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Tradition dies hard in Galway. On a rain-swept weekend that saw the familiar swirl of a Macnas parade, another proud Galway ritual unfolded — the election of one of its own to Áras an Uachtaráin. On November 11, Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s tenth President, the second Galway-based person in succession to hold that office. As she steps into her new role, President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina return to the west — welcomed back into the community that launched his political and cultural journey. It is a fitting circle: Galway gives, Galway welcomes back, and Galway once again finds itself at the heart of Ireland’s political life.

“There are ideas sitting in sheds and notebooks all over the West of Ireland,” says Kathryn Reynolds of Ardán. “We exist to make sure those stories find their way to the screen.”

St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, is a specialised university focusing on theology and philosophy at undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programme levels.

Choosing what to study — and where — is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. For many students, that choice does not stop at selecting a subject or university within their own country. Increasingly, young people are looking beyond their borders and considering universities overseas.

Galway prepares to host one of its most spirited sporting fixtures, the Galway Masters International Basketball Tournament 2025, running from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2 at the Kingfisher Club in the University of Galway.

In the hub of Galway’s creative quarter, within the CREW Enterprise and Innovation Hub, Ardán is quietly transforming the landscape of the Irish audio-visual industry. Its name — the Irish for stage or platform — perfectly captures its purpose: to lift up creative voices and give them a place to be heard.

Galway-based connected health start-up, FeelTect, has announced the commercial launch of its pioneering wound care device, Tight Alright, starting in Thun Hospital, Switzerland. The commercial launch coincides with the successful close of a €1.5 million investment round involving Irrus Investments, the Western Development Commission (WDC), and a network of angel investors.?

Tourism Ireland’s ‘Flavours of Ireland’ event took place in London this week – connecting local tourism businesses from across Ireland with leading global inbound tour operators who bring visitors at scale to Ireland from around the world.

UNIFIL, the United Nations’ Interim Force in Lebanon, will finish next year, after the US vetoed its renewal in August.