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Independent Councillor Geraldine Donohue this week called on the Loughrea Municipal District meeting to write to the Department of Transport asking for the re-opening of the Safe Routes to School Programme for all schools that had not applied back in 2021 and be given the opportunity to apply now.

On September 1, 2025, Claregalway Educate Together National School (CETNS) will mark a remarkable milestone, 20 years since first opening its doors as Galway North Educate Together in temporary accommodation in Cloonbiggen. This anniversary is a testament to two decades of growth, community spirit, and a steadfast commitment to academic excellence and equality-based education in the heart of Claregalway village.

A small national school in Co Galway is offering a €2,000 bursary to attract families from outside the area in an effort to retain its second teacher. Scoil Naomh Pádraig, located in An Chloch Bhreac—a scenic Gaeltacht area nestled between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask in north Connemara—is facing a decline in pupil numbers that could see it fall below the threshold required to maintain two teachers.

Local TD and Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Hildegarde Naughton, has announced that the Department of Education have provided funding to ensure that those on the waiting list for Junior Infants in Scoil íosa, Oranmore, will have a place for the next school term. This will involve the provision of over €60,000 to renovate the old school building.

Galway and Roscommon ETB have called for sustainable investment in youth services and better collaboration across education, youth services and families to tackle child poverty, school absenteeism and mental health challenges, and to support young people to thrive.

Independent TD for Galway East, Minister Seán Canney, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education, Helen McEntee, of 209 new special classes sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for the 2025/2026 school year, with a strong emphasis on additional supports for students in Galway and the west.

Senator Pauline O’Reilly is calling for improvements to the secondary school application process and for better school transport. She said getting into a secondary school in Galway is proving more difficult as the population grows, and change is needed.

More than twenty second-level schools across the country have been granted planning permission for facilities such as PE Halls and and special classes for those with intellectual and physical disabilities over the last five years to enhance the lives of students.

Dr. Martin Daly, a well-known GP in Ballygar and candidate in the upcoming general election for the Roscommon-Galway constituency, has called for the establishment of an interagency task force to explore and drive investment opportunities in Ballinasloe. Dr. Daly, after extensive canvassing across the area, emphasised the untapped potential of Ballinasloe, describing it as the “forgotten town of the region” in terms of investment and industry development.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East and Minister for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, this week announced the inclusion of Rosedale School, Renmore, and St. Teresa’s Special School, Ballinasloe, in the second phase of the HSE led enhanced in-school therapy supports pilot.