Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

As September draws to a close, this weekend marks the final hurrah for nightly street closures ‘back West’.

They plan to go out with a bang, weather permitting, as the last days of outdoor drinking and dining in 2025 coincides with the Galway International Oyster Festival.

Without a marquee this year, the Festival has moved into town. Instead of in a tent at The Swamp, the molluscs will be celebrated in pubs, restaurants and on streets, including in the so-called ‘Westend’.

The ‘outdoor living enhancement scheme’, to give it its full Galway City Council title, finished up in Woodquay at the beginning of September.

And as roads in both areas revert to vehicular traffic only, now is as good a time as any to........

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