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It may not have been the worst storm flood of Galway’s medieval city centre, but residents, business owners and emergency workers all agree that Storm Debi was certainly one of the swiftest.

People who manage volunteers in charities, community groups or clubs are being invited to a Helping Others Help celebration evening in the PorterShed on the evening of November 29. The event is being organised by Galway Volunteer Centre to recognise the critical effort that often happens in the background of community initiatives in Galway city and county.

At a recent Transport Strategic Policy Committee, former Mayors of the city, Cllr Clodagh Higgins and Cllr Noel Larkin expressed their frustration with Galway City being essentially ignored by the powers that be on the issue of the Ring Road.

University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University (Galway) have come together with the Mayor of the City of Galway and the Galway Chamber to announce and sign the Greater Galway Charter – a manifesto for long-term strategic thinking and planning for the region.

Fine Gael held the selection conventions for the local elections for all three of the Galway City Wards last weekend in the Menlo Park Hotel Galway.

Galway City Council will become the first local authority in the country to eliminate road diesel in its larger fleet, by transitioning to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a renewable fuel source. HVO Eliminates up to 90% of net Carbon Dioxide emissions and reduces harmful pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and particulate matter, which can cause asthma and impaired lung function and can make it difficult to breath for some of our citizens.

Galway City Partnership had a fantastic attendance at its event in the Connacht Hotel, Galway, which served as an educational platform for employers to hear about its project and to listen to some first-hand experiences from its clients.

In October 1979, two psychology students, Margaret Brehony and Kathy O’Grady teamed up with a philosophy student, Conall Mac Riocard and formed a group of volunteers. They started a twice weekly soup run to people who were sleeping rough in Galway. They made the soup and sandwiches at home and then they would do the run.

CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at University of Galway, together with Galway City Museum has launched a new public exhibition celebrating the collaboration, creativity and innovation in medical technology (medtech) research in Ireland.