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There’s a video doing the rounds on social media of someone driving through Galway in 1965. The car drives along Bridge Street and Mainguard Street, before turning onto Shop street.

Ireland’s housing situation is at breaking point, and in Galway City, there is a significant shortage of available properties, and ever fewer that are attainable. Like many parts of the country, the housing market in Galway is very challenging, and escalating rent prices are placing considerable financial pressure on tenants. Young professionals, whether looking to buy on their own or with a partner, are hitting brick walls that they just can’t seem to break down, and the situation seems to be getting worse, rather than better.

Residents of two notorious rat runs on the east side of the city say they have had enough, and will stage protests tomorrow, Friday, November 28, during morning rush hour.

Next week’s annual budget meeting in City Hall is expected to be a brutal clash between officials and councillors on proposed rates hikes.

Cllr John McDonagh, deputising for the Mayor of the City of Galway, officially launched the Galway City Biodiversity Action Plan 2025–2030 and Invasive Species Strategy 2025–2030, on Friday last, marking a major milestone in the city’s commitment to environmental stewardship and ecological resilience.

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has said that she will not be supporting any move to remove the ‘Pay & Display’ parking machines in Galway City.

Mayor Mike Cubbard claims someone with access to his wife’s family’s private housing files leaked them to a national newspaper in an unsuccessful attempt to smear him.

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has said that she will not be supporting any move to remove the ‘Pay & Display’ parking machines in Galway City.

The Housing Finance Agency (HFA) has announced €500,000 in funding for 19 community-focused initiatives across 10 counties, including three in Galway.

Galway City Council is now accepting applications for the Community Climate Action fund for community groups to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and help decarbonise the City. The funding will support small (up to €20,000), medium (€21,000-€50,000), and large-scale (€51,000-€100,000) community climate action projects in five key theme areas: energy; travel; food and waste; shopping; and nature.