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A €2 million rooftop helipad will cap University Hospital Galway’s €4 billion redevelopment, despite the HSE’s controversial purchase of Shantalla parkland to build a ground-level heliport.

In response to public outcry over viral images of rubbish strewn all over Salthill’s beaches during the May heatwave, the city council has planned a proactive litter response ahead of a hot weekend.

It seems tourists have the high ground in Galway while the residents are Anekin Skywalker. In a study by the Galway Advertiser, one-third of shops in the main shopping district are geared towards tourists.

There was hardly a dry eye among councillors in the chamber after Mayor Helen Ogbu was finished with them.

Unpaid invoices totalling almost €2.3 million remain unpaid by owners of 48 derelict properties across Galway city so far this year.

In May last year, a task force was set-up to coordinate gardaí, Galway city council staff, environmental health officials, vermin control, medical authorities and a local charity.

The point-blank gunshot to his head cemented Helen Ogbu’s crushing fear her husband had been assassinated. He was not the random, tragic victim of a robbery gone wrong.

There were harsh words, recriminations, accusations and apologies in City Hall this week over the emotive topic of Knocknacarra’s Western Distributor Road, but relief and joy about the Ring Road planning decision.

This is the demand of Galway city councillor Níall McNelis (Lab) who has welcomed the Government’s decision in Budget 2026 to make the State’s pilot Basic Income for Artists (BIA) scheme permanent this month, but warned that serious questions remain unanswered about how it will operate.

Helen Ogbu was formally endorsed by the Labour Party at a heavily attended selection convention this week, to chants of “Gaillimh Abú, Gallimh Ogbu” by almost 100 supporters.