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film · Monday 14 September 2026 · 8:00pm 
Clifden Film Society Presents: John Behan Odyssey
At Station House Theatre · Station House Theatre, Clifden, Co. Galway
At Station House Theatre · Station House Theatre, Clifden, Co. Galway
Clifden Film Society brings the documentary John Behan: Odyssey to the Station House Theatre on Monday 14 September 2026, running from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. The screening sits just ahead of the wider Clifden Arts Festival, which opens three days later, and is programmed as its own standalone film night rather than as part of the festival’s own listed events.
The film explores the life and career of John Behan, the Dublin-born, Galway-based sculptor whose work is bound up with themes of migration, the sea and Irish identity. Behan is one of Ireland’s best-known public artists, and the documentary traces his career through his own recollections and archive material. It is a one-hour screening, so expect a relatively concise, focused profile rather than a sprawling biography - suited to an evening at the Station House rather than a full afternoon commitment.
The screening is billed as a Clifden Film Society event rather than an official Clifden Arts Festival listing, though it plays out on the same stage and to much the same audience as the festival that follows it. Clifden Arts Festival itself is the longest-running community arts festival in Ireland, and 2026 marks its 49th edition, running from 17 to 27 September. Catching this screening on the 14th is a way to get a taste of Clifden’s cultural calendar a few days before the town properly fills up for the main event.
Clifden is Connemara’s main town, roughly an hour and a quarter’s drive west of Galway City via the N59. There is no rail service to Clifden; Bus Eireann and local Connemara bus routes connect it to Galway City. Station House Theatre occupies part of Clifden’s old railway station building, a short walk from the town centre.
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