Recording Galway
Slice of life stories from Galway, a city on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
Episodes
21 episodes
Meet the Crew- Tim Reddin
A native of Dublin, Tim Reddin now lives in Spiddal. He took up sailing in the 90s when he bought a small boat. With the help of a friend he figured out how to sail her. He has built up a lot of sailing experience since then and is always happy...
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Meet the Crew- Molly Curran
The Galway Hooker Sailing Club Newsletter is back with a profile of Molly Curran who is involved in boat restoration, power boating, rowing and of course sailing.
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7:12
The Million-Hats-A-Year Factory
The title of this documentary is taken from a headline in the Irish Press announcing the opening of a hat factory in Galway in 1938. Established by Jewish refugees Les Modes Modernes employed approximately 250 throughout the 40s and 50...
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Galway Theatre Histories Tour
This is a recording of a walking tour through the streets of Galway focusing on aspects of the history of theatre in the city. It was recorded live on 19 October 2023. There are nine speakers introduced by John Cunningham, each of whom sh...
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Meet the Crew- Eileen Cameron
Eileen Cameron from Co. Armagh tells us about her love of water sports. She has had lots of memorable moments while sailing and rowing. With all this she still finds time to publish the club newsletter, The Masthead, every month.
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Meet the Crew- Sebastian Koot
A native of The Netherlands, but settled here since 2016, Sebastian is involved in a range of the club activities. Sailing, power boating, maintenance, VHF training and rowing with the Gráinne Mhaol Club.
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Meet the Crew- Silvia Trentine
A chat with Italian native who came to live in Galway in 2015 because she liked a photo she saw on Google of Long Walk. Despite being very busy at work she finds time to sail, learn power boating skills, learn to row and join in KJS sessions.&n...
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Meet the Crew- Maura Tomei
Maura Tomei came to Galway from Italy a year ago. The vibrant music scene was the initial attraction but she quickly fell in love with the sea and was curious about the hooker boats. She went along to the Docklands Festival last October where s...
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Meet the Crew- Gerry Hynes
A chat with Gerry Hynes originally from Carraroe but living in Claddagh since 1995. Gerry has lots of skills which he uses to help in boat restoration. He is particularly proud of the work done to restore Caper Beag. Its launc...
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Meet the Crew- Daniel Cronin
Daniel Cronin talks about the opportunities he has had in the Hooker Sailing Club to fulfil a long held ambition to learn to sail. He is also working on his powerboat skills and is looking forward to the day he gets to sail to the Aran is...
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Meet the Crew- Tommy Keegan
Tommy Keegan tells us about his time fishing on the river with his father, his interest in flying, sailing, power boating and making model hookers. A man of many talents.
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Meet the Crew- Padraic Hernon
Padraic Hernon joined the club in February 2022. Growing up on Inishmór he had lots of opportunities to work on all types of boats. sailing a boat however, is a n new experience that he is really enjoying.
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Meet the Crew- Susanne Lally
Meet Susanne Lally who joined the Galway Hooker Sailing Club in 2021 after meeting Ciaran Oliver on a walking tour of the Claddagh. Having completed the Hooker Skills Course she was out for her first sail four weeks following her registration.&...
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Meet the Crew- Clodagh Durkan
This month Mary and Brenda chatted with Clodagh Durkan who arrived in Galway in 2021 after being away from Ireland for over a decade. She decided to settle in the West to be near family and was delighted to join the Galway Hooker Sailing Club t...
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Meet the Crew- Orla Curran
Mary and Brenda chat with Orla Curran a member of the Galway Hooker Sailing Club. Orla speaks about growing up around boats and that special feeling she gets when she is at the helm of the 95 year-old Gleoiteog Loveen which she helped ...
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Meet The Crew- Elizabeth Steede
Mary Cunningham and Brenda Foy chat with Galway Hooker Sailing Club member Elizabeth SteedeMusic by Olexy on Pixabayhttps://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-old-photos-acoustic-background-music-15489/
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Meet The Crew- Gina Gardiner
Mary Cunningham and Brenda Foy chat with Galway Hooker Sailing Club member Gina GardinerMusic by Olexy on Pixabayhttps://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-old-photos-acoustic-background-music-15489/
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Loving old boats
This provides an overview of the activities of the Galway Hooker Sailing Club and gives an account of the restoration of Loveen a hooker boat built in 1925 https://www.galwayhookersailingclub.ie/. The club foc...
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Reservoir Cats
This tells the story of my efforts to home 5 kittens born in my back garden and my involvement in a humane approach to controlling the feral cat population in my area . During this journey I came in contact with Galway Cat Rescue- a non-profit ...
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The Bracing Waters and Moral Dangers of Salthill
Interviews with Maude O'Donohoe and Jane Hogan who have fond memories of swimming at Salthill, Galway in the sixties, reveal the rules that were in place at the behest of the local bishops in relation to where people could swim. Believing that ...
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