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Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI)’s annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear.

Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute’s annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear.

Galway is turning PINK this October, as prominent landmarks across the city light up in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute's annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear. Taking place from 11am to 12 noon at Ladies Beach, Salthill, and nationally, on Sunday, October 11, the event will encourage people across Ireland to dip, swim or splash in support of breast cancer research.

Galway City Council, in partnership with Clean Coasts Ireland and Galway Atlantaquaria, celebrated Love Your Beach 2026 over an educational and fun-filled three-days (12-15 May), with the programme including: Circus 250 – an environmental circus act; sand dune and coastal erosion workshops; and for the second year running, yoga on Silverstrand with local yoga instructor Eva Du from Rise Awild. The event is a celebration of Galway’s city beaches, taking place in the two Blue Flag beaches of Ladies Beach, Salthill, and Silverstrand.

Galway City Council, in collaboration with urban design consultants Allies and Morrison, has completed a two-day design charrette as part of the Salthill Village and Seafront Framework — a transformative vision for the future of Galway City’s most iconic seaside location.

Jimmy Cranny was born in Dublin in 1905. He was orphaned early in life, came to Galway when he was eight and it became his home from then on. He grew up to be a champion swimmer, a winner of the Prom Swim and a springboard diving champion of Connacht. He was a member of the Royal Lifesaving Society and became one of their first lifeguards. He later joined the Irish Red Cross.

Galway Atlantaquaria invites the public to join an upcoming Fossil Walk in Salthill, Galway.

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute in association with Blackrock Beachwear, are asking people to ‘Swim in Pink’ on Sunday, October 13, at Ladies Beach and help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research during October, breast cancer awareness month.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Salthill began to develop as a tourist destination. People found the salt air invigorating and the sea was a huge attraction, not just for swimming or paddling, but also for its curative powers. It was thought to have medicinal powers, and so local people began to take advantage of this wonderful asset beside them to possibly make some money.