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The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee, University Hospital Galway (UHG) is inviting parents and families who have experienced the loss of a baby or child to the Annual Children’s Remembrance Mass.

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.

As Scoil Éinde enters the final month of the academic year, it is an opportune time to reflect on the many achievements, celebrations and successes of the past year.

University of Galway has held its third annual Siobhán McKenna scholarship and lecture series. This event honours the legacy of Siobhán McKenna, the Belfast-born actress who became a world-renowned actress of stage and screen, starring in Dr Zhivago, King of Kings and Of Human Bondage.

New, purpose-built laboratories in Boston’s Building 2 – where construction commenced in 2023 – will provide facilities for teams to design, develop and test next-generation medical technologies across a range of cardiovascular therapies, as well as areas such as heart failure and renal denervation, where a catheter in the kidney can reduce blood pressure.

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church Choir have been invited to Rome to sing at some of the Eternal City’s most famous churches, including St Peter’s Basilica.

Liam Mellows was 23 years old when he led the Galway rebels in the 1916 Easter Rising. Liam Mellows came from Wexford and he was a key figure in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Volunteers, and his leadership in Galway was a significant part of the 1916 Rising.

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.

Born in Galway in 1892 to Thomas Griffin and Mary Kyne, Father Michael Griffin had a very nondescript childhood, attending public school before being ordained in 1917.

Father Griffin Road is named after the martyred Irish priest, Father Michael Griffin, who was involved in the War of Independence. This area is known for a lively, charming road that stretches from the Fire Station down to the Maxol Garage in Lower Salthill.