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Hundreds of volunteers across Galway have removed a total of 2,874kg — nearly three tonnes — of litter from beaches in and around the city this month as part of the Clean Coasts initiative.

City of Galway Mayor, Cllr Clodagh Higgins, in approaching her final days in office, says Galway is an "amazing place that we are truly privileged to call home".

Sixty six years ago this week, on June 16 1957, Pearse Stadium opened.

There was never anything like the visit by the Yanks to get the best delph out in the house. The blue willow cups with the delicate handles and the immaculately-decorated plates which year round never saw our thick fingers, were paraded out to hold hot tea and Irish salads of ham and corned beef and scallions and ripe tomatoes. Lettuce not forget those days.

Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Clodagh Higgins speaking at the presentation of the annual Mayor’s Awards last week said that Galway City Council was proud to honour and celebrate the many people who work quietly behind the scenes to make their communities stronger, more vibrant, often inspiring and motivating to others.

The concluding ‘action day’ meeting of ‘Women Together for a Better World’ development course took place in Ballybane Library, this Tuesday, May 23, seeing a diverse group of Galway’s women meeting to discuss the challenges they face and how to confront and change them.

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We began the Active School Flag process in September 2021 and got our second flag in January 2023. We were recognised as an “outstanding” school by our Inspector Ita Seoighe. She liked what we had done with our school so much that she decided to invite Minister Hildegarde Naughton to come and see our school.

Speaking to the Athlone Advertiser this week, Westmeath County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Aengus O'Rourke, expressed positive thoughts as he addressed the future holds for the Old Tech Building on Northgate Street in the heart of Athlone.