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Minister Seán Canney has welcomed the approval of new special classes for schools in Galway East, with Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha Tuam and High Cross College, Tuam each approved for one new special class for the 2026/27 school year.

Education specialist and forthcoming by-election candidate, Dr Sheila Garrity, is calling for immediate action to reinstate local speech and language therapists for children in south Connemara schools.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell has welcomed the progress that has been made on the houses owned by the Tearmann Éanna in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin.

Originally a convent established after the Famine, Calasanctius College has provided education for local children since the 19th century.

Galway County Council has become the third local authority in the country to actively rezone land to accelerate housing delivery, following a directive from Minister for Housing James Browne, calling on councils to free up serviced land for development.

The largest boys school in Galway city has been forced to reject 250 applicants for its autumn 2026 term as it has run out of space.

An important new post-grad course at the University of Galway, for primary teachers working in Irish language schools, has taken a major step towards gaining approval, according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD, John Connolly.

Two decades of frustration have led the Board of Management, staff, parents and school community of St. Joseph’s Patrician College (The Bish) to express their disappointment at the news that the long-awaited new 1,000 student school campus in Dangan has not been included on the Department of Education and Youth’s list of projects prioritised to proceed to construction in 2026 and 2027.

Local TD and Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton TD, yesterday approved a significant tranche of new school projects for Galway and substantial extensions to existing Galway schools.

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre is a Department of Education recognised training Institute now in its 39th year of business. It is a quality school with Cambridge Exams Centre recognition, EAQUALS, ACELS/QQI and FETAC accreditation.