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The Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway has welcomed the allocation of €724,000 for 15 community projects in County Galway under the CLÁR 2024 Measure 1 Programme.

The communities of Maam, Glinsk, and Kilconly have received a major funding boost after Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced an allocation of €420,404 to Galway County Council under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS).

The communities of Gort, Dunmore and Maree have received a major funding boost after Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced an allocation of €750,000 to Galway County Council under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

A new art installation, commissioned by Cope Galway Domestic Abuse Service to mark its 40th anniversary, is currently on the move to different parts of the county where the local charity provides outreach one-to-one sessions to women.

It is that time of the year again when children go back to school. It will be different this year as most of them will be delighted to return to classes and meet their friends after such a long break. For older generations, this time of year was, in the words of the Bard, more akin to "creeping like snail unwillingly to school”. And yet, when we look back on our schooldays, it is usually with affection. The old cliché ‘the best years of our lives’ still applies. It was where were educated, matured, learned and developed skills, remembered quotations like the above from the Bard, and made friends for life.