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This weekend marks a special milestone for the town of Loughrea and the wider East Galway community, as LCRFM celebrates five years on air. What began as a bold idea during the uncertainty of the Covid-19 lockdown has grown into a vibrant and vital part of local life, a community radio station with heart, soul, and a true sense of place.

In the early 1990s, Galway stood on the edge of an economic precipice. The closure of much of the Digital Equipment Corporation plant in 1993 sent shockwaves through the city. Digital had been more than just an employer—it was the beating heart of the local economy. Its closure threatened to rip the soul from a city that had become synonymous with innovation and tech progress. At the time, Galway’s future looked uncertain, even doomed. But history would prove otherwise.

Galway’s 2020 City of Culture needed €100m of State funding to guarantee success, according to a new study.

With the closing date for submissions for Galway city’s first ever Climate Action Plan (CAP) closing tomorrow, Friday, September 8, residents have been urged to contribute their thoughts and opinions on how Galway City Council can best transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate-neutral economy.

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What was said at the June meeting of the Claremorris Municipal District?

There have been 2,203 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mayo over the two-week period from Wednesday, December 30, to Tuesday, January 12, according to the latest information at the time of this newspaper going to print.

As the country's acute hospital system comes under extreme pressure from rising Covid-19 numbers, the head of the local hospital group fears that the worst has yet to come.

Covid-19 has exposed "a decades-long failure" to build a public health system that has enough doctors, nurses and beds, and with the pandemic far from over, this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue.