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The volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Coast Guard at lunchtime on Sunday to a lone sailor on board a 25 foot sailing boat which had gone aground and was taking on water near Aughinish, on the south shore of Galway Bay.

After fine National Senior Track and Field Championship performances from across the county, three Galway athletes have been confirmed as selected on the Irish team for the upcoming European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Two crew from the Galway Lifeboat Station were recognised for 30 years of volunteering at a recent RNLI volunteer recognition event and a third crew received his 20 year long service medal.

A new temporary display of silver has opened in Galway City Museum, providing a chance to view a rare selection of silverwork of Galway’s most renowned silversmith, Richard Joyce, credited as the creator of the Claddagh ring.

Galway wind farms will pay just under €5 million in rates to Galway County Council this year, enough to nearly cover the council’s entire contribution towards the operation and maintenance of water supply works across the county.

University of Galway’s J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics has been recognised among the top 1% of business schools worldwide after achieving a prestigious triple crown of international accreditation.

A new residential development in Athenry is set to provide homebuyers with an attractive opportunity to secure a high-quality, energy-efficient home in one of County Galway’s most vibrant and fast-growing towns.

Tomorrow, the people of Galway West will once again do what generations before them have done in times of consequence and uncertainty: walk quietly into school halls and parish centres, fold a ballot paper in their hands, and decide what kind of future this constituency believes in.

Anticipation is building as the final days approach before the announcement of this year’s Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh winners. The prestigious bilingual business awards will be marked by a special awards ceremony on this coming Monday, May 25, at the Galway Bay Hotel. Gaillimh le Gaeilge is honoured to welcome Her Excellency, President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, as Guest of Honour, and delighted that Minister for the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, will unveil this year’s Gradam winners and announce the new Tribe of Galway City.

There have been four by-elections in the Galway West constituency since the foundation of the State. They took place on June 19, 1935; August 8, 1936; May 30,1940 and March 4, 1975.