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Speculation is growing that the government’s imminent National Development Plan (NDP) will include a massive infrastructure upgrade originally designed to attract a €9 billion investment from Intel for the west of Ireland.

Speculation is growing that the government’s imminent National Development Plan (NDP) will include a massive infrastructure upgrade originally designed to attract a €9 billion investment from Intel for the west of Ireland.

Galway’s two local authorities have agreed to propose a sale of Galway Airport in Carnmore.

Agents for Galway City Council and Galway County Council will advertise for ‘expressions of interest’ in the 118 acre site in the coming days to ‘test the market’ before councillors are asked to vote on any potential sale.

An extension of Galway’s busiest bus route to benefit workers in the important employment hub of Parkmore has been hailed as a positive development. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Seán Canney, has officially opened the Parkmore Road Bus Priority Scheme which has facilitated the expansion of the Bus Éireann operated bus route into Parkmore Business Park West.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed the establishment of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, Ireland’s new competitive research and innovation funding agency.

The Atlantic Technological University (ATU) this week hosted a major business engagement event to assess to degree to which higher education institutions are meeting the needs of enterprise in the West and North West.

Local Green Party Councillor, Louise Heavin, has reiterated her desire to maintain and develop public spaces within Athlone.