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Galway News June 12, 2025
University of Galway celebrates Summer Conferring ceremonies
The University of Galway hosted its Summer Conferring ceremonies today, marking a significant academic milestone for hundreds of students and their families. More than 400 students were awarded their degrees during the ceremonies, including 92 who were conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The largest cohort to graduate during today’s ceremonies was the 187 […] Galway Daily …
Galway News May 30, 2025
Taoiseach lays first stone in 345 apartment housing development
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was in Galway on Friday to lay the first stone in 345 homes being built in the €550 million Crown Square development. The Rhatigan Group has recently hit a major milestone in work on the Crown Square development, a mixed-use urban campus integrating commercial, retail, residential and hospitality located on the Monivea […] Galway Daily …
Galway News May 16, 2025
Gardai implementing traffic restrictions in Salthill tomorrow as up to 20,000 expected for Championship matches
Gardaí will be implementing traffic restrictions in Salthill tomorrow for the GAA double-header, Africa Day celebrations and An Tóstal Festival. Around 20,000 people are expected in Pearse Stadium for the hurling and football double-header starting in the afternoon. Throw-in for Galway v Antrim in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is at 2:30pm and 5:00pm for […] Galway Daily …
Galway News May 2, 2025
Galway public urged to know their healthcare options this Bank Holiday weekend
HSE West and North West is advising people to be aware of their options of care this May Bank Holiday weekend. Bank holiday weekends and extended good weather can put extra pressure on the health system, and people are advised to familiarise themselves with care options available to them. Emergency departments will see higher than […] Galway Daily …
Food & Drink April 19, 2025
Award winning Builín Blasta announces new Head Chef
Builín Blasta, the award-winning Irish language café & bakery based in the picturesque Ceardlann Craft Village in Spiddal, Co. Galway, has announced Damien O’Malley as its new Head Chef. In readiness for an exciting year ahead for their business, full of creative change and new opportunities, Builín Blasta’s owners, Heather Connolly, Eimear Killian, and Jenya […] Galway Daily …
Galway News April 5, 2025
Young girl (6) dies after being hit by truck in Galway City
A six year old girl ha died following a traffic collision involving a truck in Galway City today. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision between a truck and a girl on a bicycle at the Headford Road shortly after midday Saturday. The collision took place at the junction of the Headford […] Galway Daily …
Galway News March 22, 2025
Galway’s Darragh Faherty Shines in Unique Abbey Theatre Performance
Darragh Faherty from Galway took part in a unique production at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre aimed at helping children access the arts. The performance, entitled The March of the Goldendoodles, highlighted the individual personalities and interests of five children who use the services at LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. The collaborative initiative between LauraLynn, the Abbey Theatre, and […] Galway Daily …
Galway News March 8, 2025
City Council staff to hold protest against move to Crown Square site
Galway City Council workers will protest outside City Hall next Monday against the move to the proposed Crown Square site in Mervue. Forsa trade union has said that if the council moves to the Crown Square site, it will make it more difficult for people living in the city to access services, while also generating […] Galway Daily …
Galway News February 21, 2025
Gardaí raid hidden drugs bunker in Tuam
A hidden bunker was uncovered by Gardaí during a drugs raid on a property in Galway County this week. Cannabis worth €40,000 and and addition €11,000 were seized by Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in Tuam on Thursday, February 20. Gardaí searched a house in Ballyglunin on Thursday afternoon and seized cannabis herb with […] Galway Daily …
Galway News February 10, 2025
University of Galway and PWC extend strategic partnership
University of Galway and PwC Ireland have announced the renewal of a strategic partnership to promote talent for business. The partnership runs for five years until 2030, ensuring PwC and the University’s J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics continue to collaborate on the University’s Bachelor of Commerce Skills Pathway, focusing on developing students’ innovation […] Galway Daily …
Galway News January 26, 2025
Alternative water supply locations arranged by Uisce Eireann for Galway
