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New funding has been announced for County Galway businesses to upgrade their building facades, artwork, murals, lighting, street furniture and canopies, a Fine Gael Councillor has said.

A march to mark the 31st Ukrainian Independence day took place in the city yesterday afternoon with a large turnout to both celebrate the day and to discuss the Russian invasion of the country.

Mary O'Rourke is out of hospital and convalescing in Dublin, her son Cllr Aengus O'Rourke said this week. Cllr O'Rourke has also extended his thanks to everyone for their support and and prayers during his mother's recent illness.

The Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins met with members of Salthill Active Retired, Access For All, AMACH!, Silver Rainbows and Salthill Men’s Shed group in Salthill, to test out the new Age Friendly seating located adjacent to Ladies Beach.

A reasonable solution has been found on the contentious issue of turf cutting, a local Fine Gael Councillor has said.

A Government-funded programme that supports migrants in the International Protection System who have been granted the right to work, has celebrated its recent successes at an event in Galway. The celebration was attended by participants, local employers, Cllr Terry O’Flaherty and Cllr Alan Cheevers, and Daragh Solan from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY).

Addressing the most recent sitting of the Athlone-Moate Municipal District, Cllr Frankie Keena called upon the council executive to invite a representative from Failte Ireland to address a future meeting and explain their short to medium term strategy for increasing the market share of tourists visiting Athlone and the wider Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands region.

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Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party officially opened the Galway Green Party office on Thursday. The new office is located in Woodquay just opposite McSwiggans pub and is shared by Senator Pauline O’Reilly with the Green’s two city councillors, Martina O’Connor and Niall Murphy, along with the Green Party county councillor Alastair McKinstry.