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Independent Galway West TD, Catherine Connolly, has formally announced her intention to become Ireland’s next president.

Independent Galway West TD, Catherine Connolly, has formerly announced her intention to become Ireland’s next president.

Councillor Peter Keane finished up his stint as Galway’s first citizen last week, and was replaced by Councillor Mike Cubbard.

Henry Street Playground was officially named last Friday in honour of former Mayor of the City of Galway, Mary Byrne (1917-2004) - who was the first female Mayor of Galway, and was also a resident of Henry Street.

Expectations that a bypass for Claregalway would be funded this year were dashed when the traffic bottleneck was not included in a €633 million allocation for new national roads announced this week.

Éamon Ó Cuív would consider running for Áras an Uchtaráin on a Fianna Fáil ticket, but he has so far not been asked to put his name forward.

An event will be held this Saturday, March 22, at the Galway Bay Hotel to mark the contribution made by Éamon Ó Cuív to political life in Galway.

Men in dark clothing with torches were banging and roaring at the windows and doors of Noel and Lorraine Thomas’ rural home in Gortachalla exactly one year ago.

He is one of the most recognisable faces in Irish film and television, but I sense early in the interview with Don Wycherley that he is not overly comfortable discussing past glories, rendering most of my pre-prepared questions obsolete. “I look a bit different from my Father Ted and Ballykissangel and Bachelor’s Walk days,” he says with a laugh, insisting he doesn’t get recognised on the street as much as one might think.

The Taxis for Ireland Coalition has issued a stark warning about the challenges Galway residents and visitors may face getting home safely during the festive season.