Camp Claddagh, the Galway branch of the Chernobyl Children's Project, has completed its programme for 2008 with the opening of its first 'Home of Hope' in Belarus.

Leenane native Bridget Gavin has made history, as the first Irish woman to achieve the rank of Chief Ship's Engineer.

Galway County Council is to act on reducing the speed limit at Coldwood NS on the N6 Galway to Dublin Road, on foot of representations from local Senator, Fidelma Healy Eames.

Beer lovers and connoisseurs will be excited to hear that the biggest beer festival in Ireland is on its way back to Galway for its second year this October.

An extensive development at the Clayton Hotel in Ballybrit has been given the go-ahead by city planners.

Long-running parking shortages at University Hospital Galway (UHG) are set to be eased by a new car park at the site.

A table quiz in aid of the Niall Mellon Township Trust will take place on Friday 3 October at 8pm in O'Grady's, The Square, Gort.

Three Galway women, one of whom suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, will be heading stateside this October to compete in one of the world's toughest and well-known marathons.

Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Disability and Mental Health, Mr John Moloney TD, will open the conference 'Partners in Recovery: A Community Conference on Wellness and Recovery' at the Clayton Hotel in Galway on Thursday 16 October.

A planning application was this week put forward for a major four-storey development in Knocknacarra.