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Students from Gort Community School are leading a campaign for a safer cycling route along the Ennis Road (R458) and the Galway Road (R458), which will help protect students and local cyclists. The campaign calls for a dedicated cycle lane to be sectioned off along the hard shoulder of these regional roads, continuing the Labane cycle lane into Gort and extending all the way to Loughcutra National School.

Galway’s own sustainable printing partner iSupply Ltd. has been declared the 2025 Sustainable Small Business of the Year at the Sustainable Business Awards. The awards, run by PwC and the Business Post, recognises companies who display a true commitment to environmental and social responsibility, and employ good governance to empower their staff and clients to make a positive difference.

University of Galway has announced the Nelson Mandela Fund to promote a culture of race equality and to support scholarships for students.

The first Irish study of disabled political candidates has identified financial costs and difficulty canvassing as among the many systemic barriers facing disabled candidates who wish to participate in political life in Ireland.

The Michelin star is the most coveted award for any restaurant, with only 220 hard-won stars earned amongst almost 40,000 eateries across Britain and Ireland last week, including one for Bullaun’s amazing wood-fired Lignum Restaurant outside Loughrea.

The Barbados Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency, Mr Cleviston Haynes, visited the Marine Institute headquarters in Galway this week to discuss collaboration in marine research and sustainable ocean management initiatives.

Sexual Health West will hold the annual World AIDS Day Concert on Friday, November 29, from 8pm, at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in Galway.

TV and Radio journalist and presenter Philip Boucher-Hayes was in Galway to launch a new book for primary and post primary teachers. Edited by Galway based academic Associate Professor Anne Dolan, Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 years) A Focus on Teaching Hope, Respect, Empathy and Advocacy in Schools is a key resource for teachers at a time of war, environmental crisis, migration and human rights abuses.

Toll waivers at off-peak times for shared cars and 20% cheaper bus fares are just some of the proposals published today by Mobility Partnership Ireland, which plans to make shared transport a general election issue.