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The Galway Advertiser holds the commanding position in the local media landscape, with a strong print readership of 115,000 readers per issue —according to a detailed readership survey of local newspapers conducted by RED C Research in February 2026, which examines media consumption habits among adults in County Galway.

There have been at least nine job losses and several further education classes cancelled across Galway and Roscommon as a result of cuts from the State agency responsible for allocating funding to the sector.

A church in Galway city centre has handed more than €1,400 to an overseas aid agency, with the money having been raised during two popular carol services in December. St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church raised the money for Christian Aid Ireland with its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which draws a large audience to the historic church each year.

The Tribal Running Easter Lily 5KM, held in memory of Aoibhe Carroll, will return to Galway on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, John Connolly, will host an Information Session on the SEAI Grants available to constituents who may be interested in applying to upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient.

Galway County Council has passed a motion to call on the Government to amend the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Bill to include the prohibition of trade in services.

In politics, democracy is held up as a noble ideal - one person, one vote, and majority rules. GAA politics is something else entirely.

Galway West representative Noel Thomas has called for an urgent review of ongoing DMURS-related roadworks across Galway city, warning that residents are being left to deal with designs that are not working on the ground — while key public transport improvements such as dedicated bus lanes are still missing.

Former maths teacher, Jessica Burke secured her maiden five-star show jumping success at an exalted level, bagging the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup class in Bordeaux on Saturday with her rising star, Good Star du Bary.

A private meeting of potential election candidates was held in Galway city last week to hammer out a potential voting alliance in May’s Galway West by-election.