Galway election result a step towards normalisation of diversity

Thu, Jun 13, 2024

The incoming Galway city council will have six women members - four of them newly elected - the highest proportion in the history of the council. Each political party on the council now has a female councillor, along with the non-party grouping.

Green and red pact to run Galway for next five years

Thu, Jun 13, 2024

All signs point to a Fianna Fáil-Labour-Sinn Féin coalition with support from Independent councillors to run the Galway City Council for the next five years.

The face of Galway still needs corrective surgery

Thu, Jun 06, 2024

A leading urban planner who gained notoriety last year when he described Galway city as looking “like mouth full of broken teeth” has returned, and his dental diagnosis is not good.

TG4/Whakaata Maori partnership to uphold cultural values and exchange resources

Thu, Jun 06, 2024

TG4 and Whakaata M?ori are delighted to announce the signing of a Relationship Agreement aimed at fostering a strategic partnership to uphold common values and achieve shared outcomes through the exchange of resources, knowledge, and services. This landmark agreement, signed at the 45th Celtic Media Festival in Cardiff, represents a major milestone in enhancing the connection between the M?ori and Irish-speaking communities.

Alan Esslemont, TG4’s Director General, said; “TG4 was recently honoured to have the Aotearoa/ New Zealand Ambassador to Ireland, Trevor Mallard, as a guest at Gradam Ceoil TG4 in Limerick and we are now delighted to strengthen our ties with Whakaata M?ori, the M?ori television service. Within the history of global colonisation, the Irish people have been both the ‘dispossessed’ and the ‘dispossessors’ and I believe that we have much to discover from the experiences and world-view of the M?ori people. The parallels are evident to me between te reo M?ori and an Ghaeilge, their communities of speakers and their revitalisation efforts. In addition, TG4 and Irish media strategy can learn much from media policies concerning M?ori broadcasting and other Aotearoa/New Zealand media.”

Chance for Galwegians to pressure Irish Water

Thu, May 30, 2024

Essential housing and industrial development across County Galway is being delayed by a severe lack of waste water treatment facilities, according to a local TD.

NTA no-show irks city councillors

Thu, May 16, 2024

‘If the mountain won’t come to Mohammad, then Mohammad must go to the mountain’ is the attitude of Galway city councillors who passed a motion calling on the Government to regionalise the NTA after Dublin-based officials did not attend City Hall’s final meeting of its five-year term last week.

Fraud experts will share valuable protection tips on financial scams and misinformation

Thu, May 09, 2024

Representatives from local financial institutions and An Garda Síochána will deliver a talk on fraud awareness and financial digital literacy to members of the community on Thursday next May 16 at 11.15am in the Europe Direct Centre at Ballinasloe Library.

Lyons says the Galway City Ring Road has to be delivered

Thu, May 09, 2024

The long-awaited Galway City ring road would transform the lives of people living in Knocknacarra, Salthill and elsewhere in the west of the city, according to Galway City West Independent Councillor Donal Lyons.

Reynolds launches Euro campaign with Athlone event

Thu, May 09, 2024

James Reynolds has officially launched his campaign for the European parliamentary elections in the Midlands-North-West constituency.

Councils split western leg of Galway-Dublin cycleway

Thu, Apr 18, 2024

The Athlone to Renmore section of the Dublin-Galway cycleway has been split into two separate projects in a fresh attempt to deliver the long-delayed route.

Bundee bags top gong as he is named Rugby Writers Men’s Player of The Year

Thu, Jan 11, 2024

Ireland and Connacht centre, Bundee Aki was last night (Wednesday) named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Men’s Players of The Year respectively. These awards acknowledge their achievements and consistent performances throughout the 2022/2023 season for both club and country.

Galway maintains clean status in latest litter league table

Thu, Jan 11, 2024

Galway city saw one of its best results yet in the lastest IBAL litter rankings, maintaining its status at 19th place in the list of 40 towns and cities inspected during the final quarter of 2023.

The survey, published this week, saw the city centre get a top litter grade in 15 of the 25 sites inspected.

New bus routes need to be used, says councillor

Thu, Dec 28, 2023

New bus routes introduced recently will need to have good usage if they are to be maintained, a local councillor has warned.

Guidelines for new IVF programme do not ‘reflect the reality of infertility in Ireland’

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

New IVF funding programme comes with ‘discriminatory’ and out-of-touch criteria, that excludes most seeking the treatment and leaves them asking, ‘What’s wrong with us?’, says Galway mother who has spent €24,000 on IVF cycles.

Inis Mór half marathon taking place next week to buy Mater ventilators

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

With the Aer Arann Islands Half Marathon set to take place on April 22, the Mater Public Hospital is calling on people to walk, jog or run on the beautiful island of Inis Mór and help raise funds for critical care facilities at the hospital.

‘Shock, numbness and a feeling of despair’ hangs over Headford

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

The area of Headford has been described as a place filled with ‘shock, numbness and a feeling of despair’ following the deaths of two young teenagers, Lukas Joyce and Kirsty Bohan in a road traffic accident on Monday.

Galway Wind Park to host climate-smart EU rewilding project

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

Galway Wind Park has been chosen as one of eight sites across Europe to host an ambitious new €8.5 million rewilding project which aims to find solutions to the threats caused by climate change and biodiversity loss.

The wildE project, funded by the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, aims to develop climate-smart rewilding initiatives in eight sites across the European Union.

University of Galway programme gives a taste of what it is like to work in healthcare

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

University of Galway’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences will hold an interactive taster programme for transition year students, offering hands-on experience of how healthcare teams work together.

University of Galway announces state of the art Water Sports Centre

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

University of Galway has been given the green light for a state of the art Water Sports Centre following the approval for planning by Galway City Council.

Fatal crash car had travelled 2km in wrong direction, inquest told

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

A car which collided with another, killing a family of three and its own driver had travelled 2km in the wrong direction before the impact, an inquest was told this week.

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