Uisce Eireann has arranged alternative water supplies for people in Galway who are without water following power outages caused by Storm Éowyn. A number of water treatment plants across the county have seen operations seriously impacted following nationwide power outages. Tankered water is available the following locations for customers who are without water. Monivea: near […] Galway Daily …
Galway News January 13, 2025
Man (30s) found dead the day after a car crash
Gardaí in Galway are investigating a car crash which claimed the life of a man in his 30s last week. An unreported single vehicle crash involving an SUV took place on a minor road, the L4102, at Slievaun, Clarinbridge last week. The crash occurred shortly after 9:15am on the morning of Thursday, January 9. The […] Galway Daily …
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- My dream of being a footballer took me from the US to Croatia at age 11 so Galway United isn’t much of a culture shockby Owen Cowzer on June 19, 2025 at 7:47 am
GALWAY UNITED’S Vince Borden had no qualms about moving a long way from his upstate New York home for football — having decamped to Croatia for the game as a kid. The Tribesmen’s 26-year-old American has become a fixture in John Caulfield’s midfield since joining the club for their 2023 promotion-winning season. And Borden has settled in easily after swapping the east of the US for the west of Ireland as his willingness to travel for the sport started younger than most — […]
- Fintan Burke says Galway must let their hurling do the talking after Leinster final ‘frustration’by Paul Dollery on June 19, 2025 at 6:10 am
PRODUCING the type of display that leaves pundits gushing is Galway’s aim against Tipperary — but Fintan Burke admits TV analysis is not his cup of tea. Looking ahead to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, the defender reflected on the ‘frustration’ of his side’s loss to Kilkenny in the Leinster decider. Fintan Burke insists Galway must bounce back after the Leinster final defeat to Kilkenny Burke also admitted that he’s not one to ponder over tv analysis after a game The […]
- Inside Ryan Tubridy’s romance with Clare who backed him through ‘hell’ as proposal details emerge after pic mix-upby Georgia Walsh on June 17, 2025 at 3:26 pm
RYAN Tubridy has detailed his secret proposal with a former Rose of Tralee star after popping the question on a romantic getaway in the west of Ireland last Thursday. The Q102 host got married in 2003 to Anne-Marie Power and had two daughters, Ella and Julia. Ryan Tubridy and Dr Clare Kambamettu are engagedAlamy Ryan got down on one knee last Thursday in the west of IrelandGetty Images - Getty Ryan and Clare with Niamh O’Brien at The Irish Post Awards in 2024Getty Images - […]
- ‘Significant day’ as pre-excavation work begins at Tuam mother & baby home site in bid to ID & rebury 796 remainsby Isabela Boechat on June 16, 2025 at 5:59 pm
PRE-excavation work on the site of a notorious former mother and baby home in Co Galway has begun. The remains of 796 babies and children are believed to have been buried at the site in Tuam. The remains of 796 babies and children are believed to have been buried at the siteAFP The prep phase, which will last around four weeks, comes ahead of the full-scale excavation of the site to try to identify the remains of infants who died at the home between 1925 and 1961. In 2014, research […]
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- Red squirrels show survival tactics in the face of native predatorby Briain Kelly on June 19, 2025 at 8:00 am
Ireland’s native red squirrels are able to detect and respond to a returning natural predator, the pine marten, according to a new study from the University of Galway. Rising pine marten populations have led to a sharp decline in grey squirrel numbers in recent years. Around the same time, the red squirrel population has not
- Work to Begin on New Phase of Athenry Northern Ring Roadby Briain Kelly on June 18, 2025 at 6:20 pm
Galway County Council has confirmed that construction of the western section of the Athenry Northern Ring Road will commence in the coming weeks, with a completion date of late 2025. Contracts have been signed this week with Tower Plant and Civil Engineering to deliver the scheme, located in the townlands of Ballygarraun North and Ballygarraun
- Meet Ollie the Therapy Dog that brings joy to children at UHGby Briain Kelly on June 18, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Ollie the therapy dog brightens the halls, and brings joy to the days of children in the hospital in Galway Ollie is an 8-year-old Malshi, he is the first four legged team member in the Paediatric Unit at University Hospital Galway (UHG). Every Thursday, after a thorough brushing and grooming, Ollie puts on his Irish
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