I’m in town for the Galway International Arts Festival – one of Ireland’s premier cultural events and, in fact, one of Europe’s top arts festivals these days. The focus for my stay is clearly the arts – it’s in the name of the event – but on the first night I meet some locals and the drinks and conversations with my new old friends are also an important part of the experience. It’s about the ‘festival’ as much as the ‘arts’ and about ‘Galway’ as much as the...