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Galway and the west is set to benefit from Cabinet’s approval of plans to set up an American Presidents Trail on the island of Ireland, which has been deemed a major opportunity for heritage, tourism and community pride, by a Fine Gael TD.

Tá Bluey ag teacht go RTÉ! Beginning on Monday 6 April 2026, Bluey will be available as Gaeilge on RTÉ KIDSjr and RTÉ Player. Children will be able to connect with the Irish language in a new way, learning new words through watching the global hit, Bluey.

Shannon Airport is preparing for a busy Easter period, with more than 132,000 passengers expected to travel through the airport, a seven per cent increase on the equivalent holiday period in 2025.

Liam Mellows was 23 years old when he led the Galway rebels in the 1916 Easter Rising. Liam Mellows came from Wexford and he was a key figure in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Volunteers, and his leadership in Galway was a significant part of the 1916 Rising.

MYSTERY remains over the identity of a man brought before Galway District Court on drug and criminal damage charges. He insists he is a US citizen, demands an American lawyer to represent him and told the court he wasn’t concerned over the length of any prison sentence imposed as the American Embassy would send him home.

An Irish-born priest whose life transformed the care of vulnerable children has taken a significant step on the path to sainthood. Fr Edward Flanagan, who was born in the west of Ireland, has been declared “venerable” by Pope Leo XIV—a recognition by the Catholic Church that he lived a life of heroic virtue. The declaration marks a major milestone in the long process towards canonisation, leaving him two verified miracles away from being named a saint.

Behind bolted doors last week, there was a closely fought selection convention for Sinn Féin to chose its candidate for the Galway West by-election in May.

Ireland’s economic model is in need of urgent reform to sustain high standards of living for future generations, research from University of Galway has warned.

The Galway Residential Market in 2025 experienced another active year of healthy sales, characterised by strong demand and weak supply. The number of second-hand residential properties that came to the market in 2025 had fallen by approximately 10 per cent on 2024, which in itself was a year of very tight supply. Tony Kavanagh commented, “This has resulted in creating a very competitive marketplace for potential buyers, often resulting in properties attracting multiple bidders and continuing capital price growth in the order of 8.2 per cent for 2025 in Galway.”

A controversial float referencing the so-called “Epstein Files” sparked widespread backlash after appearing at the Headford St Patrick’s Day parade on Tuesday.