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Galway, you beauty! Amazing news for THIS Irish city this afternoon

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If an afternoon spent lazing by the Spanish Arch and a night spent living it up in the Róisín Dubh – no shifting, mind – is your idea of heaven, you'll be pumped for the gorgeous city of Galway today.

Following long campaigns from Limerick, Galway and a three-pronged approach from Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny, the judges have spoken and have today crowned Galway the Irish European Capital of Culture 2020.

Having arrived in Ireland last weekend, a panel of ten judges toured the cities vying for the coveted position, and ultimately chose the home of the Claddagh ring in a decision which has delighted thousands today.

Urging all those involved to pursue their ideas despite not winning, Creative Europe tweeted:"Well done to @Limerick2020 and @3sisters2020 on their wonderful campaigns for #ECoC2020 – keep the ideas alive," 

Commenting on the visit prior to today's announcement, a spokesperson for the Galway entry said: "The judges did a tour of our programme for the City of Culture and met artists and arts providers and visited many of the attractions that we hope will clinch the title for Galway."

Social media has gone into overdrive since the announcement was made at noon, with the overjoyed community taking to Twitter in their droves to celebrate the wonderful news.

Congrats, lads!

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