Name: Phyllis Hayes
Occupation: Director of Youth Ballet West
Location: Cregmore
Favourite thing about Galway: All the cultural events and festivals.
Worst thing about Galway: The flooding during the winter.

Name: Mandy Hynes
Occupation: Founder and Secretary of the Irish Federation of Sleddog Sports
Location: Ballygar
Favourite thing about Galway: The resilience and the pride of the people

Name: Paddy Meaney
Occupation: President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) Ireland
Location: Quay Street
Favourite thing about Galway: The cosmopolitan atmosphere in the Latin Quarter.

Name: Nuala Ward
Occupation: Chairperson AMACH! LGBT Galway
Location: Galway
Favourite thing about Galway: The people, the arts and the sense of community, particularly within the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

Name: Donncha Foley
Occupation: Development Manager, Galway Volunteer Centre
Location: Mill Street
Favourite thing about Galway: Salthill
Worst thing about Galway: There aren't any surfing beaches here

Name: Nora-Jane Noone
Occupation: Actress
Location: Newcastle/London
Favourite thing about Galway: The people, the music, all the festivals and the atmosphere during the summer.

Name: Edel Ramberg
Location: College Road
Occupation: Milliner
Favourite thing about Galway: Being near my family.
Worst thing about Galway: I'm from Galway; I couldn't pick anything bad about it!

Name: Susan Millar DuMars
Occupation: Poet
Location: Newcastle
Favourite thing about Galway: The energy level, especially during the summer.

Name: Dr Michael Coughlan
Occupation: Retired GP and former President of the Irish College of General Practitioners
Location: Fr Griffin Avenue
Favourite thing about Galway: The vibrancy of the city, the people and the history.

Name: Michael Crowe
Location: Briarhill
Occupation: Mayor of Galway City
Favourite thing about Galway: It's the 'City of Festivals'; there is always something going on.