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Local Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael Crowe has welcomed Cabinet approval this week to amend legislation in order to increase sentences for knife crime.

A collection of photographs documenting the history of University of Galway has been published after being collected and archived in a project sponsored by Agallamh na Seanórach/Retired Staff Association.

As preparations intensify for Ireland’s largest horse racing festival, the Galway Races (from Monday July 29 to Sunday August 4) for one action packed week, excitement mounts with the announcement of a new partnership with ‘Salthill Hotel’, located on the picturesque promenade in Galway city.

The town of Galway was virtually an independent city state, self-contained politically and ecclesiastically, relying on its own resources as it was cut off from the central English authority until the 16th century. Then, the Tudors began to extend their influence westwards so that the city gradually came totally under their dominion. The real symbol of that growing influence was the fortifications, four in number, raised to defend this all-important location against all enemies, notably France and Spain.

Senator Lisa Chambers, who will contest for a seat in the Midlands-North West constituency in the forthcoming European elections, has identified Westmeath as a central figure in the campaign to secure the European Energy Commissioner post for Ireland.

Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has become the first university in Ireland to be officially designated an ADHD-friendly university by ADHD Ireland.

Sidero, an Ireland-based engineering services and cloud-native software development company with deep technology specialisation in the communications vertical, with a base in Monksland, Athlone, has announced the merger completion and will operate as GlobalLogic (a Hitachi Group Company) in Ireland following its acquisition by the digital engineering leader in July 2023.

The clocks went forward by one hour during the recent Easter weekend.

Houseplants is the fully-fledged creative vision of two of Ireland’s most respected artists – Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan, and innovative, atmospheric producer Daithí.

The Japanese Film Festival Ireland returns to Galway for its 15th edition this week, with a line-up highlighting the best of that country’s cinema.