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Much of my work on the County Mayo Famine Deaths Database has focussed on inquests. Dr John Atkinson was the Ballina District coroner when the Famine took hold. Atkinson threw himself body and soul at the increasingly grim workload.

Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council, Cllr Frankie Keena, has expressed his complete dismay following confirmation received at this week’s sitting of Athlone-Moate Municipal District meeting that a representative from the Department of Education will not attend a future meeting of elected public representatives to discuss Athlone’s education infrastructural needs.

The accomplishments of 48 high-achieving students took centre stage at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in Athlone this week at the university’s inaugural Scholarship of Excellence awards.

Artists and creatives in Galway are being urged to apply to take part in a pilot scheme that will see 2,000 people in the sector receive a basic income payment for the next three years.

Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell has called on the Government to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to hospital overcrowding following the publication of the INMO’s trolley watch analysis for March.

With 57% of people aged 25 to 45 concerned about their fertility, new research from Boots Ireland is making fertility visible and shining a light on the issues being experienced.

Not far shy of 40 years ago, I entered college in Galway at what was then Galway RTC. College is an exciting time, as you throw off the shackles of your life up to that point and set about reinventing yourself. You walk onto a new stage, with a different supporting cast. Whether you were a star actor in the drama of your life up until that point, or whether you were a backstage hand, all bets are off when you go to college. All roles are up for grabs.

Foróige, the youth development organisation, has joined forces with GMIT to run a mentoring programme at the local third level college.

Adult volunteers are needed for a mentoring initiative for young people aged 10 to 18 years who are living in direct provision in Salthill.

Covid-19 is once again transmitting rapidly in local communities and the HSE is urging people to continue to adhere to the public health advice as the rise in cases is placing huge stress on our healthcare services.