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A County Galway food and drink business has been acknowledged as a winner at the Good Food Ireland® Awards 2025 in association with FBD Insurance - the only cross-sector awards that champion those who uphold Ireland’s culinary excellence, celebrate local provenance and honour sustainable practices.

The Galway West Independent TD has held meetings with several senior government ministers to advocate for the Galway City Ring Road and the Claregalway Bypass to be included in detailed commitments when the new NDP is published.

To bring the past back to life we need to look back and understand where our family came from. The story begins with my grandfather Mattie Glynn who was originally from Cahernahoon, Lackagh.

There’s a new unease rippling across the countryside — not a fear of wolves or weather, but of wings. The wild birds that once symbolised freedom, grace, and the turn of the seasons have become, in the eyes of many farmers, harbingers of ruin. The spectre of avian influenza — bird flu — now hangs heavily over Ireland’s farms, coops, and even the bird tables of our gardens.

The Western Regional Operational Committee (ROC) for Water Framework Directive (WFD) coordination met last week at the Anglers Rest Hotel in Headford, to discuss issues affecting Lough Corrib.

Galway-based social enterprise Hinterland has announced the dates for a series of seasonal on-farm workshops at Leaf & Root Farm in Loughrea, named ‘The Living Table’, which are designed to nourish, teach, and inspire those attending.

Two Galwaywomen have been announced as Farm Safety Community Champions as part of Irish Rural Link’s new farm safety initiative focused on combatting labour and isolation concerns on Irish farms.

ACORNS, which is a free initiative for early-stage female entrepreneurs in rural Ireland, has been selected as Ireland’s national entry for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, Investing in Entrepreneurial Skills. The European Enterprise Promotion Awards are run by the European Commission.

Female entrepreneurs from Galway are being encouraged to submit their applications for the latest cycle of ACORNS, a highly successful development programme to support women living in rural Ireland who are in the early stages of starting their own business.

The launch of the 2025 Connemara Pony Show-Clifden took place on Friday evening in the town’s Main Square. Marking the 100th anniversary of the Show, the four day event will return to the Clifden Showgrounds from August 19th-22.