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Crowds of people gathered in Áras Mhic Amhlaigh on Saturday for the launch of the Barna – Knocknacarra Irish language plan. Both young and old were present for the speeches and the official launch, and a range of events and workshops took place afterwards which were suitable for every age group.

University of Galway has announced the appointment of Monica Crump as University Librarian. Ms Crump becomes the 12th Librarian in the University’s history dating back to 1845.

The board of the Western Development Commission (WDC), the state agency responsible for the economic and social development of the West of Ireland has appointed a new chief executive with Allan Mulrooney stepping into the role from next month.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has welcomed Galway County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a whiskey distillery, shop, café, tasting bar and heritage centre at Páirc Ghnó Charna, Roisín na Maithniach, Carna. Údarás had applied for planning permission for the facility on behalf of Drioglann Iarthar na Gaillimhe Teoranta.

Mayo nominee appointed to Údarás na Gaeltachta Interim Board

Just who are the ‘Gaeltacht Diaspora? This is the question being discussed in a new series of podcasts created by Ionad Diaspora na Gaeltachta in conjunction with MeasMedia and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The podcasts will be broadcast on Spotify, Google Play and Youtube channels in the coming months.

The €25m investment in a Deep Water Berth facility at Ros an Mhíl harbour in Connemara could be a gamechanger in terms of improving the region's capacity to service the west's wind-energy industry.

825 new full-time jobs were created in Gaeltacht companies in 2021, the highest number of jobs created in one year since 2008. When job reductions are taken into account, there is a net increase of 446 in overall employment – the largest annual net increase since 1996.

Four marketing Awards in one week is no mean feat for Lorg Media, a creative and social media marketing agency based in Galway’s West End. The bi-lingual agency was crowned ‘Best Small Agency’ at the 2021 Sockies, Social Media Marketing Awards which took place at Dublin’s Liberty Hall on Thursday evening last. It was the first time in the 11 year history of the Social Media Awards that a ‘Best Agency’ award has been won outside of the capital.

ÉireComposites, an Údarás na Gaeltachta client company located in the Conamara Gaeltacht, has secured a multi-million contract with Spirit AeroSystems, the world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer, to provide structural components for business jets and commercial airliners.