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Fergal Landy, Labour’s Midlands North-West candidate for the upcoming European elections, has urged the University of Galway to ensure a thorough and speedy review of its links with Israeli academic institutions in the face of an ongoing war in Gaza that has seen thousands of civilians killed and injured, as well as deliberate attacks on hospitals, food supplies, schools and universities.

Two members of Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign were amongst a group of three activists arrested by Gardaí on Saturday, March 30, following an attempt to approach a United States Air Force military aircraft that had landed in Shannon Airport.

Organised by the Galway Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the emergency solidarity rally will take place in Eyre Square on Saturday, February 3, at 2pm.

Suffering is not a zero sum game between Israel and Gaza, but facts matter, if only to redress the balance.

A Galway-Palestinian family are set to undergo an ambitious 400km walking / running challenge to raise funds to help rebuild the lives and homes for their relatives in Gaza.

RTÉ News has confirmed the appointment of Athlone native Gail Conway as Midlands Correspondent, covering for her colleague Sinéad Hussey for the duration of her maternity leave.

‘Understanding Palestine’ talk next week

Following another turbulent year, we appear to be returning to a greater degree of normality in the wider economy. Inflation in Ireland fell to 2.3 per cent in November, edging closer to the ECB’s target of two per cent, and supply chains have mostly recovered following the invasion of Ukraine. However, risks do remain. We now find ourselves on the back of the most aggressive series of interest rate hikes in the history of the euro. Also, escalating tensions between the USA and China, and the conflict between Israel and Palestine remain causes for concern.

The Religious Society of Friends, Quakers will host an interfaith Christmas Service for Peace on Thursday December 14.