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The housing crisis persists, and homelessness is up in Galway and nationally. Tens of thousands of uncounted, hidden homeless - couch surfers and over-occupied households - remain precipitously close to sleeping rough. As autumn winds strip leaves from trees, the tented shanty towns at the edges of the city’s parks and wastelands hove into view. To gain an insight, the Galway Advertiser slept rough last week, tagging along with the Simon Community’s industrious fundraisers, service users, SimonSoc university group and a chilly mayor of Galway sleeping outside for her very first time.

Four projects in Galway West will receive funding for positive community action, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Seán Kyne said €57,000 will go directly to two projects in Galway City, while Simon Community Galway will receive a share of the €127,300 allocation and Tosú Social Inclusion Ireland in Galway will receive a sum from the €142,500 allocation to strengthen community safety, inclusion and integration.

Rural areas are falling through the cracks between two Government schemes, with neither covering basic footpath provision, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fianna Fáil members and supporters are being invited to help preserve and showcase the party’s rich local history as preparations begin for the Party’s centenary celebrations in Galway West later this year.

The work entitled ‘Seated Figure’, by artist Sean Henry, was lowered into position on Middle Arch beside the Claddagh Basin last week as part of the build-up to the city’s annual International Arts Festival.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has welcomed confirmation from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) that the Stop-Go lights on the N65 at Heathlawn, which have been in place for almost two years, will be removed in June.

Fine Gael senator Seán Kyne has slammed his former party leader Leo Varadkar for being “totally unhelpful and totally divisive,” following controversial remarks from the ex-Taoiseach about rural Ireland.

People Before Profit’s candidate in the Galway West by-election says he supported the blockade by protesters of Galway Port last week.

A positive decision on the expansion of Galway Port would mark a new era for the facility and city, a Fine Gael Senator said.

One of the reasons Taoiseach Micheal Martin will visit the White House this year is to secure employment linked to medical technology companies clustered around Galway.