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A civil engineering firm specialising in enormous public infrastructure projects is expected to confirm a multi-million euro investment in the University of Galway today, Thursday May 28.

The latest rental figures showing another sharp increase in Irish rents are far more than just another headline. They represent a structural turning point in the Irish housing market and the predictable outcome of poorly conceived interventions in the private rental sector. When government begins to interfere heavily in the operation of markets, particularly through politically motivated reforms, the law of unintended consequences inevitably comes into play. Capital markets, landlords, investors, and developers will always respond rationally in order to protect their own interests. That is not ideology; it is simply the reality of how free markets operate.

Shannon Airport has launched a 100?flight giveaway to celebrate its new brand campaign, The Best Place To Fly From – inviting passengers to dream big, build their perfect holiday wishlist, and be in with a chance to fly for free. The giveaway will see 50 people each win a pair of flights, all departing from Shannon Airport.

PorterShed’s AI Venture Forge accelerator, Ireland’s first programme dedicated exclusively to AI start-ups, concluded its international phase last week with a three-day trade and innovation mission to Paris, culminating in a pitch showcase at the Embassy of Ireland, Paris.

The landmark announcement this year that Datavant, one of the world’s foremost health data platform companies, has unveiled plans to establish its Global Research and Development Centre in Galway, represents a pivotal moment not only for the San Francisco-based company but also for Galway and the wider West of Ireland, solidifying the region’s position as a vital hub in the global healthcare technology ecosystem.

PorterShed has officially launched the AI Venture Forge Accelerator, a new 12-week programme aimed at helping Ireland’s most promising AI-first start-ups and corporate innovation teams achieve commercial traction and investor readiness.

Galway GAA’s highly anticipated ‘Dancing Like a Star – Stateside’ is set to light up Hammerstein Ballroom on April 5. This spectacular event will bring together 20 couples from Galway, New York, Boston, Chicago, London and San Francisco to compete in a dazzling dance competition, all in support of Galway GAA’s long-term development.

The great fiddle player, piano player and composer Charlie Lennon has passed away. He was 85. Born in Kiltyclogher in County Leitrim, on the border with Fermanagh, in 1938, he grew up in an area rich in music. At the age of seven, he began piano lessons with a local teacher, Theresa Gilmartin, and progressed through the grades of the Royal Irish Academy of Music until he was 13. At the same time, his elder brother, the late Ben Lennon (1928–2020), began teaching him the fiddle.

There are some books which strike a note because of a certain familiarity — in this case, the author and I are the same age, so his memories are often my memories — reminiscences that bring you to a place and time that stay in your heart forever.