The Story Trail is a storytelling experience that wanders through some of Galway West End’s best loved establishments.
Each venue has a story listed on a QR code. We light heartedly suggest drink to ‘pair’ with the story, but you are of course welcome to order anything your heart desires!
You can listen to the stories in any order, listen to them all, or just one or two and come back.
Check the opening hours of the locations and don’t forget to bring headphones!
Listening is free! (If you would like to leave a donation, you can do so at the bottom of the page)
How it works:
1. Find The Story Trail image*
2. Order a drink from the menu
3. Scan the QR code
4. Listen with your headphones
5. Check out the full festival programme on the website.
*Some establishments will have the code displayed in a couple of places, so you can listen even if it’s busy.
The Story Trail will be open throughout the Festival and a little beyond. It’s obviously nicer to listen when the venue is a little quieter. Have fun exploring! The venues are all located a short walking distance from each other. Here are the addresses and hours of each business:
1. The Blue Note, William Street West: Mon-Thurs 5pm - 12am, Fri-Sat 1pm - 1am, Sun 5-11PM
2. Bierhaus, Henry St: Mon-Thurs 4-11.30 PM, Fri 4pm-12:30am, Sat 2pm-12.30am, Sun 2-11pm
3. Plámás, Dominic St Upper: Mon-Weds 8am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm
4. Taylor’s Bar, Dominic St Upper: Mon-Thurs 5-11.30pm, Fri 4pm-2am, Sat 12.30pm-2am, Sun 2-11pm
5. Rouge Restaurant and Wine Bar, Dominic St Lower: Tues-Sun 4-10.30pm
Gathered in kitchens, studios and live events for your listening pleasure, these stories range from short and shocking, to cheeky and cheerful, to epic and enigmatic! Length is from 2-20 mins for each one.
Mile buiochas/many thanks to all the artists and contributors in the recordings:
Niceol Blue, Joe Boske, Midie Corcoran, Eimear De Burca, Sinéad Hayes, Órla Mc Govern, Máirín Mhic Lochlainn, Jennifer Taylor-Regan and Hugo Seale.
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