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No Home for Major Books' Bequest in Galway?
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Wednesday October 28, 2009 21:01 by Fred Johnston - The Western Writers' Centre, Galway - Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlin Maude westernwriters at eircom dot net Canavan House, Nuns Island, Galway 0872178138
City Hall Intransigence Could Mean Change of Location The Western Writers' Centre, Galway (Ionad Scribhneoiri Chaitlín Maude) have been gifted no fewer than 400 copies of books by eminent European authors, complete with display furniture and are the legal, documented owners of this immense and valuable library. But the Centre, eight years in existence in Galway, has nowhere to house it. The bequest is one of the biggest in literary terms ever gifted to a writers' centre and would, according to the Centre's director, writer Fred Johnston, be of immense value to the City of Galway. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Disgraceful. Time the Arts Council had a word. But they'd say they never interfere - which isn't true. So it's up to local councillors to get the finger out. It's a safe bet that your arts Festival got an increase this year. Anyway, Ennis or Limerick are better places for the arts these days. Or Westport?
Since this was first posted there have been some developments, with a touch of reaching out from one significant organisation with an offer. I would hope that we would have more of this. It is a great pity that the bequest is unlikely to serve Galway City, the attitude of the City Arts Office being as it is. Yes, I agree; the Arts Council should step in and spend some decent time in Galway - the much-vaunted 'consultation process' appears to have disappeared off the local cultural radar, which is hardly surprising, given its Guantanamo-tight remit. Right now it would be terrific if people started looking anew at the Western Writers' Centre - Councillors, City and County, in particular - and re-evaluating the parochialism which has resulted in its not being developed, while similar projects in other cities flower.
There's a story here, so why aren't our cultural media all over it? If Galway arts festival had a problem, The Irish Times for one would be carrying news reports on it. RTE's Nationwide would be hopping on it. So here we have a daft situation where one man is able to veto the development of an award-winning (am I corect here?) writers' centre and neither councillors nor media open their gobs. Surely a public explanation to Galway citizens is called for? Clearly if you scractch the right ass in Galkway you get what you want and the media will love you for it. Sounds like Ballymagash.