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A new phase of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act has come into force, introducing significant transparency requirements for organisations using AI technologies. While the legislation applies across all EU member states, its impact will be particularly relevant for businesses throughout Ireland, where companies are increasingly embracing AI to improve customer service, marketing, recruitment and operational efficiency.

After a mammoth process, beset with delay, error, legal challenges, oral hearings, environmental concern, remittance, competing analyses, pandemic, demolition of families’ homes, fundamental questions of public policy, falcons, horses, bats, butterflies, and whatever-your-having-yourself, in April, the 18km route from Coolagh to the R336 Coast Road was finally granted planning permission.

The Government’s decision to designate the N6 Galway City Ring Road as a critical infrastructure project under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 has been widely welcomed across Galway as a major step towards accelerating the delivery of one of the State’s largest road projects.

The East Galway community will celebrate the completion of its new outdoor swimming pool with a Community Open Day at Shannon Bank Park on Saturday, 1 August 2026.

Ireland West Airport welcomed Minister for Transport and Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien TD, to the airport to officially open the new Fire Training Centre at Ireland West Airport.

Ireland has secured €10 million in joint European and Irish Government funding to establish the AIF IRL-Antenna, a major national initiative that will accelerate artificial intelligence adoption and innovation across Ireland while strengthening the country’s position within Europe’s rapidly expanding AI ecosystem.

Researchers at University of Galway have been awarded European Research Council funding supports to progress two research projects.

Senior staff at the Irish Centre for Human Rights have published an open letter demanding that the University of Galway cuts ties with Technion University in Israel.

PorterShed has this week announced the launch of an ambitious new programme, Galway–Estonia: Europe in Our Daily Lives (Innovation, Culture and Connection), as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026.

Galway people recycled 9.98kg of electronic and electrical waste per person last year, beating the 9kg average in the counties covered by Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme.