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Galway competitors enjoyed an outstanding Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast last week, with musicians, singers and dancers from the county securing 11 first-place finishes and placing in the top three in 45 competitions during the festival.

There are many cultural architects of the Galway that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. There was a creative energy abroad then, a sense that the old, austere order could be challenged and that a small city on the western edge of Europe could imagine itself differently. That decade conceived the Galway International Arts Festival, the Galway Advertiser, Druid and a growing community of musicians, artists, writers, journalists and performers who all contributed to that transformation.

This week, Galway City Council has officially opened its 2026 Sister City delegation visit to Chicago with a reception at Ireland House hosted by Acting Consul General Pádraig Manning. The event marked the beginning of a three?day programme focused on strengthening civic, cultural, educational, and economic ties between Galway and Chicago.

Work undertaken by Galway County Council in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to strengthen customer service and community support will be showcased at a national local government event.

Galway will play host to a wide variety of events during Heritage Week, which runs from August 15 to 23.

With this year’s theme focusing on ‘Heritage at risk’ Galway Civic Trust has put together a diverse programme of events exploring the city’s buildings, archaeology, waterways, stories, traditions, natural heritage and community memory.

A Galway City Harriers victory in both the men's and women's was a fitting way to celebrate last weekend's 40th year of the Medtronic Streets of Galway 8k, which attracted a record field of approximately 4,000 runners.

Galway County Council has invited members of the public to attend “Tracing Your Galway Roots: Discover Your Family History”, a free Heritage Week event taking place on Wednesday, August 19 from 12.00pm to 3.30pm in the Council Chamber, Áras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway.

A programme of outdoor activities will take place across Galway next week as women and girls are invited to take part in HER Outdoors Week 2026.

Niall Browne & Company Estate Agents presents No 59 Castan, Doughiska, to the market — a bright and neatly-presented two bedroom ground floor apartment that will appeal in equal measure to first-time buyers, downsizers and investors seeking a low-maintenance home in one of Galway city's most convenient suburbs.