14 January – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that COVID restrictions in Wales are to be eased, following a fall in case numbers, and the country will move gradually towards level zero.[8]
21 January – At a press conference in Cardiff, Mark Drakeford makes an outspoken attack on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for failing to take appropriate precautionary measures against COVID-19. Drakeford suggests that Johnson's government is trying to protect Johnson's position by distracting attention from his record.[9]
10 February – The Welsh Government announces that social care workers in Wales will receive a one-off £1000 payment in April.[11]
14 February – The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, proposes that a four-day working week be trialled by the Welsh Government.[12]
16 February – The Welsh Government announces a payment of £1,600 per month for young people leaving care when they turn 18.[13] The Welsh Conservatives say it is "a waste of money".[14]
12 March – At the start of the Welsh Labour Party conference in Llandudno, Mark Drakeford criticises the UK government's response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying: "This is a government which worries about the human rights of oligarchs but the Home Secretary sends exhausted refugees on a European hunt for a bureaucrat willing to accept their visa application." It is the first Welsh Labour conference to be attended by Sir Keir Starmer in his role as UK Labour leader.[17]
30 March – Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis states that he is suffering from gender dysphoria, and claims that he left the scene of a road accident the previous November because he was "not OK" after being raped two months earlier.[18]
28 April – South Wales Police charge Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis with careless driving, failing to report an accident, and leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position, following the incident in November 2021.[20]
5 May – The 2022 Welsh local elections are contested under new boundaries. This was the first time Welsh councils could choose between the current first-past-the-post system and a proportional single transferable vote (STV) system, but councils need to give advance notice of such a change.[21][22] Overall, Welsh Labour gain control of one council and Plaid Cymru three, whilst the Welsh Conservatives lose one and Independents two.[23]
4 June – The 2022 Urdd eisteddfod ends in Denbighshire, having attracted record crowds.[26]
22 June – Labour MS Eluned Morgan is censured by the Senedd after being banned from driving for six months for repeated speeding offences. Morgan was formally reprimanded after the censure motion was passed unanimously.[27]
11 July – Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis is fined £2,500 and disqualified from driving for six months after being found guilty of motoring offences. District Judge Tan Ikram said he "didn't find the defendant credible".[28]
28 September – The Prince and Princess of Wales pay their first official visit to Wales in their new roles.[37]
14 November – The Prince of Wales makes a presentation to the England World Cup; his comments are criticised by representatives of the other UK nations.[38]
16 November – The Prince of Wales responds to criticism of his recent comments on the World Cup by claiming he supports "both England and Wales".[39]
21 December – In a survey of house prices, Westbourne Crescent, Cardiff, is named Wales's most expensive street.[40]
7 January – Chester F.C., whose ground, the Deva Stadium, is partly in Wales, announce that the club is being investigated for a potential breach of Wales's COVID regulations, after allowing spectators at two matches in the stadium in December 2021 and January 2022.[65]
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