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Shannon Airport enjoyed one of its busiest St. Patrick’s Day periods in recent years, with 40,000 passengers going through its doors - a 7% increase compared to 2025 figures.

A judge has stated that the sentencing of Galway farmer and self styled Celtic Healer and Fairy Whisperer, Patrick Noone (59) for the sexual assault of a 16-year girl on board a transatlantic Aer Lingus flight “should be heard as soon as possible”.

As we approach International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the women who make Galway great.

Galway Chamber has warned that the Government risks entrenching regional imbalance by pressing ahead with the Dublin Airport Passenger Capacity Bill 2026 without first assessing the national and regional consequences.

A judge this week adjourned the trial of three Pro-Palestinian activists, including two from Galway, concerning an alleged incursion at Shannon airport until the Supreme Court rules on a “legal point of public importance” relevant to the defence in the case. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford told the three accused that if the trial proceeds he could be asking the jury to decide the case “on the basis of law that might not in fact be the correct law”.

A Galway farmer has pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a then 16-year-old girl on board an Aer Lingus flight bound for Boston.

Shannon Airport is set to welcome over 24,000 passengers across the upcoming February bank holiday period. This figure represents a 14 per cent jump on the same time last year, as the popularity of St. Brigid’s bank holiday getaways soars.

Galway’s property market is set for a strong finish to 2025 as the team at O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers prepare to bring 18 lots to their final live-stream auction of the year on Friday, December 5 at 12 noon. While the catalogue spans the country, one Galway property in particular is commanding significant attention: The Mews, Rockbarton Park, Salthill, guided at €825,000.

Tributes have poured in following the death of Margaretta D’Arcy, the fearless artist, writer and peace activist whose uncompromising voice shaped Irish cultural and political life for more than half a century. Ms D’Arcy, who was 91, died in Galway on Sunday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of creative daring, radical honesty and steadfast commitment to justice.

Tributes have poured in following the death of Margaretta D’Arcy, the fearless artist, writer and peace activist whose uncompromising voice shaped Irish cultural and political life for more than half a century. Ms D’Arcy, who was 91, died in Galway on Sunday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of creative daring, radical honesty and steadfast commitment to justice.