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Christy O’Hara and Martina Farragher will never forget the sheer joy on the Tanzanian children’s faces when they saw balloons for the first time. Their eyes opened wide with excitement as they were inflated and then released into the air. The atmosphere was electric as they chased them around the place, shrieking with delight.

The Glens Arts Centre

Fahy Travel has been named Best Touring Agent in Ireland for the second consecutive year at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Clayton Burlington Hotel on Friday night. The honour is particularly meaningful to the Galway-based company, as the award is determined entirely by public vote.

A new private clinic in Galway is providing urgent mental health consultations for people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, and who have not engaged in any self-harm.

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.

The star of the hit podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me will perform on Friday and Saturday this week, December 5 and 6, with doors at 7pm.

A special programme for empathy education developed at University of Galway is to be expanded into Transition Year (TY) in secondary schools nationwide.

One of Galway’s most popular convenience stores has won a coveted national deli award. O’Connor’s Centra Salthill has received the much sought after ‘Overall Deli of the Year’ at the Pride of Centra Awards which took place at the Mansion House in Dublin recently.

Connacht open their European campaign against familiar foes Ospreys on Sunday (3.15pm), boosted by their solid victory over the South African Sharks at the weekend.

Kilkerrin-Clonberne’s ‘Drive for Five’ is still on after an eleven-point win over Comeragh Rangers booked their place in the AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Championship final in two weeks.