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Galway County Council has announced that site works on one of the largest social and affordable housing schemes delivered in east Galway will commence before Christmas.

Headquartered at Unit 1, Cahercourt, Loughrea, Executive Travel Solutions / Luxury Irish Tours has been recognised among Ireland’s elite at the prestigious Fleet Bus and Coach Awards 2026, earning seven shortlistings, including the flagship ‘Women in Public Transport Award’ for co-managing director and founder, Claire Spain.

For the fourth time, including replays, neighbours Loughrea and St Thomas’ will go toe-to-toe for Galway hurling’s biggest prize on Saturday evening in Pearse Stadium (6pm). And if history tells us anything, the margins will once again be razor thin.

For the second weekend in succession, Pearse Stadium will host Galway GAA’s marquee fixtures under the Saturday night lights as the Galway Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals take centre stage.

FORMER Galway hurler Davy Glennon was shown a yellow card by Gardaí and brought before Loughrea District Court on an unusual charge of ‘before hours’ serving at his pub Tigh Darby on Main Street, Loughrea.

There is a familiar look to this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals, with six of last season’s final eight back for another shot at the Tom Callanan Cup. Craughwell and Oranmore/Maree are the only new faces at this stage, replacing Cappataggle and Castlegar.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Albert Dolan, has called on the Government to urgently deliver on long-promised sewerage infrastructure for villages, which remain without basic wastewater facilities despite funding being announced three years ago.

The safety nets no longer exist in the Galway Senior Championship from this point on, with every team that takes to the field fully aware that their season rests on the outcome of this game.

The Galway Committee of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) will host Afternoon Tea at The Hardiman Hotel, sponsored by Tom Doyle Motors, on Sunday, October 5 in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Concerns about speeding and traffic safety once again dominated the Loughrea Municipal District meeting on Monday, September 8.