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A most welcome development in 2019 was the construction work on our new state of the art domestic abuse facility, Modh Eile House, which took place throughout the year. The building will be ready to occupy in January 2020, when we will have more room and enhanced facilities in a building that is now suitable for women and their children to build a new future for themselves.

Even though it’s an exciting time for couples, wedding planning can be tough, especially when you have a long wedding ‘to do’ list. Choosing your perfect venue has got to be top of the list. Take a huge weight off your shoulders by choosing the stunning four star Ardilaun Hotel Garden Wedding Venue to host your Big Day.

The tenth edition of the Galway Christmas Market which concluded at the weekend, drew more than 600,000 visitors to Eyre Square, generating an economic boost of €20m to Galway city.

Galway and the west of Ireland have become a hotbed for entrepreneurial activity in recent years. In fact, you may not know it but the word “entrepreneur” was coined by an Irishman from the Wild Atlantic Way. Richard Cantillon, born in the coastal town of Ballyheigue, County Kerry, came up with the first known definition of an entrepreneur in the business sense in his French book “Essai”. He defined entrepreneurs as “non-fixed income earners who pay known costs of production but earn uncertain incomes, due to the speculative nature of pandering to an unknown demand for their product”. Would you believe that Cantillon’s definition is from 1730, nearly three hundred years ago? It could have been written just yesterday.

Eileen Mannion Fine Gael Councillor for Galway County Council has confirmed that both Clifden and Galway City will benefit from funding awarded through Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Towns Scheme.

THE Galway depot of Bus Éireann won the coveted Depot of the Year at the annual Bus Éireann GEM awards last weekend.

Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Mike Cubbard and Chair of the Transport Strategic Policy Committee, Cllr Eddie Hoare, launched the Galway City Council Christmas Park and Ride Service this week.

Galway athletes Thomas McStay and Damien Landers have been rewarded with national selection following their recent performances at the National Cross Country in Dublin last week.

Twenty-eight men and women from Galway’s business community will take part in COPE Galway’s biggest fundraising event of the year tomorrow night (Friday, 6th December) to raise awareness and essential funds for COPE Galway’s Homeless Services.

The circus took top prize in the Creative Place Initiative category.