shop on my own if I couldn’t reach for something other than my phone.
As we continued to pull together our first edition, I will never forget my first encounter with social media guru Alan Fahy, who joined us amidst a cloud of cigarette smoke (Darius, not me, I am the Nicorette addict). He was among those who advertised in the Craic 1, and he brought with him every single defunct Galway based publication he had. Yes, every bit of print material that didn’t make it out alive. I just looked at him! Like many, he has been a great support since, including Roger O’Sullivan from The Galleon who would arrive down with take away bacon and cabbage as we crept into the wee hours to get this thing off the ground.
Quickly, Darius found our distribution guru, Gearóid O Machain, who pounded the pavement week after week to get to 600 locations at lightening speed. He was a distribution expert for the last 11 years and we couldn’t believe our luck. He once distributed a quarter of a million flyers for
one client in three months, on his own, so he was the man for this craicing job.
Our fitness queen, Dara Kelly, joined the team and has brought the best of health, fitness, diet and motivation tips, along with personal blogs from her own experience - as a bodybuilding champion, dancer, piloxing and zumba trainer and newbie boxer - who stepped into the ring for the first time for charity. We have loved her adventures, following her every step of the way and gobbled up the Arís Fitness column, which helps us too with our Irish as she provides an Irish and English version. There is something about the personal touch that brings an article to life.
We entered the high fashion stakes as we were joined by Bec Boop, aka Rebecca Casserly, who saved me from simply writing about my style disasters and added a new dimension to our magazine. She has since been nominated for many bloggers awards and was a finalist in the recent OMiG awards. Like Dara, she practices what she preaches, and brings that touch of glamour to every event, whether she is organising a bloggers conference, photo shoot or fashion show. We have also had some guest
contributions from make-up artist, Rebecca Horgan, and look forward to more over the coming year.
With our stylist, Sunny Juddy, we really pack a fashion punch,
as Sunny brings an eclectic and fun mix to our pages. She has recently focused on thrifty fashion finds at local charity shops, and is the beating heart behind our best and most quirky front page cover shoots. We are blessed to have such a unique talent in our midst ensuring our advertisers will have a front cover to remember. She is also a model, whose legs feature in the Galway Arts Festival 2014 campaign. We are so proud of our leggy brunette, who will make a photo pop from the pages without a second thought. She often gets behind the camera too when we need her and has a gifted eye.
I was gutted to lose our history guy, Steven McCullough, to the grown up world of IT in Dublin. He brought such great insights into our past, whether heroic or murky, in a lighthearted way. And layout designer, Miguel Maza, ventured on to pastures new after giving us the gift of better design.
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Perhaps the biggest talking point of every edition is our agony aunt column. Connemara’s Cara Lyons has an ever increasing fan base for her youtube channel, Cara’s Good Karma TV and has a global audience with her mix of serious, sultry and downright wacky videos. She has been joined by the crazy Candy to bring the best agony aunt column in the west.
One year on, it takes even more content to fill this little monster and we tip our hats to all of our guest contributors who have helped us to make it what it is. We couldn’t do it without our advertisers, and there are too many to mention, whether they have been behind us for the entire year or just one edition, we are grateful to all of you and look forward to working with you over the coming year.
The ever charming and vivacious Pete Duffy has come on board as our advertising exec to work his magic and
provide a platform for you to promote your business both in print and on social media, with a magazine that has Galway’s best interests at heart. We are now available on all Citylink coaches and we want to salute and show off everything that Galway has to offer.
Finally, we can’t forget Brandy, who caused a lot of controversy on her first outing as a cover star. She is ever loved, terrible on a lead, goes bonkers for food at the hint of a wrapper opening or plate descending from the cupboard, and makes typing all the more difficult when she decides to sleep on my knee.
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Well I never w a n t to see a n o t h e r bog, or
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The cross country hike is a world away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, taking us through fields, meadows, up make shift ladders, over styles
and across squelching bogs. We were fortunate that we had a dry day as we embarked on the pilgrimage, which is organised just four times a year, during the summer months.
We didn’t train in any way for the endeavour and had a preconceived notion that it would be a walk in the park. However, we turned up to see many seasoned hikers, complete with the full get up and sticks to aid balance. It slowly dawned that we might just be out of our depth - we hadn’t even thought to bring a packed lunch. Sustenance is key to surviving the walk, and we were lucky that water and snacks were provided along the
way.
The day began at Ballintubber Abbey, where we were advised to find and carry a sharp stone with us. This would be left behind on the reek, symbolising the casting of our cares away, and replaced with a smooth stone as we emerged stronger and more enlightened. Well that was the theory.
