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A total of 102 suicide deaths were recorded in Galway city and county from 2019 to 2022, the highest number reported in the west, north-west, and mid-west in that period, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Galway has shown great community spirit after supporting Galway Simon Community throughout 2023.

Galway music fans devastated by this week’s break-up of Irish band Hudson Taylor may find solace in plans that one half of the fraternal duo, Harry Hudson-Taylor, will play the Róisín Dubh tomorrow, Friday, March 1, at 8pm.

On Mother’s Day, Sunday, March 10, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) are asking everyone to ‘Walk in Pink’ for breast cancer research starting at 10:30 am from The Claddagh Hall to Blackrock and back.

Earning a qualification in business will allow you to learn a skill that can be used in all careers. Galway Community College offers QQI accredited courses in business and accounting at both Level 5 and 6. There are many opportunities arising from this vocational area, one of which to study to become an accountant which can open many doors into employment and higher education in Ireland and abroad.

The University of Galway’s next on-campus undergraduate open day is taking place on Saturday March 9, from 9am to 3pm, providing prospective students, parents, guidance counsellors and teachers the opportunity to explore campus facilities, discover academic programmes, tour the picturesque campus and get an insight into student life.

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample a wide variety of events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Galway city and county. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 4th to 8th March this year across the country.

The recently opened BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry, the community-based ‘Healthy Islands’ initiative, an innovative Corofin start-up, and a pilot scheme aimed at improving energy saving and management in County Galway’s social housing stock have been named winners at the 2024 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards.

By Hannah Martin

The Third Irish Rhythm & Soul Weekend will take place in the Galway Bay Hotel from Thursday, March 8, to Sunday, March 10.