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Irish architects have long been renowned for their exceptional talent and craftsmanship - it was an Irish-born architect who designed the White House in Washington, DC. Ireland has a proud tradition of producing outstanding architects such as Róisín Heneghan, whose company Heneghan Peng Architects won a global design competition of 1,500 entries, with their unique design being used to build a billion-dollar museum in Egypt.

Galway: City of Heritage by Pat Dargan explores a rich body of historic buildings that date from the thirteenth century to the present day. Mayor of Galway, Councillor Eddie Hoare, (FG) will introduce the new publication.

Former Irish Times Environment correspondent Frank McDonald said that Galway was Ireland’s answer to Carmageddon, and likened it to Atlanta, America’s capital of sprawl, when he made a lengthy submission to the Galway City Ring Road oral hearing, which is being held at the g Hotel in the city.