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There are gifts that delight for a moment, and then there are gifts that stay with someone long after they have been opened. This season, as anticipation grows around the arrival of The Hawthorn by Galway Bay, opening in 2026, there is a rare chance to give something genuinely remarkable.

As Christmas approaches, Enable Ireland is extending warm wishes to the people of Galway and beyond for a happy, peaceful, and safe festive season. The charity has expressed heartfelt gratitude for the continued kindness and generosity shown by individuals, families, volunteers, and the local business community who have supported its work over the years.

Galway City Council’s two nominations for the 2025 Pride of Place Awards were recognised for outstanding community work, at a gala awards ceremony attended by 500 delegates, in the Strand Hotel, Limerick on Friday nigh. Galway Sea Scouts were delighted to take home the Runner Up Award in the ‘Community Youth Initiative’ category of the 23rd annual competition.

This year marks 20 years of the Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim. Since the first crossing in 2004 with just three swimmers, the event has grown into one of Ireland’s largest and most loved open water challenges. On Saturday, July 19, some 160 swimmers took on the 13km stretch across Galway Bay in aid of Cancer Care West.

One of the most enduring and distinctive figures in British folk rock, Richard Thompson, will perform at Monroe’s on Sunday, July 27, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

Galway Toastmasters has invited the community to its Open Night, at the SCCUL Enterprise Centre in Ballybane.

Esri Ireland, the market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), has announced that Galway County Council has digitally mapped over 25,000 memorials, monuments, and gravestones using Esri’s ArcGIS system.

Over the last few months, creative Artist Mairead Brennan has been busy filling the aquarium with some new fantastic marine murals, and updating some of the pieces which have been in the aquarium since 1999.

Colleran auctioneers has just been favoured with the sale of a stunning sea front apartment. No 15 Pointe Boise on the Salthill Promenade is an exclusive second floor apartment offering spectacular views of Galway Bay, the Clare hills and the Galway city skyline.

Once again, the entire city will be positively electric with excitement, with over fifty very special and unique cultural events happening across multiple venues for Culture Night on Friday September 22. Experience entire street transformations, innovative theatre, candlelit concerts and visual arts. Learn new skills including sign language, juggling, origami, boatbuilding and even try your hand at the harmonica! Gain a better understanding of Galway’s growing international communities including Spanish, African and nomadic cultures. Events run all day and into the night in our ‘Culture Night Late’ programme. All activities are available completely free of charge supported by the Arts Council and Galway City Arts Office.