Editing Galway (section)

===The arts===
====Literature====
Among the poets currently writing in Galway are [[Fred Johnston (writer)|Fred Johnston]], [[Patrick Deeley]], [[Rita Ann Higgins]], [[Mary O'Malley (poet)|Mary O'Malley]], [[Moya Cannon]], [[Eva Bourke]], [[Kevin Higgins (poet)|Kevin Higgins]], Ndrek Gjini, and [[Elaine Feeney]]. [[Walter Macken]], [[Eilís Dillon]], [[Máirtín Ó Direáin]], [[Máirtín Ó Cadhain]], [[Liam O'Flaherty]], [[Pádraic Ó Conaire]] and [[Ken Bruen]] are well-known writers in both English and [[Modern literature in Irish|Irish]] with a connection to Galway. The writer and publisher [[Frank Harris]] was born in Galway.

The [[James Hardiman]] Library at the [[University of Galway]] houses around 350 archived and/or digitised collections including the [[Thomas Kilroy]] Collection, the Brendan Duddy Papers on the Northern Ireland conflict, the [[John McGahern]] archive and the manuscript Minutes of Galway City Council from the 15th to mid-19th centuries.

Among the literary magazines published in Galway are ''The Galway Review'', ''Crannóg Magazine'', which describes itself as 'Ireland's premier independent fiction and poetry magazine since 2002' and ''ROPES'', an annual literary journal published by students of the MA in Literature and Publishing at the [[University of Galway]]. Galway also has [[Charlie Byrne's Bookshop]].

Gretta Conroy, in James Joyce's short story "The Dead", remembers her lover Michael Furey throwing stones against the window of her grandmother's house on Nun's Island, in the city. Joyce's poem ''She Weeps Over Rahoon'' describes the grief of Joyce's wife [[Nora Barnacle]] over the death of her onetime boyfriend Michael Bodkin. Both Bodkin and Nora were from Galway and Bodkin is buried in Rahoon Cemetery in the western suburbs of the city.<ref name=Bodkin>{{cite book|last1=Cahill|first1=Susan|title=For the Love of Ireland|date=2011|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=9780307778352|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WbKLH2lQYoEC|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref>

[[Walter Macken]]'s novel ''Rain on the Wind'' is set in the city,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Kernan |title=A journey through Walter Macken's Connemara |url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/124971/a-journey-through-walter-mackens-connemara |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=Galway Advertiser |date=12 October 2021}}</ref> as are the "Jack Taylor" crime novels of [[Ken Bruen]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shortall |first1=Eithne |title=Why Ken Bruen felt it was time to end his Jack Taylor series |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/why-ken-bruen-felt-it-was-time-to-end-his-jack-taylor-series-c8b2ch9xv |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=18 October 2020}}</ref>

====Film====
Galway has four cinema complexes within or near the city centre: the 11-screen IMC cinema, the 9-screen EYE cinema, the 10-screen Omniplex in Salthill and the 3-screen [[art film|arthouse]] cinema [[Pálás, Galway|Pálás]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/first-look-galway-s-new-art-house-cinema-a-beautiful-tower-of-song-1.3400096|title=First look: Galway's new art-house cinema, a 'beautiful tower of song'|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

On 1 December 2014, Galway was granted designation as a [[Unesco]] [[Creative Cities Network|"City of Film"]].<ref name="new2014">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busan-galway-sofia-get-unesco-752878 Busan, Galway, Sofia Get UNESCO "City of Film" Designation], 1 December 2014.</ref>

Galway is home to the [[Galway Film Fleadh]], Ireland's foremost film festival, which takes place over six days each July. The Galway Film Fleadh is a platform for international cinema in Ireland and an advocate for Irish national cinema, for which the festival's identity has become synonymous.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-glory-and-the-gloom-of-the-galway-film-fleadh-1.1866022|title=The glory and the gloom of the Galway Film Fleadh|date=15 July 2014|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> The Galway Film Fleadh is an industry festival, with many industry events taking place under the name of the Galway Film Fair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/|title=Galway Film Fleadh – Ireland's leading film festival|website=Galway Film Fleadh}}</ref>

In 2014, a [[MovieMaker]] magazine panel of U.S. filmmakers, critics and industry executives included the Galway Film Fleadh on its list of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/festivals/25-coolest-film-festivals-world-2014/|title=The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2014|website=MovieMaker Magazine|date=26 January 2023 }}</ref>

====Theatre====
Galway has a permanent [[Irish language]] theatre located in the city centre, [[Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe]], which was established in 1928 and has produced some of Ireland's most celebrated actors. The [[Druid Theatre Company]] has won international acclaim for its cutting-edge production and direction.

There are several theatres in the city, including [[Nuns Island Theatre]], Bank of Ireland Theatre, Druid Lane Theatre, Black Box Theatre, and [[Town Hall Theatre (Galway)|Town Hall Theatre]] (a modern art theatre established in 1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tht.ie/?id=about |title=About the town hall / its history and more |publisher=Tht.ie |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref>

Two of the most celebrated Irish actors of the 20th century, [[Siobhán McKenna]] and [[Peter O'Toole]], have strong family connections with Galway. Other well-known actors include [[Mick Lally]], [[Seán McGinley]] and [[Marie Mullen]], all three of whom were founders of the [[Druid Theatre]] Company. Other actors with strong Galway connections are [[Pauline McLynn]], (''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]'' and ''[[Father Ted]]''), [[Nora Jane Noone]], and [[Aoife Mulholland]].

[[Garry Hynes]], the first artistic director of Druid Theatre, was the first woman ever to win a [[Tony Award]] for direction.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/life/life-lessons-with-garry-hynes-my-life-has-been-full-of-ups-and-downs-full-of-times-when-ive-fundamentally-questioned-what-im-doing-35105787.html|title=Life lessons with Garry Hynes: My life has been full of ups and downs. Full of times when I've fundamentally questioned what I'm doing – Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>