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The roads and transportation Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Mayo County Council has adopted a proposed policy in relation to managing Roadside Memorials, in the interests of road safety.

Opel has revealed the first photos of the all-new, 100 percent electric, Opel Combo-e light commercial vehicle.

A public consultation process for the preparation of the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 has been launched by the Galway City Council.

A project born to life in Galway to reduce its customers’ carbon footprint by one gigaton by 2030 has been awarded the prestigious title of Engineering Endeavour of 2020 by Engineers Ireland and ESB.

Sinn Féin Galway West TD, Mairéad Farrell, has written to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, regarding concerns about the ongoing suspension of "essential bus services" in Galway.

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has highlighted the significant lack of accessible and safe transport available to older people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Galway Vindicator of July 25, 1857, reported the arrival in Galway on board the SS Lady Eglinton, of two cannon, which had been shipped from Woolwich Arsenal, the main storage and distribution depot of Crimean War ordnance. These cannon, described as “64-pounders of a heavy and clumsy description, each weighing two tons,” were taken from the docks to the goods yard beside the railway station, where they were made ready for the handing over ceremony. They were part of a significant amount of Russian ordnance which had been captured in 1854 by the 88th Regiment at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War. They were two of a number of artillery pieces that were presented by the war department to various cities as trophies.

A voluntary network of mental health professionals has been created to support frontline workers in Ireland during the Covid-19 crisis. Covid Cara was established by Linda Bhreathnach, the award-winning writer and director who recently graduated with a M.A. in Psychology.