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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan T.D., has announced the selection of Emmet Humphreys and Nathalie Weadick, on behalf of Galway City Council, as the curators to represent Ireland at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice, La Biennale di Venezia - the most important global platform for the exhibition of architecture. Their project, RESIDUUM, was selected following an open call by Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Galway City Council has made an order closing:

Lenaboy Park: From Lenaboy Park entrance gate to outside No. 27 Lenaboy Park.

The Deputy Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Josie Forde welcomed the Celtic American Irish academy into the Council Chamber on Friday the 24 July.

5 New Homes Available – Apply Now!

Red Fox Residential announces 5 New Homes for sale at Radharc Na Tornóige, Headford Road, Galway City. Application portal is NOW OPEN.

Galway City Council was pleased to welcome The Honourable Marc Miller MP, Canada's Minister for Identity and Culture, to City Hall last week as part of his visit to Ireland.

A new pilot scheme providing accessible beach mats at Ballyloughane and Silverstrand has been launched in Galway City, improving access to the shoreline for wheelchair users, people with mobility difficulties, families with buggies and older people.

Exempted Development - Dept of Housing: Planning Circular letter No. PL 02/2026

The Irish Language Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Galway City Council, in collaboration with local community stakeholders, has launched a landmark initiative to identify, map and celebrate the city’s historic urban Gaeltacht areas. ‘An Ghaeltacht’ signs have been installed at the boundaries of eight Gaeltacht townlands within Galway City boundaries – highlighting Irish-speaking regions where the government officially recognises Gaeilge as the primary vernacular language.

Galway City Council has been named by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of three top performing local authorities for environmental enforcement in the Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Performance Report 2025.

Galway City Council welcomed the Irish Ambassador to Estonia, James Sherry, and the Estonian Ambassador to Ireland, Kairi Künka, to Galway this week (Tuesday 21 July), as part of the Galway–Estonia Exchange Event, delivered under the County Pairings Programme during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event formed part of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Communicating Europe Initiative, which supports projects that increase public awareness of the European Union and its impact on everyday life.