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Anyone who follows Madra on socia media has probably seen their Polly many times. Madra are devastated to announce that next month Polly will have been in their care for 2 years, the majority of which has been spent in kennels. Despite everything Madra's staff and volunteers do for her and the love they have for her, this just isn't a suitable life for her. And if they are quite honest, they just don't understand why it has never been Polly's turn to find her forever home.

by Dr Michael M. O’Connor

Galway’s business womenwomen are hosting the popular annual candle-lighting supper on Friday February 24 at the Harbour Hotel.

As the winter months close in, many of us experience a low or deflated mood and a sense of loneliness.

The leisure team in the Oranmore lodge leisure Club are running an Open week from September 2-9. They are offering people the chance to try the facilities, classes and attend some interesting health and wellness talks for free. Pop in with your training gear or give them a call for more information on 091 794400 ext.2.

The Christmas season is always a poignant time for services supporting people who are homeless. A time of togetherness that also leaves many feeling lonely. It can be a particularly challenging time for people who cannot be with family, where connections have been lost or were never there. It is extraordinarily difficult where people do not have a home of their own, or where their home is at risk. All year round, Galway Simon Community work with people in these circumstances, and sadly we are working with more and more people every year.

Over recent weeks, we have seen acts of crime which have been circulated widely on social media, both in the city centre and within our communities. The key common factor in all instances is that they are acts of crime.

GIOCONDA BELLI, the Nicaraguan poet, novelist, Feminist, and defender of human rights, will read at Over The Edge: Open Reading on Zoom on Thursday November 18 at 6.30pm.

While remote working is by no means a new concept, it has become the new norm for many over the past year and a half. From the moment the first lockdown turned kitchen tables into office desks and shortened commutes to mere steps, we have been donning waist-up fashion and Zooming into work mode from across the county, country and world.

Midlands-North-West MEP Maria Walsh was proud to host a group of 12 young people from Mindspace Mayo to represent the mental health concerns of young people across the county at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg earlier this month.