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Galway Bay is widely celebrated as one of the region’s greatest natural resources, a place that belongs to everyone yet remains inaccessible to many. For Moycullen resident Kay Diviney, a member of the Gentle Swimmers group, the bay represents both liberation and limitation. Kay has Multiple Sclerosis and is a wheelchair user, yet each week she makes the journey to the water across from the Galway Bay Hotel, supported by her husband Cathal and fellow swimmers. What awaits her is a powerful form of therapy, but one that is not reliably within her reach.

As it unfolded that Catherine Connolly would walk the presidential election, politicos began plotting for a Galway West by-election which must fill her vacant Dáil seat by May 11.

It has been a difficult spell for the team. The loss of Moses Dyer has hurt. The unavailability of Patrick Hickey has left a chasm. The fall off in the form of key players and personalities has been the most damaging of all.

ALDI’s Clifden store will reopen on July 3, after being closed for nearly six months due to damage caused by Storm Éowyn. Store Manager, Barbara Hehir tells us a bit about herself, her career with ALDI, and what makes the Clifden store’s reopening so special.

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn” is a six word story that is often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, though many dispute the story originated with the American author. Whatever the source, it is possibly the shortest, and saddest, story ever written.

Galway’s beloved indie folk-rock sensation, The Amazing Apples, return to Monroe’s for a foot-stomping performance with special significance on Saturday, December 21.

Michael Bradbury & Cathal Connolly are the owners of ‘Bradbury & Connolly’ - HotSchoolmeals.ie . It is a Galway family run business set up to supply Galway schools with the highest quality nutritious school meals.

Kenny’s Bindery, a renowned name in the art of bookbinding, will celebrate its 50th anniversary next month. Established in 1974, Kenny’s has upheld the tradition of fine craftsmanship, serving bibliophiles, institutions, and collectors with unparalleled dedication for half a century.

Fianna Fáil’s Josie Forde, a first-time candidate and the party’s only female runner in Galway, is one of six new councillors who survived the field of 52 runners on a day when her party lost its position as the largest on the local authority, going down from five to four seats. Her 665 first preferences got her in on the 14th count.