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UNIFIL, the United Nations’ Interim Force in Lebanon, will finish next year, after the US vetoed its renewal in August.

There will be disruptions at Oranmore Train Station in October due to the construction of a new pedestrian underpass. The news was confirmed at the Athenry Municipal District Meeting on Tuesday, September 9.

Described as a uniquely complex project, the excavation of 22 per cent of the former grounds of the Mother and Baby institution in Tuam officially began on Monday this week.

Eighty people have come forward to share their DNA to help identify the Tuam Babies, as excavation work begins to finally lay them to rest with dignity.

Uisce Éireann has advised businesses in Galway city to horde massive supplies of water on site in case “difficult” network leaks result in multi-day outages.

A burst water main along Lough Atalia Road caused both flooding and a major water shortage last week, causing several Galway city centre businesses to close.

In 1895, the Galway Woolen Mills opened in Newtownsmith on land that was owned by Marcella Burke. The project was set up to provide employment, especially for young women, rather than to generate profits. Fr Dooley, the diocesan administrator, was the driving force behind the project and it was known locally as “Fr Dooley’s Mill’ long after he died in 1911. He took over three houses in order to build the mill. The hours were long and the pay was not great, 7/6 for women and 18 shillings for men.

NEAR THE start of Sara Baume’s wonderful new book, handiwork, there is a quote from The Craftsman, by Richard Sennett.