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The 36th Galway Film Fleadh, running from July 9-14 at the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema, will spotlight Palestinian cinema in its Country of Focus strand. Among the standout events is the Irish premiere of “To a Land Unknown,” which will close the festival on July 14.

Galway City Council will become the first local authority in the country to eliminate road diesel in its larger fleet, by transitioning to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a renewable fuel source. HVO Eliminates up to 90% of net Carbon Dioxide emissions and reduces harmful pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and particulate matter, which can cause asthma and impaired lung function and can make it difficult to breath for some of our citizens.

Today June 16 marks the centenary anniversary of the general election in which Irish voters had the opportunity to vote for candidates who supported or rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which granted Dominion Status, similar to that of Canada and South Africa, to 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland.

Galway athletes travel to Belfast this weekend to compete at the second Irish Milers Club event of the season.

Statistics released at Monday's Galway City Joint Policing Committee confirmed that 53 burglaries took place in January and February 2020 with only 18 recorded in the same months in 2021.

It has been a strange year for the children and young people of Galway. They have been through lockdowns, have missed hanging out with their friends and watched on as their world was turned upside down. However, one positive development has been the huge increase in the number of young people discovering their local green and blue spaces in Galway City.

THE FIRST in a series of exhibitions under the Government’s art and culture ‘Getting Through Covid-19 Together’ campaign opens in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre from today, Thursday October 15.

THE FIRST paragraph of this fascinating book reads: “Galway is unique among Irish cities in possessing a map that not just provides a bird’s-eye view of the urban landscape at a critical juncture in its history, but also offers insights into cultural, socio-political, and religious outlooks of the town’s ruling elite at this time. The printed map is a glorification of Galway, a celebration of its importance, wealth and power in the years immediately preceding its surrender to parliamentary forces in 1652. That it was made to impress is evinced not only in the visual impact of the heraldic embellishments and decorative artistry employed but also in the wealth of detail recorded, much of which might otherwise remain unknown."

Following another very successful auction by Colleran auctioneers where all properties sold, including one for €100,000 in excess of its guide price, Don Colleran is now looking to talk to anyone thinking of selling a property in Galway city, as he has a number of cash and loan approved buyers anxious to acquire similar homes or investments in established areas in and around the city centre.

FOLLOWING HIS triumphant and powerful concert at Leisureland last Saturday, John Grant has made good on the promise he made to the audience that night when he said he would "see you sooner rather than later".