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The Galway coast supports a wonderfully diverse and rare habitat which is in urgent need of protection. Our coastal habitats are in poor condition and are deteriorating and eroding at an increasing rate due to climate change and, in many areas, increased amenity pressure.

A free family-fun roadshow will take place on Grattan Beach this Saturday as part of a campaign to raise awareness of sand dunes and their role as secret superheroes against storms and climate change.

Mayo County Council in association with the Climate Action Regional Office and in collaboration with several partners, are running an awareness campaign to highlight the importance and fragility of sand dune systems as a natural costal protection and important habitats.

Fresh from releasing their latest single ‘Over You’, Galway’s favourite pop-rock band, Rofi James are set for a welcome return to home shores with an exciting performance at Monroe’s Live on Saturday, May 20.

The powerful and raw sense of frustration expressed in Rofi James; newest release, Animated, displays how far this duo, now trio, have developed as a band. Their dark rock/pop sound has ignited audiences at home and abroad and they are set to bring their latest work to Monroe’s Live on Thursday, December 22.

THE BRILLIANT Galway pop-rock trio, Rofi James, release their new single, ‘Berlin Wall’ on Friday November 26, and play a Galway city show next month.

Since Galway Docks were first constructed, they have undergone many changes. In the decade before the last world war, when transalantic liners were regular callers at the port, and when a fairly thriving coastal trade was being carried out, plans were prepared for the port so that Galway might cater more efficiently for sea traffic. There was a major scheme to build the Dún Aengus dock, the new pier, and to deepen the channel from 1937 to 1939. This meant the removal of thousands of tons of mud, soft materials, and granite. Most of this material was dumped near Hare Island. The work took longer than it should, mostly because of industrial disputes, but it was finally completed in 1939. Two units of the contractor’s equipment, a rock breaker and a floating crane, lay in the Commercial Dock throughout the war years.

A petition calling for the reconstruction and reopening of the tidal swimming pools at Ladies Beach in Salthill has reached more than 4,500 signatures.

IN A time of lockdown, and uncertainty over the future, and in a moment when people are discussing mental health more openly than ever before, Rofi James' new single, 'Sorry', feels very timely.