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“You can’t be behaving like that in public. Do it in your own home if you want,” was the admonishment issued to a 56-year-old Loughrea man when he appeared before the local court on public order charges.

A planning application has been submitted to Galway County Council for a new residential development at Gallows Hill Road, Loughrea, comprising 36 family homes on lands located within walking distance of the town centre.

To celebrate National Biodiversity Week 2026, Galway County Council and local schools are teaming up with MKO, The Galway Bay South East Catchment Community Forum, and numerous other volunteers and groups to undertake a Bioblitz and Biodiversity Festival in Loughrea.

Loughrea Lake has once again secured its Blue Flag status for 2026, as announced by An Taisce at a ceremony held in County Cork last week. This recognition places Long Point among the top inland bathing spots in the country, highlighting the lake’s ‘excellent water quality, safety measures, and environmental management’.

With the crucial June Tidy Towns judging date fast approaching, volunteers from Loughrea Tidy Towns are calling on the community and local authorities to support their efforts in transforming the town.

The Galway Advertiser turns its summer spotlight on Loughrea this week, celebrating the people, businesses, volunteers and organisations that continue to make it one of the most vibrant communities in the county.

Glanua recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in Loughrea, having established its presence at Railway House on Station Road in 2016. Over the past decade, the company has grown from strength to strength, becoming one of the region’s leading employers and a key contributor to Ireland’s water and wastewater infrastructure sector.

On Saturday last, Loughrea celebrated a memorable awards night that shone a spotlight on the town’s thriving business community and the exceptional standard of customer care delivered across a wide range of local enterprises.

For generations, the Town Hall in Loughrea stood as one of the town’s most recognisable landmarks, a building woven into the social and cultural life of the community. In recent years, however, the historic structure had fallen silent, its prolonged dereliction becoming a source of disappointment for many local residents who long hoped to see the building restored to its former prominence. Now, after years of anticipation, that vision is finally becoming a reality as the long-awaited Loughrea Town Hall regeneration project moves steadily towards completion.

Fair Deal Property presents No 4 Ard Breeda, Loughrea, a truly exceptional family residence offering remarkable scale, elegance, and versatility in one of the town’s most sought after residential developments.