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Éamon Ó Cuív lives up the Seanbhóthar behind Corr na Móna, in a small, well-sited bungalow himself and his wife, Áine, built in 1980, six years after moving to Joyce Country, where Éamon landed a job establishing an ill-fated lamb fattening station which later became a successful sawmill.

Oranmore Maree GAA One Club was delighted to welcome President of the GAA Jarlath Burns and Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as they officially turned the sod on the club’s Sports Centre of Excellence, Renville Sports Grounds.

Fianna Fáil Galway West TD, John Connolly, has said that wherever location is chosen for the city’s new courthouse, the current courthouse which dates back to the 1800s, must remain in public ownership.

Fórsa, the trade union which represents more than 14,000 special needs assistants (SNAs) nationwide, has welcomed reports that the Minister for Education, Helen McEntee is to ask the Teaching Council to ensure student teachers have mandatory assessed placements in special needs settings, supported by appropriate modules.

An event will be held this Saturday, March 22, at the Galway Bay Hotel to mark the contribution made by Éamon Ó Cuív to political life in Galway.

A Galway City Councillor is calling on the Minister for Local Government to release emergency funding to repair street lighting infrastructure damaged by Storm Éowyn.

Minister of State Seán Canney along with Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, and Minister of State Jerry Buttimer have announced €67 million in funding for Greenways and National Roads Active Travel infrastructure through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in 2025. This allocation is dedicated to developing walking and cycling options to communities.

Connemara National Park is to be expanded by nearly 250 hectares, with work already under way on upgrading and extending the walking trails through the park.

Local TD, Minister Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State Seán Canney, Independent TD for Galway East and Councillor Alan Cheevers, have welcomed the granting of over €1.1 million to 16 community centres in Galway under the Community Centre Investment Fund.

Independent TD for Galway East, Minister Seán Canney, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education, Helen McEntee, of 209 new special classes sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for the 2025/2026 school year, with a strong emphasis on additional supports for students in Galway and the west.