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BY DECLAN VARLEY

Local Fine Gael Senator, Aisling Dolan, has spoken of the urgent the need for a bus route from Athlone to Ballinasloe along the old Dublin-Galway road.

Leitir Meailláin’s Jennifer Connolly, who performs under the name CONNOLLY, has been named by BoyleSports as the leading favourite to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest hosted in Liverpool.

Get ready for the best and funniest Ukrainian comedians performing in the Town Hall for one night only on Thursday February 9.

The newly appointed Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Deputy Peter Burke, has said that he has big ambitions for his new role but it is clear in his mind that his constituency work and the service he provides to constituents will not suffer.

A total of €3,245,208 in funding is being allocated to projects in Galway city and county under the Community Recognition Fund. This is the highest allocation in the country under this major initiative, which is designed to specifically support communities hosting families and citizens from Ukraine and other countries.

It was Emily Dickinson who wrote that ‘hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.’

Galway has a one in three chance of having a singer represent Ireland in this summer’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May.

Moate-based Irish Rural Link CEO, Seamus BOland, has been re-elected president of a key European consultative group.

In an open letter to constituency public representatives, Barry Kennedy, chairperson, Midlands Branch, Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), is seeking government support for the retention of the nine percent tourism VAT rate, as the hospitality industry faces ongoing economic challenges in 2023.