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In late October 1890, Arthur J Balfour, nephew of the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury of the time, and recently appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland, went on a walking tour of the distressed districts along the Galway and Mayo coast. Accompanied only by his sister, and local officials who joined them as they passed through different districts, they travelled without police escort. Remembering that it was only eight years since the Phoenix Park Murders* it was a brave gesture. But Balfour was probably the best of them.** He was genuinely anxious to improve the conditions of the area. He had influence in London, and an imaginative grasp of his brief for Ireland. He met and talked with the local community leaders, listened to what they had to say; and sat by the open fires listening to the mná tí.

The Oranmore Railway Station is to open to passengers on Monday July 29 to serve the east of the city and county.

Public transport passengers throughout Galway are being advised to check the Bus Eireann website this morning to see if services will resume following talks which continued up to the deadline of midnight last night.

Oranmore Railway Station will open to passengers in July, Iarnród Éireann has confirmed, in a move that will be welcomed by commuters, business, and tourism.

The Galway County Council is to fence off the site for the new Oranmore Railway Station is to commence within the next three weeks.

Work is to start on the new Oranmore Railway Station which, when opened, will service the Limerick and Dublin railway lines and provide commuter access to Galway city.

A rail link between Athenry and Tuam should be given “serious consideration” according to a new report and a recently formed campaign group based in the Tuam area.

The Government is fully committed to making travel in Galway smarter, making roads safer, and getting people back on their bikes, that is according to Minister Alan Kelly who opened the Public Bike Symposium this week.

Iarnród Éireann is proposing that the central focus of investment plans for the national Intercity network in the revised transport investment programme be targeted at improving speeds on the country’s long-distance rail lines.

Some €61,000 has been allocated for improvement works at Athlone train station, Deputy Nicky McFadden has announced.