🎉Local Community Festival Grants 2026 - Applications Now Open! Apply at https://submit.link/4Cf Closing Date: 9 March 2026 Read more at www.GalwayCity.ie

⏰ Reminder: Nominations for the 2026 Mayor’s Awards close at 4pm on Friday, 6 March. Know a volunteer or group making a difference in Galway? 👉 Nominate them today: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKz2J4E539

🏡Suirbhé ar líne maidir le Tithíocht Inacmhainne - chun léargas níos doimhne a fháil ar an éileamh atá ar Thithíocht Inacmhainne. Féach https://apps.galwaycity.ie/iforms/index.php/839154?newtest=Y&lang=en

🥕GCC is exploring new locations for allotments and community gardens and we’d love your input. Share feedback by 5pm on Monday 2 March: 🥕online at www.GalwayCity.ie 🥕or through printed surveys - available at city libraries (Westside, Galway City or Ballybane); City Hall, or call (091) 536 400.

🏡Affordable Housing Online Survey: GCC is conducting a survey to gain deeper insights into Affordable Housing demand in Galway City. See https://apps.galwaycity.ie/iforms/index.php/933678?newtest=Y&lang=en Note completion does not imply eligibility/ future offer of affordable housing.

🐾 Dogs of Galway City – Week Three! Meet Cosmo, the newest face of our “Love Your Dog, Love Your City” campaign! Fun fact: Loves chasing cats but hasn’t figured out how to catch one yet. See it. Bag it. Bin it. And if you can’t bin it, bring it home! Get a free vest at City Hall + tag us.

📣 Galway City — Your Voice Matters! Galway City Local Community Safety Partnership is developing a new Community Safety Plan, and we want it to reflect the real experiences, concerns, and hopes of people who live, work, study, and spend time in our city. See https://forms.office.com/e/WpXr1HPSJH

🌟 Social Inclusion Grant 2026 now open! Grants of €300–€2,000 available for projects that promote equality, reduce disadvantage, and support inclusion across Galway City. Apply: galwaycity.ie/social-inclusion-grant Deadline: 12pm, 9 March 2026

🎬 Galway Voices is here — a youth‑led film series celebrating creativity and night‑time culture in Galway’s Westend. Watch the first film + catch new releases every Monday at 8pm, or explore the Video Portrait Trail across the Westend. 🔗 thisisgalway.ie/galway-voices

Nominations for the 2026 Mayor’s Awards are now open! Help us celebrate the volunteers who make Galway a better place. 👉 Nominate someone today: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKz2J4E539

🎉Local Community Festival Grants 2026 - Applications Now Open! Apply at https://submit.link/4Cf Closing Date: 9 March 2026 Read more at www.GalwayCity.ie

Tá mí Éire Ag Léamh buailte linn! I rith mí Feabhra, tá muid ag spreagadh daoine dul ar strae agus leabhar maith acu chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar shonas agus tairbhe na léitheoireachta, roimh Lá Éire ag Léamh Dé Sathairn, 28 Feabhra. #ÉireAgLéamh

Celebrate the joy of reading this February with Ireland Reads 2026! Take time to #GetLost in a great book and join the nationwide experience. #IrelandReads

🌛Galway City Café Lates 2026 Opens Call for Expressions of Interest 🟣60 events increased footfall and evening experiences in City in 2024/2025 ☕Open to cafés in Galway City Centre and Salthill ➡️Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 2 March 2026 See www.GalwayCity.ie

Join us for a workshop for the Festival and Event sector in the West, exploring skills needs, industry trends and available supports. With guest speakers Ali Curran and Donna Close. 📅 25 Feb 2026, 10–12.30 | Galway Chamber Register via email: [email protected]

🥕GCC is exploring new locations for allotments and community gardens and we’d love your input. Share feedback by 5pm on Monday 2 March: 🥕online at www.GalwayCity.ie 🥕or through printed surveys - available at city libraries (Westside, Galway City or Ballybane); City Hall, or call (091) 536 400.

