Editorial Comment

The importance of the Galway student experience

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

There was a time when finding out you had secured a college place in Galway came with another, equally important rite of passage: finding somewhere to live.

Local News

'Chronic alcoholic' advised to ask GP for anti-booze medication

Tue, Sep 08, 2026

A man who was described as a “nuisance but not a menace” because of his drunkenness on the city’s streets was back before Galway District Court again this week after serving a four-month sentence.

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