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The extension of free primary school books for school children from September is a great boost for families in Galway, Minister of State at the Department of Education, Hildegarde Naughton, has said.

A brand new programme for Gaeltacht female entrepreneurs which over a three year period will give encouragement and opportunity to 150 Gaeltacht women to start their entrepreneurial journey, was launched last weekend.

A Galway West TD has slammed an extra three year delay expected for Galway city’s already long-fingered flood defences.

East Galway TD Anne Rabbitte has welcomed longer sentencing plans for serious knife crimes convictions like possession with intent to cause injury, and the import and sale of knives.

The excitement mounts as 16 Galway businesses and organisations have been selected as finalists for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2024. The Gradam which celebrates bilingual excellence in business, is organised by Gaillimh le Gaeilge in partnership with the Galway Advertiser, TG4 and Galway Chamber.

Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of global health company The Cigna Group has chosen Galway as the location of a new innovation hub, creating 100 jobs over the next few years.

The Government is encouraging members of the local public to make sure they are correctly registered to vote on checktheregister.ie, as the date for the local and European elections was formally confirmed, the casting of votes to take place on Friday, June 7.

Local Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, recently returned from his St Patrick’s Day Government duties in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, where he met with diaspora from the constituency of Longford/Westmeath.

Ardán will host the FÍS Games Summit 2024 at Galway’s Portershed a Dó, Market Street on Friday, April 5.

Athlone student Ryan Dolan was one of just 24 teenagers from all over the island of Ireland to be presented with a Rotary Youth Leadership Development certificate at the European Parliament’s offices in Dublin recently.