Connacht Tribune

The Connacht Tribune, also known as An Curadh Connachtach, is a prominent newspaper primarily serving County Galway in Ireland. As the leading regional newspaper for the area, the Tribune Group publishes two editions each week: the Connacht Tribune on Thursdays and the Galway City Tribune on Fridays. These newspapers reach every district in Galway City and all towns and villages across the county. Since January 2007, the weekly readership has exceeded 150,000.

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County Galway JPC had little impact in tackling rural crime

3 days ago | connachttribune.ie | Declan Tierney

A regular forum – now cancelled – which used to provide a platform for questions and answers between the Gardaí, local politicians and members of the community has been dismissed by one veteran Councillor as ineffective in helping to tackle local crime. The County Galway Joint Policing Committee ceased operations in 2024 ahead of its replacement with a community-based group which will also involve members of the Garda being present as their meetings.
Galway hedge growth leaves drivers’ sightlines restricted

4 days ago | connachttribune.ie | Declan Tierney

Motorists are taking their lives in their hands, trying to edge their way onto main roads because the growth of greenery along the verges is restricting their sightlines. That’s according to local Cllr Declan Geraghty as the blame was laid at the doorsteps of both Galway County Council and the National Roads Authority for not cutting back hedges to maintain clear sightlines.
Glowing tributes paid to popular PP as he steps down after 32 years of ministry

6 days ago | connachttribune.ie | Declan Tierney

A rural Galway community is planning a number of celebrations to mark the retirement of their beloved parish priest of 32 years who is stepping down from ministry after a rewarding career. Fr Michael Finneran, who is parish priest in Clontuskert, near Ballinasloe, is looking forward to his retirement, although there is no doubt that due to declining clergy numbers, his services will be called upon – a call he says he is always willing to accept.
East Galway pupils have to cross busy road for sports

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Declan Tierney

An urgent call has been made for improved safety measures at an East Galway primary school where pupils have to cross a busy national road to access playing facilities. Ballaghlea National School, just two miles from Ballygar, is located on the main N63 Claregalway to Roscommon road, which is heavily trafficked on a daily basis.
Clifden Arts Festival extends an invite to join ‘The Journey’

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Judy Murphy

Clifden Arts Festival is inviting audiences to embark on The Journey from September 17 to 28, celebrating how art and experience shape society. This year’s festival will explore themes around memory, heritage, migration, transformation and the imagination. Highlights will include performances by Cork’s White Horse Guitar Club, who offer a blend of Americana and Irish folk, delivering harmony and heart.
Climate issues centre stage in Arts Festival exhibitions

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Judy Murphy

There’s a strong focus on climate change and society in this year’s Galway International Arts Festival’s visual arts programme. Artists and collaborators in many of the shows are responding to the climate crisis, environmental degradation and people’s relationships with nature and each other. They include Scottish artist David Mach, returning to Galway with a new site-specific installation Burning Down the House at the Festival Gallery on William Street.
50-year friendship continues as Druid marks anniversary

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Judy Murphy

McDonogh Capital Investments have come on board as sponsors for Druid Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations this year. Events from the theatre company to mark the 50th milestone include a sold-out double bill of JM Synge’s Riders to the Sea and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Galway this July for the Galway International Arts Festival. Macbeth will transfer to Dublin later this year, while the company’s 2024 Festival production of Samule Beckett’s Endgame will travel to New York.
Top Irish comedians as Laughter Loft turns 21

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Judy Murphy

The popular Laughter Loft at the city’s King’s Head Pub is celebrating 21 years of lunchtime comedy at next month’s Galway International Arts Festival, when some of the biggest names in Irish comedy will be playing in one of the smallest venues on the Irish circuit. Among them are Ardal O’Hanlon, Neil Delamere, Emma Doran, Gearóid Farrelly, Shane Daniel Byrne and Killian Sundermann, Aoife Dunne and Al Porter.
Rogue landlords come under the cosh

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Greedy rogue landlords charging rents higher than is permitted under Galway’s Rent Pressure Zones are now under investigation by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). The RTB confirmed to the Connacht Tribune that some 958 tenancies in Galway were included in a national Rent Pressure Zone compliance campaign launched last year. “To date, 77 of those tenancies in Galway have been put forward for formal investigation and sanction through the campaign,” a spokesperson for RTB said.
Bright future for place with dark history

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Judy Murphy

A major fundraising drive to restore a key section of the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna begins this Sunday with a concert from Cherish the Ladies, whose founder, Joanie Madden has links with the town. The project will create a legacy for future generations while honouring people forced into the workhouse by hunger. JUDY MURPHY hears about the ambitious plans.