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Funding afforded to Westmeath in the recently announced Town and Village renewal scheme as been described as “shockingly disappointing” by constituency Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy.

COPE Galway, the Galway Traveller Movement, and the Galway Community Circus are among the local groups and organisations receiving funding under the Healthy Ireland Community Mental Health Fund.

The finalists in the SFA National Business Awards 2021 have been officially announced by Sue O’Neill, Chair of the SFA Awards Judging Panel. The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of small businesses in Ireland, and to recognise the vital contribution of the small business sector to Irish industry.

An estimated 150,000 extra families have made the switch over the last three year from plastic to a real Irish Christmas tree, as growers expect to sell well in excess of half a million real Irish Christmas trees this year in Ireland.

Concerns have been raised at a high level for a south Galway village on the shores of Galway Bay, which is threatened by regular flooding, damaging homes, and with tidal waters cutting off the village from the surrounding area.

A global UNESCO study being coordinated by NUI Galway has been formally launched to identify the impact of Covid-19 on young people around the world.

A global UNESCO study being coordinated by NUI Galway has been formally launched to identify the impact of Covid-19 on young people around the world.

The Small Firms Association (SFA) is recommending that small business-owners review their financial positions in advance of the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31.

Nora’s last visit to Galway in April 1922 did not go well. Galway, as well as the country, was caught up in a deadly Civil War. The anti -Treaty forces had occupied the Connaught Rangers’ Barracks, Renmore, while the pro- Treaty forces occupied the Great Southern Hotel. The Galway to Dublin train was regularly fired upon from the barracks. There were sporadic gun fights around the Custom House, and the Masonic hall, as both sides struggled for possession. It was a dangerous time and people were fearful.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has expressed his fear of a third lockdown in early 2021 unless urgent action is pursued to analyse the information gathered from the 67,000 Covid-19 positive cases and see how best to avoid the spread of the virus.