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We donned our high vis yellow jackets and off we set, at a leisurely pace, on the journey once undertaken by St Patrick.
It was a quiet affair as we embarked on the challenge. Old signposts with a symbol of the reek lead the way, and we had it firmly in our sights, as we slowly but surely inched towards Croagh Patrick. The terrain was flat and firm, with some manoeuvring required across the boggy bits, unless you wanted to be knee deep in gunk. Every few kilometres were broken up by the welcome sight of a support car with water and chocolate biscuits. Surely St Patrick himself would have been delighted with such care and attention.
“Are we there yet,” we would eagerly enquire. “Not yet”, “about a quarter of the way”, or “still a bit to go” would be the inevitable and truthful response. A much needed stop came in the picturesque village of Aughagower, where
thankfully, we managed to purchase some bread, butter, ham and cheese from the local shop and had the best sandwiches in the world…ever, accompanied with a fantastic
cup of tea.
At times we chatted to our fellow pilgrims, or helped them along the way. At other times, we walked in solitude, watching the ever changing landscape unfold before us. Nature itself
was our entertainment and there wasn’t an iPod, or iPhone in sight. We really valued the man-made paths stretching out before us, whether high grass had been cut to make our journey a little easier, or simply the footprints of old guiding the way.
As we approached the bottom of the reek, our goal was in sight, and yet our legs were banjaxed. The final few kilometres had been uphill and now we really had a mountain to climb. We had been walking for hours and the final hurdle was upon us.
Faced with more boggy, uphill terrain, I almost gave up as my knee gave out. The relief at reaching the ‘shoulder’ of Croagh Patrick was overwhelming, I took in the breath-taking beauty for all of one minute or so.
In all honesty, I just wanted to get down and head home.
Some opted to climb to the top while others, like myself, made the cumbersome descent to the bottom, joined by light hearted happy locals and tourists, who were just starting to ascend. If only they knew! We had been walking for approx. 7-8 hours and all we wanted was dinner and a beer.
Approaching the finish line, I remembered to throw away the sharp stone I had carried with me. I was a little overcome as tiredness and the symbolism of the action really hit home. I then had the best pint of Guinness…ever…and a bit of tucker as we greeted and
congratulated one another - and picked up our sought after and well-earned smooth stone. I still have it, and will keep it as a reminder of a crazy venture that will in all probability, be once in a lifetime.
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• *Traidphicnic continues today celebrating the best of Irish music and song in the stunning surrounds of Spiddal village.
• 11am: The Galway Garden Festivaltakes place in the beautifully restored Claregalway Castle, with lots of guest speakers and family events.
• 11am: The Galway Indian CulturalSociety will screen the film Bangalore Days at the Town Hall Theatre this morning.
• 11am: A paper folding workshoptakes place at the Galway City Museum with the visual art collective, Carbon Assembly. Learn how to make amazing 3d forms using simple folding techniques. Age 7-12.
• 6pm: Enjoy a ballad session in Barran Chaladh, Woodquay, followed by trad folk and rock group Country Comfort til close.
• 7pm: Galway celebrates PatrickKavanagh on his 110th birthday at the Salthill hotel with an evening of readings, talks, presentations, poetry, live-music and song followed by an after event festival club from 10:30pm.
• 7pm: Enjoy a wine receptionfollowed by an evening of poetry with Whitbread award winning poet and cholas Bernard O’Donoghue at Claregalway Castle .
• 8pm: The Lads Of Comedy: ComedyTour takes place at the Roisin Dubh.
• 10pm: Dublin born singersongwriter Pearse Halpin and his band will entertain at the backstage bar at Monroe’s Live followed by the Nine Inch Trio at midnight.
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• 10am: A six day intensive Forest School Leadership Training begins today at Brigit’s Garden, Roscahill, to gain a level 3 qualification.
• 10am: The Claregalway Garden Festival continues today in the beautiful surrounds of Claregalway castle with guest speakers and family events.
• 12pm: Head to Busker Brownes on Cross Street for the best jazz brunch in town with the Galway Bay Jazz Band.
• 4:30pm: Singer Julie Feeney will bring the Claregalway Garden Festival to a close at Claregalway castle.
• 6pm: Darren and brothers will play at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay followed by Paul Gaughan with ballads, trad and charts til close.
• 7pm: Enjoy live jazz at the Black Cat bistro in Salthill.
• 7:30pm: An Anu are having a concert at the Bank Of Ireland Theatre, NUIG, as part ofThe Colours Festival.
• 8pm: Catch the swingin’ beat of gypsy jazz band, I Saw Stars, at Kellys on Bridge Street.
• 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.
