Galway deserves to be awarded Capital of Culture crown

As a student in the 1980s, I found one coffee shop in Galway, on Shop St — but there was also one theatre, writes Victoria White

RAMBLE out any night of a winter week in Dublin and you’ll find more culture than you’ll find in Galway in the middle of its arts festival.

There is no comparison between the two cities, which is hardly surprising, because the greater Dublin area has a population 1.8m while Galway city’s is less than 80,000. Galway’s boast it is the “unofficial capital of culture” in this country is over-blown. But Galway’s bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2020 deserves to win.