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The 2026 Galway Rose selection will be held at the Clayton Hotel this Saturday night, starting at 7pm Hosted by Galway Bay FM's Ollie Turner and judged by 2001 Limerick Rose Paula Gannon, 2017 Galway Rose Niamh Elwood, and 2022 Rose Escort of the Year Shane McHugh (from Belclare), the event promises a great night of entertainment. Sponsored by The Eyre Square Centre and Galway Skin Clinic, there are 25 Galway Rose Entrants from every corner of the county onstage this Saturday, each with a story to share and talents galore to present. Accomplished, confident and inspiring women. The current Galway Rose. Deirdre Jennings spoke bravely about her mental health struggles on TV at the Rose of Tralee Festival and touched people all over Ireland with her story. The Galway Rose Centre is very proud of her work during her time as Rose. Galway Rose Coordinator Anne Marie Doyle promises it will be a night not to be missed. Tickets can be purchased directly from the Clayton Hotel or from the Rose finalists.

Irish people are placing a growing emphasis on safety and security when heading abroad, with medical emergencies emerging as the biggest travel concern, according to new research from AA Ireland.

A powerful and deeply human story will take centre stage in Oughterard this weekend as local man Patrick O’Reilly launches his autobiography, I Move Forward So I Am—a book that traces an extraordinary journey from abandonment to belonging.

In a world that seems to teeter perpetually on the brink—gripped by war, conflict, division, and environmental degradation—perhaps the greatest reckoning won’t come from diplomacy or force, but from nature itself. We often forget how small we are until nature reminds us. And when the world misbehaves, there comes a moment when the earth, sea, and sky conspire to put smacht on us all.

If you have not yet booked your summer holiday, there’s still good availability in many of the most popular Mediterranean hotspots, and there is still good value to be had, says Maura Fahy, managing director of Fahy Travel.

Galway has a one in three chance of having a singer represent Ireland in this summer’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May.

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Like most things that are destroying this tiny planet we call home, plastic started out as a miracle material.

AMONG THE flock of fab comics winging their way to Galway for next month’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival is New Zealander Rhys Darby, best known as Murray from HBO’s Flight Of The Conchords and Steve in Wrecked.

ITS ORIGINS lie in Portugal, its birthplace was Hawaii, and today the tiny guitar with four strings we call a ukulele is loved the world over, and as Galway is Ireland's festival city, why not have a ukulele festival?