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Thriveabetes 2026, Ireland’s only volunteer-led national Type 1 Diabetes conference, is organised by volunteers from across the country. Galway has a significant presence at this year’s Thriveabetes conference, with both speakers and volunteers contributing lived experience, advocacy and professional expertise.

Galway is preparing for a welcome surge of visitors over the coming days as tens of thousands are expected to descend on the city for the build-up to St Patrick’s Day next Tuesday.

Galway City Council has been selected by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment as an SDG Champion for the 2025-2027 programme.

Every August, Vision Ireland's Clear Our Paths campaign highlights the potentially hazardous temporary obstacles that pose a risk to the health and well-being of people who are blind or visually impaired.

In the verdant heart of County Galway, where literature, nature, and history intertwine, one man has quietly brought a once-lost treasure back to life. This weekend, the newly restored mill wheel at Thoor Ballylee will turn once more—its rhythmic motion a tribute not only to centuries past, but also to the present dedication of Eugene Murphy, the driving force behind a years-long restoration effort that has captured the spirit of local resilience and community.

Six years after the Government pledged to establish nine fully funded community neurorehabilitation teams across the country, Galway and much of the West of Ireland remain without access to these vital services.

While it could be argued that one of the main objectives of educating yourself in college is to maximise your chances of getting a job, the actual pursuit of employability as a key factor is driving a centre in the University of Galway to become a global trendsetter in the field.

A city councillor has expressed her annoyance at how Woodquaty has been excluded in the city's festive lighting programme.

The journey from childhood to adulthood is an emotional time for all involved. For the children, it is a time of excitement, of curiosity and freedom from the confines of childhood. For their parents, your child's transition from secondary school student, to a now independent, fledgling adult is bittersweet, maybe even a cause for anxiety - a trepidation stemming from life experience and long lost naivety perhaps?

Fianna Fáil city councillor John Connolly launched his campaign for national election at an event in Galway’s Harbour Hotel on Monday.