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Galway West: As the dust settles, eyes on future battles

The results of the count in Galway West will form part of the wider political analysis, after the dust settles on the proceedings here.

Analysis and Comment • 16 hrs

Visual showing the words Galway West, Bye-Elections26 RTÉ and a map of the constituency

Completed count results from Galway West

Full breakdown of the results from the Galway West constituency.

Bye-elections • 24 May

25 January 2025; Davitt Neary of Mayo during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Former Mayo footballer charged following serious assault

A former Mayo inter-county footballer has been before Castlebar District Court, after being charged in connection with a serious assault in the town last year.

Courts • 22 May

The top section of Brendan McGloin's High Cross piece.

'True craftsman' - McGloin's sculpture to be sent to US

Sculptors in the northwest have completed a 3.6m sandstone high cross inspired by the 10th century Drumcliffe High Cross that will be transported to George Fox University in Oregon.

Connacht • 22 May

The polling station at St Columba's National School in Glasnevin, Dublin

Bye-election polls close as dip in voter turnout reported

Polls have closed in the bye-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central with turnout reported to be below levels seen in the last general election.

Bye-elections • 22 May

Call for targeted supports for digital sector in west

There has been a call for specific supports to help drive the digital creative sector in the west.

Connacht • 21 May

Medtronic to create 85 new jobs at Galway facility

A planned expansion by the medical devices company Medtronic will lead to the creation of 85 new jobs at its Galway facility.

Business • 20 May

Exterior shot of Galway City Museum from a distance

€19m Galway museum investment as expansion plans unveiled

A delayed expansion of Galway City Museum has been unveiled, with plans for an investment of over €19m being announced this afternoon.

Connacht • 20 May

Adam Sweeney and team Ireland on Mount Everest - courtesy: @adamtsweeney

O'Hora and Irish climbing team summit Mount Everest

Team Ireland, including former Mayo footballer Pádraig O'Hora, reached the summit of Everest in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Everest • 20 May

Fitzgerald steps away from Galway with Love Island hope

Seán Fitzgerald has stepped away from the Galway football panel as he looks to win a place on the reality TV programme Love Island.

Football • 19 May

Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon have appealed for any witnesses to come forward

Man, 60s, dies after tractor crash in Co Leitrim

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following a fatal road collision in Co Leitrim.

Connacht • 18 May

Members of the Irish Army stand near wreaths and a flag pole

Great Famine 'most traumatic event' in Irish history

The Taoiseach has described the Great Famine as the most traumatic event in Ireland's recorded history.

Ireland • 18 May

The alarm was raised at around 2.50am this morning, with reports that three men were in the water at Ceann Mhása

Body recovered after boat capsizes off Galway coast

A man's body has been recovered after a boat capsized off the coast of Co Galway.

Connacht • 16 May

Girl climbs Croagh Patrick to raise Duchenne awareness

An eight-year-old girl from Kinvara, Co Galway, has completed her climb of Croagh Patrick to raise awareness and help fund research into the muscle wasting disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Connacht • 16 May

Image shows the lyrics to Galway Bay inscribed on a grey stone plaque sitting on a pebble beach.

Plaque featuring 'Galway Bay' lyrics unveiled in Salthill

A new stone plaque featuring the words of the song 'Galway Bay' has been unveiled in Salthill, almost a decade after an earlier version had to be removed, due to multiple errors on an Irish language translation of the lyrics.

Connacht • 14 May

An Ghaeltacht sign on Cape Clear island off County Cork

Subsidy rise for housing students on Gaeltacht courses

Subsidies for accommodating students attending Gaeltacht courses are to be increased from €14.50 to €16 per person, per night.

Regional • 14 May

Hildegarde Naughton with protesters in Sligo

Govt plan to prioritise schools in temporary buildings

Schools in temporary accommodation will be given priority under the next phase of the National Development Plan, Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton has said.

Education • 14 May

The Pálás cinema was built at a cost of €8.4 million to the taxpayer

Latest effort to reopen Galway's Pálás cinema abandoned

An effort to reopen a former arthouse cinema in Galway has been abandoned, after a prospective operator withdrew from a deal with the City Council, due to an increase in the projected costs involved.

Connacht • 12 May

Four held in custody over Galway mosque plot

Four men have been remanded in continuing custody over an alleged plot to attack a mosque in Co Galway.

Connacht • 11 May

Gardaí have said the results of a post-mortem examination will determine the course of the investigation

Investigation after body of man, 30s, found in Co Mayo

A man in his 30s has been found dead in a Co Mayo home.

Connacht • 07 May

Voters urged to check registration ahead of bye-elections

An Coimisiún Toghcháin has urged voters in Galway West and Dublin Central to check the register and ensure they are eligible to vote in the upcoming bye-elections.

Bye-Elections • 21 May

Women pose ahead of the West of Ireland Women’s Mini Marathon

2,200 took part in Women's Mini Marathon in Co Mayo

More than 2,200 women took part in the West of Ireland Women's Mini Marathon in Ballina, Co Mayo this afternoon.

Connacht • 03 May

Man seriously injured after being struck by car in Mayo

A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after he was struck by a car in Co Mayo.