Blockading of accommodation intended for asylum seekers should not be tolerated

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

The blockading of accommodation intended for asylum seekers or Ukrainians should not be tolerated by An Garda Síochána who must intervene to ensure access, Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly has said.

Galway Public Libraries Schools Library Service gets a new look with the help of budding artists

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

Galway Schools Library Service has been given a vibrant and cheerful look by illustrator, artist and children’s book author Chris Judge. The project has given the once simple, grey exterior of the mobile library an updated look to inspire wonder and a love of reading, and to reflect the inner world of Galway County’s children.

Ballinasloe Outdoor Recreation Park project funding welcomed by Parsons

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

Leas Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council. Cllr Evelyn Parsons has welcomed the successful outcome of the application sheproposed and helped draft for a Ballinasloe Outdoor Recreation Park, including the development of an accessible swim/water recreation area.

Iconic photograph of Galway steel workers inspires Manhattan's latest attraction

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

Anybody travelling to New York this winter will be enthralled by a stunning and breathtaking new tourist attraction that has been inspired by an iconic century-old photograph featuring Galway construction workers.

Say hello to Ballyloughane's newest bovine residents

Mon, Dec 18, 2023

Ballyloughane will become home to a new group of residents in 2024, with the arrival of a family of Dexter cows, as part of an exciting biodiversity pilot project by Galway City Council.

Look after the little things this Christmas

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Look after the little things in life. Because one day the time will come when you realise they are the big things.

Plans progress for ATU's Future Living Lab

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Plans were this week significantly progressed for the construction of Atlantic Technological University's multi-million euro state of the art Future Living Lab on the city campus.

Documentary highlights insidious nature of coercive control

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

A recently aired documentary covering a landmark coercive control case from 2022, has highlighted the insidious nature of coercive control, and warning signs to watch out for, says COPE Galway's Outreach Manager.

Brave the COLD: COPE Galway Christmas Swim rallies community support

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

A 34-year Galway Christmas tradition, the COPE Galway Christmas Swim draws hundreds of brave swimmers who take on icy winter waters to raise funds for the local charity.

Documenting a sporting odyssey

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

For the past year, Advertiser editor Declan Varley was penning a new book charting the personal journey of a lifetime of following his native Mayo. Through disappointments, joy, illness and tragedy, his seminal work is a must-read not just for Mayo fans, but all readers. The following is an extract from the book, outlining how he took upon himself to chart a century of being embroiled in one of the last great sporting odysseys — the hunt to bring Sam back to Mayo.

Galway Palestine activists go to Dublin following failure to meet Taoiseach

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Following a failure to meet with the Taoiseach at the Moycullen / Mhaigh Cuilinn bypass on Monday, members of the Galway branch of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign travelled to the Dáil yesterday (Wednesday) in an effort to deliver its ceasefire petition signed by more than 10,000 people.

€8m refurb of city Arts Centre

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

The Galway Arts Centre is in dire need of a multi-million renovation, according to City Council officials.

City councillors square up to county colleagues

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

The issues dominating Galway City Council’s penultimate meeting of 2023 almost all involved friction with Galway County Council.

One-way on College Road and Lough Atalia Road among Crowe solutions for congestion

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Making traffic one way on College Road and Lough Atalia Road is one of the suggestions being put forward by city councillor MJ Crowe as a solution to Galway’s traffic congestion problems.

Claregalway hosts Decade of Commemorations closing event

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

The recording and publishing of previously unheard and unwritten stories of Galway’s central role in the voluntary period from 1913 to 1923 is being described as a legacy project of the County’s Decade of Commemoration programme, which draws to a close this week.

Garda briefs

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Criminal damage
On Sunday December 10 between 4am and 5am, damage was caused to a property on Fr. Griffin Avenue in Galway. There were two flower pots smashed and there was extensive damage caused to the patio door of the property. Anyone who may have witnessed this or with any other information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091-538000.

On Sunday December 10 between 4am and 5am, damage was caused to a property on Fr. Griffin Avenue in Galway. There were two flower pots smashed and there was extensive damage caused to the patio door of the property. Anyone who may have witnessed this or with any other information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091-538000.

Thank you letter to the people of Galway from an orphanage survivor

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

The Survivors Integrated Service at the London Irish Centre recently received a letter from a survivor of St Anne’s Orphanage, Lenaboy, Taylors Hill — The centre thought it would be nice to share this anonymous letter with the people of Galway as they want to recognise that not all survivors’ experiences of institutions were the same. This letter is only meant to reflect one person’s experience of their time at St Anne’s and their memories of how the community of Galway came together to give them a magical Christmas experience every year.

“Collage of madness”

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

It has been 23 years since Bell X1, the inexorably eclectic rock band, first burst onto the Irish music scene. They play Leisureland next Thursday, December 21.

All hands on deck as Clarinbridge businesses rise above the tide

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Clarinbridge was the epicentre of flooding on a scale unlike any ever seen in Galway. Anne Ford of Poppyseeds spoke of how the town rallied together to get the businesses of Clarinbridge back on their feet in time for Christmas.

Vacancy and dereliction a scourge - McNelis

Thu, Dec 14, 2023

Cllr. Mc Nelis said it is an outrage that in the midst of an acute housing crisis, thousands of homes across our country sit idle, either vacant or derelict.

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