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Professor Michael O’Flaherty will begin his six year, non-renewable term as the Commissioner for Human Rights on April 1, 2024.

Five future migrant leaders from Galway were among 31 migrants graduating from political and leadership programmes, at a ceremony run by the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI).

Four members of St Ciaran’s Guide Unit, Athlone received the highest award a guide can earn, the prestigious Trail Blazer award, last Saturday, at a ceremony in Galway. Pictured with Irish Girl Guide Chief Commissioner, Amanda O’Sullivan, are St Ciaran’s Guide leader Maria Moulton, Mary Gallagher, Ruth Seery, Éabha Wheatley, Lily Casey and Irish Girl Guide President, Deirdre Henley.

A specially crafted golden Trefoil badge was passed on from outgoing Irish Girl Guides (IGG) Chief Commissioner Helen Concannon to incoming Chief Commissioner Amanda O’Sullivan at the organisation’s board meeting at its national office in Dublin.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on Mayo employers to think about how they can make access to job recruitment and workplaces across the county fairer for people with disabilities.

Two Ballina girls were on an Irish Girl Guides team that scooped first place in the research category of the first Lego League Leinster finals, which took place recently in Dublin City University (DCU).

In August 1994, as soon as it was considered safe, Dr Dom Colbert, and a medical team of four sister-nurses, Brenda, Fionnuala, Dorothea and Eileen, drove across the Ugandian border into Rwanda. They had no mandate from anyone or any organisation to be there.They were motivated by a deep sense of shame and anger that such an appalling holocaust could have happened.* They had their medical skills, a little money, and an old clapped out pick-up truck.

Five Galway teenagers received Irish Girl Guides’ highest award – the trail blazer national guide award – at a special ceremony on Saturday.

A Glasson Guide leader was thanked for 50 years service to Guiding during Irish Girl Guides’ recent west and central Midlands regional conference.