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Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is seeking a meeting with the European Commission after it was revealed that in the first two months of this year there were 28 strandings of common dolphins off the west coast of Ireland. This is the second-highest number ever recorded.

CityPulse, an international research project exploring the use of smart city applications to improve the quality of life in urban environments, will be among the projects demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress 2016, taking place in Barcelona this week. The Galway-based Insight Centre for Data Analytics is among the institutions spearheading the project.

Independent MEP Marian Harkin has hit out at Ireland's gender gap in the area of pensions, pay, and overall earning potential.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has said that news of a greenlight for the Seafood Development Operational Programme is very welcome for fishing communities and will help to create jobs in Connemara.

County Galway should be split into two administrative regions for distribution of the Leader and SICAP programmes, given the differences between west and the east of the county, with Forum Connemara Ltd reinstated as the body through which the programmes will be delivered in Connemara.

The Chairman and Board of Ireland West Airport Knock has welcomed the decision by the European Commission in approving Ireland’s 2015-2019 Regional Airports Programme. The Programme, officially announced last week, will allow for the State to provide financial supports (State aid) to the four regional airports, including Ireland West Airport Knock, over the period 2015-2019.

The news that Ireland West Airport Knock has been given the green light by the European Commission for State aid under Core Airport Management Operational Expenditure (OPEX) Scheme and a Regional Airports Capital Expenditure Grant (CAPEX) has been welcomed by warmly by the Government TDs in the county.