Our guest this week is Eithne Verling who is the director of the Galway City Museum. The Galway City Museum mandate is to explore and share the rich history, archaeology and culture of Galway from prehistoric to modern times. So as you can imagineour chat with Eithne touches on history and culture from the ancient BC ruins of the Aran islands, to the early church to medieval trade to exhibitions featuring U2 and Hip Hop music. Fro details on the Galway City Museum go to https://galwaycitymuseum.ie. 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.