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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’.

The Interceltic Business Forum will take place in Galway on Friday, April 19, in Portershed. Business leaders from the Celtic regions of Brittany, Wales and Scotland are set to join forces with their Irish counterparts this weekend.

Community and business leaders from the Celtic nations; Ireland, Brittany, Scotland and Wales, are set to make the pilgrimage west this spring, following the announcement that the upcoming Interceltic Business Forum will be held in Galway on April 19, in the Portershed.

By Maxim Kelly

The mythological princess of the Firbolg tribe, after whom Galway is said to be named will be honoured in a spectacular new sculpture at new Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.

Galway Motor Club held a well attended and successful launch of the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally on Friday night last in the Connacht Hotel. Among the attendees were the Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Eddie Hoare, Cathaoirleach Galway County, Cllr Liam Caroll, as well as representatives of Corrib Oil, the Connacht Hotel and Rallying for Down Syndrome. The event was expertly compered by Michael Lyster of formerly of RTE.

Ballyloughane will become home to a new group of residents in 2024, with the arrival of a family of Dexter cows, as part of an exciting biodiversity pilot project by Galway City Council.

Award-winning duo directors Brian and Seán Power, choreographer Declan J Gardiner and musical director John O’Dea have prepared a huge cast, including a full chorus, with Tweens and Smurfs to add music and dance to the story.

People who manage volunteers in charities, community groups or clubs are being invited to a Helping Others Help celebration evening in the PorterShed on the evening of November 29. The event is being organised by Galway Volunteer Centre to recognise the critical effort that often happens in the background of community initiatives in Galway city and county.

Fine Gael held the selection conventions for the local elections for all three of the Galway City Wards last weekend in the Menlo Park Hotel Galway.