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BY DECLAN VARLEY

The Explorers Education Programme team at Galway Atlantaquaria have announced that Scoil Iosaif Naofa, Oranmore, and Scoil Sailearna, Inverin, are among the top schools in 14 coastal counties that have been selected to complete an Explorers Healthy Oceans project, and be in with a chance of winning a Marine Institute’s Explorers Ocean Champion Award for primary schools in Ireland.

Galway received a welcome jobs boost this week when it was announced that Signify Health a leading U.S. value-based healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks, is to open a new technology centre that is expected to create more than 125 new technology innovation roles in the city during the next two years.

Sean Canney Independent TD has stated that farming in Ireland needs to be adjusted to ensure we have full production for our food industry.

A group of 22 female Afghan refugees have been welcomed to NUI Galway to learn about the opportunities for higher education at the University.

A Galway-based specialist training provider is part of a groundbreaking, European-wide project to assist people with an acquired brain injury to successfully return to the workplace.

Musician, author, and activist Declan O’Rourke will use his Galway concert this Saturday (March 19) and his Irish tour to support Concern Worldwide’s campaign, calling on global leaders to end conflict-driven hunger and famine.

Self-taught designer and owner of her brand, Emerald and Wax Designs, Virtue Shine is a powerhouse woman settled in Barna, County Galway. Inspired by her Ghanian upbringing and love for Japanese architecture, Virtue creates unique and vibrant designs, which she describes as “wearable art”. Chatting to Virtue, I learned about the inspirations behind her brand, as well as the struggles that still face women in Ireland’s business field.

It has been a hugely encouraging start to the SSE Airtricity League season for Galway United, who travel to Lissywollen on Friday for another important fixture against Athlone Town (7.45pm).

Gregory stayed at the Algonquin Hotel, on 44th Street, a few blocks from the Maxine Elliott Theatre where JM Synge’s play The Playboy of the Western World, opened on Monday November 27 1911. This was the Abbey Theatre’s first tour of America, and it was much anticipated. But its opening night was brought to a standstill by riotous and disruptive behaviour by a yahoo Irish element, who objected to its depiction of Irish womanhood. The play continued only after the police dragged off the worst offenders to jail.