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The Galway branch of heritage body An Taisce has written a wide-ranging submission to city planners on government proposals to build high-rise apartments at the docks.

A new community-led initiative is set to bring one of Ireland’s finest medieval Franciscan foundations to life for visitors. Ross Errilly Friary Guided Tours will officially launch during National Heritage Week, offering in-depth, engaging tours of the historic site in the Headford area.

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is now offering a wide range of micro-credentials – short, accredited courses designed for flexible learning – to help those wishing to upskill, reskill or return to education.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced free admission to over 70 heritage sites on Saturday 16 August, to celebrate National Heritage Week 2025.

Around a two-hour drive from Galway city, it is not such a long way to discovering Tipperary. Located in the south-central part of Ireland in the province of Munster, the north of the county was initially brought into the Hidden Heartlands promotion in 2018, while the Nenagh Municipal District and part of the Thurles Municipal District were added in 2022. The landlocked rural county has added mountains, lakes, rivers, historic buildings, ruins and numerous activities and restaurants to the Hidden Heartland’s name, and is now waiting for you.

Claregalway Castle welcomes all to the annual Galway Garden Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 and 6, from 11 to 6pm.

A €2 billion tidal barrier for the city, a modified Salmon Weir Barrage, an offshore breakwater opposite Salthill, and massive landscaping of the Corrib and coastline are all options rejected before the next stage of Galway’s massive flood relief plan begins.

Last week, the state-owned Land Development Agency was given the green light to apply for planning permission for 356 apartments in four tower blocks on over six acres of lands stretching from the entrance to Lough Atalia, to the Commercial Docks.

As it was on January 24, Storm Éowyn generated the highest coastal surges ever recorded along Ireland’s western seaboard. The Port of Galway recorded a 2.6m storm surge peak - the highest it has ever recorded in modern times, despite the full force of Éowyn hitting when the tide was ebbing. Limerick docks recorded surges of just under 3m - the height of a single story house above mean sea level.

Figures released by Iarnród Éireann to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney show that the number of passenger journeys on rail services between Limerick and Galway, via Ennis, Oranmore and Athenry, have increased by over 17% in 2024.