Galway Daily
- Over €250k for conservation of historic Galway City buildings
by Briain Kelly on June 6, 2026 at 10:00 amGalway City Council has been awarded €260,000 in funding under the Community Monuments Fund to protect two historic buildings in the city. The funding will be split between two of the city’s most significant heritage sites, with €130,000 dedicated to Menlough Castle and €130,000 allocated to St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Restoration at St. Nicholas’ Collegiate
- Road closure for weekend music festivalby Briain Kelly on June 5, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Upper Dominick Street in Galway City will be closed this weekend while a music festival is taking place. The Galway Folk Festival is set to take place in the westend on Saturday, June 6. To allow for this Upper Dominick Street will be closed from 1pm Saturday until 2am Sunday morning. This is earlier than
- Warning notices removed from Galway City beachesby Briain Kelly on June 5, 2026 at 2:34 pm
Galway City Council has removed prior warning notices from two beaches following water quality tests done earlier this week. Prior Warning Notices were erected for Ballyloughane and Grattan beaches due to potential contamination from heavy rain run off. Further samples were taken from both beaches on Tuesday, June 2, the results of which have since
The Sun – Galway
- Irish post office broken into just HOURS before shutting down for good as Gardai launch probe into overnight ‘burglary’
by Macarten Burke on June 6, 2026 at 4:37 pmA GALWAY post office was broken into in the early hours of this morning, just hours before closing down for good. Kelly's Post Office in Clarinbridge was broken into shortly after 5am. It is understood that nothing was stolen from the premises. The post office was set to close its doors forever within hours of...
- Tributes pour for ‘beautiful brave boy’ who died after cancer battle as ‘loyal’ Galway lad ‘forever missed’ by family
by Isabela Boechat on June 5, 2026 at 4:35 pmTRIBUTES have flooded in for a "beautiful brave boy" who sadly passed away following a cancer battle. David Murray of Ahane, Kilkerrin, Galway passed peacefully at home on Tuesday evening after fighting a courageous battle against cancer. In a death notice David's family confirmed the loss saying he will be "always remembered with love". It...
- Remains of 8 more infants buried in coffins recovered from ‘burial ground’ on former mother and baby home site in Tuam
on June 5, 2026 at 1:26 pmAN additional eight sets of infant remains have been recovered during a forensic excavation at the site of a former mother and baby home in Co Galway. All the remains were buried in coffins. The total number of sets of infant remains uncovered by the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam (ODAIT) since...
- Gang of 12 chased Qayyum Balogun before death as cops trawl phones & test two knives recovered in murder probe raids
by John Hand on June 5, 2026 at 8:00 amA DOZEN young men chased Qayyum Balogun before he was stabbed to death in Dublin city centre, cops believe. The Irish Sun has learned investigators in the knife murder probe have carried out searches in Galway, Cork and Dublin as they hone in on those involved. Detectives seized several phones — now being analysed for exchanged...
