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Kevin Francis O’Byrne was born in Galway on December 2, 1934, the second son of Seán and Mary O’Byrne. He had an older brother, Brendan and a younger sister, Máire. He received his education at St Patrick’s National School and St Joseph’s College (The Bish). He was a very good student and a brilliant all-round sportsman. He featured strongly in the Patrician Brothers’ Hurling Leagues and in the school’s athletics events. Rugby was his favourite game; he played scrum half for his school, for his various clubs and twice for Connacht, both times against Ulster. He was also a fine soccer player, and with Johnny Dooley starred in the match when UCG won their first ever Collingwood Cup by beating UCD by three goals to two in the final, which was played at the Grammar School grounds in 1955.

Galway Sinn Féin TDs, Louis O’Hara and Mairéad Farrell, have called on the Minister for Health and the CEO of the HSE to ensure that graduate nurses from the University of Galway receive contracts for permanent positions in University Hospital Galway.

In an age when information is abundant but understanding remains scarce, one of Galway’s most intriguing technology companies has built its business around a deceptively simple question: how do you find the connections hidden inside enormous volumes of data?

Luminate Medical is developing technology designed not only to reduce the side effects of cancer treatment, but to change where and how that treatment is delivered.

A €2 million rooftop helipad will cap University Hospital Galway’s €4 billion redevelopment, despite the HSE’s controversial purchase of Shantalla parkland to build a ground-level heliport.

University of Galway has announced Professor Becky Whay has been appointed Deputy President and Registrar.

Irish architects have long been renowned for their exceptional talent and craftsmanship - it was an Irish-born architect who designed the White House in Washington, DC. Ireland has a proud tradition of producing outstanding architects such as Róisín Heneghan, whose company Heneghan Peng Architects won a global design competition of 1,500 entries, with their unique design being used to build a billion-dollar museum in Egypt.

From Monday June 15 to Sunday June 21 2026, communities and organisations across Galway City and County will come together to mark International Men’s Health Week 2026.

Connacht’s promotion to the Champions Cup next season remains in the balance despite having made the top eight of the URC.

Members of the public are being asked to have their say on safety in their communities as part of a new consultation process launched by the Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP).