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A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

The debate around the future of Galway Airport is not really about planes, runways, or even balance sheets. It is about memory, foresight, and the kind of place we want Galway to become. If that sounds lofty, it shouldn’t. We have been here before—and we have learned, painfully, what happens when we confuse short-term pragmatism with long-term wisdom.

The case for retaining Galway Airport has rarely been made with as much urgency, clarity, and imagination as it was last Friday morning under the bright skies at Claregalway Castle when a cross section of Galway business, politicians, aviation specialists and visionaires gathered inside the historic walls for a presentation by the Galway Aviation and Innovation Advocacy Group that might yet form part of the future history of Galway city and county.

Calls for the reopening and retention of Galway Airport are intensifying as local advocates, industry figures, and public representatives warn that its potential sale could result in the permanent loss of a strategic national asset.

There has been a surge in signatures on an online petition to reopen Galway Airport this week.

Corrib Oil has announced that it has renewed its title sponsorship of the 2026 Galway International Rally.

A routine item seeking approval to extend Galway Flying Club’s lease of the Galway Airport site until December 2026 ignited a lengthy and impassioned debate at November’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, as councillors demanded clarity on the long-delayed proposed sale of the 115-acre Carnmore site.

As the sun broke through on the longest day of the year, Cllr David Collins from Turloughmore stepped into the historic role of Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council—effectively the mayor of the county. It’s a role of immense civic pride and responsibility, and for Cllr Collins, it marks the pinnacle of decades spent serving his community.

Galway is the leading location for a new naval installation as part of a rethink on how Ireland should police its vast western sea area.