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There are some names that become inseparable from a place, a time and a feeling. In Galway, the name Paul Clancy will forever be synonymous with bright days at Croke Park, heroic homecomings and the return of belief to a county that had waited too long to celebrate.

Over the course of 14 days and nights this July, Galway city and county will once again be transformed into a vibrant cultural landscape—alive with theatre, music, circus, dance, visual arts, comedy, street spectacle and ideas. This year’s Galway International Arts Festival 2026 programme, described as one of the most ambitious to date, reflects a festival that continues to grow not only in size, but in artistic depth, international reach and civic importance.

Jack Duggan from Galway is being celebrated this week after being named runner-up in Ireland’s Best Junior Baker with Gala Retail. His chocolate chip and chocolate muffins secured him place among the competition’s top bakers, earning him the runner-up title and a €500 prize.

The announcement of the Galway International Arts Festival 2026 programme arrives with a sense of scale and confidence that underscores its position as one of Europe’s most dynamic multidisciplinary arts festivals.

Mark Lohan, Sinn Fein candidate in the forthcoming by-election has said that a win for his party can force Government to make life affordable.

A commemorative plaque has been unveiled to honour a Galway soldier fatally wounded while serving on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon over 45 years ago. Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard has joined members of the family of the late Private Stephen Griffin to unveil the stone plaque which has been erected adjacent to Bóthar Stiofáin, Rahoon, which is named in his honour.

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Keith Kelly sat in a Mayo courtroom anxiously awaiting his fate. He was appearing before the local judge on 11 charges. His solicitor gave him little reason for hope, saying more than likely he would end up in prison.

Colleran auctioneers has just been favoured with the sale of one of Galway’s landmark properties, Spires House, Shantalla Road, Galway that comes to the market with full planning permission to redevelop.

Ábalta Special School, now under the patronage of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB), recently reflected on a very special occasion in which Bishop Michael Duignan visited the school to administer the Sacraments of Confirmation and Communion. The sense of pride and gratitude among students, families and staff was evident throughout the celebration.