Paul Fahy is the long-standing

Artistic Director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

of the

Galway Arts Festival The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF), founded in 1978, is a cultural organisation that produces an annual arts festival in Galway, Ireland. It also produces new work that tours nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting ...

. A native of

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, he has faced some criticism over ticket prices in recent years but replied it was necessary to cover the costs of paying performers and ensuring the high quality of the festival. In 2023 he was made a

Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant c ...

by the French Ambassador to Ireland, Vincent Guérend. He has worked to reduce the environmental impact of the festival.

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