Family homelessness back to peak levels , says Galway Simon

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The number of families living in emergency accommodation in the West is almost back to the peak levels as a result of the ongoing housing crisis, according to Galway Simon.

Declining numbers not a dismal picture, just the reality, says Archbishop ahead of inaugural Reek climb

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The future of the church and its practical application in community life was discussed at length on Sunday morning, as Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Francis Duffy prepared for his first ascent of Croagh Patrick in his new role.

Seagoing moon-powered sculpture to run on coastal power

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

If you are passing Lough Atalia and the mouth of the river Corrib on this weekend, you may come across a rather unusual catamaran in the water.

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Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Cannon welcomes investment in Galway recreation facilities

90 per cent of parents in west worry about their children’s online viewing

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Nine out of 10 parents in the west worry about the content their children could view online, according to a Vodafone Ireland study.

It revealed that 56 per cent are concerned by a lack of control over their children’s internet use. The reasons for parents’ concerns are varied, 88 per cent state they are anxious about their child meeting strangers online or that they may be exposed to explicit content.

Boost for charities as gold coin find is converted into donations

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Back in May, archivist Sarah Gallagher at Kenny’s Bookstore found two gold coins down the side of the spine of an old prayerbook as she was cataloguing it. The coins were from Mexico, and were dated 1842-1947, and were valued at up to €5,000.

Campaign to reopen day care centre will escalate, warns Donohue

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The campaign to get Seven Springs Day Care Centre re-opened on a full-time basis will be escalated in the coming weeks unless the demands for met, Councillor Geraldine Donohue has warned the HSE.

On June 24 a protest took place at the entrance to the Day Centre where the demands were made clear. Independent Councillor Donohue confirmed to the Galway Advertister that she would escalate the campaign to ensure the full re-opening of the purpose built Seven Springs Day Centre Loughrea, She said she remains sceptical about the HSE’ s commitments following it confirming that “planning is ongoing to ensure the opening of 5 day service.

Learn about the iconic Connemara pony at Connemara National Park

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Connemara National Park will host regular information sessions on the Connemara pony this month, with sessions taking place at the park every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Mannions to gather en masse in Menlough

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The Ninth Annual International Gathering of the Mannion Clan is scheduled to take place in the clan’s ancestral village of Menlough in East Galway on the weekend of Friday August 12 to Sunday August 14, as National Heritage Week 2022 gets under way.

Black box now mandatory on new vehicles in EU

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

New vehicles sold in the EU now are required to have various items of new equipment installed ,and the most important is a black box, similar to that installed in aircraft.

Thorntons Recycling acquires The City Bin Co.

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Thorntons Recycling has agreed to acquire Galway-headquartered The City Bin Co. from existing shareholders including co-founder Gene Browne, the management team and Carlyle Cardinal Ireland (CCI) — subject to a six-month process of approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

Údarás make planning application for whiskey distillery

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Údarás na Gaeltachta is to lodge a planning application with Galway County Council for a whiskey distillery, shop, café, tasting bar and heritage centre, on behalf of Drioglann Iarthar na Gaillimhe Teoranta at Páirc Ghnó Charna, Roisín na Maithniach, Carna.

Here, on the other side of everything

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

I’ve a great grá for this time of the year. Here, on the other side of everything. Here, with most of the Galway year behind us; the Races, the arts festival, the summer influx of event aficionados.

Tenth annual Féile na bhFlaitheartach to focus on the O’Flaherty brothers and the Irish Free State

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The Liam and Tom O’Flaherty Society will hold its 10th annual Féile na bhFlaitheartach on Inis Mór during the last weekend in August. The two-day bilingual festival, on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28, celebrates the island’s world famous novelist Liam O’Flaherty and his notable brother, the journalist Tom O’Flaherty.

Mayor welcomes commencement of Bailey Point facelift

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Mayor of Galway Clodagh Higgins last evening welcomed the beginning of works on the external facade of the Bailey Point complex in Salthill.

Mayor Higgins had previously campaigned on this issue, raising it at both local and national level, including with Minister Darragh O’ Brien.

Loveen travels over land & sea to meet up with 7,000 scouts in the Netherlands.

Tue, Aug 02, 2022

A boat’s natural home is on the water but in this case Loveen, the 97 year old Galway hooker, will embark on a journey of her lifetime! Along with 40 Galway Sea Scouts, their leaders and families she will travel via road and ferry to represent Irish traditional nautical heritage at NaWaKa, the Scout International National Water Kamp that's held every 4 years in the Netherlands with over 7,000 participants from all over the world.

Your guide to the fifth day of the 2022 Galway Festival

Fri, Jul 29, 2022

Day five of the Galway Festival takes centre-stage on Friday evening with another cracking card for punters to enjoy at Ballybrit.

A look ahead to Saturday’s action for day six of the 2022 Galway Festival

Fri, Jul 29, 2022

Day six of the Galway Festival takes centre-stage on Saturday afternoon with another cracking eight-race card for punters to enjoy at Ballybrit.

Bank Holiday influx to seal end to €100m month

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock into the city this Bank Holiday Weekend to bring to an end what has been a €100m month for Galway.

Galway a vital link on connectivity between Iceland and Japan through new Pan-Arctic Fibre cable

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Icelandic Government-owned Farice and Far North Digital (FND) have signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint marketing and sales agreement for fibre optic connectivity between Japan and Iceland which will have its exchange in Galway.

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