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The station opened on August 1, 1851. The buildings and the Great Southern Hotel were designed by John Skipton Mulvany. It was originally planned to have the station at Renmore, but the well-known Father Peter Daly convinced the railway authorities to construct Lough Atalia Bridge and bring the trains into the centre of town. The fact that he owned tenement buildings on the site where the Great Southern was built may well have had something to do with it. These tenements were levelled to make way for the hotel and station.

The excitement of the Cheltenham Festival has clearly landed in Ireland, with 15% of sports fans admitting they would bunk off work to attend.

Q: My daughter has been asked to write a statement of interest for a job but she has no clue what it should contain, and neither have I. The job is a community development role in a remote location in the UK. What might she even think about putting into this? Is this not just a glorified cover letter? (ED, email).

Moylough singer-songwriter Michelle Gahan has released her first album The Journey of my Song.

Heart disease researchers led by a University of Galway academic who is also a Saolta consultant cardiologist have identified a group of patients in whom international guidelines on aspirin use for heart health may not apply.

Galway United’s Premier Division campaign roared into life last Friday with a thundering performance in Oriel Park. The positive result was brought about through brilliant goals from wingers Ed McCarthy and Aodh Dervin.

Tom toys with the complexities of our ever-changing world and muses on progressiveness and pronouns, not to mention 27 years of marriage, and adult kids who refuse to respect him. He bills the show as for all ages, from iGens to Millennials, Baby Boomers and beyond.

Galway was the focus last week when the White House Historical Association (WHHA) partnered with U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, including The Friends of the White House Historical Association in Ireland, for the third annual WHHA U.S. Presidents’ Day placing of wreaths.

Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are marking one year since the launch of Ireland’s first all-electric town service in Athlone town.

It’s set to be a fairy tale of The Pogues’ music at Monroe’s Live on Saturday, March 30, as Belfast’s Rapparees bring their renowned tribute show to Galway.