Féile Siúlóid Charna ag teannadh linn

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Cuirfear tús le Féile Siúlóid Charna tráthnóna amárach agus beidh fáilte roimh shiúlóirí páirt a ghlacadh i réimse leathan imeachtaí.

Cárta Bronntanais nua chun tacú le gnólachtaí Gaeltachta

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag moladh do ghnólachtaí sa nGaeltacht páirt a ghlacadh sa scéim "Cárta na Gaeltachta."

Scoláireacht ar fáil do mhic léinn Mhaigh Eo

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Is féidir le mic léinn tríú leibhéal as Contae Mhaigh Eo atá gníomhach i gcur chun cinn na Gaeilge sa phobal nó sna healaíona cur isteach ar Scoláireacht Chuimhneacháin Oonagh Bean Uí Shúilleabháin (Ní Chéileachair).

Caitlín Ní Uallacháin ar stáitse i nGort Inse Guaire

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Beidh an compántas drámaíochta Na Cleasaithe ag filleadh ar Chontae na Gaillimhe Dé Sathairn leis an dráma Caitlín Ní Uallacháin a chur ar stáitse i nGort Inse Guaire Dé Domhnaigh.

Aperitíf á chraoladh anois ar TG4

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Craoladh an chéad chlár de Aperitíf aréir ar TG4, sraith nua cleamhnais a bheidh á thaispeáint gach Céadaoin ag 9.30i.n. ó seo go tús mhí na Samhna.

Headford expected to attract thousands for five-day Something In The Water arts festival

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Something In The Water, Headford’s community arts festival, is returning for its fourth consecutive year, running from Wednesday, September 30th, to Sunday, October 4th. The five-day programme will bring music, theatre, literature, film, dance and visual art to venues in the North Galway town, including utilising vacant premises that will be reinvigorated for the festival.

Enjoy a walking tour of Galway during the Oyster Festival

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Galway Tour Guides Association has teamed up with the Galway International Oyster Festival to offer a series of exciting walking tours throughout the festival weekend. Tours take place twice daily over the weekend, giving festival-goers the perfect opportunity explore Galway and learn more about the City of the Tribes.

University of Galway staff to begin industrial action on World Teachers’ Day

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Staff at the University of Galway are set to begin industrial action next month following an overwhelming vote by members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) in favour of action up to and including strike action.

Judge again slates insurance companies over inflexible small print

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A Judge has once again slated insurance companies for inflexible and bureaucratic processes which result in many motorists risking being put off the road because they are unaware that their policies have been inadvertently lapsed.

Contractor remorseful after swapping digger starter kits

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A CONTRACTOR who swapped a broken part in his digger for a working one from another digger made a “monumental mistake” and was very remorseful, Judge James Faughnan heard at Tuam District Court this week.

Judge refuses to strike out request over court delays

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

AN alleged drunk driver attempted to have his case dismissed because of the delays in bringing the charge against him before Tuam District Court.

Mother of six argues she has right to be drunk in public

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A mother of six argued at Tuam District Court that as an EU citizen she has a right to be drunk in public. She told Judge James Faughnan that in her home country of Germany she had this right and so it should apply in Ireland where she has lived for 12 years.

Carberry welcomes social media bans for kids

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

President von der Leyen set out plans for the ‘EU Kids Act’ at the State of the Union address in Strasbourg last week, which would ban personal social media accounts for under-13s.

‘Ritual of the River’ - Why we trade sleep for the Corrib mist

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Before the sun even considers rising over the River Corrib, a small fleet of boats are already slicing through the dark misty water.

Criminal damage and bike theft in Galway city

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Gardai in Galway city are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred on Snipe Avenue, off Lower Newcastle Road on Thursday, September 17, shortly after 1am. It was reported that a male smashed the driver’s side window of a vehicle.

‘Butt rot’ stumps Merlin Woods chop

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A forester employed to clearfell Merlin Park Woods has discovered fungal rot in standing evergreens, potentially slashing its commercial timber value.

Loughrea Road Safety Campaign to hold public petition drive this Saturday

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

A campaign calling for urgent road-safety measures on the R380 Gort Road into Loughrea will take its campaign to the public this weekend, with volunteers set to collect signatures in Loughrea on Saturday, September 26.

Galway to host major European conference on regional competitiveness during Ireland’s EU presidency

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Galway will welcome senior European policymakers, business leaders, regional authorities, researchers and enterprise agencies this autumn as it hosts a flagship conference examining the future of regional competitiveness, innovation and sustainable economic growth across Europe.

We are allowing our commercial heart to become ordinary

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

If the Martians arrived in Galway tomorrow morning, wandered down Shop Street and into the city centre, they might be forgiven for wondering what exactly had happened here.

New charges brought against Ceannt Station rape accused

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Additional charges of sexual assault have been proffered against two Jordanian men already accused of the rape and false imprisonment of a woman at Ceannt Station on August 1 last.

Both defendants appeared in person before Judge Fiona Lydon at Galway District Court on Wednesday, September 23. An Arabic interpreter was in court to assist with translating the proceedings. The two men arrived in custody from prison.

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