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Kylemore Abbey lighting up red for World Heart Day

The iconic Kylemore Abbey in Connemara will be lighting it's Victorian walls up red this month for World Heart Day. The annual World Heart Day...

County Council lifts swimming ban imposed over bacteria

Galway County Council has lifted a swimming ban at Omey Island Strand beach in Connemara after nine days. The swimming ban was imposed on the...

Ros na Rún – Still full of twists and drama after nearly 25 years

Ros na Rún is an juggernaut of Irish television that has managed to keep audiences captivated through 23 seasons, 1,800 odd episodes, and generations...

Taoiseach says Justice Department should talk with people of Oughterard

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that if the Department does intend to put a Direct Provision centre in Oughterard then it should communicate that...

Drone delivers insulin to the Aran Islands in world first

In a world first achievement of it's kind, insulin was delivered to the Aran Islands by drone thanks to a team led by researchers...

Over 1,000 march in Oughterard against Direct Provision Centre

A protest march in Oughterard today against the establishment of a Direct Provision centre in the town was attended by roughly 1,000 people. People marched...

Taoiseach calls on Noel Grealish to withdraw migrant remarks

The Taoiseach has joined a growing number of voices calling on Galway TD Noel Grealish to withdraw comments he made about African migrants at...

Calls for Noel Grealish to apologise over migrant comments

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition calling on Galway West TD Noel Grealish to apologise about alleged comments about African migrants. At a...

Never Grow Old proves there’s still life in the old west

by Aonghus O'Sullivan Irish writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s Connemara shot, California set revisionist Western Never Grow Old may not take the viewer to places they’ve never...

Clifden RNLI rescues two from boat drifting to the rocks

Volunteers from the Clifden RNLI lifeboat station rescued two people whose boat was drifting onto the rocks. The inshore lifeboat, the Celia Marie, at the Clifden...

Galway shines at Milkwaukee Irish Fest

Building on a 25 year relationship with our sister city in the US, Galway 2020 had its own dedicated stand at the Milwaukee Irish...

Dáil 100 exhibition commemorates a century of Dáil Éireann

For the next month Galway will host the 'Dáil 100' exhibition commemorating a century since the meeting of the first Dáil Éireann in January...

Galway 2020 spreads the word in the US at the Milwaukee Irish Festival

The celebration of Irish culture and heritage in Galway 2020 is taking on an international dimension this month at the Milwaukee Irish Festival in...

Kylemore Abbey makes list of top 10 Irish tourist attractions

The beautiful Kylemore Abbey in Connemara has been included in a list of the top ten tourist attractions in Ireland. The list from Fáilte Ireland...

Groundbreaking youth orchestra breaks out the Beethoven

Galway's exciting new youth orchestra Symphonic Waves is performing two full concerts this month after filling out more sections and completing intense summer rehearsals. Symphonic Waves Youth Orchestra...

Sabina Higgins launches Saolta Arts at UHG

Sabina Higgins, wife of the President Michael D. Higgins, has this week launched the new Saolta Arts programme at UHG. Saolta Arts is the new...

First ever Galway Wind Park Scholarship launched

The first ever Galway Wind Park scholarship programme has been launched. Funded by the co-owners of Galway Wind Park, SSE Renewables and the Galway Wind...

Clifden lifeboat rescues stranded kayakers

Volunteers from the Clifden RNLI lifeboat station rescued came to the assistance of two kayakers who found themselves in danger off the shore of...

Preparations underway for Roundstone fundraising event

Preparations are well underway for the third ‘Roundstone for Fun’ fundraising event which is set to take place in the Community Centre, Roundstone on...

Clifden RNLI gets state of the art €2.4 million lifeboat

Clifden RNLI have become the first station on the west coast of Ireland to receive the latest in lifeboat technology, the Shannon class lifeboat. This...

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