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During the Great Famine of the 1840s, one of the worst insults hurled in Connemara was ‘meal monger,’ a term to describe a gombeen who stored grain during starvation periods as prices soared.

Galway’s Hildegarde Naughton made local political history this week by becoming the first Galway West Fine Gael deputy to be appointed to a senior cabinet position.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Jack Chambers, presented the first Budget of the coalition Government on Tuesday October 7.

Published yesterday (Wednesday), the OECD report provides a comprehensive analysis of Ireland's current economic performance, identifying key challenges and providing policy recommendations which aim to enhance the country's economic resilience, competitiveness and sustainability.

Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish has called for a cap on the number of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann.

The Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, presented the fifth Budget of the coalition Government on Tuesday.

Slowly but surely, it became part of my childhood ritual of going to sleep and to this day, it still is. I have a need for music under my pillow. It’s that simple.

The Athlone to Renmore section of the Dublin-Galway cycleway has been split into two separate projects in a fresh attempt to deliver the long-delayed route.

Local Fianna Fáil Deputy Robert Troy has welcomed changes in the retirement age for Permanent Defence Force personnel.

Changes to income tax which are due to kick in from Monday last will put more money back into peoples’ pockets and ease cost of living pressures, local Minister, Hildegarde Naughton, has said.