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The recent spate of arson, knife and gun attacks in Galway city should ensure that the city is not left under-policed, Mayor Eddie Hoare said yesterday.

University of Galway has announced the winners of the 2023 Alumni Awards to be presented at a gala banquet on Friday June 16, 2023. The Alumni Awards recognise individual excellence and achievements among the University’s 128,000 alumni worldwide. These awardees are leaders who have demonstrated impact and excellence in their fields on a local, national, and international level.

A new state agency - Tailte Éireann - has been officially launched as a result of the merger of the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office, and Ordnance Survey Ireland.

I have been on many of these trips over the decades, but maybe it's age, or maybe it's the lack of proximity since the last one, but this visit of work seems the most interesting. Most trips over the years have been dominated by agriculture or fishing, and while both are still firmly on the agenda, the menu of topics for the European project has greatly expanded in the past few years, the past few months and the past few days.

This week marked the relaunch of Athlone’s community policing unit, a development which will ensure more visibility of local gardai on the town’s thoroughfares and allow for continuous integration with numerous representative organisations within the district.

It might not be what they wanted to hear, but the reality that the breadth of crime that is investigated by An Garda Siochana is far broader than what was the case decades ago, when there was a garda in every village and living above the shop — this was the message from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to concerned councillors when he visited Galway this week to address the County Council’s Joint Policing Committee.

Noting his concerns pertaining to community policing, Cathaoirleach of Westmeath Council, Cllr Aengus O'Rourke, has penned a letter to Garda Chief Superintendent, John Dollard, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss issues which are continuing to have a detrimental impact within Athlone and its immediate environs.

An Athlone amateur photographer has won the top prize in a national competition examining how we age.

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The spacious Castlebar facility has become a Mayo hub of performing arts