• 11pm: One of Galway’s favourite bluegrass bands, 4 Men and a Bass, will bring the weekend to a close at Monroe’s Live.
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Situated on Francis St (near the Town Hall Theatre and the Courthouse) Java John’s boasts a sophisticated and eloquent interior, with stylish fixtures, fabulous leather Chesterfield sofa, coffee table and booth, all set in a rustic New York style surroundings. Java John’s delivers a touch of class and a sense of calm to the Galway coffee scene.
More than just a coffee shop, a relaxing ambience encourages book reading whilst you enjoy one of our fine coffees. A bespoke, locally crafted book case runs through the heart of the store with arterial beauty, offering a delightful and fresh experience to the town.
“We want to create more than just an eatery here, we want to create somewhere for the local community to
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“That’s why we intend to run Book Club Society evenings, open mic sessions and more tbc. We are also aware of how busy people are while they eat so we have fitted plug sockets throughout our seating and counter areas so customers can plug in their laptops and charge phones whilst enjoying our delicious food and drinks.”
John & the team look forward to welcoming you. Check us out on Facebook! Java John’s Galway is owned and operated by John Shields and Peter Mernagh.
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Ladies, like it or not we can’t ignore the fact that the World Cup has taken
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to make cute accessories such as headbands, bracelets and much more. You can also mix up different shades of your team’s colours for some soccer subtlety. Since I luckily drew Argentina in our office World Cup sweepstake I will be incorporating l ight blue vertical stripes into my outfits on match days. Have some CRAIC with the World Cup, it ’s not just for the guys to enjoy! You don’t want to wait another four years for the chance to show some soccer love. Why not share your World Cup fashion with us, tweet @CRAICinGalway or use #CRAICstyle.Photo by: Darachphotography
• 10am: A fun with naturechildren’s summer camp begins today at Brigit’s Garden, Roscahill. Age 5-8.
• 8pm: Tunes at the Churchreturns at St Nicholas Collegiate Church with music tonight by Andres Tradberg, accordion, Ronan Flaherty, fiddle and they will be joined by Sean Nós dancer, Emma O Sullivan.
• 8pm: Paul Creane and theChanging band will be playing Padraig’s Place, Dock Road, with modern Americana/Folk-Country and a traditional Irish influence.
• 9pm: Enjoy trad music,singing and dancing with Marie Treasa with guest at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay.
• 9pm: The Cellar bar is hostto Play, where musicians can jam with support from a backing band in this open night with a difference.
• 9:30pm: Catch the best ofswingin’ tunes by the Black Magic Big Band at Busker Brownes on Cross Street.
• 9:30pm: A traditional Irishmusic session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with Freda Hatton and Kevin Whelan.
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• 7:30pm: Begin Again screens
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• 8pm: Enjoy live jazz at Rouge
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• 9:30pm: A trad session takes
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bunch as the event also included a 5 mile walk or run around the city. The charities were close to their heart as long serving hotel employ-ee, Martin Diskin, takes part in the Special Olympic Summer Games as part of the Irish soccer team. Well done all.
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An extensive collection of books belonging to circus owner Henry Ringling North, of
the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has been bequeathed to the James Hardiman Library at NUI Galway. The collection, from the private library of Henry Ringling North (1909-1993), totals 1,200 volumes. A special event to mark the bequest was held recently at the University, and attended by members of Henry Ringling North’s family. Henry ran and managed “The Greatest Show on Earth” with his brother John from 1936 to 1967. They introduced many innovations to revive the circus, enabling it to compete with the cinema and television. Henry took up Irish citizenship in the 1960s, purchasing Northbrook, a
large working farm at Kilconnell, County Galway, where his son John now lives. Prior to the transfer of 1,200 volumes to Galway, the library had been housed in beautiful book cases at the family home in Begnins, Switzerland, and before that in Rome where they had been made by Italian craftsmen in the 1950s.
The CRAIC on
Wednesday 9th July 2014• 7 : 3 0 p m : C a t c h t h e s c r e e n i n g o f A N i g h t i n g a l e Fa l l i n g a t t h e To w n H a l l T h e a t r e a s p a r t o f t h e G a l w a y Fi l m F l e a d h .
• 8 p m : E n j o y Tu n e s a t t h e C h u r c h a t S t N i c h o l a s C o l l e g i a t e C h u r c h w i t h c o n c e r t i n a p l a y e r B r e n d a n B e g l e y, s i n g e r a n d a c c o r d i o n a n d J u n j i S h i r o t a , g u i t a r a n d s i n g e r.
