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This week, Galway City Council has officially opened its 2026 Sister City delegation visit to Chicago with a reception at Ireland House hosted by Acting Consul General Pádraig Manning. The event marked the beginning of a three?day programme focused on strengthening civic, cultural, educational, and economic ties between Galway and Chicago.

The world-renowned masters of storytelling and pioneers of imagination have called this anniversary performance on Sunday, October 25, Fíain – a celebration of the wild heart of the West.

Donal Lynch of the Merlin Neighbourhood Residents Association would like to sincerely thank everyone who attended its Family Fun and Sports Day at the weekend.

Galway City Council is delighted to announce the return of Café Lates this August, with five cafes across the city extending their opening hours on Thursday evenings, inviting people in for a mix of workshops, DJ nights, spoken word events, and other creative experiences.

Efforts to breathe new life into Galway city centre are gathering pace, with a series of regeneration initiatives designed to encourage businesses to occupy vacant commercial properties and restore vitality to the heart of the city.

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, announced the selection of Emmet Humphreys and Nathalie Weadick, on behalf of Galway City Council, as the curators to represent Ireland at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice - a global platform for structure and design.

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.

Galway City Council welcomed Marc Miller MP, Canada’s Minister for Identity and Culture, to City Hall last week as part of his visit to Ireland.

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 Grand Old Dame of Eyre Square will finally undergo a €1.2 million facelift on her most unappealing side.