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Judy Greene who passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer was an extraordinary person, and someone I am incredibly proud to have called a friend for over forty years.

In a week when the next president of the USA appointed an official to oversee an expulsion of undocumented migrants, Galway City councillors were celebrating the life of a man who dedicated his to regularising illegal immigrants in America.

Last week, a significant milestone was reached for the startup communities of Galway and Gradignan, France, as Mayor Michel Labardin of Gradignan and Mary Rodgers, CEO of The PorterShed, signed an agreement establishing an innovative “Passport” system for tech startups.

Senior officials from Galway City Council and Galway County Council have met with property developers, planners and key stakeholders to explore opportunities for delivering new affordable housing projects across Galway.

Galway University Hospitals Bereavement Support Services and the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) recently launched the ‘Galway Grief Sherpa Network’ (GGSN); a new bereavement support initiative, established to promote those organisations who provide bereavement support in Galway City and County.

Named the Netwatch ‘Galway Carer of the Year’, Renmore’s Maura Fahy was recognised for her ‘outstanding dedication and contribution’ to her family at the award’s recognition ceremony yesterday (Wednesday) in the Menlo Park Hotel.

Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne, was in Carna this week to launch the next phase of development for the Emigrants Commemorative Centre.

Independent TD Sean Canney has announced he will be running for re-election in the upcoming General Election. He served as a minister of state from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2018 to 2020, and was also mayor of County Galway from 2007-2008.

A special meeting of local politicians, officials and business representatives from Galway met this week to collaborate on the delivery of infrastructure projects across the county.

Brewing discontent and disagreement within the ruling pact which dominates Galway City Council spilled into the public domain this week, with the mayor forced to use his casting vote to pass an increase in Local Property Tax.