• 9 p m : T h e D i r t y C i r c u s c a b a r e t r e t u r n s t o t h e R o i s i n D u b h o n D o m i n i c k S t r e e t a n d t h i s t i m e t h e y a r e t y i n g i n w i t h t h e G a l w a y Fi l m F l e a d h . S h o u l d b e a n i g h t t o r e m e m b 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 , w i t h l i v e t r a d i t i o n a l m u s i c , I r i s h d a n c e r s , a n d n o c o v e r c h a r g e t o b o o t !
• 9 : 3 0 p m : G e r r y H a n l y, E a m o n D w y e r a n d d a n c e r s a r e s e t t o e n t e r t a i n a t B a r r a n C h a l a d h , Wo o d q u a y w i t h t h e i r t r a d a n d f o l k s t y l i n g s .
• 9 : 3 0 p m : C a t c h t h e t r a d s e s s i o n w i t h A i l b h e O M o n a c h a i n a n d J o h n O ’ H a l l o r a n a t t h e C r a n e b a r o n S e a R o a d .
• 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’ B l u e c a t s ’ a t G a r v e y ’s i n E y r e S q u a r e f o r a n i g h t o f r o c k a b i l l y m a g i c . Yo u ‘a i n t n o t h i n’ b u t a h o u n d d o g !
CRAICING NEWS!!!By Avril HORAN
Roll Up, Roll Up!
CRAICing Evening out with Independent Mike CUBBARD and MEP Luke Ming FLANAGAN
Circus Owner Donates Collection to NUIG
Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil sé fíor-thábhachtach go leor uisce a ól, go háirithe in aimsir bhreá, ghrianmhar (hurá!) mar atá againn le déanaí, ach by daid bíonn sé leadránach uaireanta! Mar sin féin, is fearr cloígh le huisce seachas deochanna le neart siúcra iontu e.g. deochanna súilíneacha nó an iomarca caoineog fiú. Cuireann caifé agus alcól leis an díhiodráitiú, mar sin, cuir teorainn leis an méid a ólann tú. Ar ndóigh, caithfidh páistí go leor deochanna a ól nach ndéanfaidh dochar do na fiacla. Ná déan dearmad ar do chuid peataí ach oiread: líon an babhla uisce go
minic dóibh. Seo cúig bhealach le blas deas a chur ar uisce.
1. Cuir miontas úr & sú líoma le huisce súilíneach: Mojito gan alcól!
2. Déan pota mór tae luibheanna e.g. na cinn torthaí agus ól fuar é.
3. Fág torthaí úra e.g. mangó, sú talún, oráiste, in uisce thar oíche le blas milis a chruthú.
4. Cuir cúcamar agus leac oighir i gcrúiscín mór uisce le blas úr, glan a fháil.
5. Bain triail as spiosraí mar chainéal le torthaí mar mhangó, nó sinséar úr grátáilte le sú líoma.
ARÍS!Affirmative Rituals, Irresistible Success
The CRAIC on
Thursday 10th July 2014
We know it’s important to drink plenty of water, especially in hot weather as we’ve experienced recently (hurrah!), but man, it can be boring! It’s better for the waistline and the teeth to stick to non-sugary drinks e.g. minerals, or even too many smoothies. Coffee and alcohol can lead to dehydration and so should be limited. Of course, children need to drink a lot of fluids that don’t cause tooth decay. And don’t forget your pets: refill water bowls regularly. As for us, here are 5 ways to jazz up the humble glass of H2O.
1. Add fresh mint & lime juice to sparkling water for a non-alcoholic Mojito
2. Make up a pot of herbal/fruit tea and drink it cold.
3. Infuse water with fresh fruits overnight, e.g. mango, strawberries, oranges, to make a sweet thirst quencher.
4. Add cucumber and ice to a large jug of water to create a clean, fresh flavour.
5. Try spices with fruit e.g. cinnamon & mango, or grated fresh ginger with lime juice.
Caith siar é!
Get it into ya!
CRAICING GAEILGE!!!By Dara KELLY [email protected]
in GA
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CRAICing day out with C2 Security van pushing for charity
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• 7:30pm: The Galway Film Fleadh will screen Get Up And Go at the Town Hall Theatre.
• 8pm: The Druid Theatre Company presents Be Infants in Evil at the Mick Lally Theatre on Druid lane.
• 8pm: Moonfish Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor at An Taibhearc.
• 8pm: The Galway Cathedral Recitals features three local musicians, flautist Joanne Cater, violinist Tom Murphy and cathedral organist Raymond O’Donnell.
• 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.
• 9:30pm: An open traditional Irish music jam takes place every Thursday at the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill.
• 9:30pm: Enjoy a traditional open fireside session and dancers at Barr an Chaladh, Woodquay. All musicians welcome.
By Dara KELLY [email protected]
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