Cruinniú na mBád - Kinvara 2026

Written By Andreas Riemenschneider
President Catherine Connolly stands smiling with a man in a wave-print t-shirt under the Cuan Beo tent at Cruinniú na mBád 2026, with a crowd and the bay in the background

Some of my favourite moments from this year's Cruinniú na mBád. Really great to see our President, Catherine Connolly there. It was such an enjoyable weekend overall! Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made the festival possible!

I was working with Cuan Beo this year, the grassroots group raising awareness of water quality and connecting inland and coastal communities around the bay. Great to be part of their marquee and programme at the festival.

President Catherine Connolly shakes hands with a young Cuan Beo volunteer in a Galway GAA jersey at the Kinvara Cares stand at Cruinniú na mBád 2026, with reusable cups and information leaflets on the table

Out with the drone over Galway Bay

Two traditional Galway hookers with red-brown sails race across Galway Bay under a cloudy sky at Cruinniú na mBád 2026

One of my favourites from the weekend

Close-up of the bow of a traditional wooden currach moored with green rope, its weathered timber ribs and dark hull reflected in the still water at Cruinniú na mBád 2026

Here is a gallery with some photos from the weekend

Andreas Riemenschneider
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