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Within recent years, children have been spending less time playing with friends outside, and because of advancing technology, children currently over-rely on social media platforms to interact with their friends, much to the detriment of their physical and mental development. Gaps are worryingly appearing in a child’s ability to socialise and communicate with peers and adults.

The Minister for Defence has declined to confirm whether a new Naval Service facility for the west coast will be considered in an overhaul of Ireland’s military capabilities.

On the small island of Inis Meáin education extends far beyond the classroom walls. As the island's only secondary school, Colaiste Naomh Eoin (CNE) is at the heart of the community, supporting students academically, culturally and socially.

Inis Meáin has lots of amazing geographical features, mostly thanks to its connection to the Burren landscape.

The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps was established in Galway in October 1937 by Dr Conor O’Malley. The first meeting took place in the old Central Hospital when Dr O’Malley commenced a series of first aid lectures to a group who finally did exams and became members of the Order of Malta, generally known as the Knights of Malta.

Galway’s two local authorities required a multi-million bailout to cover the cost of Storm Éowyn which ravaged the west coast last January.

The future of the iconic Galway Hooker sailing vessel – once at risk of extinction and an important part of Ireland’s maritime heritage – has been secured thanks to support from the Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) West programme administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

Out on the Atlantic, beyond the curve of Galway Bay, something shifted this week—not just on the radar screens, but in the collective sense of where we stand in the world. For generations we believed that the ocean was a buffer, a vast blue reassurance that whatever madness consumed continents would lose its force long before it reached our western edge. That confidence now feels quaint. That mass of water over which JFK ran his ‘on a clear day’ speech here in Galway now seems different.

Independent Ireland councillor Noel Thomas has said the outcome of the latest EU fishing quota negotiations has triggered deep anger and distress among fishermen in Galway and along the west coast, many of whom have contacted him directly in recent days.

Independent Ireland councillor Noel Thomas has said the outcome of the latest EU fishing quota negotiations has triggered deep anger and distress among fishermen in Galway and along the west coast, many of whom have contacted him directly in recent days.