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The point-blank gunshot to his head cemented Helen Ogbu’s crushing fear her husband had been assassinated. He was not the random, tragic victim of a robbery gone wrong.

Uachtaráin na hÉireann, Catherine Connolly will be the honorary guest at a very special North /South Organ Donation Transplantation Event at the Circle of Life Garden in Salthill, Galway on Saturday, May 23, the last day of Organ Donor Awareness Week. This will be the first time organ donor families, organ recipients and representatives of the medical profession and health services from both the North and South of Ireland will come together for an event to promote the cause of organ donation on an all-island basis.

The first-ever National Mental Health Experience Survey is now open to people who have accessed care across 35 adult acute approved centres in Ireland. The survey is a joint initiative of the Department of Health, the Mental Health Commission, and the HSE, facilitated by the National Care Experience Programme (NCEP).

Health services in Galway and Roscommon have reminded the public of all their care options ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. With services traditionally experiencing increased demand during holiday periods, the HSE is advising patients to plan ahead and consider all available care pathways before attending Emergency Departments.

As we approach International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the women who make Galway great.

If elected in the Galway West by-election this May, Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich could become the youngest deputy in Dáil Éireann, but only by a whisker.

Labour’s Councillor Helen Ogbu has called for urgent action to deliver year-long postnatal mental health care, warning that mothers in Galway are being left without support at one of the most vulnerable times of their lives.

On 20 January 2026, Israeli forces stormed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem. Bulldozers entered the compound and demolished its offices and warehouses under the watch of Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who described it as “an historic day, a day for celebration”. The UN flag over the UN site was removed and replaced by an Israeli flag.

Cois Cladaigh choir and the Bel Canto singers will perform at the World AIDS Day Concert on Friday, November 28, from 8:00pm, at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in Galway.

The Citizens Information Network in Ireland celebrates its 50th year in operation in 2025. Citizens Information provides a free, impartial and confidential service to the public on a wide range of areas including social welfare and employment rights, health services, housing, education, family matters and consumer rights.