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The countdown is on for the Ocean Knowledge 2030 Conference, with this landmark event taking place on November 20-21, at the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin. Organised by the Marine Institute, the conference will gather leading experts from across Ireland and Europe to advance ocean research, policy, and innovation, ensuring a sustainable future for our seas.

Primary school teachers in Galway are being invited this week to register for the Blue Star Programme. In its 14th year, the award-winning programme teaches children about the European Union. To date, more than 1,200 schools and an estimated 200,000 pupils have completed the programme, with 18 schools in Galway participating last year.

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and the Embassy of the United States of America in Dublin are pleased to announce 21 Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2024/2025. Recipients were presented with awards at a ceremony in Iveagh House.

Galway East deputy Ciaran Cannon is to bring down the curtain on his political career at the end of the current Dail term, he announced this week.

When Sabina Higgins welcomes you into her private office before a long-scheduled interview, immaculately turned out in an azure, roll-neck woollen dress with anti-war and global sustainability badges pinned to her shoulder, you know she means business.

The newly appointed Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Deputy Peter Burke, has said that he has big ambitions for his new role but it is clear in his mind that his constituency work and the service he provides to constituents will not suffer.

A new passport office should open in the West to process applications and help eliminate delays for service users, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Mayo County Council has announced its plans for Africa Day 2022, which will include a family concert, workshops, exhibitions and much more to celebrate the occasion.

Galwegians have the chance to celebrate Africa Day with a host of music, arts and entertainment, food, and cultural activities on May 28.