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Galway International Arts Festival awaits further guidance before deciding on July's scheduled go-ahead

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Galway International Arts Festival awaits further guidance before deciding on July's scheduled go-ahead

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The organisers of Galway International Arts Festival say they are awaiting further guidance from government until a decision is made on the upcoming summer festival.

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It comes as the government yesterday announced all mass gatherings of over 5000 people will be banned until September due to the ongoing pandemic.

In a statement, the event organisers state it's awaiting further clarification on crowd restrictions before it makes a decision on whether this year’s Galway International Arts Festival can go ahead as planned.

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The renowned two week festival had been set to get underway on July 13th with this year's line-up scheduled to include Sinead O'Connor, Pixies, The Flaming Lips and The Academic.

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