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County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census.
Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline. The town has increased in population in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Although the town also serves as a commuter town for the city of Galway, it also remains an independent market town. Loughrea is the fourth most populous settlement in County Galway, with a population of 5,556 as of 2016.
Michael Fahy was an Irish farmer, and a Fianna Fáil and sometime Independent member of Galway County Council. From Ardrahan and first elected to the council in 1979, he resigned from Fianna Fáil in 2004 when under investigation for misappropriation of funds from the council. He served a prison sentence for this in 2007, but his conviction was overturned in 2011. He rejoined Fianna Fáil in 2018.
The M6 motorway is a motorway in Ireland, which runs from Dublin to Galway. The M6 extends from its junction with the M4 at Kinnegad all the way west to the outskirts of Galway City, but the Athlone bypass and the approach to Galway city - while of dual carriageway standard - have not been designated motorway and are still signed as N6. The motorway was officially completed and opened to traffic on 18 December 2009, and was the first city-to-city direct major inter-urban route to be completed in Ireland. The M6 and M4, which form the Galway-Dublin route, consist of a grade-separated 2+2 dual carriageway road with a top speed limit of 120 km/h. At approximately 144 km (90 mi), the M6 is the third longest motorway in the state and will be 159 km.
Michael Griffin was an Irish Catholic priest who was murdered during the Irish War of Independence.
Richard John Kelly (1810–1884) was an Irish journalist and the founder of The Tuam Herald.
Patrick O'Flaherty was Mayor of Galway from 1964 to 1965 and from 1973 to 1975.
Michael Smyth was an Irish trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 1971 to 1972.
F. Gerard Colgan (1907–2004) was Mayor of Galway.
Donal Lyons was the Mayor of Galway from 2001–02 and from 2014–15.
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.
Michael Crowe, Mayor of Galway 2010–11.
Jimmy McClearn is an Irish politician serving as a Galway County Councillor and the former Mayor of County Galway from 2010-2011.
Patrick Deeley is an Irish poet.
Pat O'Driscoll is a Gaelic football manager and former player, who also played hurling, from County Kerry.
Peter Feeney was County Councillor and Mayor of County Galway, Ireland in 2008-09.
Tom McHugh, County Councillor and Mayor of County Galway 2009-10.
Loughrea Hurling is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 by Dillon Mannion and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Pat O Connor and Mike Kelly were in charge of the 2006 Galway Senior Hurling Championship were the team reached The All Ireland Club Final were they were defeated by Kilkenny’s Ballyhale Shamrocks ending a great campaign.
An election to Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 39 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, an increase in 9 seats from 2009. In addition Ballinasloe Town Council, Loughrea Town Council and Tuam Town Council were all abolished.
