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For one night only, on Tuesday, November 5, Fishamble's OUTRAGE by Deirdre Kinahan will be staged in Galway's Town Hall Theatre.

Local employers are invited to attend a special workshop, Strategies for Supporting Grieving Employees, on Wednesday, 6 November, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Diligent Bonham Quay, Dock Rd, Galway. This workshop, hosted by HopeSpace Children’s Grief Support Service, will provide guidance on how to support employees dealing with grief, ensuring both compassionate care and sustained workplace performance.

Starting a new school is a landmark moment in the life of a child. It can be a daunting prospect, filled with anxiety and excitement. However, it is also the beginning of a new adventure, a chance to make new friends, to try new sports and activities, to learn new subjects, a time to stand on your own two feet with a newly found air of independence.

Anxiety is on the increase today. The issue is often described as a "silent epidemic" and Covid-19, in particular, highlighted our vulnerability to it. In the first year of the pandemic, the global prevalence of both anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, according to the World Health Organisation.

It's midday Monday. Outside, the sun kisses the green grass of the Quad at the University of Galway. There is a sense of calm before the storm here. A whiff of change in the air.

The Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association (IMNDA) has launched a bereavement programme for those that have lost loved ones to motor neuron disease (MND).

Galway United travel to Tallaght with ten games to go in the season. Their league safety is secure while the hunt for European football is still on.

We’re never short of things for doing in this neck of the woods at this time of the year.

I am disappointed to have lost my seat on Galway City Council. The seat was won by Pauline O’Reilly five years ago, and I was co-opted after her election to the Seanad.

It’s a cliche that Ireland would be the best country in the world if the sun just kept shining a bit more, but there’s no denying that there’s nothing like some rays to bring out the best side of us.