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With the median house price in County Galway calculated to be a whopping €380,000, a first-time buyer acting alone must earn at least €85,500 per year before tax to qualify for a mortgage if savings or debt are not factors.

University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have joined forces to revive Rural Voices – a nationwide seminar series bringing together research, policy and practice to explore the issues shaping rural and regional development.

Ireland’s economic model is in need of urgent reform to sustain high standards of living for future generations, research from University of Galway has warned.

Cllr Geraldine Donohoe (Ind) has called on the Government to adopt a more creative approach to tackling Ireland’s housing crisis by introducing a tax amnesty for owners of vacant and derelict properties as part of Budget 2026.

Professor Karena Yan has been appointed as the new Dean of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway.

Grainne Seoige’s celebrity drew attention to the Galway West constituency last week, but it was Mairéad Farrell, Catherine Connolly and Hildegarde Naughton who stole the show.

Before Fianna Fáil unveiled Gráinne Seoige in September as its celebrity candidate to replace outgoing Connemara stalwart Éamon Ó Cuív TD, the Social Democrats had already been in talks with her younger sister, fellow broadcaster Síle Seoige, initially about running for the European parliament, and later in a possible autumn general election.

Half of the 27 candidates who have declared for the Midlands-North-West European Parliament constituency set out their stalls at two similar events this week with very different outcomes.

A new low for housing stock availability has resulted in the escalation of property premiums in County Westmeath, the latest Daft.ie house price report has revealed.

Market rents in County Westmeath were on average 1% higher in the final quarter of 2023 than a year previously, compared to a rise of 7% seen a year ago, the latest quarterly Daft.ie rental report has revealed.