This free museum – located behind the Spanish Arch – traces the history of the city in meticulous detail, spanning from prehistoric Galway to the 20th century. The three-story facility is home ...

Former Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Peter Keane and Cllr Terry Keane present Mary Byrne’s niece Imelda Byrne with an excerpt from the minutes of the Special Meeting on Monday 18 January ...

She then made history on June 30 1975 when she became the first woman to be elected Mayor of the City of Galway. Her first term of office coincided with International Women's Year. She was re ...

Despite its close proximity to Galway City, Claddagh remained a completely separate entity for centuries because of the wall surrounding Galway that kept a very definite divide between this ...

Galway might be Ireland’s most charming city: compact, walkable and filled to the brim with ind ependent shops and restaurants that walk the fine line between cool and kitsch. Cozy, old ...

Dearbhaill Standún and her husband own and operate a restored 17th-century “hill village,” Cnoc Suain, just a short drive from Galway city on Ireland’s west coast. Though the Gaelic speaker ...