Galway is a city in the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht,the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland,with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910.
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the Cathaoirleach of Galway City Council. The council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area of the city of Galway which is the largest city in the province of Connacht,in Ireland. The current mayor is Peter Keane,(FF).
Fintan A. Coogan is an Irish former Fine Gael politician from Galway. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for five years,a senator for five years,and was twice Mayor of Galway.
Peter Greene (Mayor) (October 1895 –21 December 1963) was Mayor of Galway from 1954 to 1960.
James Francis ("Jimmy") Redington was Mayor of Galway from 1960 to 1961,the sixth since Restoration of Office.
Martin Divilly was Mayor of Galway from 1963 to 1964 and from 1970 to 1971.
Patrick O'Flaherty was Mayor of Galway from 1964 to 1965 and from 1973 to 1975.
Thomas Tierney previous Mayor of Galway,Ireland.
Michael Smyth was an Irish trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 1971 to 1972.
Michéal ÓhUiginn was the Mayor of Galway on three separate occasions:from 1972–1973,1979–1980,and 1995–1996.
F. Gerard Colgan (1907–2004) was Mayor of Galway.
John Francis King was the Mayor of Galway from 1978–1979.
John Mulholland was an Irish politician who was the Mayor of Galway from 1986 to 1987 and again from 1996 to 1997.
Martin Quinn is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 2000 to 2001.
Val Hanley was a Mayor of Galway,Ireland.
Tom Costello is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 2007 to 2008.
Pádraig Conneely is an Irish Fine Gael party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 2008 to 2009,where he was known as "the maverick mayor".
William ÓCiardhubháin,fl. 1488,was an Irish merchant and the founder of one of the Tribes of Galway.
Michael O'Flaherty was Mayor of Galway,Ireland from September 1950 to 19 September 1952.
Michael 'Moegie' Maher is an Irish politician,who served was the Mayor of County Galway from 2011 to 2012,and again since June 2022.
