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The unanimous election of Councillor Andrew Reddington as Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council marks an important moment for County Galway. It is a recognition not only of his work as a public representative since his election to the council in 2019, but also of a lifetime spent immersed in community, voluntary activity, rural life and youth development.

Labour Councillor John McDonagh in Galway City has called for urgent action to tackle rising energy costs and support struggling households following new figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) showing that almost 500,000 customers are now in electricity and gas bill arrears.

Galway wind farms will pay just under €5 million in rates to Galway County Council this year, enough to nearly cover the council’s entire contribution towards the operation and maintenance of water supply works across the county.

There are few achievements more remarkable than a long life. Not simply because of the number itself — though 107 years is a figure that rightly causes us to pause in wonder — but because of all that such a life must carry within it. A century is not merely a sequence of birthdays. It is an accumulation of seasons, sorrows, joys, losses, changes and quiet acts of endurance. To live long is not only to survive. It is to adapt. To bend without breaking as the world remakes itself around you.

Seventeen candidates will contest the seat vacated by Catherine Connolly’s election to the presidency.

Dr Sheila Garrity, who has knocked on hundreds of doors in the Galway West voting district, says one thing is clear from residents: the rising cost of living is unbearable, but the Government isn’t listening.

Independent Ireland councillor and Galway West by-election candidate Noel Thomas has said family carers must be recognised and supported as a central part of Ireland’s health system, not treated as an afterthought.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in Galway West, has warned that working people are being pushed to the brink as the cost of living crisis deepens, saying the issue is coming up time and again while out knocking on doors across the city and county.

People Before Profit’s candidate in the Galway West by-election says he supported the blockade by protesters of Galway Port last week.

DNG Martin O’Connor Estate Agents brings to the market a truly exceptional opportunity: a traditional two-storey stone farmhouse full of character, standing on c6.68 hectares (16.49 acres) of picturesque lands in Barna. This remarkable property combines history, charm, and enormous potential, offering a rare canvas for a bespoke family residence or country retreat.