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A Shantalla native is one of 1,000 activists, medics and war crime investigators to have set sail from Italy to deliver aid and challenge an Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.

Datavant, the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare, has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Global R&D Centre at Bonham Quay in Galway. The company also announced that it has already hired 100 employees in Ireland – well ahead of its target to fill 125 roles by the end of next year.

Aoife Quinn is a 23-year-old woman from Maree, Oranmore, who is coping with a frightening progressive disease.

New, purpose-built laboratories in Boston’s Building 2 – where construction commenced in 2023 – will provide facilities for teams to design, develop and test next-generation medical technologies across a range of cardiovascular therapies, as well as areas such as heart failure and renal denervation, where a catheter in the kidney can reduce blood pressure.

While the Irish government has pledged a €28.5 million investment to deliver over 1,100 new healthcare places across key healthcare disciplines such as Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, Social Care, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Radiography and Veterinary Medicine nationwide, it is not yet known how these extra places will affect demand for these courses.

I believe it is imperative in order for Ireland to adhere to its constitutional obligation that it pursues an independent foreign and military policy, at the UN, and at meetings of the EU. This is possible, and we see many larger EU countries acting unilaterally on foreign and defence policy when it suits them.

Galway County Council has passed a motion to call on the Government to amend the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Bill to include the prohibition of trade in services.

On 20 January 2026, Israeli forces stormed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem. Bulldozers entered the compound and demolished its offices and warehouses under the watch of Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who described it as “an historic day, a day for celebration”. The UN flag over the UN site was removed and replaced by an Israeli flag.

The future of the iconic Galway Hooker sailing vessel – once at risk of extinction and an important part of Ireland’s maritime heritage – has been secured thanks to support from the Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) West programme administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

Across East Africa, life is fragile, yet it pulses with courage, resilience, and quiet hope. In northern Ethiopia, a mother gently cradles her child, weakened by hunger. In Somalia, parents cling to memories of little ones lost, holding onto the fragile promise of brighter days. Grandmothers in parts of Northern Kenya walk miles carrying the weight of hardship and the wisdom of generations.