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Barry Neenan, Bern Butler and Kate McHugh were chosen after a national call-out attracted 345 applicants.

Penalties. One-point wins. Late drama. Galway rarely allow their supporters a moment of comfort, the emotional swings of each game pulling fans from elation to despair and back again in a matter of minutes.

Know the exam schedule, review subject requirements and get there on time

A Rare Journey celebrates the life of truly remarkable Galwegian woman, Nora Joyce née Barnacle.

This bank holiday weekend at Monroe’s Live promises two vibrant nights of entertainment, with comedy and music from top Irish stars.

Martin Mulkerrins won his fourth Race 4 Eight title of the 2024/25 season at the 2025 R48 Hall of Fame in Tucson last weekend.

Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC), a leading publisher of Irish-language books and music, is celebrating 40 years with a special series of events at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2025. Both Cló Iar-Chonnacht and Cúirt mark their 40th anniversaries this year, making this partnership a fitting tribute to the richness of Irish-language storytelling and music.

This week, Galway lost two figures whose artistry and passion have shaped the city in ways that will never be forgotten. Ken Bruen, the celebrated crime noir writer, and John Herrick, the footballer and signwriter, both passed away within days of each other, leaving behind legacies as distinct as they were lasting. In their own ways, both men captured the essence of Galway—its resilience, its beauty, and its contradictions. One could strike a ball, the other a chord, but both have forever altered the landscape of this beloved city.

When Fred Johnston was appointed as literary officer in the embryonic Galway Arts Centre, he was asked, on his first day, if he had any plans. He told the then director Dick Donoghue of a dream he had ever since reading Daniel Corkery’s book Hidden Ireland in which the author discussed how ‘courts of poetry’ which had been set up after the Flight of the Earls where poets would gather and recite their works. Fred’s idea was to establish such a court that would introduce international, national and local poets to a Galway audience, a sacred place for the celebration of poetry where it might sing again to big audiences. He did not want poetry to constitute a cultural hidden Ireland.