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After several millennia of waiting—give or take a few centuries of myth-making, hair-washing, and river-drowning—the city of Galway has decided, at long last, to honour a woman in bronze. Yes, Galvia, the mythical princess presumed to be the namesake of the city, is getting a statue. And not just any statue: one that may, planning permission and divine intervention permitting, actually be installed in a public place before the next ice age.

Last Friday, May 31, Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Eddie Hoare unveiled a plaque to mark the official naming of ‘Droichead an Dóchais’, the pedestrian and cycle bridge located adjacent to the Salmon Weir Bridge.

Following a Special Council Meeting on Monday 22 April 2024, Galway City Council has officially named the first bridge to span the Corrib in over 30 years, as ‘Droichead an Dóchais’.