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This Easter will mark the 110th year since the Easter Rising of 1916. Patrick Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the GPO in Dublin on Easter Monday that year – an event that began events leading to our partial independence in the 26 counties a short time later.

Join in this unforgettable family day out at the annual Brigit’s Garden Easter Egg Hunt, on Saturday April 4, Sunday April 5, and Monday April 6 from 12–4pm. Enjoy a mix of adventure, creativity, and seasonal fun.

Join in on an unforgettable family day out at the annual Easter Egg Hunt, on Saturday, April 4, Sunday, April 5, and Monday, April 6, from 12 noon until 4pm. Enjoy a mix of adventure, creativity, and seasonal fun.

Families looking for the perfect Easter getaway can enjoy a memorable and relaxing break at the four-star Abbey Hotel Conference and Leisure Centre in Roscommon, which has announced a special Easter family package designed with comfort, great food and seasonal fun in mind.

Uisce Éireann is preparing for the next phase of mains replacement on St Mary’s Avenue, as the upgrade to water infrastructure in the west of the city continues apace.  

Every July, something remarkable happens in Galway — already a city steeped in music, storytelling and artistic rebellion, it transforms into a living, breathing celebration of creativity. Streets hum with anticipation, conversations spill late into the night, and for a few precious weeks the ordinary rules of time seem suspended. At the heart of this annual transformation sits the Heineken Big Top at Galway International Arts Festival – a venue that has become synonymous with unforgettable nights, world-class performances and moments of collective exhilaration that linger long after the lights go down.

Every July, something remarkable happens in Galway — already a city steeped in music, storytelling and artistic rebellion, it transforms into a living, breathing celebration of creativity. Streets hum with anticipation, conversations spill late into the night, and for a few precious weeks the ordinary rules of time seem suspended. At the heart of this annual transformation sits the Heineken Big Top at Galway International Arts Festival – a venue that has become synonymous with unforgettable nights, world-class performances and moments of collective exhilaration that linger long after the lights go down.

One of the most influential and revered artists of our time, Patti Smith, will perform at the Heineken® Big Top on Wednesday 15 July 2026, as part of next summer’s Galway International Arts Festival. Tickets go on sale at 10am, tomorrow Friday 12 December, from giaf.ie and roisindubh.net.

The first golf course in Galway was constructed by Lieutenant Colonel Jourdain, the last Colonel of the Connaught Rangers, on military grounds at Renmore Barracks, between the rifle range and Cromwell’s Fort, in 1893. Play was originally confined to military personnel, but then some members of the public were invited and it took off so well that the colonel and his friends were invited to lay out a course on Knocknacarra Hill.

Shannon Airport is set to experience a significant increase in passenger traffic across the May Bank Holiday period, with more than 53,000 passengers expected to pass through the airport, a rise of 18 per cent compared to the same time last year.