Why Galway

Media Partnerships

The Galway Advertiser is Galway’s free community newspaper. Celebrating over 50 years in business in 2020, The Galway Advertiser is by far the highest circulating local paper in the country, free or paid for, with 40,500 copies published every Thursday. 24,500 papers are delivered directly to homes throughout Galway City. The other 16,000 papers are delivered by bulk distribution throughout the city and county, and Thursday is known as ‘Advertiser’ day throughout Galway.


Galway Bay FM is Galway’s most listened to radio station delivering your
message to Galway City and County since 1989. They reach over 70,000 listeners everyday with a perfect mix of music, current affairs, news and sport.


Connacht Tribune is a newspaper circulating chiefly in Galway county. The main regional newspaper for the county, the Tribune Group prints two titles every week – the Connacht Tribune on Thursday and the Galway City Tribune on Friday. Connacht Tribune Group newspapers are circulated in every district of the City and every town and village in the County. As of January 2007, its weekly readership is over 150,000.