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Galway is not being given the priority it deserves in terms of delivery under transport, according to Galway City West Independent candidate Kenny Deery. The high-profile business leader, who entered the race for a City Council seat earlier this month, is accusing the Government of “driving a bus through its own timelines”, adding that “nobody is calling it out” at a local level.

Midlands North-West European Candidate and Leader of Seanad Éireann, Senator Lisa Chambers, has said that addressing Galway’s housing challenges and transport issues has to be a top priority, not just for Galway’s sake but for the entire Western region. She was speaking ahead of a public information meeting in the city on this coming Monday.

Two prominent Galway Fine Gael politicians handed in their notice ahead of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s shock resignation yesterday.

There are three Sarah McInerneys: the gregarious Drivetime radio presenter with a hearty laugh, the tough TV interviewer regularly skewering politicians, and – surprisingly – the shy, Galway-accented woman who considers herself a country girl at heart.

Fresh from performing ‘Land Of My Other’ on The Tommy Tiernan Show, lyrical duo The Breath bring their lush alt-folk stylings to Monroe’s Live on Tuesday, February 20, at 8pm

Local Fianna Fáil Deputy Robert Troy has welcomed new measures aimed at helping victims of domestic violence.

Galway-based folk duo Niall Teague and Padraic Joyce have shared a new video for their festival single ‘Another Merry Christmas’.

Jimmy Duggan who passed away this week at the age of 93, was once described as “the best pound-for-pound hurler in Ireland.”

My name is Latisha McCrudden, and I am nineteen years of age. I sat my Leaving Cert this summer and with hard work and determination have been accepted into the University of Galway to study Law where my dream of being a solicitor can be fulfilled, a dream I have had since I was a young girl. For as long as I can remember I have always dreamt and pictured myself taking on high class cases in Ireland and being my own boss in my own office.