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The 101st Connemara Pony Show gets under way in Clifden next week, running from Tuesday August 18 to Friday August 21, with a packed programme set to draw thousands of visitors to the Galway town for what is the world’s largest gathering of Connemara ponies.

Galway will play host to a wide variety of events during Heritage Week, which runs from August 15 to 23.

Athenry’s medieval streets and historic landmarks will take centre stage on Sunday, 16 August, as Athenry Walled Towns Day celebrates its 20th anniversary with an afternoon of heritage, culture, creativity and family entertainment.

With this year’s theme focusing on ‘Heritage at risk’ Galway Civic Trust has put together a diverse programme of events exploring the city’s buildings, archaeology, waterways, stories, traditions, natural heritage and community memory.

Archaeologists have rediscovered a ‘lost’ Neolithic tomb and located a second, previously unidentified, tomb during excavations at a prehistoric site revealing new evidence about the earliest farming communities in the west of Ireland.

The Comeraghs Wild Festival 2026 has officially launched its full programme, unveiling a wide-ranging celebration of music, landscape, storytelling, heritage, outdoor recreation and community taking place across the Comeragh region of County Waterford from July 9 to 12.

Galway City Museum has been awarded a grant of almost €26,000 under the Heritage Council’s 2026 Heritage Stewardship Fund to support the digitisation of the William Henry and John Monahan Collection.

Two of Galway city’s most celebrated heritage buildings - St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church and Menlo Castle - are to benefit from significant funding announced under the Community Monuments Fund this week.

The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was founded in 1822. For organisational purposes, Galway was divided into two districts, East and West, commanded by two inspectors who reported to the RIC Commissioner in Dublin Castle. From its foundation, the force faced particular challenges in Galway due to the persistence of land hunger among the poor, who organised themselves into secret societies and resorted to cattle driving and violent disputes over land. As a result, County Galway had the highest concentration of police in the entire country.

The Athenry Arts & Heritage Centrewill this weekend celebrate a major milestone in 2026 as it marks its 25th Anniversary as one of Galway’s leading heritage attractions and community social enterprises.