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Galway · January 2026

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-30 · news

Mercosur will crucify the country’s small farmers

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

€3.5m to cover councils’ Storm Éowyn costs

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · courts

Ballybane house arsonist pleads guilty to firebombing wrong home

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway County Council sets out roadmap for enhanced customer services

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway city grocer Ernie’s wants to keep fruit and vegetable production hyper-local

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway City Council’s Bóithrín na Saoirse Project Shortlisted for two Irish Building and Design Awards

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · courts

Strict curfew for man found with €60,000 drug haul

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-29 · news

Food for thought: Galway is tackling climate change through sustainability plans for growing and farming

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-29 · news

Lack of food circulation in Galway will keep us from reaching climate goals, says local farmer

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · courts

Major sale or supply can carry ten year sentence

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway City Council launches call for international partnership proposals

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway County Council sets out roadmap for enhanced customer services

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Galway City Council receives €127,500 Built Heritage Investment Scheme funding

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Dunmore residents reach boiling point regarding Bridge St

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Councillors’ disquiet as no sign of Galway 2020 suits in City Hall in 2025

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · news

Dolan welcomes Council role in strong uptake of Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · courts

I knew speed van was there, pleads BMW driver

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-29 · courts

Don’t want to throw wife under bus, court hears

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-26 · news

State starving Councils to force merger through

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · courts

Driver reversed into woman and Garda van on same day

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · news

Loughrea councillors seek credit where they think it’s due

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · courts

Jail for woman who attacked another on church grounds

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · news

Concerns over street safety for pedestrians in Gort

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · courts

Husband wore bodycam ‘24/7’ round the house

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · courts

Woman with a spate of public order offences showed ‘horrible disregard’ for Gardaí

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · news

Residents don’t want the Galway City Council to cut their hedges

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · courts

Dubliner admits arson at home of city woman in her eighties

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · news

Mixed local reaction to Claregalway plan

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-24 · news

Speeding cars and wrong-way driving on one-way street put residents at risk

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-23 · courts

‘Active target’ of Garda drug probes caught red-handed

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Continued power outages pose serious threat to vulnerable residents

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 26 launched

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · courts

No bail for asylum seeker after ten bench warrants

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Expect soaring congestion costs

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Green candidate Murphy says Grok images made him dump X

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · courts

Hotel chef allegedly battered in kitchen

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Connolly welcomes ‘solid recognition’ for increased capacity on Galway-Dublin railway line

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · courts

Cocaine, weighing scales, blender and cash found in couple’s bedroom

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · courts

Judge dubious over ‘husband on the frontline’ excuse for theft

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

New infants’ burial plot announced for Bohermore Cemetery

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Councillors clash as Portiuncula downgrade criticised as ‘hollowing out’ of rural communities

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Council aims to bridge funding gap

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Galway City Council launches parking payments learning and information packs

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-22 · news

Independent Councillor Geraldine Donohue to host information session for family carers in Galway

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-21 · news

Labour party to nominate Helen Ogbu for Galway West seat

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-21 · news

Galway project moves to delivery phase as blueprints for Salthill revamp expected in March

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-21 · news

Galway town’s vandalism hotspots to get CCTV coverage as new guidelines on the way

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-21 · news

Galway Hospice closer to new home after axed plans and decade-long hunt – ‘What is here is not good enough’

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-20 · news

Meet the Canadian hoping to fill Catherine Connolly’s shoes in Galway by-election – ‘I understand that migrant story’

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-20 · news

Lights planned for Galway tennis and basketball courts following ‘massive success’ of running track upgrade

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-20 · news

Galway city park awarded €60k for major upgrades

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-19 · news

Galway community groups urged to install generators as €213k funding scheme opens

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-19 · news

An Coimisiún Pleanála will not hold oral hearings for Galway Ring Road as decision expected by end of March

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-17 · news

Blooming reeds leave swimming area closed in Portumna

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-17 · news

Unauthorised encampment in shadow of Portumna Castle

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-17 · news

Calls to pull plug on Electric Skyline contract

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-16 · news

‘Positive outcome’ anticipated for Galway’s beloved Palas cinema as reopening on the horizon

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-16 · news

Additional €5m per year for postmasters aims to stem Galway post office closures

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

McDonagh welcomes funding for Sliding Rock park upgrades

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · courts

Man threw coffee at car driven by mother with children in rear

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · courts

Judge takes dim view of gun being waved about in Galway pub

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-15 · news

Galway road closures announced as city’s cycle scheme moves into next phase

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

Listen to the public, O’Hara tells NTA

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

Councillor calls on HSE to allocate additional GPs for Headford

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · courts

Gardaí found drunk woman foaming at the mouth

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

Local Amenity Grants 2026 now open for applications

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

Fresh funding call for community projects in County Galway

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · news

Keane and Lyons welcome land acquisition at Mincloon Junction

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · courts

Judge’s Wisdom of Solomon plea over dentist’s “rust bucket” topper

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-15 · courts

Drunk climbed into manhole in fake compo scam attempt

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-13 · news

Old Galway tourism office torn down as demolition works begin after 15-year vacancy

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-13 · news

Connemara councillor confirms bid for Catherine Connolly’s vacant Galway West seat in the Dáil

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-12 · news

Galway councillor Eibhlín Seoighthe confirms she will not run for open TD seat

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-09 · news

Galway City Council urged to act on damp and mould in HAP and RAS homes

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-09 · courts

Man denies ‘stitches’ video was a threat to politicians

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-09 · news

Funding expansion for vacant properties scheme might unlock ‘a significant number’ of new homes in Galway city

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-09 · news

€4m contract awarded for Galway town road scheme with works due to finish in 2026

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Connacht Tribune · 2026-01-09 · news

Councillors argue Park and Ride won’t work without a dedicated bus lane on WDR

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

Reddington encourages people to make submissions to Headford Active Travel Scheme

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-08 · news

Call for Galway Airport to reopen as petition surpasses 3,000 signatures

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

Galway city in Top 10 as Ballybane struggles in 2025 litter rankings

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-08 · news

Galway’s first year-round indoor market closes after six months

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

National Famine Commemoration in Portumna confirmed for May 16

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

Big developments for Athenry Community Playground this spring

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

€1.67 million boost for Galway towns and villages

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-08 · news

Connolly welcomes funding for spaces where communities can meet and grow

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The Journal · 2026-01-06 · news

Bearna ag méadú idir an Pápa agus Donald Trump tar éis a thárla i Veiniséala

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-06 · news

Extension plans for Galway city mosque approved but extra parking spaces axed

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-05 · news

Just 4km separate Galway’s cleanest streets from some of Ireland’s worst for litter, latest IBAL report finds

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-01 · news

GLUAS to be included in Galway Transport Strategy, says Connolly

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-01 · news

Delay to N65 road repair is unacceptable – O’Hara

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Galway Advertiser · 2026-01-01 · news

Eastern environs to become principal growth areas, but all suffer infrastructural deficits, says Keane

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The Journal · 2026-01-01 · news

'Tá níos mó béime ar earraí Éireannacha tar éis Covid': Standún i mbun gnó le 80 bliain

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