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Tomorrow, the people of Galway West will once again do what generations before them have done in times of consequence and uncertainty: walk quietly into school halls and parish centres, fold a ballot paper in their hands, and decide what kind of future this constituency believes in.

Local TD, Minister Hildegarde Naughton, has welcomed funding allocations under the 2026 Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme. This funding will go towards the maintenance and upgrade of piers throughout County Galway.

The Galway Climate Festival ‘Giob Geab’ event will take place as part of this year’s Galway Climate Inspirations Festival on Thursday, June 25 in the Festival Tent in Fr Burke Park, Galway city.

To celebrate National Biodiversity Week 2026, Galway County Council and local schools are teaming up with MKO, The Galway Bay South East Catchment Community Forum, and numerous other volunteers and groups to undertake a Bioblitz and Biodiversity Festival in Loughrea.

Loughrea Lake has once again secured its Blue Flag status for 2026, as announced by An Taisce at a ceremony held in County Cork last week. This recognition places Long Point among the top inland bathing spots in the country, highlighting the lake’s ‘excellent water quality, safety measures, and environmental management’.

Galway City Council, in partnership with Clean Coasts Ireland and Galway Atlantaquaria, celebrated Love Your Beach 2026 over an educational and fun-filled three-days (12-15 May), with the programme including: Circus 250 – an environmental circus act; sand dune and coastal erosion workshops; and for the second year running, yoga on Silverstrand with local yoga instructor Eva Du from Rise Awild. The event is a celebration of Galway’s city beaches, taking place in the two Blue Flag beaches of Ladies Beach, Salthill, and Silverstrand.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is encouraging Galway homeowners to upgrade their homes to make them more comfortable, healthier and less costly to run.

The #Plant Health4Life campaign, led by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Commission (EC), and supported in Ireland by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, has launched, warning the public that everyday actions — from bringing plants home from holidays to buying online — could put plant health, food supply and biodiversity at risk.

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) is offering a one-day Certified Carbon Literacy course at the Bia Innovator Campus on Thursday May 28, from 10am – 4 pm, designed specifically for those working across the food sector and in the community.

‘When your back boiler grinds to a halt in a power cut next January or when your frail grandmother has to navigate the stairs with a torch, remember that the computer servers of Microsoft, Google and Meta will still be running in the air-conditioned halls of Grange Castle, Profile Park and Clonee. And your carbon tax will be paying to keep them cool.’ says Orla Nugent of Aontú, citing research by Paul Madden, Portumna-Loughrea Aontú Local Electoral Area Representative.