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Galway West TD John Connolly (FF) last week submitted a number of queries to ascertain what – if any - governance roles O’Donovan’s department has concerning the limited liability company set up to manage the legacy of Galway’s 2020 European City of Culture win, and especially fundraising for the local creative sector.

A Shantalla native is one of 1,000 activists, medics and war crime investigators to have set sail from Italy to deliver aid and challenge an Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.

As we approach 2026 – and with the prospect of Ireland holding the Presidency of the European Union ahead – I want to take a moment to share my work from the past year, and to underline why your voice and involvement matter now more than ever.

With only a week to go until deadline for submissions to the National Development Plan (NDP), advocates for light rail in Galway sought a last-minute meeting with county councillors this week.

Éamon Ó Cuív lives up the Seanbhóthar behind Corr na Móna, in a small, well-sited bungalow himself and his wife, Áine, built in 1980, six years after moving to Joyce Country, where Éamon landed a job establishing an ill-fated lamb fattening station which later became a successful sawmill.

A new exhibit that showcases experiences faced by people from marginalised communities across Ireland has opened in City Hall, as Galway City Council looks to continue its efforts to combat racist attitudes and behaviours. The bilingual exhibition, which opened on Friday last to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, features a series of comics that aim to share the often-harsh experiences faced by members of the Muslim community and open up a dialogue that champions diversity, equality, and inclusion.

The first Irish study of disabled political candidates has identified financial costs and difficulty canvassing as among the many systemic barriers facing disabled candidates who wish to participate in political life in Ireland.

As Ireland celebrates a century of diplomatic ties with the United States, University of Galway, Queen’s University Belfast and University College Cork are partnering with the Irish Institute of Boston College to explore US-Ireland relations and peacebuilding.

A group of artists living on Inis Oirr projected the words ‘Free Palestine’ onto the Inis Oirr lighthouse last week to show their solidarity with the people of Palestine.