🌛Galway City Café Lates 2026 Opens Call for Expressions of Interest 🟣60 events increased footfall and evening experiences in City in 2024/2025 ☕Open to cafés in Galway City Centre and Salthill ➡️Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 2 March 2026 See www.GalwayCity.ie

Nominations for the 2026 Mayor’s Awards are now open! Help us celebrate the volunteers who make Galway a better place. 👉 Nominate someone today: https://forms.office.com/e/ZKz2J4E539

🌟 Social Inclusion Grant 2026 now open! Grants of €300–€2,000 available for projects that promote equality, reduce disadvantage, and support inclusion across Galway City. Apply: galwaycity.ie/social-inclusion-grant Deadline: 12pm, 9 March 2026

🚦Roadworks will commence on Rosshill Road on Monday 16 February for approximately eight weeks. A shuttle traffic management system will be in place. Minor delays expected. Please allow additional time. Use alternative routes where possible. Thank you to all road users for your cooperation.

🎉 Community Festival Grants 2026 now open! Support for locally run events that bring neighbours together across Galway City. Grants €300–€2,000 available. Apply: https://submit.link/4Cf Deadline: 12pm, 9 March Info: www.GalwayCity.ie

Looking for a positive way to make an impact this summer? 🌟 Special Olympics Ireland is recruiting volunteers for the Ireland Summer Games, 18–21 June! Join the team behind Ireland’s biggest inclusive sports event. Sign up: www.irelandgames.ie/volunteer

It's Ireland Reads month! Throughout February, we're encouraging people to get lost in a good book to celebrate the joy and the benefits of reading, ahead of Ireland Reads Day Saturday, 28 February. #IrelandReads

Join us for a workshop for the Festival and Event sector in the West, exploring skills needs, industry trends and available supports. With guest speakers Ali Curran and Donna Close. 📅 25 Feb 2026, 10–12.30 | Galway Chamber Register via email: [email protected]

🐾 Dogs of Galway City – Week 1🐾 Meet Toby in their hi‑vis vest. Fun fact: The hi‑vis helps his owners catch him trying to eat the furniture. Help keep Galway City clean: See it. Bag it. Bin it. And if you can’t bin it, bring it home! Get a free vest at City Hall + tag us with your photo!

Closure Notice: Father Burke Playground will be closed for 6 weeks to facilitate refurbishment works. Starts 16 February. We would like thank the public for their co-operation while works are ongoing.

🏡Affordable Housing Online Survey: GCC is conducting a survey to gain deeper insights into Affordable Housing demand in Galway City. See https://apps.galwaycity.ie/iforms/index.php/933678?newtest=Y&lang=en Note completion does not imply eligibility/ future offer of affordable housing.

🏡Suirbhé ar líne maidir le Tithíocht Inacmhainne - chun léargas níos doimhne a fháil ar an éileamh atá ar Thithíocht Inacmhainne. Féach https://apps.galwaycity.ie/iforms/index.php/839154?newtest=Y&lang=en

🚗 Mayor Cubbard, was joined by Galway Chamber and business representatives in the city last week to launch a new ‘Parking Made Easy for our Visitors’ information pack. The pack is available at www.GalwayCity.ie Printed copies available by contacting 091 536 400 or [email protected]

💚“Tá Gaeilge agam” - Cead Míle Fáilte to Gaeilge in City Hall GCC has launched a new initiative to encourage engagement ‘trí Gaeilge’. Staff and Elected Members wearing a lanyard featuring icons of Galway City and the phrase “Tá Gaeilge agam”, are showing that they are open to engaging in Irish.

The National Community Safety Survey is now live, and we are encouraging everyone in Galway City to take part. Your views will help shape future community safety priorities. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/GCLPSurvey

🏡 Staff Vacancy: Resettlement Support Worker ➡️ Deadline: 19 February 2026 ➕ Read more - www.GalwayCity.ie

Our Active Travel team has published a newsletter with updates on: Ballybane Road and Castlepark Road Cycle Network Scheme Bóthair Stiofáin Cycle Network Scheme Salmon Weir Bridge Pedestrian Crossing See https://tinyurl.com/yyr883d5