Education & Training
University of Galway’s Youth Academy renews partnership with Merit Medical
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
The University of Galway's Youth Academy has renewed its partnership with leading multi-national medical device company Merit Medical.
Home & Garden
Winter is here - time to install a Colourfence
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
The holy grail of fencing is having a fence that will transform a garden for the better, but when it comes to maintenance, treating a timber fence is no fun.
Health, Beauty & Fashion
Galway City Partnership takes part in national conversation on how to improve the local food environment
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Galway City Partnership has recently taken part in Safefood’s new national conversation on how to improve the local food environment. The initiative is part of Safefood’s ongoing public health campaign, Talk about Food, which aims to raise awareness of the unhealthy food environment around us and consider how to build a better one.
Travel & Outdoors
Cong Forest was named among the top ten most visited Coillte recreational forests in Ireland
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Cong Forest had almost 87,400 visits last year, making it the tenth most popular Coillte recreational site in 2024. Cong Forest offers a variety of walking trails through its lands, which were formally part of the Ashford Estate and owned by the Guinness family until 1939.
Food & Wine
Galway’s Local Food and Craft Gift Fair returns to Black Box Theatre for a six-day Christmas run
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Galway’s Local Food and Craft Gift Fair will return for an extended six-day run, breaking with its two-day tradition. The event will now take place over six days, beginning on Thursday, November 27, and continuing until Tuesday, December 2.
Old Galway
Souvenirs of our industrial past
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
During the 17th century, official money made under the king’s licence was often very scarce and to counteract this some individuals, merchants and borough corporations often issued their own coinage – tokens. These had the issuer’s name or his crest or motto and a statement of what he was – eg, merchant, distiller etc. These pieces were issued between 1650 and 1680 and passed locally as small change. They were readily accepted by locals as they knew the issuers and with virtually no official small change in circulation, the tokens had to suffice. There were 32 different issuers of tokens in Galway city during that time.
