Window dressing competition offers sweet prize

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Businesses across Galway city and county are encouraged to showcase their creativity and racing spirit by taking part in the Galway Races Shop Window Competition, an initiative designed to bring the excitement of race week to streets and towns throughout the region.

The competition invites retailers, hospitality venues, offices and businesses of all kinds to create eye-catching race-themed window displays in celebration of the Galway Races Summer Festival.

Galway girls take top prize for equine programme

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Agri Aware and Equuip crowned students from Coláiste an Chreagáin in Co Galway as the National Champions of the transition year programme From Foal to Race on Wednesday, May 13, at the Racing Academy and Centre of Education in Co Kildare.

Bookies open 400th shop at Ballybrit

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Boyle Sports will open a new betting shop at Galway Racecourse as part of a new partnership, including additional sponsorship opportunities and increased on-course visibility for the brand.

Racing industry focuses on mental health in new guide

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has launched an expanded and updated edition of its Health, Safety and Well-Being Guide for thoroughbred racing and breeding sectors.

The Claddagh Shaughrauns

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Druid Theatre Company is reviving Dion Boucicault’s classic play, The Shaughraun, for this year’s Arts Festival. Its first Galway performance, in December 1876, followed sold-out runs on Broadway and in London’s West End. Though set in rural Sligo, The Shaughraun became associated with Galway, and specifically with Claddagh.

Westside Modular Hub never intended to house victims of domestic abuse, says COPE Galway

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Relating to a story headlined ‘Women’s refuge is homeless day centre’ in last week’s Galway Advertiser, COPE Galway has asked us to clarify that the Westside Modular Hub was designed to provide emergency accommodation to families experiencing homelessness.

It told the Advertiser that contrary to the story’s claims, the facility was never intended to temporarily house victims of domestic abuse.

Resurfacing works postponed due to pipelaying plans, says O’ Flaherty

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Resurfacing work due to be carried out on Ballyloughane Road has been postponed until next year – because Uisce Éireann plans to dig up the road for pipe laying – local city councillor Terry O’Flaherty has revealed.

Possible new stem cell treatment for kidney disease

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Researchers have found new evidence that a single stem cell therapy treatment called ORBCEL-M could better preserve kidney function.

Galway Hospice says thanks for €118,716 Sunflower Day boost

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Galway Hospice has thanked the people of Galway for another extraordinary show of community support during this year’s Hospice Sunflower Days campaign. Thanks to the generosity of the public and the dedication of more than 500 volunteers, the annual fundraising campaign raised €118,716.63 to support specialist palliative care services across Galway.

Mayo-Galway border communities demand UNESCO status hold weight against industrial wind farm proposal

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Plans for the Rooaunalaghta Green Energy Project on the Mayo-Galway border are facing escalating local opposition. Residents have raised serious concerns that the large-scale development is being advanced within the Joyce Country & Western Lakes UNESCO Global Geopark. The communities in South Mayo and North Galway are eager to stress that they are not opposed to renewable energy in principle. Instead, they believe industrial-scale wind turbines are entirely inappropriate for a landscape that is recognised globally for its geological, environmental, cultural, and tourism significance.

Shark Swimming Club sends 20 to Summer National Championships

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Pictured are some of the 20 swimmers from Shark Swimming Club Galway who have qualified for this year’s Swim Ireland Summer National Championships, taking place over the coming weeks in both the University of Limerick and the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin.

Salthill native to represent Italy at GAA World Games

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Former Liam Mellows hurler and Salthill-Knocknacarra footballer Mark Barrett will represent Italy at the GAA World Games in Waterford this July.

Hear the story of the Tribes of Galway this weekend

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

The history of the 14 Tribes of Galway is the subject of an event taking place in Galway this weekend.

WTAF?! Fringe festival returns to Galway this summer

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

One of Ireland’s newest and boldest fringe festivals returns to the streets, back rooms and unexpected spaces of the city’s West End for its second year from July 20-29.

Fianna Fáil begins search for local historical memorabilia ahead of centenary celebrations

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Fianna Fáil members and supporters are being invited to help preserve and showcase the party’s rich local history as preparations begin for the Party’s centenary celebrations in Galway West later this year.

Entertainment with a pinch of politics at 2026 Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

President Catherine Connolly will make a keynote address on the importance of the arts as a medium to speak truth to power at the opening of the 2026 Galway International Arts Festival next week.

Minister officially opens new fire training centre at Ireland West Airport

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Ireland West Airport welcomed Minister for Transport and Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien TD, to the airport to officially open the new Fire Training Centre at Ireland West Airport.

The new facility marks a major investment in airport safety, emergency preparedness and staff training. It will provide the airport’s fire service team with a dedicated, modern training environment to support the highest standards in aircraft rescue and firefighting operations.

Monaghan is the seachrán in Druid show

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

No doubt with a nod to the USA’s 250th birthday last week, Druid Theatre’s 2026 season is called ‘Strange Country: Ireland in America’.

Disappointment as Dublin prioritised over the West again, says Farrell

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell has expressed disappointment that the West has been overlooked again in favour of Dublin. This time, Dublin bus routes will benefit from the first shipment of new high-capacity double decker coaches, which will arrive by the end of 2026.

Cyclist to visit Galway on 2,200-mile journey celebrating links between Ireland and Essex

Thu, Jul 09, 2026

Essex-based cyclist Aidan Spence will be travelling through County Galway as part of a 2,200-mile journey around Ireland celebrating the historic links between Ireland and Essex while raising funds for Irish community organisations in Britain.

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