TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 24, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to report drill results for 7 diamond drill holes at the Southwest Deposit in the Company's 100%-owned flagship Clarence Stream high-grade gold project in New Brunswick, Canada. The Clarence Stream Gold Project hosts district-scale potential, with an approximately 65-kilometre strike length of highly prospective gold showings and anomalies; and a 2022 MRE of 12.4 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au Indicated for 922,000 oz., and 16.0 Mt @ 2.6 g/t Au Inferred for 1.334 M oz. gold from the NI 43-101 technical report titled "Technical Report on the Clarence Stream Mineral Resource Project, New Brunswick, Canada" dated March 31, 2022, by SLR Consulting Ltd.

Rob Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Galway stated, "The Southwest Deposit continues to deliver robust high-grade intercepts at shallow depths, reinforcing our interpretation of strong vertical and lateral continuity. By connecting mineralization from depth into the near-surface pit shells, we are working to enhance the overall coherence of the deposit. These results will be incorporated into our ongoing Mineral Resource Estimate update, which we anticipate releasing around the end of Q2. We believe this phase of drilling has the potential to positively influence the near-surface component of the resource and further highlight the open-pit potential at Clarence Stream."

Highlights (Plan Map)

• CL-242: 9.0 g/t Au over 6.0m, including 44.7 g/t Au over 1.0m; and 1.6 g/t Au over 15.0m

• CL-240: 52.3 g/t Au over 2.0m (including 104.0 g/t Au over 1.0m); 33.5 g/t Au over 2.0m (including 66.2 g/t Au over 1.0m); and 1.1 g/t Au over 20.0m

• CL-241: 2.8 g/t Au over 13.0m, including 8.0 g/t Au over 2.0m

• CL-243: 2.5 g/t Au over 6.0m, including 6.7 g/t Au over 1.0m

• CL-239: 1.4 g/t Au over 13.0m, including 5.8 g/t Au over 1.0m

Drilling Strengthens Near-Surface Gold Within Existing Resource Pit Shells

The seven drill holes reported herein are in the northeastern portion of the Southwest Deposit. Drilling was designed to fill gaps within existing resource pit shells and extend mineralization toward surface.

On Section 1, drill hole CL-242 returned 9.0 g/t Au over 6.0m beginning just 15 meters from surface. Nearby holes CL-240 and CL-243 intersected additional near-surface mineralization, including 1.1 g/t Au over 20.0m and 2.5 g/t Au over 6.0m, respectively.

Deeper drilling along the resource pit margins also returned strong high-grade intercepts, including 52.3 g/t Au over 2.0m (including 104.0 g/t Ag over 1.0m) and 33.5 g/t Au over 2.0m (including 66.2 g/t Au over 1.0m) in CL-240 and 1.6 g/t Au over 15.0m in CL-242.

On Section 2, drilling continued to connect mineralization between previously reported holes, with CL-239 returning 1.4 g/t Au over 13.0m and CL-238 intersecting 1.0 g/t Au over 8.0m and 0.6 g/t Au over 9.0m.

There are currently 44 drill holes from the Southwest Deposit with pending assays, including 7 holes located near the drill results reported in this release. For a complete list of Southwest Deposit assays, please refer to the Assay and Coordinate Table.

Geology and Mineralization

The Clarence Stream deposits can be characterized as intrusion-related, structurally controlled, quartz-vein hosted gold deposits. These deposits consist of quartz veins and quartz stockwork within brittle-ductile fault zones that include adjacent crushed, altered wall rocks and veinlet material. The mineralized systems are hosted in intrusive and metasedimentary rocks within high strain zones controlled by regional fault systems. Pyrite, base metal sulphides, and stibnite occur in these deposits along with anomalous concentrations of bismuth, arsenic, antimony and tungsten. Alteration in the host rocks is confined within a few metres of quartz veins and occurs mainly in the form of sericitization and chloritization. A more complete description of Clarence Stream's geology and mineralization can be found at www.galwaymetalsinc.com.

Review by Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jesse Fisher, P.Geo., Project Manager for Clarence Stream and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Fisher certifies that this news release fairly and accurately reflects the technical information and data presented. Galway Metals conducts its exploration activities in accordance with CIM Best Practices Guidelines.

Quality Control and Reports

All core, chip/boulder samples, and soil samples are assayed by Activation Laboratories, located at 41 Bittern Street, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, Agat Laboratories, located at 5623 McAdam Road, Mississauga Ontario, Canada L4Z 1N9 and 35 General Aviation Road, Timmins, ON P4P 7C3, and/or Swastika Laboratories situated in Swastika, ON. All four labs have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. All core is under watch from the drill site to the core processing facility. Drill core is NQ size and sample intervals range from 0.5 meters to 1.5 meters in length. All samples are assayed for gold by Fire Assay, with gravimetric finish, and other elements assayed using ICP. The Company's QA/QC program includes the regular insertion of blanks and standards into the sample shipments, as well as instructions for duplication. Standards, blanks and duplicates are inserted at one per 20 samples. Approximately five percent (5%) of the pulps and rejects are sent for check assaying at a second lab with the results averaged and intersections updated when received. Core recovery in the mineralized zones has averaged 99%.

About Galway Metals Inc.

Galway Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its 100%-owned, high-grade, open-pitable flagship Clarence Stream gold project in southwest New Brunswick. Clarence Stream is an emerging gold district with an exploration strike length of approximately 65 kilometres and widths of up to 28 kilometres in certain areas. Galway Metals also has 100%-ownership in the Estrades project, a former producing high-grade, gold-rich polymetallic VMS mine in the northern Abitibi of western Quebec. Led by a management team with a proven track-record of creating shareholder value having sold Galway Resources for US$340 million, Galway Metals is focused on creating value for all its stakeholders.

For additional Information on Galway Metals Inc., Please contact:

Robert Hinchcliffe President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 1-800-771-0680
Email: info@galwaymetalsinc.com
Website: www.galwaymetalsinc.com

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