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26/07/2026

An unforgettable day for Mayo 💚❤️2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 🏆

A special congratulations to University of Galway graduates Tommy Conroy, Ryan O’Donoghue and Dylan Geaney, and current student Seamus Howard on being part of this historic day.

Comhghairdeas Maigh Eo!

17/07/2026

Best of luck to our University of Galway graduates representing Galway and Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling Final this Sunday!
Wishing the teams, management and everyone involved the very best of luck.

We are especially proud to see so many of our graduates wearing the maroon and white on All-Ireland Final day, including:

🏑 Daithí Burke
🏑 Pádraic Mannion
🏑 Cathal Mannion
🏑 Darren Morrissey
🏑 Conor Whelan
🏑 Evan Niland
🏑 Brian Concannon
🏑 Cian Daniels
🏑 Tiernan Killeen
🏑 Kieran Hanrahan
🏑 Colm Molloy
🏑 Shane Morgan
🏑 John Fleming

06/07/2026

Missed out on tickets for the sold-out Galway International Arts Festival Saw Doctors concert in Galway this summer?

In collaboration with Galway International Arts Festival, Atalia Student Residences DAC is delighted to offer a limited number of exclusive packages of tickets and campus accommodation for University of Galway alumni. Packages are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

To secure your Saw Doctors tickets and accommodation, visit Atalia Student Residences DAC website and click Book Now in the top right-hand corner. Select Rooms, choose your preferred dates (24 July, 25 July or both) and enter the promo code ALUMARTS26.

Book now → https://stay.universityofgalway.ie/

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30/06/2026

📚 50 years of memories
Late nights. Big deadlines. Lifelong friendships.

Join us as we celebrate the James Hardiman Library 💙
📅 25 July 2026
🕚 Drop-in: 11–3pm
📝 Register: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/alumni-friends/upcomingalumnievents/slan-jameshardimanlibraryopenday/
💬 We'd Love to Hear Your Library Story: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hrHjE0bEq0qcbZq5u3aBbNKshlRHZJhAvlzp4VhBbZtUN0NTVVVHOTI1UEpKSUpSOUdDSEswSjVRUS4u

05/06/2026

Delighted to share the Summer 2026 edition of Cois Coiribe – Change Makers.

This edition celebrates the achievements of so many University of Galway Alumni whose creativity, leadership, research and innovation continue to make a positive impact across Ireland and around the world.

🌍 Read Cois Coiribe – Change Makers:
https://impact.universityofgalway.ie/publications/cois-coiribe-change-makers-2026/

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Ger Hurley, who recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and University of Galway Alumni Eve Sheridan and Tom Dillon, who also graduated on the same day.

Ger is pictured with his wife Kathleen, his son Fergus, and the families of Eve and Tom. A lovely reminder of the lifelong connections formed through education and the strong connections between University of Galway and MIT across generations.

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25/05/2026

Hearty congratulations to our 2026 Alumni Award honourees! The awards recognise outstanding graduates from across the University’s global alumni community and highlight their exceptional contributions—nationally and internationally—across a range of fields including the arts, business, law, public service, science, health, sport and emerging leadership.

Tá ceiliúradh déanta ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe ar na móréachtaí atá bainte amach acu siúd ar bronnadh Gradam Alumni orthu ag mórshearmanas bronnta ar an gcampas. Tugann na gradaim aitheantas do chéimithe den scoth ar roghnaíodh iad as pobal alumni na hOllscoile ar fud an domhain. Tarraingíonn na gradaim aird ar an tsárobair atá déanta ag na halumni seo ina réimsí éagsúla féin a n-áirítear leo na dána, gnó, dlí, seirbhís phoiblí, eolaíocht, sláinte, spórt agus ceannaireacht nua, agus tá faighteoirí na ngradam tar éis tionchar nach beag a imirt ag an leibhéal áitiúil, náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta.

The 2026 University of Galway Alumni Award recipients were:

🏆Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies
Professor Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor, University College Dublin

🏆Alumni Award for Business and Commerce - Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
Michael Lohan, Chief Executive Officer, IDA Ireland

🏆Gradam Alumni don Ghaeilge
Deirdre Ní Choistín, Director General of TG4

🏆Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Society – Sponsored by RDJ LLP
Katie Mannion, Managing Solicitor, Irish Refugee Council Law Centre

🏆Alumni Award for Engineering, Science and Technology - Sponsored by Analog Devices
Professor Patrick Farrell, Professor of Numerical Analysis, University of Oxford

🏆Alumni Award for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences – Sponsored by Medtronic
Professor James Meaney, Professor of Radiology and Director, Thomas Mitchell Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging (CAMI), St James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin

🏆Alumni Award for Contribution to Sport
Fiona Murtagh, World Champion Rower

🏆Alumni Award for Emerging Leader - Sponsored by BioInnovate Ireland
Ruth Mackey and David Mackey, founders of MBRYONICS

Pictured: Back row, l-r: Michael Lohan, Professor James Meaney, Professor David Burn, and Ruth Mackey and David Mackey. Front row, l-r: Deirdre Ní Choistín; Professor Fran O’Rourke; Katie Mannion, Professor Patrick Farrell. Not pictured is Fiona Murtagh.
Credit: Aengus McMahon

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01/05/2026

📚 Published a book recently?

If you're a University of Galway graduate and have published a book in the 2025–2026 academic year, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We are currently gathering entries for the Book Catalogue section of the next edition of Cois Coiribe, our biannual alumni magazine. If you’d like your publication to be considered, please complete the short form below.

👉 Submit your book details here: https://lnkd.in/dbMGF7pQ

02/04/2026

The annual Alumni Awards and Gala Banquet is a flagship event in the University of Galway calendar, providing an important opportunity to celebrate, recognise, and honour exceptional alumni for their achievements and contributions in their chosen fields.

While the awards highlight a select group of distinguished graduates each year, the event also serves as a celebration of our entire alumni community and a recognition of the significant role the University plays in shaping society and contributing to the economy.

📅 Saturday, 23 May 2026
📍 Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway
🎟️ Book your place now: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/alumni-friends/alumniawards/

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