Mullins connection a sweet one as Grá Chocolate comes up with innovative Galway Races sponsorship

Thu, May 12, 2022

It was confirmed this week that Grá Chocolates has agreed a two year sponsorship deal with the Galway Races, but the partnership’s origin is based on a historic connection with the racecourse.

Bring on the sounds of summer

Thu, May 12, 2022

Each day of our lives, it is our duty to make deposits in the memory banks of those who come after us, to create signifiers of different times, some far away place we can then all go to when we need to let ourselves drift from the humdrum of the present, while contemplating the future.

In my childhood, I recall the excitement created by the sound of the circus Big Top on its annual visit to the Green, the park behind my house in Mayo. At dawn there would be the flash of unusual colour through the trees and the unmistakeable tap-tap-tap of the tent poles as the Big Top grew from the ground.

Standún to host fashion show for local Ukrainians tomorrow

Thu, May 05, 2022

Standún, An Spidéal will be the venue tomorrow (Friday) morning for a Fashion Show Fundraiser in support of the village’s 65 new Ukrainian neighbours.

Pedestrian crossing at Blackrock by year end, says Higgins

Thu, May 05, 2022

Fine Gael Councillor Clodagh Higgins has confirmed today that a pedestrian crossing at Blackrock in Salthill is a work in progress with a plan being reviewed at City Hall.

Minister impressed by Spiddal wastewater project

Thu, May 05, 2022

Minister Darragh O’Brien was impressed by the progress he witnessed on the village’s new wastewater treatment plant, when he visited last weekend.

Darkness Into Light returns at nineteen venues in Galway

Thu, May 05, 2022

From Salthill to Sydney, Donegal to Dubai, Tipperary to Toronto, Darkness Into Light, the annual fundraising event organised by Pieta, who provide life-saving support services for those in suicidal distress and who have been bereaved through suicide, is back.

Proudly supported by Electric Ireland, the event will take place as the sun rises on Saturday May 7th, 2022 with 19 events happening in county Galway.

Council must prioritise Craughwell for water services investment

Thu, May 05, 2022

Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon is urging Galway Co. Council to prioritise Craughwell for investment in a new waste water treatment plant for the town.

100-job boost for Claregalway as Lidl announce plans for new store

Thu, May 05, 2022

More than 30 permanent jobs and 75 construction jobs are to be created in Claregalway with the proposed opening of a new Lidl store in the village, an information meeting will be told next week.

Don’t ruin your holidays with passport issues, says Grealish

Thu, May 05, 2022

G realish warns Galway families not to have their holiday plans ruined by simple passport application issues which cause unnecessary delays.

‘You have given me the fondest memories,’ Bishop Kelly tells congregation

Thu, May 05, 2022

In his final address as Bishop of Galway, Bishop Brendan Kelly paid tribute to all who had aided him throughout his time in the office, saying they have left him with the fondest memories.

First Bishop of Galway to be younger than the Cathedral

Thu, May 05, 2022

It is a sign of the passage of time that we now have a bishop of Galway who is younger than the Cathedral in which he serves. At his installation Mass on Sunday afternoon, which was delayed by a quarter hour because of traffic congestion on what was an unusually busy Bank Holiday Sunday in the city, he spoke of the great honour it is to be appointed to work in the Cathedral which he said has “lived up to Bishop Browne’s dream that it would be “solid, dignified and worthy of Galway.”

Celebrate Breton culture at Mini Brittany Fest

Thu, May 05, 2022

The Galway Lorient Twinning committee is delighted to present the Mini Brittany Fest 2022 next week with a programme that includes a range of events and activities to celebrate the Celtic connections and friendships shared since 1975 when the twinning was first established and signed between Mairie de Lorient and Galway City Council.

The month of May and most particularly dates around May 19 mark the celebration of St Yves patron of Brittany, Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves He?lory. He is referred to as “Advocate of the Poor”.

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Thu, May 05, 2022

Gardai probe apartment and public house burglaries

Reform needed to enhance potential of credit unions, says Hanley

Thu, May 05, 2022

Cllr Owen Hanley says Government reform is needed to enhance the potential of credit unions.

‘Demo and Dine’ in aid of Pernet

Thu, May 05, 2022

A cookery demonstration and dining experience being held in the city next week will raise vital funds for a local organisation which reaches out to families and those in need.

Work Life Bill shows Government are out of touch, says councillor

Thu, May 05, 2022

A Galway councillor says says the Government’s Work Life Bill will fall short of meeting the very clear demand for a greater work life balance in this country.

There needs to be greater flexibility according to Cllr Niall Mc Nelis. “It neither addresses the gaps in current employment law nor paves the way for the new way of work brought around by the pandemic,” he says.

Cantilevered walkway for Wolfe Tone bridge by summer 2023

Thu, May 05, 2022

Construction of a proposed new cantilevered walkway to be added to the south side of Wolfe Tone Bridge in Galway could commence next Spring and be completed by summertime.

Protest against Tynagh gas plant approval

Thu, May 05, 2022

People Before Profit Galway held a protest on Thursday April 28 against the Galway County Council’s recent approval of a gas-powered plant in Tynagh.

Summer promises improved water supply for Ballinasloe

Thu, May 05, 2022

Before the first half of the year is out, Ballinasloe will have a much-improved water supply.

Younger than the Cathedral

Thu, May 05, 2022

Give or take a few weeks, I'm the same age as Galway Cathedral. Both of us have aged gracefully, one a bit greyer than the other. To be fair, the Cathedral looks like it has a few years on me, as all such buildings should.

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