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I have been talking a lot recently about public or collective memory. The series of commemorations that began two years ago illustrates that while we may have different interpretations of the events that gave rise to the birth of our nation, it is clear that the happenings of 1919-1923 are firmly embedded in the collective conscience. We will never agree on the finer detail of the roles played by the principal protagonists involved in the Treaty negotiations of 1921.

The Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins met with members of Salthill Active Retired, Access For All, AMACH!, Silver Rainbows and Salthill Men’s Shed group in Salthill, to test out the new Age Friendly seating located adjacent to Ladies Beach.

Miss Galway, Ava Mathews, together with her friends and family undertook a clean up at Loughrea Lake in Co Galway as part of a volunteering initiative for the Miss Ireland 2022 title.

Celebrated American scientist, neurodiversity exponent and respected animal behaviorist Professor Temple Grandin comes to Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew next month (11 August) to speak at the centenary conference honoring the life and work of Aleen Cust, the first woman to work as a veterinary surgeon in Ireland and Britain in the early 1900s.

Commenting on the most recent CSO Residential Property Price Index for April, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said the highest increases are now happening outside of Dublin, with three factors at play, the expensive nature of the Dublin market which has resulted in the elongation of the commuter belt; new working norms which are making areas such as the South-East particularly attractive and the sterling- Brexit factor which is seeing continuing high increases in the Border region, 22.1 percent in the year to April.

Fianna Fáil Senator Aidan Davitt has called for a debate on Ireland corporate tax rate.

Teaching excellence at NUI Galway was celebrated at a special ceremony this week, with awards presented to staff members for outstanding efforts in teaching.

Responding to the latest RTB rent Index for Q4 2021 IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, welcomed the strong acknowledgement by the RTB that the Index represents only new tenancies registered in Q4 2021, rather than representing the current levels of all rentals, a point the Institute has been striving to highlight for some time.

There was great excitement in Castlebar on Friday April 1 when the Mayor of Hochstadt, Mr Gerald Brehm and local Sculptor Cathal Mc Carthy were welcomed to Davitt College by Principal Mr Conor O’Reilly.

The founder of the Galway Advertiser, Ronnie O’Gorman was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Arts by NUI Galway at a ceremony held in the university on Tuesday.