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Two of Galway city’s most celebrated heritage buildings - St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church and Menlo Castle - are to benefit from significant funding announced under the Community Monuments Fund this week.

Galway City Council has launched a pioneering Feasibility Report on a Tenant Participation Pilot Project for Traveller-Specific Group Housing, at Bóithrín na Saoirse, Circular Road, Galway. The results of the pilot support the development of a practical, culturally responsive, and sustainable framework for tenant involvement - with the potential to benefit more than 90 families living in Traveller?specific accommodation in Galway City.

It was supposed to be a battle for the soul of Galway West, but it became a clash in Connemara, then sub plots in the city, as Fine Gael strapped in for a rare government party win in a by-election where every vote counted.

Galway City Museum is to be transformed into a world class immersive visitor experience as a result of €12.6 m funding announced in the city last evening.

Galway City Council, in partnership with Clean Coasts Ireland and Galway Atlantaquaria, celebrated Love Your Beach 2026 over an educational and fun-filled three-days (12-15 May), with the programme including: Circus 250 – an environmental circus act; sand dune and coastal erosion workshops; and for the second year running, yoga on Silverstrand with local yoga instructor Eva Du from Rise Awild. The event is a celebration of Galway’s city beaches, taking place in the two Blue Flag beaches of Ladies Beach, Salthill, and Silverstrand.

In 2025, 267 apprentices graduated across Galway and Roscommon. On Thursday, May 14, Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) was delighted to host 120 of these apprentices to officially mark their graduation.

Local media in a city the size of Galway are usually vicious gossips, notorious for undermining each other, despite secretly yearning to mate, but to be fair to Galway Bay FM, it did Galway West some service this week, when its radio staffers staged by far the best set piece of the by-election.

In May last year, a task force was set-up to coordinate gardaí, Galway city council staff, environmental health officials, vermin control, medical authorities and a local charity.

Galway City Council held two new civic commemorations last week, honouring Dr Arthur Colahan (1885–1952), composer of the famous ‘Galway Bay’, and Tommy Keane (1968 – 2012), one of Galway’s most celebrated professional footballers.

Galway West Independent candidate and Mayor of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard, has called for a major shift in how the Galway Ring Road is designed and delivered, saying it should be treated as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build multi-modal infrastructure rather than a road project alone.