Introducing 'Galway Voices: Stories from the Edge', a youth-led digital storytelling project amplifying the voices of young people living and creating in Galway’s Westend, offering a contemporary lens on place, community and the city’s evolving night-time culture.
Read More →Having found your favourite spots to see on your next visit to Galway, it’s time to put the wheels in motion. Share your discoveries with your friends and family, get booking and prepare for an incredibly memorable trip.
If you’re wondering where to eat brunch in Galway, we’ve got you covered. This guide highlights the best brunch restaurants and cafés in Galway, perfect for food lovers looking to enjoy everything from fluffy pancakes and perfectly poached eggs to a freshly brewed coffee. Bon appétit!
Looking for the best festivals in Galway? Dive into This is Galway’s ultimate events and festival calendar – your new go-to guide for everything happening in this vibrant city and beyond. Whether you’re planning a weekend getaway or you’re a local searching for something new to attend, you’ll find all the top festivals, events and community celebrations right here.
Sat across from Megs Morley, Director and Curator of Galway Arts Centre, in a blazing 27-degree heat, iced drinks between us and the city teeming with activity outside, it feels almost fitting that our conversation centres on the vibrancy of the arts scene in Galway and the exciting developments it’s undergoing. Read on for more…
Looking for a wholesome lunch, a post-gym refuel, a fresh breakfast or simply fancy giving your body something other than a spice bag for dinner for the fifth time this week? Galway has plenty of places to keep you well-fed. Here are some of our favourite spots for healthy-ish, delicious food around the city.
Eight a.m. Monday morning. The doors of Plámás open and in spills a collective of Galway life. Neighbours stop in on their way to work, dogs wait patiently for their morning puppuccino, and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifts through the air. Exposed brickwork peeks out beneath white walls, above a coffee machine that hisses and steams. Coats get shaken off as tables fill and a buzzing chatter steadily builds. It’s a scene that has been familiar since Plámás first opened as a small hole-in-the-wall café on Dominick Street Upper. Now, as it approaches its fifth birthday on September 1st, it does so from a new home just a few doors away from where it first began.
The Connacht Hotel has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to sustainability after achieving the prestigious Gold Award from Green Tourism, the world’s leading sustainability certification programme for the tourism and hospitality industry.
Fresh from a four-month-long pop-up at the Guinness Storehouse, Chipeen will head stateside this August to take part in Mór Fest, happening in Tara Mór near Madison Square Garden for five days. Read all about it below…
Galway-based choreographer and performer Magdalena Hylak brings her first full-length ensemble work, RACKET, to the stage at Dance Limerick on the 11th of September at 7:30pm. Find out more here…
Founded in response to a growing need for children in Galway City to have a place to play basketball, Titans Basketball Club has grown into one of the most diverse and inclusive sporting organisations in the country. Discover its story below…
There are few things in life more satisfying than a plate of perfectly glazed and crispy chicken wings. Whether you like them drenched in fiery hot sauce, coated in sticky BBQ glaze or paired with a cooling dip, Galway has plenty of places ready to satisfy your wing cravings.
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