Our guest is Fergal McGrath, Manager of the Town Hall and the black Box Theatres, which are Galway City's Municipal Theatres. Fergal has worked in the cultural sector for over 30 years and is closely associated with the growth and development of a number of leading Irish companies and organisations including Galway Arts Festival, the establishment of Baboró Children’s Arts Festival, and the world renowned Druid Theatre Company. Fergal talks about the evolution of the Galway arts sector over the last 50 years and his role on the development of that sector in Galway.  The Galway City – Your Council series can be listened to every Tuesday where we will be chatting to some of the people who deliver Galway City Council’s services and celebrate the valuable work they do in Galway City. As the local authority for Ireland’s third largest city - a leader in culture, education and business - Galway City Council is delivering services for a population of 83,456, with a 2023 revenue budget of €113 million, and a capital budget of around €5 billion over the next decade. Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday. For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie #GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.