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Members of the public with an interest in water quality are being invited to an information meeting on Thursday, October 9, in Loughrea, where plans for a new Catchment Community Forum (CCF) for Galway Bay South East will be discussed.

After years of determination and dedication, the doors of the Pawel Edmund Strzelecki Polish House have opened, offering a cultural centre, a true home of memory, pride, and belonging.

Galway City Museum has announced the latest additions to its exhibitions. In 2024, the Museum was awarded €15,000 through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Regional Museum Exhibitions Scheme. This funding has enabled the Museum to commission a stunning 3D model of a 16th-century Tower House, now on display as part of the Keepers of the Gael exhibition.

Galway City Museum commissioned LEGO® brick artist, Jessica Farrell, to create twelve tiny models, using LEGO® bricks and minifigures, to depict scenes from Galway’s past and present. The mini models featuring Pádraic Ó Conaire, Grace O’Malley, Turlough O’Connor and St MacDara, to name a few, have been strategically placed at different locations throughout the museum. The aim of the new Tiny Treasure Hunt is to find all characters and tick them off as you navigate through the galleries.

Galway Simon Community has issued a Homelessness Crisis Appeal as the homelessness crisis continues in the West. The charity has raised concerns as the number of people living in Emergency Accommodation across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon continues to rise across every age group.

Liberty IT and Galway City Museum have announced the launch of a new educational partnership pilot to support STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning for young people with the creation of a new digital skills initiative.

The Positive Ageing Week Local Heroes Exhibition launched in Galway City Museum on October 1.

A total of €120,000 from the 2024 Galway Wind Park Community Fund has been distributed to 38 community groups. The distribution was made during a presentation event held on the 24 September in Oughterard, County Galway.

Galway City Museum was recently awarded €15,000 in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Regional Museum Exhibitions Scheme 2024. This funding will be used to further enhance exhibition engagement at the Museum.

A landmark operation, the first of its type worldwide, spearheaded by Professor Sharif Sultan, a renowned master of vascular and endovascular surgery at the Galway Clinic has revolutionised the management of renal artery interventions and aneurysms.