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Ikea is planning to open its largest Irish ‘Plan and Order Point’ in the heart of Knocknacarra before the autumn.

Galway clubs produced a remarkable display at the Victor Inter League Finals 2026 held at the University of Limerick last weekend, with Galway Lawn Tennis Club (GLTC) and Cortoon Badminton Club capturing four All-Ireland titles between them.

A civil engineering firm specialising in enormous public infrastructure projects is expected to confirm a multi-million euro investment in the University of Galway today, Thursday May 28.

Young creatives are being invited to explore storytelling through printmaking in Memory Lines: Print, Connect, Belong — a unique series of lino-print workshops led by Galway-based artist Róisín Doherty, culminating in a large-scale collaborative artwork at Fr Burke Park as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2026.

There are few achievements more remarkable than a long life. Not simply because of the number itself — though 107 years is a figure that rightly causes us to pause in wonder — but because of all that such a life must carry within it. A century is not merely a sequence of birthdays. It is an accumulation of seasons, sorrows, joys, losses, changes and quiet acts of endurance. To live long is not only to survive. It is to adapt. To bend without breaking as the world remakes itself around you.

Music lovers are in for a special treat this June as Féasta Ceoil An Spidéil ’26 returns to the beautiful Stiúideo Cuan in Spiddal, Co. Galway, bringing together some of Ireland’s most celebrated contemporary and folk musicians for a unique festival experience on the Wild Atlantic Way.

City councillor Michael J Crowe tore into the HSE this week at the Regional Health Forum after he was told that the HSE has not yet applied for the development of University Hospital Galway as Critical Infrastructure — a designation that would fast track it through the planning, development and construction process and ensure its delivery years sooner.

There was a palpable sense of pride, celebration and renewal in Galway as Gaillimh le Gaeilge hosted the 2026 Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh awards, an evening that not only honoured excellence in bilingual enterprise but crowned a new cultural force within the city. In front of more than 100 guests, Just Art It was announced as the overall winner of Gradam 2026 and bestowed with the symbolic title of the 15th Tribe of Galway — a distinction that firmly places the creative collective at the heart of the city’s evolving identity.

Galway County Council is among the organisations encouraging people to prioritise water safety ahead of the busy June Bank Holiday Weekend as crowds flock to beaches, rivers, lakes and coastal areas across the city and county.

University of Galway Mystics have been awarded Social Media Club of the Year by Basketball Ireland, recognising the club’s outstanding digital presence throughout the season.