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A Macnas structure in Galway City during the Savage Grace parade in October 2016 Performers in the Macnas street parade at the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2013. Mácnas (pronounced mock-ness) is (Irish for 'frolicking' [1]) is a performance company based at the Fisheries Field in Galway, Ireland.
The Róisín Dubh is a live music and comedy venue located in Galway, Ireland. It has hosted events such as the IMRO Showcase Tour [1] and the 2fm 2moro 2our. The name translates from the Irish language as the "little black rose". [2] According to Una Mullally in the Sunday Tribune, the venue is "the heart of live music in the city". [3]
The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
The Galway Arts Centre's building, at 47 Dominick Street, was originally built in the 1840s as a residence for the Persse family. [2] The centre describes itself as one of the first arts centres in Ireland outside of Dublin [1] and emerged in 1982 from the Galway Arts Group (GAG), a collective formed to provide support and opportunities for artists.
A fire at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin, caused by an electrical fault, results in the deaths of 48 people. While an earlier inquest suggested that the fire was the result of arson, this ruling was dismissed in 2009. The jury in a 2024 inquest, at Dublin City Coroner's Court, returned a verdict of "unlawful killing". [14] 1982
[4] [5] The building, which is a protected structure, [6] was repurposed as a cultural venue in the early 1980s and became the home of the Galway Arts Centre. [1] The building was purchased by Galway City Council in 1986 and renovated in 2004. [1] The "church house", at the rear of Nun's Island Theatre, was acquired in 2015. [7]
Ballybane (Irish: An Baile Bán, meaning 'the white homestead') is a suburb of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. [1] [2] [3] Ballybane is an ill-defined area, but is roughly bounded by the Old Dublin Road to the south, Mervue to the west, Ballybrit to the north, and Doughiska to the east.
DNA Lounge is an all-ages nightclub, restaurant and cafe in the SoMa district of San Francisco owned by Jamie Zawinski, a former Netscape programmer and open-source software hacker. [3] The club features DJ dancing, live music, burlesque performances, and occasionally conferences, private parties, and film premieres.