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Actors Charlene Kelly and Kieran Coppinger perform on stage in the play 'Finding Sophie'

New play features couples with intellectual disabilities

Legal and societal attitudes to couples with intellectual disabilities (ID) are being examined in a new play being staged in Galway this week.

Connacht • 12 Sep

Missing man found safe and well in Galway city

Gardaí in Galway have said that a man who had been reported missing has been located.

Regional • 09 Sep

Technology firm Mbryonics to create 125 jobs in Galway

A Galway-based technology company is to create 125 jobs as part of a significant expansion of its operations in the city.

Connacht • 04 Sep

Desmond Egan, the first patient to undergo the CB3 procedure, with Professor Alan Soo, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at University Hospital Galway

Galway hospital introduces new surgery for rib fractures

University Hospital Galway has introduced a new surgical procedure for the treatment of rib fractures.

Connacht • 02 Sep

Aerial view of boats on Inis Oírr pier with the blue water and grey sky taking most of the fram

Over €35 million in State funding for pier in Inis Oírr

Over €35 million in State funding is to be provided for the development of a new pier on Inis Oírr, in Co Galway.

Connacht • 28 Aug

Voxes of Galway students talking about the accommodation crisis

Students 'broke and angry' amid Galway housing shortage

University of Galway has renewed a campaign urging people to avail of the Government's Rent-a-Room Scheme.

Connacht • 26 Aug

image shows Eugene Greaney, co-owner of Dough Bros in Galway

'Results don't define you', business owner tells students

The wait is almost over for more than 66,000 students who will get their Leaving Cert results tomorrow.

Leaving Cert • 21 Aug

A view from above of newborn puppies rescued from the roadside in Co Galway

Puppies reunited with mother in Galway following appeal

A litter of puppies found off the N59 in Co Galway yesterday have been reunited with their mother following an appeal.

Connacht • 12 Aug

Two Galway fans at a camogie reception in Ballinasloe

Watch: Heroes' welcome for Camogie champions in Galway

The All-Ireland camogie champions arrived to a heroes' welcome in Clarinbridge, Co Galway.

Connacht • 12 Aug

Appeal after 13 puppies found in isolated Galway area

An animal charity has issued an appeal after 13 newborn puppies were found in an isolated area off the N59 in Co Galway.

Connacht • 12 Aug

A group of young Cork fans pose for a group photo

Excitement intensifies ahead of Cork-Galway camogie final

Excitement levels are building ahead of tomorrow's All-Ireland camogie final between Cork and Galway.

Ireland • 09 Aug

Professor David J Burn University of Galway President

University of Galway appoints new president

The University of Galway has appointed Professor David J Burn as its 14th president

Connacht • 06 Aug

Students' unions say this year the accommodation crisis in Galway is worse than ever before (stock photo)

'Just impossible' - Students on accommodation shortage

The University of Galway has sent out 40,000 fliers asking people in the city to make accommodation available for students ahead of the new semester.

Connacht • 03 Aug

Gate closing off Tuam mother-and-baby home works site

Excavation begins at former Tuam mother-and-baby home

Excavation work has commenced at the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.

Connacht • 14 Jul

Playwright Tom Murphy at the Druid Theatre

Druid to celebrate 50 years with exhibition in Galway

An exhibition in Galway will feature photographs spanning half a century, of the Druid Theatre Company by renowned Connacht Tribune photographer, Joe O'Shaughnessy.

Regional • 12 Jul

From humble beginnings in 1975, the Druid Theatre Company has grown to be one of the country's foremost arts organisations

Galway celebrates 50th year of Druid Theatre Company

A special event has been held in Galway to mark the 50th anniversary of the first production by the Druid Theatre Company.

Connacht • 04 Jul

Mary Jane (R), who has secured a home, with Galway Simon CEO Karen Golden

'Hugely distressing' to face homelessness in retirement

Many people wonder if they will ever afford to buy a home and how they will pay for rising rents in retirement.

Connacht • 25 Jun

$Philippe Poncet, nearest to front, finishing the 85km cycle in Letterfrack, Co Galway$

Cycling tour to raise awareness for COPD reaches Galway

Ireland's former professional cycling champion Sean Kelly and Italy's Claudio Chiappucci are in Galway for the last leg of an international tour to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Ireland • 21 Jun

Public moving of Galway ringbouys putting 'lives at risk'

Water Safety Ireland has condemned the deliberate removal of lifebuoys near open water locations in Galway, saying the absence of the flotation aids could have fatal consequences.

Connacht • 18 Jun

The Benedictine monastery at Kylemore Abbey (Pics: Peter Molloy)

Monastery at Kylemore Abbey wins major architecture award

A Benedictine monastery at Kylemore Abbey has won the Public Choice Award for architecture.

Connacht • 18 Jun

Temporary flood protection measures pictured close to the Spanish Arch in Galway city last year

Construction of Galway flood defences to begin in 2030

Work on permanent measures to guard against flooding in Co Galway will not begin until at least 2030.

Connacht • 17 Jun

The initial works on the dig will take four weeks before a full-scale excavation gets under way

Work to seal off part of former Tuam mother-and-baby home

Preliminary works to enable the excavation of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, are under way.

Connacht • 16 Jun

The research of Catherine Corless drew attention to burial practices at the Mother and Baby home in Tuam

Excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby home site welcomed

Catherine Corless, whose research first drew attention to burial practices at the Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, says the announcement about the impending excavation of the site is wonderful news.

Ireland • 11 Jun

Pre-excavation work due at former mother-and-baby home

Work to allow for the excavation of a burial ground at the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, will begin next Monday.

Ireland • 11 Jun

The measures also include plans to abolish a €5 discount on rents for pensioners, those with children or people with a disability

Plans for Galway local authority rent rises criticised

Galway City Councillors have roundly criticised plans to increase rents for over 2,500 local authority tenants.

Connacht • 09 Jun