Explore Branar, a Galway theatre company dedicated to creating artistic engagements and experiences for children, from local DEIS schools to the Sydney Opera House. We were delighted to connect with University of Galway alumnus Marc Mac Lochlainn, Founding Artistic Director, and the wider team.     

Cois Coiribe was honoured to reconnect with alumna Maureen Kennelly, CEO of Druid. In this article, we explore the enduring relationship between Druid and University of Galway. From knowledge exchange to the impact of the Druid Academy in nurturing the next generation of creative talent, Maureen delves into her experience as a student of the arts at the University, and how it helped shaped her journey in the world of theatre and the arts.    

How can research be used to enable equity across the lifecourse? What methods and approaches can we use to enable equity and promote rights and justice across the lifecourse? How can research contribute to social solidarity in relation to policies and practices that affect people across the lifecourse? These are some questions driving Professor Caroline McGregor, Director of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS). In this Cois Coiribe interview, she reflects on leading a University of Galway research institute and why understanding the core or arc of human lives, from birth to old age, has never mattered more.    

Reflecting on Ireland’s first half-century of educational scholarship and teaching-inspired research   In this Cois Coiribe article, Prof Tony Hall traces the historic roots of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), from its inaugural ‘First Meeting of Scholars’, held in Galway in April 1976, through to key events and milestones leading to the 50-year commemorative event hosted by University of Galway, bringing the association back to its place of origin. Starting in 1970s Galway, the ESAI would become one of Ireland’s most important organisations for educational research and scholarship, north and south.    

Sa gcomhrá seo, labhraíonn Bríd Seoige leis an gCoimisinéir Teanga, Séamas Ó Concheanainn, faoi na dualgais neamhspleácha a bhaineann lena oifig nua. Déanann sé cur síos freisin ar an tionchar mór a bhí ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe air féin, áit ar fhoghlaim sé faoi cheannaireacht agus faoi fhorbairt pobail trí ghréasán na gcampas Gaeltachta.