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A stunning statue of the mythical princess the city, county and bay of Galway are named after may never grace the banks of the Corrib after a spat between its maker and the City Council.

Before the sun even considers rising over the River Corrib, a small fleet of boats are already slicing through the dark misty water.

Galway Tour Guides Association has teamed up with the Galway International Oyster Festival to offer a series of exciting walking tours throughout the festival weekend. Tours take place twice daily over the weekend, giving festival-goers the perfect opportunity explore Galway and learn more about the City of the Tribes.

O'Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers will feature a number of attractive Galway properties at its live stream auction taking place at 12 noon tomorrow, Friday September 25.

For more than 150 years, the story of Thomas McDonogh & Sons has been closely connected with the story of Galway itself. From the sawmills and quays of the nineteenth century to modern commercial property and agricultural supply, the family business has witnessed—and helped shape—the transformation of the city from a modest western port into a centre of commerce, industry and culture.

City Hall unveiled a new logo today, the first redesign in decades since its current ‘G’ - paired with the city’s sixteenth century coat of arms - was designed in 1984 for the city’s 500th anniversary, and refreshed in a 2007 rebranding.

A specially commissioned public piano, restored and designed to depict the ancient legend of the drowned princess who gave Galway her name, will be unveiled at Ceannt Station tomorrow (Friday) morning.

From the spectacular aerial performances in NoFit State Circus’ Carnation at this year's Galway International Arts Festival to the breathtaking circus acts on Take That's stadium tour, contemporary circus has captured the imagination of audiences everywhere. But did you know you can learn these same skills right here in Galway?

After a mammoth process, beset with delay, error, legal challenges, oral hearings, environmental concern, remittance, competing analyses, pandemic, demolition of families’ homes, fundamental questions of public policy, falcons, horses, bats, butterflies, and whatever-your-having-yourself, in April, the 18km route from Coolagh to the R336 Coast Road was finally granted planning permission.

The Government’s decision to designate the N6 Galway City Ring Road as a critical infrastructure project under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 has been widely welcomed across Galway as a major step towards accelerating the delivery of one of the State’s largest road projects.