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New music sponsor for Galway International Arts Festival

The Galway International Arts Festival has agreed a three-year deal with Absolut which will see the drinks company sponsor the festival’s Big Top until 2017. The marquee area last week played host to sell-out gigs from Irish artists Damien Rice and Kodaline.

Ticket sales are up 10 per cent on the same time last year, with the festival running until July 26.

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