Galway Arts Festival

Just one of the best arts festivals anywhere, and I include Edinburgh in that. If a new play Ballyturk by Enda Walsh starring Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea isn’t enough then there is the world premiere of Chapatti with John Mahoney of Frasier fame plus the usual healthy hedonism that goes with spending any period in the City of the Tribes. Musically, so far confirmed for the Big Top are The National on July 16, Imelda May on July 18 and the Coronas on July 19. (For ticket details, see www.galwayartsfestival.com)