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The annual Galway City Tidy Towns Garden Competition results have been announced, illustrating the great range of green spaces that abound across the city.

Tom McLean, a contemporary figurative painter and illustrator who lives and works in Galway City, has won a highly commended prize for his work Note to Self at the National Gallery of Ireland’s Zurich Portrait Prize. Me Ma Healing Me by Salvatore of Lucan was announced as the winning portrait this evening at a virtual ceremony. Vanessa Jones’ portrait Cabbage Baby (Self Portrait) also received a highly commended prize to the sum of €1,500.

The floods which have played havoc with Salthill over the last decade could be greatly reduced and minimised now that flood relief plans for the area are progressing.

Over recent weeks, we have seen acts of crime which have been circulated widely on social media, both in the city centre and within our communities. The key common factor in all instances is that they are acts of crime.

Aran Island Ferries was awarded ‘BEST IRISH EXPERIENCE’ 2021 by travel2ireland and the Irish Travel Trade Network this week.

Cllr Alan Cheevers says money should have been allocated to enhance lighting at Ballyloughane and the Liam Mellows walkway.

This hugely successful partnership has previously been synonymous with the group’s flagship property, The Connacht Hotel, but as the group has grown over the last few years the time is now right to expand the partnership.

Some of Galway’s top distance runners will be competing in what is traditionally the blue riband event of the athletics season, the National Cross Country Championships.

The winter has always been a particularly tough time on health services, the colder darker season brings with it the usual illnesses and ailments that put our frontline nurses and doctors under added pressure, this has long been true even before the last 20 months of pandemic battle.

As we approach the end of another year, it is always interesting to review the local political goings-on in the Galway City Council. Let us examine each grouping in the chamber.