Galway Bay fm newsroom - The President of Croatia will visit NUI Galway this afternoon, where she'll participate in a Q&A session on BREXIT, women's studies and migration.
President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will address staff and students on the final day of her three-day State visit to Ireland.
The President this morning addressed the City Council at a civic reception held in her honour at City Hall.
In her speech to the 200-strong crowd, she made strong links between Galway and her home city of Rijeka, which will share the European Capital of Culture 2020 title.
President Grabar-Kitarovic has this afternoon been given a tour of the Galway 2020 Community Hub at the Cornstore in the city.
Following her address and Q&A at NUI Galway, her schedule will conclude with a local food demonstration to mark Galway being the European Region of Gastronomy 2018.
Mayor of Galway Noel Larkin says he's looking forward to embarking on a close working relationship with President Grabar-Kitarovic, who is the Republic of Croatia's first female president.
ON FYI GALWAY AT 5 THIS EVENING, we'll hear more President Grabar-Kitarovic on the final day of her State visit to Ireland.
