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There is something transformative about summer in Galway. It arrives not simply as a change in weather, but as a change in atmosphere, energy and possibility. The city seems to stretch its arms towards the Atlantic, welcoming visitors, artists, students, entrepreneurs and dreamers from across Ireland and around the world. Streets fill with colour, music drifts through the air, cafés spill onto pavements, and every corner seems alive with conversation and creativity. Summer in Galway is not just a season; it is an experience that defines the city and helps shape its future.

If elected in the Galway West by-election this May, Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich could become the youngest deputy in Dáil Éireann, but only by a whisker.

Two games. Two encouraging displays against last year’s All-Ireland finalists. But ultimately, two defeats and zero points. That is the stark reality of Galway’s opening to the 2026 National Hurling League.

There is a familiar look to this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals, with six of last season’s final eight back for another shot at the Tom Callanan Cup. Craughwell and Oranmore/Maree are the only new faces at this stage, replacing Cappataggle and Castlegar.

On this day, 50 years ago, Druid Theatre Company opened their first production, ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ in the Jesuit Hall on Sea Road. The following evening they staged “It’s a two foot six inches above the Ground World” and on the third night it was “The Loves of Cass Maguire”. It was an ambitious beginning.

Outsider is a new dance production from Youth Ballet West, Galway Community College and Drumadore which delves into the themes of otherness and our innate human drive to connect.

Maigh Cuilinn head to the University of Limerick Sports Arena this Saturday, December 21 for a high-stakes Basketball Ireland National League clash against Limerick Sport Eagles in a 7pm tip-off.

This Christmas season, the Marine Singers Choir invites you to experience the beauty of the holidays with their festive concert, “For Unto Us a Child Is Born,” in the historic St. Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, Galway, on Thursday December 19 at 7:30pm.