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A Galway East TD has called on Government to support Ability West’s vision to transform the HSE-owned Toghermore House site in Tuam into an Equine Therapy Centre for children and adults with disabilities.
Speaking in the Dáil last week, Deputy Louis O’Hara urged Government and the HSE to engage with Ability West on the potential for equine therapy at the site and to complete the ongoing review on the future of the site as soon as possible....

Over 300 Principals and Deputy Principals gathered in Galway from across Ireland’s Education and Training Boards for an event which saw 200 of them identify high stake exams and curriculum overload as the biggest limits on students’ positive school experience...

A MAJOR reduction in speed limits across Conamara – including 30km/h zones in five ‘urban cores’ – is scheduled to click into place from March of next year, local councillors heard at their area meeting in County Hall.
The proposals, outlined by Senior Engineer, Tom Prendergast, will mean the introduction of 30km/h zones in Bearna, Oughterard, Moycullen, Clifden and Spiddal from March 31, 2027....

There was much applause at Galway’s Town Hall Theatre recently for President Catherine Connolly and her predecessor, Michael D Higgins, who were among the guests as the venue celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Guest of honour President Connolly, in her speech, stressed the importance of such spaces – listing some of the local and visiting companies that had played to local and visiting audiences in the venue....