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Galway City Council is delighted to announce the return of Café Lates this August, with five cafes across the city extending their opening hours on Thursday evenings, inviting people in for a mix of workshops, DJ nights, spoken word events, and other creative experiences. The participating cafés are: Plámás (Dominick Street), 56 Central (Shop Street), Fairhill Café (Abbeygate Street), Little Lane Coffee Company (Bonham Quay), and Limited Coffee Co. (Woodquay), with some cafés hosting events weekly and others on a monthly basis.

Playground Refurbishment: Closure Notice

CEADÚNAIS DO PHÁIRCEANNA IMEARTHA DON SÉASÚR 2026-2027
Tréimhse an Cheadúnais – 1 Mean Fomhair, 2026 go dtí an 31 Lunasa, 2027

REILIG AN BHÓTHAIR MHÓIR
DOMHNACH NA REILIGE: 16 LÚNASA, 2026
AIFREANN AG 11 AM

The 2027 Historic Structures Fund (HSF) is now open for applications for grant funding for works to Protected Structures and Structures within Architectural Conservation Areas.

The 2027 Historic Thatched Buildings Grant is now open for applications for grant funding for works to historic domestic and commercial thatched buildings

PITCH LICENCES FOR SEASON 2026-2027
Licence Period – 1st September, 2026 to the 31st August, 2027

BOHERMORE CEMETERY
CEMETERY SUNDAY 16th AUGUST, 2026
MASS AT 11 AM

On 15th June last, team members from Galway City Council travelled to Geel in Belgium as part of our Interreg-funded New European Bauhaus Academy (NEBA) project. Galway City Council’s Architect's Department staff were joined by local stakeholders from the University of Galway and the Atlantic Technological University (ATU), as well as two spatial planning graduate students.

The 2027 Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) is now open for applications for grant funding for works to Protected Structures, Structures within Architectural Conservation Areas, Vernacular Structures, and Historic Shopfronts