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There was much applause at Galway’s Town Hall Theatre recently for President Catherine Connolly and her predecessor, Michael D Higgins, who were among the guests as the venue celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Guest of honour President Connolly, in her speech, stressed the importance of such spaces – listing some of the local and visiting companies that had played to local and visiting audiences in the venue....

There were 1,478 new homes completed in Galway in 2025 – an increase of 235 homes on the previous year or a growth of almost 16 per cent.
That’s according to the CSO New Dwelling Completions Report for the fourth quarter of 2025 which also shows that, nationally,36,284 new homes were completed in last year, a 20.4 per cent increase on 2024 – and the highest annual total recorded since...

Ireland’s first ever Creative Economy Summit will take place in Galway this summer – at the newly-renovated home of Connacht Rugby.
CREW (Creative Enterprise West) has announced details of EDGE26 – with the tagline ‘Where Creative Industries, Technology and Enterprise Converge’ – which happens on Thursday, May 21, at the Dexcom Stadium....

BY AVRIL HORAN
A NEW Joint Retail Strategy – aimed at reviving Galway’s slice of the shopping spend – has been welcomed at County Hall amid concerns that the city and county was losing out to rival towns such as Ennis and Castle­bar
Fianna Fáil Cllr Mary Hoade said the strategy comes at a cru­cial time for Galway’s retail sec­tor, which she argued needs re­newed focus and greater variety to restore its former strength....