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Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard welcomed Former Alderman of Milwaukee, Michael Murphy to City Hall last week, as part of a Mayoral Reception in honour of his special friendship with Galway over many years.

Two decades of frustration have led the Board of Management, staff, parents and school community of St. Joseph’s Patrician College (The Bish) to express their disappointment at the news that the long-awaited new 1,000 student school campus in Dangan has not been included on the Department of Education and Youth’s list of projects prioritised to proceed to construction in 2026 and 2027.

Councillor Eddie Hoare has expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating condition of sections of Circular Road and Ballagh Road, calling for urgent and comprehensive resurfacing works.

The Athy family is of great antiquity in Galway. According to Hardiman they were “From the earliest times highly respectable." They are descended from Gerard de Athee who was born in France at Athee sur Cher. He was a well-known knight and military leader for Richard the Lionheart, King of England.

The body set up to implement Galway’s winning 2020 European City of Culture bid, and its legacy, was unsuccessfully invited to attend Galway City Council three times last year, to explain its recent activities.

Galway City Council has received €127,500 in Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding for both Protected Structures and buildings in Architectural Conservation Areas in the city.

Galway’s two local authorities required a multi-million bailout to cover the cost of Storm Éowyn which ravaged the west coast last January.

Tonnta, Galway’s Irish-language and bilingual festival created by Gaillimh le Gaeilge, has unveiled its full programme from today January 29 to February 1, 2026, promising four days of music, creativity, wellness, and community celebration across the city and beyond. With 24 events taking place in 15 venues, including 14 free events, the festival celebrates the Irish language as a living, inclusive, and creative part of Galway life.

Galway City Council’s Bóithrín na Saoirse, the City’s new Traveller Specific Group Housing Scheme on Circular Road, has been shortlisted for two categories at the Irish Building and Design Awards 2026:

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has confirmed that the engineer in the traffic management section of Galway City Council took her representations on board to fix the flashing beacons outside Scoil Chaitriona in Renmore Avenue that have been out of order for several months.