Crowe calls for year round Park and Ride

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway’s successful Christmas Park and Ride system should be extended beyond the festive season and potentially be year-round, a Galway senator has stated.

Senator Ollie Crowe last night welcomed the Park and Ride Scheme which will begin on December 11, bringing passengers from Galway Racetrack in Ballybrit, to Galway Coach Station up until Christmas Eve, but feels it could be extended.

Give the gift of wildlife this Christmas

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Lorraine Fletcher is an artist based in Galway, where she works in a studio nestled amongst the majestic surroundings of the Burren Nature Sanctuary.

Minister comes loaded with Christmas €110m goodies bag for Galway’s education sector

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway’s reputation as a educational location par excellence received a €110m boost this week when funding commitments for the creation of a College of the Future and an expansion of ATU Galway were both announced.

Theatre change makers, Blue Teapot excited for future

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Originally founded in 1996, the Blue Teapot theatre company (based on Munster Avenue) has evolved from a community arts project within the Brothers of Charity Services Galway to becoming an award-winning independent theatre company that supports an increasingly rich and diverse practice. They work to radically transform theatre practices by telling stories through the lens of disability and paving the way for inclusive practices to become the norm.

On being given a difficult diagnosis

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

I have been in the Haematology Ward at University Hospital Galway five weeks tomorrow. We all have our own rooms, with en suite bathroom. Every patient in here has some type of blood cancer.

Short Talks series on Galway’s civil war story

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway City Museum, on Saturday 3 December 2022, will run a series of talks on the subject, ‘War of Friends, 1922–23: the civil war story of Pádraic Ó Máille and Liam Mellows’, in collaboration with Galway historians, John Cunningham; Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh and Cormac Ó Comhraí.

Documentary looks at career of the late Jim Fahy

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

The extraordinary career of the late Jim Fahy, the RTÉ broadcasting legend who knew how to break a story and was dogged in its pursuit will be shown on RTE 1 next Tuesday evening at 7pm.

COPE Galway Sleepout Friday night to raise much-needed funds

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Friday, December 2, 40 business leaders will leave behind the comfort of their homes to sleep out in Galway’s cold winter weather with just a sleeping bag. They are raising vital funds for the local charity’s Homeless Service as they take part in COPE Galway’s 11th annual Business Leaders’ Sleep Out. This event comes on foot of the record numbers of homeless people nationally reported for October 2022 with 11,397, including 3,480 children living in emergency accommodation.

In the lead up to Christmas, COPE Galway is supporting 453 men, women and children in Galway who are availing of Emergency and Transitional Accommodation via the charity’s Homeless Service. This includes 86 families with 199 children and 134 single people. Some of these families are spending their second or third Christmas Eve waiting for Santa in emergency accommodation, many in a B&B room.

The joy of playing ‘county’

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

As of early January and right through summer, I was very lucky to receive the opportunity to play for both U16 county gaelic football and camogie teams for Galway. I was hoping to make an appearance on at least one of the teams. I fortunately started on both. This was a surreal experience for me as I got to wear both football and camogie jerseys for my county.

First of two increases to Heineken products to begin today

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

The first of two increases in the cost of Heineken products will be introduced today, Thursday December 01 seeing the rough cost of Heineken products in pubs rise by 50 cents.

Gifted learners should be nurtured to become the leaders of tomorrow, says Healy Eames in new book

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Gifted students are often overlooked in education because it is assumed they are capable of progressing without support. This is one of the conclusions in the informative new book by educationalist Fidelma Healy Eames which is released this week.

National media a disgrace

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Insider understands the job of opposition politicians: it is to make you feel miserable. Their thinking is as follows; no matter what condition the country is in, we must give the impression that things are a lot worse than they are, and if we can convince enough people that the country is ‘gone to hell in a handcart’, then we can pick up some extra votes which will help us at the next election.

Therefore, when you hear, see or read members of the opposition, they hope you will feel worse afterwards: mission accomplished in their view. This approach extends beyond their attempts to manipulate both broadcast and print media, it becomes all consuming for them. Take the recent ‘Raise the Roof’ march in Dublin: it is all part of the attempt to create disruption and sow seeds of discontent which will make voters think ‘we can do better than this’.

Theatre change makers, Blue Teapot are excited for the future

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Originally founded in 1996, the Blue Teapot theatre company (based on Munster Avenue) has evolved from a community arts project within the Brothers of Charity Services Galway to becoming an award-winning independent theatre company that supports an increasingly rich and diverse practice. They work to radically transform theatre practices by telling stories through the lens of disability and paving the way for inclusive practices to become the norm.

Hundreds of worried students form Whatsapp group to get home safely

Wed, Nov 30, 2022

Some 200 female students of University of Galway have joined a Whatsapp group focused on getting them home safely from University of Galway over concerns about being followed or harassed in the Newcastle and Headford Road areas.

€107m boost as Minister announces green light for new GTI and ATU

Mon, Nov 28, 2022

Local TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton has confirmed that €107 million is being allocated for two local educational projects in Galway. Minister Naughton was speaking after receiving confirmation from her colleague, the Minister for Further & Higher Education, Simon Harris TD, who is in Galway today to mark these announcements.

Clifden District Hospital to be closed for next four days

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

Clifden District Hospital will be closed from today (Thursday) until Sunday in order to allow staff to take time owed and/or take annual leave, the HSE said last night.

Údarás na Gaeltachta launches Christmas campaign

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

Údarás na Gaeltachta has launched its Christmas campaign, highlighting the wonderful array of Gaeltacht-made products which would make ideal Christmas gifts.

The Faigh Féirín Gaeltachta campaign will be active on all Údarás na Gaeltachta social media platforms in the run-up to Christmas, showcasing the best products being supplied by companies in all Gaeltacht regions.

The Ardilaun Hotel delighted to win “Best Hotel Garden” award

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

The Ardilaun Hotel is delighted to win “Best Hotel Garden” once again in the Public and Commercial buildings category of the Galway City and Tidy Towns and Garden Competition for 2022.

#Coldtober 2022 raises over €93,000 for Helplink Mental Health’s Services

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

Helplink’s second national fundraising campaign, Coldtober has raised over €93,000. #Coldtober is a national sea swimming fundraising challenge for the month of October, where each day almost 500 participants across Ireland went for a sea swim in their local area, or have a 30 second cold shower, to help meet Helpline’ mission; for children, young people and adults to achieve and maintain positive mental health.

Galway icons Kerins and Comer drive campaign to plant a million trees in Africa

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

While Galway stars Damien Comer and Alan Kerins have been pulling up trees in the form of their storming sporting careers in the maroon and white of Galway, now they are part of a noble drive to ensure that one million trees are planted on the continent of Africa.

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