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Galway City Council took home the prestigious ‘Festival of the Year’ Award at the 2025 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, announced at a national ceremony. The ‘Galway Climate Inspirations Festival – Communities in Action’ festival beat off stiff competition from the Dublin City Sensoria Festival, Howth Maritime and Seafood Festival, Brigid - Spirit of Kildare Festival, Willie Clancy Traditional Music Summer School and Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble to bring the award home to Galway City.

Fay’s SuperValu Oranmore continues to shine as one of Galway’s standout retail destinations, combining exceptional service with a strong commitment to quality.

Senior IT professionals from local authorities across the country gathered in Galway City last week for a high-level conference to explore opportunities for transformational change in local government using AI. Ireland’s national policy for digital services aims to make 90% of key public services available online by 2030 – with innovation at the core of more efficient service delivery and enhanced citizen engagement.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Last week the National Transport Authority met with the Oireachtas Transport Committee and answered questions about two significant Galway projects. The Galway Bus Network Redesign has recently been updated, but will not roll out until 2027 at the earliest.

University of Galway has launched a new research partnership with multinational engineering company Trane Technologies.

Galway-headquartered MKO, Ireland’s largest planning and environmental consultancy, has announced plans to create 75 new jobs over the next three years, bringing its workforce to over 300 people.

Galway city councillors expressed tetchiness on Monday afternoon when none of the seven candidates seeking their support arrived on time for their presidential nomination hearings.

A minute's silence was observed at Galway District Court on Monday (September 1) as a mark of respect to two popular and respected members of An Garda Síochána, both based at Millstreet Garda Station, who passed away within a month of each other.

Galway city and county welcomed almost 2.2 million visitors in 2023, with July, August and September the busiest months for this central node of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way tourism product.