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TOWN HALL THEATRE

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Listed name · observed 2026-09-10
Town Hall Theatre
Listed address · observed 2026-09-10
1 Courthouse Square, Galway, H91 H3C2
Phone · observed 2026-09-10
(091) 569 777
Website · observed 2026-09-10
http://tht.ie/
Facilities · observed 2026-09-10
  • Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible car park; Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Service options: On-site services available
  • Highlights: Has live performances
  • Amenities: Has toilet; No restaurant
  • Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
  • Children: Good for kids
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COURTHOUSE SQUARE, GALWAY

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Address
COURTHOUSE SQUARE, GALWAY
County
Galway
Licence reference
GAT001

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Independent reporting and heritage records on this pub, drawn from a curated list of Irish news outlets, Revenue Commissioners, NIAH, and the Dictionary of Irish Architects. Every claim links to its primary source.

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref GAT001 as a Publican's Licence (ordinary) - Theatre for TOWN HALL THEATRE at COURTHOUSE SQUARE, GALWAY in CO. GALWAY with GALWAY CITY COUNCIL as licensee.[1]

The Irish Times reported that Galway's nineteenth-century town hall was officially opened as a municipal theatre in February 1996 after restoration to a neo-classical appearance.[2]

The same report said the opening was performed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Michael D. Higgins, and the Mayor of Galway, Micheal O hUiginn.[2]

The Irish Times reported that Druid staged The Beauty Queen of Leenane for the opening, and that the theatre was part of a Courthouse Square development that included restoration of the courthouse opposite.[2]

The report said the town hall went up about 15 years after the 1815 courthouse, had more recently been a cinema, and had fallen into disrepair before restoration.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · "Restored town hall reopens as theatre" · 1996-02-02

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