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Advocates for a light rail system for Galway have queried how passengers from expanded train services are expected to traverse the city.

The case for retaining Galway Airport has rarely been made with as much urgency, clarity, and imagination as it was last Friday morning under the bright skies at Claregalway Castle when a cross section of Galway business, politicians, aviation specialists and visionaires gathered inside the historic walls for a presentation by the Galway Aviation and Innovation Advocacy Group that might yet form part of the future history of Galway city and county.

The publication of the 1926 Census last weekend has seen people across the country explore the lives of their forebears, and muse on how much the country has changed in the last century. The release also offers a glimpse of what life was like here in Galway 100 years ago.

In a record year for rail journeys across the Iarnród Éireann network, demand on the Galway/Dublin Intercity route in 2025 surged by over 9% to 2.8 million journeys, a new record high, beating 2024’s previous record of 2.56 million.

Iarnrod Eireann is asking any potential suppliers of a much-needed and long awaited return to onboard catering services on the Dublin to Galway rail lines to be creative and innovative when identifying solutions.

Iarnrod Eireann is asking any potential suppliers of a much-needed and long awaited return to onboard catering services on the Dublin to Galway rail lines to be creative and innovative when identifying solutions.

Leader of the Independent Team of Ministers and Minister for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, Seán Canney TD, yesterday (Wednesday) welcomed Iarnród Éireann’s signing of a significant framework agreement with UK-based supplier W.H. Davis for the delivery of new freight wagons for the Irish rail network.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has welcomed the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review, released last week, recognising its potential to significantly enhance rail connectivity in the Western Region. The WDC has continually advocated for the need for better transport links and welcomes the commitment to invest in more sustainable transport.

BY Declan Varley

People Before Profit Galway City Central candidate Adrian Curran has responded to a promise by Fianna Fáil’s city candidates that the party will invest 70 million euro in Galway’s road network, arguing that the government’s own prioritisation of private cars above public transport has directly contributed to the poor state of our roads.