Editorial Comment

COPE Galway — six decades of being the caring face of the Galway experience

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

There was something quietly appropriate about COPE Galway this week marking its 60th anniversary within the historic walls of Druid, in the heart of Galway city. Those stones have witnessed generations of stories — triumphs, struggles, laughter and loss. In many ways, the work of COPE Galway belongs to that same long narrative of the city. After six decades, the organisation is as much a part of Galway as the streets and buildings that surround it.

Local News

Mannequin lost the head at Christmas market

Sat, Mar 14, 2026

A man who stole the head of a mannequin at the Galway Christmas Market smashed it on the ground when he was challenged by the stall holder.

News Interviews

A father’s Christmas gift of forgiveness

Thu, Feb 19, 2026

John Buckley, a Cork father of four, posted a letter and a package before Christmas to a 31-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder in a Scottish jail.

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