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Galway City Council has announced a significant increase in investment for the city’s much-loved Christmas lights, ensuring a brighter, more vibrant festive season for residents, businesses, and visitors alike.

The streets of Galway were filled with colour, music, and tradition on Sunday, as more than 80 members of the Mexican community took part in the Samhain Procession, a vibrant celebration of Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead). This marked the second year of the event and the first time it received official support from Galway City Council.

Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has announced the nationwide launch of 'All Right All Night', an online safety training resource aimed at empowering young people to stay safe while socialising at night. Developed by the Bystander Intervention Team at University College Cork (UCC) and funded by the Department’s Night-Time Economy Unit, the programme offers 5,000 free one-hour online courses for individuals aged 18 to 24.

Galway City Council Night-Time Economy and Galway Arts Centre are excited to announce the launch of ‘’Thursday Lates,’’ a six-month pilot programme extending its opening hours to provide greater access to arts and culture in Galway City. Starting April 3rd, the centre will remain open every Thursday evening from 10 am to 9 pm, for a six-month period. This initiative directly aligns with feedback from consultations for the Galway City Night-Time Economy Action Plan 2024-2025, which highlighted the extension of cultural venue opening hours as a key priority for the community. It also aligns with the Night-Time Economy Taskforce recommendations and the Program for Government’s objective to promote later opening hours at cultural venues, offering flexible access for visitors and supporting the expansion of related services.

Galway City Council has launched its first Night-Time Economy (NTE) Action Plan 2024-2025 – an innovative pilot initiative to engage young people in the night-time economy.

Galway City Council is offering grants of up to €2,000 for city and Salthill coffee shops to stay open into the night – and the deadline is tonight!

We have to get over the silly nicknames first.

Following a 3 year campaign spearheaded by Herstory, St. Brigid’s Day is Ireland’s new national holiday and the first named in honour of a woman: Brigid, our matron Saint and Celtic Goddess and a celebration of all mná.

DUALITY OF Function, an exhibition featuring porcelain clay, or 'white gold' as it is also known, and three artists who work in this medium, opens in the Galway Arts Centre tomorrow.