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A judge warned at Ballinasloe District Court when he imposed a €300 fine on a woman who had been detected littering the community with her household waste, that the fine could have been much higher – in fact as high as €4,000.

Galway householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a set of free collection days to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2026.

Galway’s Green Earth Organics, a business that has been deeply rooted in sustainability since its inception in May 2006 - when it made its first organic vegetable box deliveries - has marked its 20th birthday by announcing a new Sustainability Festival featuring thought leaders from the interconnected areas of food, health, nature and the environment.

Mayor of Galway, Mike Cubbard, has criticised the exclusion of Galway City from a new flood mitigation funding scheme, as updated timelines indicate permanent defences may not be delivered until 2033.

The recent protests at our docks and roads brought the carbon tax into focus as one of the demands of the protesters, and also a key demand of Independent Ireland.

Western Development Commission (WDC) and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have announced a major new national research partnership that will examine how remote and hybrid work is reshaping Ireland’s economy, communities and quality of life.

The Green Party’s candidate for the Galway West by-election says the government’s Critical Infrastructure Bill reduces citizens’ rights to hold state bodies to account.

Stretching from Donegal to Cork, the Wild Atlantic Way is one of Ireland’s most scenic drives, but also one of its richest wildlife corridors. The area is home to an extraordinary variety of species on land, at sea, and in the sky.

Galway City Council’s award-winning Climate Inspirations Festival will return to the city with brand new dates- Wednesday, 24 June to Sunday, 28 June 2026, bringing five days of creative, community-led events focused on climate action, sustainability and positive change.

More than a decade ago, a bold and imaginative idea reshaped the future of Ireland’s western seaboard. When Wild Atlantic Way was launched in 2014 by Fáilte Ireland, it was far more than a scenic driving route—it was a strategic intervention aimed at revitalising communities that had been hit hard by economic decline.