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Galway City Council took home the prestigious ‘Festival of the Year’ Award at the 2025 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, announced at a national ceremony. The ‘Galway Climate Inspirations Festival – Communities in Action’ festival beat off stiff competition from the Dublin City Sensoria Festival, Howth Maritime and Seafood Festival, Brigid - Spirit of Kildare Festival, Willie Clancy Traditional Music Summer School and Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble to bring the award home to Galway City.

Galway City Partnership has recently taken part in Safefood’s new national conversation on how to improve the local food environment. The initiative is part of Safefood’s ongoing public health campaign, Talk about Food, which aims to raise awareness of the unhealthy food environment around us and consider how to build a better one.

The Galway Hooker Secret Sessions is ten days of music, craft beer, and electric atmosphere in a secret, city-centre location.

The Irish Animation Awards, a biennial event, took place on Saturday in The Galway Bay Hotel. Hosted by Brendan Courtney, the glittering event celebrated more than 2,500 animation professionals who create animation across the island of Ireland.

Blas na Bealtaine (A Taste of May), returns this May with a feast of flavour, culture and community spirit, showcasing some of the very best places to eat and drink in Galway. From natural wine pairings to seafood trails, pop-up feasts, chef swaps and global flavours rooted in west of Ireland ingredients, this year’s festival is your perfect excuse to try something new, meet new people, and enjoy the buzz of Galway.

The Galway Hooker, and particularly the Bád Mór, is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s most iconic images. A new TG4 documentary, Ó Lámh an tSaoir, will explore the future of these traditional sailing boats.

Galway food and tourism businesses are amongst the first food experiences in Ireland to be featured in a new booking platform for domestic and international visitors.

Award-winning beer Galway Hooker has agreed a deal with Rye River Brewing Company to produce their beer moving forward.

The Galway Folk Festival has earned its place among the top ten Irish festivals of 2024, and early bird tickets are now on sale for the 2025 event, taking place from Wednesday, June 4th to Sunday, June 8th.

Bádóirí an Chladaigh, the classic boat-building and training group, has announced the official donation and transfer of the Naomh Bairbre, the world’s largest Galway hooker, back to Galway. The handover ceremony took place in the Claddagh Basin on Saturday, July 20, 2024, attended by the new city mayor, Fianna Fáil councillor Peter Keane, alongside notable community figures.