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Local Link Mayo have officially launched recently 'A Connected Mayo' their TFL Local Link Mayo Strategy.

The Ultra Cyclists are once again gearing up to undertake a ultra cycling challenge to raise funds for three mental health charities – Mindspace Mayo, Turn2me and Make the Moove, a Macra na Feirme mental health initiative.

Homelessness and Housing charity Galway Simon Community is calling on people across Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and beyond to take on their Virtual Sleep Out for Simon challenge to raise awareness and vital funds to help prevent homelessness in the West.

More than €195,000 has been allocated to 12 Galway community and voluntary groups, including Croí and Our Lady’s Boys Club - to help them “overcome challenges” presented by Covid-19.

Celebrating themes of Openness, Discovery, Celebration & Belonging - Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir 2021 will take place on Friday, September 17.

One of the victims of the pandemic over the past while has been the absence of strong discourse on anything other than the virus itself. Like a tsunami, it has come in and engulfed everything, has suppressed debate on matters of great import and placed shadows into corners where light should be shone. And to be fair, that was to be expected.

Covid-19 has had a disproportionate and potentially devastating long-term impact on the health and wellbeing of the Traveller Community in Galway city and county, according to assessments and reports compiled by the Galway Traveller Movement.

The Galway Film Fleadh returns from Tuesday July 20 to Sunday 25, both in-person and online, and boasts a programme of 11 world premieres, 45 new films, and more than 100 shorts.

The “ever increasing prevalence of drugs” in our society and the existence of drug gangs cannot be stopped or defeated by the current methods of criminalisation and enforcement.

A city councillor is calling on the local authority to purchase beach wheelchairs to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.