Galway businesses invited to celebrate Local Enterprise Week 2023

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample a varied programme events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week across County Galway.

Galway Credit Unions warn of SMS phishing scam

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Three Galway credit unions are warning their members and the public of a phishing scam.

Claddagh Credit Union, St Columba’s Credit Union and St Jarlath’s Credit Union report that the scam consists of a fraudster sending a text message and/or making a phone call claiming to be from a credit union and informing recipients their credit union account has been put on hold or locked.

On the road to nowhere

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Grace Bruen is 30-years-old. She is warm, charming, and has impeccable manners. She would love to work with people where her personality would be allowed to shine and where she could contribute to society and feel fulfilled. Instead, she sits at home.

UHG performs first incisionless surgery in Ireland for blockages of the oesophagus

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The west's biggest hospital is the first in the country to introduce incision-less, minimally invasive surgery to help correct blockages of the oesophagus.

Greens step forward to contest local elections

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The Galway Green Party has selected its candidates to run in the next local election, which will take place in 2024.

Wanted: Galway volunteers to save lives at sea

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The RNLI is looking for new fundraising volunteers to join its lifesaving crews in Galway City, Clifden/Connemara and Aran Islands.

Volunteers, who are at the heart of the RNLI, make up 95 per cent of its people, and without them, the organisation would not be able to continue saving lives at sea.

Women’s Day talks on historic Galway industries

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

A special public event will be held in the Galway next Wednesday (March 8) to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Organised by the Galway Mechanics Institute, the event entitled ‘Making lace, hats and china: Women in past Galway industries’, features short presentations from three speakers, starting at 8.15pm.

University of Galway hosts free Family Fun Day for Engineers Week 2023

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

University of Galway is calling all wannabe engineers to participate in a free family event, Engineering Our Future: Family Fun Day.

Three Galway restaurants clinch top honours at Just Eat Awards

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Three Galway restaurants scooped top prizes in separate categories at the ninth annual Just Eat Awards earlier this week.

Social Democrats nominate Alan Curran for vacant city council seat

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The Galway West branch of the Social Democrats held a meeting in Renmore on Monday, February 27, to select a candidate to be nominated for co-option for a vacant council seat on Galway City Council.

University of Galway launches initiative to enhance social life of the farming community

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

University of Galway’s Rural Studies Centre is to lead a new social organisation for the farming community, called Farmer's Yards, with a pilot initiative at Mountbellew Livestock Mart.

Galway people asked to join the National Spring Clean

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Registrations are now open for the National Spring Clean 2023, and organiser An Taisce is asking people across Galway to get involved.

Tim Robinson's contribution to understanding our landscape to be celebrated

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Architecture at the Edge presents a one-day symposium to celebrate Tim Robinson's contribution to understanding the landscape of the west of Ireland at Kylemore Abbey on March 24.

Meet the local women who are trying to demystify egg freezing

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The co-founders of Galway based yoga and wellness company, Yoga Mara, sisters Rachel and Hannah Healy have taken control of their fertility by going through the process of egg freezing and want to spread awareness to fellow Galwegians about the benefits of the process.

Garda Report

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Burglary in Oranmore
Gardaí in Oranmore are investigating a burglary which occurred at H West Motors Oranmore on Tuesday February 21 at approximately 10pm. The steel fence was damaged at rear of garage and the suspect was disturbed by owner who took off on foot. A jeep was observed in the area beforehand acting suspiciously. Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area or who may have any information are asked to contact Oranmore Garda Staion on 091-388030 or the Garda confidential line on 091800666111.

Gardaí in Oranmore are investigating a burglary which occurred at H West Motors Oranmore on Tuesday February 21 at approximately 10pm. The steel fence was damaged at rear of garage and the suspect was disturbed by owner who took off on foot. A jeep was observed in the area beforehand acting suspiciously. Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area or who may have any information are asked to contact Oranmore Garda Staion on 091-388030 or the Garda confidential line on 091800666111.

Win big in the Galway Hospice Car Raffle

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Galway footballer Cillian McDaid is pictured at the recent launch of the Galway Hospice Car Raffle, with Galway Hospice Community Palliative Care Nurse, Breeda Feeney and CEO, Mary Nash.

City’s commercial buildings suffer decline

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The number of empty commerical buldings in Galway is higher than the national average of fourteen per cent.

In the twelve months last year 2022 the vacancy rate in Galway increased by 0.7 percentage points (pp) to 17.6 per cent, according to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Vacancy Rates Report, published today.

Galway marks the invasion of Ukraine one year on

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

This Friday, February 24, will mark the first recognised anniversary of the start of the Russian war on Ukraine, seeing some 70,000 Ukrainian refugees come to Ireland.

More bus routes to Galway's rural towns is planned

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Seven new or enhanced bus routes in Galway, serving towns including Headford, Corrandulla, Clifden and Carraroe, have been included in the Government's strategy to improve rural mobility.

The Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, announced by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, will also add or improve links between Galway city and locations, such as Ennis and Mountbellew, according to local Fine Gael TD, Minister Hildegarde Naughton.

Immigration is a reality of life, immigration is the reality of globalisation

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

The discussion of Ireland's refugee population has been dominating on every social media platform for months now, culminating in protests against refugees and migrants to Ireland both online and person. With hashtags like #irelandisfull trending on Twitter every fortnight, it has evolved into a kind of detached parasocial dismissal of very real people, ones who are often not given option to discuss their lives, experiences and very real fears all which had driven their need to move to Ireland.

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