President officially opens the 40th Clifden Community Arts Festival

Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festival are Creative Director Brendan Flynn, Mary Mullarkey - Chair of Board of Clifden Community School, Antoinette Nic Gearailt - President ACCS, President Michael D Higgins, Cllr Micheal Maher, Cllr Eileen Mannion - Cathaoirleach of County Galway and Sean Kyne TD. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festival are Jimmy O'Toole, Principal of Clifden Comunity School with his daughters Shona, Meera and Roisin. The 2017 festival was officially opened by President Micheal D Higgins. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festival are Creative Director Brendan Flynn who presented President Micheal D Higgins with a specially commissioned plate from Connemara Blue. The president officially opened the 2017 festival. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festiavl are President Micheal D Higgins who officially opened the festival with festival secretary Karen Mannion and creative director Brendan Flynn. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festival are Creative Director Brendan Flynn and President Micheal D Higgins who officially opened the festival with members of the Footsbarn Theatre group. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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Pictured at the opening of the 40th Clifden Arts Festival are students from Scoil Mhuire National School Clifden. l-r: Jake Bann, Billy Carey, Nathan Davis, Jake O'Flahery, Amy Jane Madden, Stephanie Conneely and Emilie Jarosz. The 207 festival was officially opened by President Micheal D Higgins. Photo by Aoife Herriott

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