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Senator Fidelma Healy Eames believes the saving of Galway Airport “is now at a crucial juncture” and a lack of immediate action could lead to its demise. The future of the Airport has been subject to widespread speculation in recent months.

The ambitious plans to completely redevelop Galway Harbour have taken a step closer to reality following Transport Minister Leo Varadkar giving his approval for the plans to seek planning permission.

The Government’s job initiative may be a step in the right direction but far more clarity is needed on how its implementation will come about, according to the Galway Chamber of Commerce.

Ireland’s finanacial regulator will be this year’s speaker at the Paddy Ryan Memorial Lecture on May 6.

After sifting through hundreds of nominations the winners of the Rehab Galway People of the Year Awards have been chosen and are due to be honoured at a glittering gala banquet and presentation at the Clayton Hotel on Saturday April 2.

A meeting between EU officials and an Irish delegation led by Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey over the Galway City Outer Bypass has been labelled a “pointless junket” and a “waste of taxpayers’ money”.

The controversial Galway City Outer Bypass will be the subject of a high level meeting in Brussels next week involving the European Commission.

The arrival of an unrealistically high rates bill on the doorstep has the potential to crush a struggling business and put jobs at risk, says Galway Chamber of Commerce CEO Michael Coyle, who is calling for Galway’s local authorities to relieve the severe burden placed on businesses.

The deputy-director for the Irish Centre for Human Rights, Dr Vinodh Jaichand, has called on all players mentioned in a recent report investigating allegations of racism in the Galway taxi industry to act responsibly, to work to restore the human rights of all, and to avoid a type of “taxi apartheid”.

A “token” gesture that will cost the city many jobs, is how the Galway Chamber of Commerce has characterised this week’s decision to reduce the commercial rates by one per cent.