Bus Éireann asked to examine capacity on Moycullen/Oughterard service

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Senator Seán Kyne has been advised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that it has asked Bus Éireann to compile details of the locations on route 419, where capacity issues arise.

Galway business shortlisted for three new awards

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Seabreeze Beauty and Skin Clinic in Oranmore, Galway, has been shortlisted for three awards, Beauty Salon of the Year, Aesthetic Salon of the Year and Business Director of the Year at the inaugural Professional Beauty and Hairdressers Journal Ireland Beauty, Hair and Spa Awards 2022.

Galway Hospice Christmas campaign launched by four special ambassadors

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Galway Hospice’s Christmas campaign has been launched by four very special ambassadors.

PorterShed skydive sees Irish Guide Dogs receive €8,000 boost

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind were presented with a cheque for over €8,000 at the PorterShed, Bowling Green, on Friday.

Showband legend Johnny Carroll — ‘I’ve always wanted to play my trumpet in Galway Cathedral’

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Showband sensation and dubbed the ‘man with the golden trumpet’, Johnny Carroll, will perform at a A Night of Music for Galway Hospice in aid of the Galway Hospice in the Galway Cathedral on Thursday, November 10.

Almost 150 Galway artists to get funding from new scheme

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

148 Artists in Galway are to receive the Basic Income for the Arts — a payment which will continue for the next three years under the pilot scheme.

Payments will be backdated to the date of selection of August 29 and 2000 recipients country wide will be paid €325 per week for a full three years from the selection date.

Banshee boost for Galway sweater store as fans flock to get the Inisherin look

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Boosts in merchandise from the success of the likes of blockbuster movies Stars Wars and Harry Potter have always been predictable, but nobody could have foreseen that Irish bainin sweaters would be the product of desire this winter as a result of a Hollywood endorsement.

Support A Night For Ollie — and help injured sportsman

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Well-known Galway sportsman Ollie Keogh was the victim of an unprovoked attack in the family home in August 2022. Ollie suffered life threatening injuries which left him in the Intensive Care Unit of University College Hospital. He will be off work as a self-employed musician for the foreseeable future and is faced with considerable medical costs.

Ollie was a very talented footballer from a great Galway sporting family. He had trials with Leeds United with a youngster before going on to score eleven goals in eighty seven appearances in the League of Ireland with Galway United.

Welcome for new legislation ensuring staff will receive tips

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Senator Ollie Crowe has this week welcomed The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 which will see employees given legal rights over the payment of tips. The legislation will come into effect from December 1 2022.

Winter is here when the market lands

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

I always notice that temperatures in Galway seem to drop by about ten degrees when the Christmas Market is upon us. I used to think that those Siberian stallholders brought the cold over with them when they unpacked. As if a cloud of winter chilliness would escape from their crates of goods and envelope us all in a coldness, sated only by the mulled wines and the hot treats of the stalls.

Milltown tops our Tidiest Towns

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Milltown has been named the County Galway winner of the SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition, results of which were announced at the weekend.

Awardwinning Gort River Walk opens to acclaim

Wed, Nov 02, 2022

It was a weekend to remember for the Gort River Walk Development Group — Not only did they host the official opening of their beautiful 3km looped trail, but they also scooped a national honour in the Tidy Towns competition.

Huge growth potential for Castlebar with new ATU Mayo University Status

Wed, Nov 02, 2022

The sky is the limit for the growth and expansion plans of Mayo ATU which is already seeing dividends from its new status as a university, Castlebar councillors were informed this week.

Development of the college, whose previous incarnations include Mayo RTC, St Mary's Nursing College and GMIT Mayo, is now centred around a number of key areas, Head of the School for Health Sciences at ATU and vice president of ATU Justin Kerr stated in a lengthy presentation to Castlebar MD this week - including a continuing focus on health and wellbeing, optimisation of research and scholarship opportunities, collaboration and partnership projects - as well as the development of the campus itself as a conference centre and community hub to be enjoyed by the people of the town - not to mention a major Castlebar town centre student and public housing hub.

Funny money — Comedy Festival sees Galway laughing all the way to the bank

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Galway is laughing all the way to the bank this week-end with the Galway Comedy Festival worth an estimated €7.5m to the local economy.

Up to 1000 children in DEIS schools in Galway to be without a hot meal

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Patrick Mac Donncha, owner of Connemara Catering, has said that due to the “insufficient” payment from the Department of Social Welfare, it is no longer possible for him to provide the hot meals service to DEIS Schools in Connemara.

Eleven Galway schools set to take part in BT Young Scientist

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Eleven projects by second-level students from Galway are set to feature in the 2023 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) next January, having being chosen from among 1,700 entries nationwide.

Summertime, wintertime, and more drinking-time

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

It is perhaps appropriate that on the week that is in it, the end of summertime and the beginning of wintertime, that legislation should provide us all with a new time — drinking-time.

Clifden RNLI rescue nine people stranded on Omey Island

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Clifden RNLI’s volunteer crew launched the Atlantic 85 in-shore lifeboat on Monday afternoon to assist nine people who were caught by the tide on Omey Island.

Witnesses sought following traffic accident

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to an accident that occurred on St Mary’s Road, Galway, earlier this month.

A woman was cycling to work at University of Galway along St Mary’s Road when the accident occurred on Wednesday, October 5. She was struck from behind by a vehicle which she believed to be a dark coloured BMW saloon car. She sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Galway Lions Club marks half a century of service

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

It was a great night of celebration and nostalgia for members of Galway Lions Club as they celebrated their 50th birthday at a recent celebratory function in the Ardilaun Hotel. In attendance were many current and former members including current Club President Geraldine Mannion, founding members Gerry Molloy and Danny Griffin as well a total of 22 past presidents and District Governor of Lions Club Ireland, Ger Cashman.

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