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British Ambassador to Ireland Kara Owen chose Galway for her first official visit outside Dublin since her appointment in October.

The Galway Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Government, and in particular the Minister of State for Local Government & Planning, to urgently review and upgrade the tier-level status of Galway City Council (currently Tier 5) to Tier 4 or higher. National funding allocations do not reflect the scale, growth and cost pressures facing Galway City and its business community.

The Irish Management Institute (IMI), a centre of excellence in business education, has announced two one-day programmes in Galway on 16–17 September aimed at enhancing the AI capabilities of business professionals across the county and beyond.

The Government’s review of the National Development Plan (NDP) presents a vital opportunity to realign national priorities, but Galway Chamber emphasises that without clear timelines, regional transparency, and strong oversight, the momentum risks stalling. Central to all of this will be the Government’s priority towards regional balance, which must be an integral part of the revised plan and the projects to be implemented.

In years past, the NDP would be a ‘shopping list’ of projects which the cabinet awarded funding to, often after intense local lobbying, but it is now more a broad-brush statement of which policy areas or government departments will have funding prioritised.

“I’m young enough” he maintains, as the 53-year-old steeples his hands thoughtfully, sitting in the boardroom in City Hall. This prayer-like posture comes naturally for an ordained deacon of the Catholic church, who ranks his family, faith and a community-development based approach to his work, as the three pillars of his worldview.

It’s a busy June morning, and Karen Ronan is already deep into a full day of meetings when we sit down to chat in the heart of Galway City. The moment she arrives, her energy is palpable—an infectious blend of determination and enthusiasm that has clearly set the tone since she stepped into the role of CEO of Galway Chamber.

Galway Chamber CEO Karen Ronan this morning spoke about how lack of timely investment in critical infrastructure is severely limiting Galway unlocking its competitive potential.

It’s a busy June morning, and Karen Ronan is already deep into a full day of meetings when we sit down to chat in the heart of Galway City. The moment she arrives, her energy is palpable—an infectious blend of determination and enthusiasm that has clearly set the tone since she stepped into the role of CEO of Galway Chamber.

Platform94, the west of Ireland’s centre of excellence for scaling businesses, has this week published its first-ever Annual Report, capturing a landmark year of progress, purpose and possibility across the region’s innovation ecosystem.