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Cancer Care West provided vital practical and emotional support to nearly 3,000 cancer patients and their families throughout 2024 – making it one of its busiest years on record.
In its annual report, the Galway-based charity said that the rise in demand reflected both the increasing number of cancer diagnoses and growing awareness of the charity’s broad range of free support services across the West and Northwest....

The first Ladies Gaelic Football Association Yearbook was launched at Clann Mhuire CLG, Naul, the home club of Dublin’s TG4 All-Ireland winning captain, Carla Rowe.
This inaugural yearbook, which has been compiled by former Connacht Tribune journalist John Fallon of Media West (Ireland) on behalf of the LGFA and with outstanding photography from Sportsfile, charts all of the national competitions and events throughout...

The beautifully restored Irish Workhouse Centre, located within the historic Portumna Workhouse complex, has been chosen as the location for the 2026 National Famine Commemoration next May – the first time the event has taken place in Galway.
As in previous years, the programme will include military honours, culminating in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of all those who suffered or perished during the Great Irish Famine....

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
Galway’s Christmas Market will be closed today due to Storm Bram, as a status orange wind warning will be in place for the entire country.
It’s already in effect for counties in the south east, and the alert will extend to Galway, along with all other counties expect Donegal, from 11AM until 7PM....