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Almost 1,300 households across Galway city and county received a notice to quit from their landlord last year.

National housing charity Threshold has released new analysis which highlights the scale of homes being diverted into the short-term letting market during Ireland’s worsening housing emergency. Threshold’s analysis shows there are now over 8,600 second homes advertised for short-term let across Ireland, compared to 2,100 homes available nationwide in the private rental market.

The Galway office market is currently experiencing a period of transformation, driven as much by sustainability requirements as by traditional occupier demand. Average rental rates for good quality or secondary office space sit in the mid to high €20s per sq.?ft., with secondary A-rated stock typically quoting €28 to €32 per sq.?ft. By contrast, newly developed, high-specification city centre buildings are commanding approximately €40 per sq.?ft. for large floorplates, by Galway standards.

Galway resident Isibeál Ní Cheallaigh has been named Ring's first Irish 'Voice of the Nation' following a nationwide casting call that captured the hearts of Irish accent lovers across the country.

In the lives of Irish students and their families, few institutions loom as large as the Central Applications Office, yet few operate as quietly. Each year, conversations at kitchen tables, in classrooms and in guidance offices across the country revolve around course choices, points, and possibilities. Behind this national ritual stands the CAO, a small but highly efficient organisation that has become one of the most important gateways to opportunity in modern Ireland.

One of the reasons Taoiseach Micheal Martin will visit the White House this year is to secure employment linked to medical technology companies clustered around Galway.

Galway City Council has announced the establishment of its new EU Project Unit – a strategic initiative designed to strengthen the organisation’s engagement with European Union funding opportunities and to enhance cross-departmental collaboration on EU?supported initiatives.

I believe it is imperative in order for Ireland to adhere to its constitutional obligation that it pursues an independent foreign and military policy, at the UN, and at meetings of the EU. This is possible, and we see many larger EU countries acting unilaterally on foreign and defence policy when it suits them.

The tide is slowly turning for the endangered corncrake, according to recent research by an ATU ecologist.

Galway’s role as the crucial meeting point for the Irish Film and TV industry to plan and prepare for the challenges facing the sector was reinforced by the 2026 FÍS Film and TV Summit – the largest and most expanded in the event’s nine-year history.