The Solidarity party has selected a candidate to run in the local elections for Galway City East.

Castlegar man Conor Burke will join the People Before Profit and Solidarity ticket alongside existing candidate Denman Rourke.

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This is Mr Burke’s third time running in the local elections, having been a long time political activist with both the Socialist party and the Solidarity party.

His campaign will focus on issues such as the housing crisis, biodiversity and challenges with the cost of living crisis that face families and young people.

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A team from Atlantic Technological University has secured the Best Research Project at the 2024 Education Awards

The accolade is for their Irish Students Wellbeing and ADHD project at a gala award ceremony in Dublin

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Supported by the North South Research Programme, this collaborative initiative between ATU and Ulster University has garnered widespread recognition for its impactful contributions to student welfare

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Tuam Gardaí are investigating a burglary in the Dunmore area after the owner returned to find intruders in the house

Witnesses reported 2 males with balaclavas wearing dark clothing leaving the area in a black Audi coupe type car

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They headed in the direction of Tuam

The incident in Roy took place last Thursday evening just after 5.30

Gardaí are investigating a house break-in in Shankill, Annaghdown also on Thursday evening, between 6.30 and 6.45

Salthill Gardaí are investigating a house break-in in Cnoic an Oir estate, Knocknacarra on Friday lunchtime between 12.30 and 1.30pm

Anyone who may have been in these areas around the time of the break-ins and witnessed any suspicious activity is asked to contact the Garda confidential line on 1800666111.

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Gardai are investigating criminal damage done to a car parked in Murrough in the city by egging the vehicle

The incident occurred at Moinear between 9 last Wednesday night and 4 on Thursday morning

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Anyone who may have been in the area around this time and witnessed any suspicious activity is asked to contact Galway Gardaí on 091 53 8000

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Supermac’s has decided to share the joy with the newest generation of Galway GAA supporters.

The “My First Galway Jersey” will celebrate every baby born in Galway on the day of the Connacht and Leinster finals.

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To receive the gift, parents of babies born on the day are invited to go on the website supermacs.ie/myfirstjersey.

Supermac’s says baby’s first Galway jersey will celebrate both a sporting milestone and the beginning of a new life.

The Connacht football final is this Sunday while the Leinster Hurling Final is on June the 8th.

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A school in Lettermore is offering a family the opportunity to relocate to Connemara,

The family must enrol their children in the local school Scoil Rónáin, An Trá Bháin, Leitir Móir and will live in the area rent free for a year

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The offer comes as the school looks to ensure its future amid rising problems for rural schools, such as pupil and teacher retention,

Micheál Mac Donnacha, past pupil of Scoil Rónáin, explains why the school is offering this opportunity.

Micheál is a member of the committee tasked with fundraising and planning for the school’s future, and he explained how they managed to raise the funds for the property.

Further information is available on the Coiste Scoil na Trá Báine Facebook and Twitter pages.

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The number of couples getting married in Galway city and county has dropped by 16 percent.

In 2022, 1,224 marriages took place across the county, while there were just 1,018 last year.

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That’s according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The Galway figures follow the national trend of a dip in the number of marriages registered last year, with 2,000 less across the country compared to 2022.

Figures for Galway City show a drop of 74 marriages in 2023 – a 24 percent decrease on the 306 registered in 2022.

Meanwhile, there were 132 less marriages across the county – with 786 couples tying the knot in 2023.

The majority of marriages in both the city and county were Roman Catholic.

Civil Marriage was the next most popular type of ceremony in the County, while other religious denominations were the next most common in the City.

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Local Independent TD Sean Canney says the All-Island Rail Review is to be published in the coming weeks.

It will include the Western Rail Corridor, which is now being acknowledged as a viable project and a priority of Government.

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The corridor, which includes the planned Athenry-Claremorris rail line, is also now included in the Ten-T network, which opens it up to EU funding opportunities.

Speaking to Galway Talks, Deputy Canney says there is good momentum with the project at the moment:

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A call has been made for Galway County Council to install permanent traffic control close to St.Annin’s National school and the adjoining creche in Rosscahill.

The issue’s been raised by Independent candidate for Connemara North LEA Councillor Thomas Welby following feedback from residents in recent weeks.

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Rosscahill is designated a settlement in the current County Development Plan, but a national secondary road dissects the services and a majority of nearby houses.

Local residents are also encouraged to engage in submissions to Government under the Road Traffic Bill 2024.

Councillor Welby says the current setup with the speed limits is causing problems:

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