Drug Watch line for Galway Bay being revived in light of massive cocaine haul

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

A thirty-year-old coastal watch service is being revived in Galway in the wake of the dramatic seizure of €165m of cocaine off Cork last week.

Fertility challenges laid bare in Clonbur woman’s heartwarming memoir

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

The fertility journey is one that carries with it many lows and highs, bumps in the road, elation, frustration, devastation and thankfully for many families, joy.

Construction on outdoor Calisthenic gym at Castlepark before Christmas says Cheevers

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has welcomed the news that tenders to appoint a contractor to construct the new Calisthenic outdoor gym for Castlepark in Ballybane are closed and that construction should start before Christmas.

Shared Christmas Party Night at Salthill Hotel this festive season

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Winter is fast approaching and so is the all-important event of the year – the Christmas work do! The dedicated event team extends a warm welcome to local businesses to an evening of delicious food, exquisite drinks, and unparalleled merriment on Friday, December 1.

Night tsar appointed for city centre

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Galway City Council has hired an expert consultant to coordinate business, cultural and civic society activities after the sun goes down on Galway Bay.

The local government grade 7 management position was re-advertised with a starting salary of €55,000 during the summer. It is understood the individual appointed to the position comes from an arts background outside the public service, and her tenure begins “in the coming weeks”.

Insight into Sheehy Skeffington university gender inequality case in new book

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

The inside story of how pioneering feminist and activist Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won her gender inequality case against the University of Galway is contained in a new book on the saga, out this week.

Galway’s Coastal Watch revived in wake of massive cocaine heist

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

A thirty-year-old coastal watch service is being revived in Galway in the wake of the dramatic seizure of €165m of cocaine off Cork last week.

Staffed 365 days per year by Revenue officers on a 24-hour basis, Coastal Watch is a dedicated, confidential phoneline which members of the public can use to report suspicious activity at sea or in coastal areas.

The need for our worthy organisations

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Back in the days when I used to buy albums, there was always that first-play thrill of finding out just how many single-quality tracks were lying there between the grooves on the vinyl. I might have been aware of a headline track, but hidden beneath would be tracks that were wonderful, but which might never see the commercial light of day, and would go on to become life-long personal favourites.

Fire and rescue crews join volunteers for Galway Simon Sleep Out

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Galway Fire and Rescue Services personnel from across city and county are set to participate in tomorrow’s Galway Simon Sleep Out, joining volunteers in various locations as they sacrifice the warmth and comfort of their beds to raise awareness and show solidarity with those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the community.

Galway-based Joulica to create 40 new jobs

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Joulica, a leading provider of analytics solutions for the customer experience market, today announced the creation of 40 new highly skilled roles in Galway, Ireland over the next three years. This funding round to drive accelerated growth plan is led by Elkstone Partners and backed by Enterprise Ireland.

Galway Simon Society established in University of Galway

Thu, Oct 05, 2023

Galway Simon Community is delighted to announce that the Galway Simon Society has been established by students in University of Galway and launched its inaugural fundraiser on campus this week. They are taking part in the Sleep Out for Simon on October 6th, organising their own Sleep Out on campus, in the Quad. They are encouraging their fellow students to join them to Sleep Out and raise both funds and awareness, to ensure that vulnerable people in our community have a safe space to sleep every night, in a home of their own. Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh, Deputy President and Registrar, University of Galway, is also showing his support by joining Galway Simon at their Shop Street Sleep Out on the 6th of October.

WYLDE Café Launch Convenient Click & Collect Service

Wed, Oct 04, 2023

OCTOBER, 2023 – WYLDE café and delicatessen have launched their very own Click & Collect service, making it easier for customers to browse on the go, choose what they like best, and collect it from the Forster Street location.

Swim in Pink for Breast Cancer Research

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute in association with Blackrock Swimwear, are asking as many people as possible to ‘Swim in Pink’ on Sunday, October 22, in Galway at Ladies Beach and help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research during October, breast cancer awareness month.

Volunteering worth over €130 million to Galway in 2022

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Galway Volunteer Centre has welcomed a new national report by the Charity Regulator that estimates that the economic equivalent of volunteering was worth over €130 million to Galway in 2022.

The amount is based on research carried out as part of the Report on the Social and Economic Impact of Charities in Ireland, which suggest an overall worth to the national economy of almost €2.5 billion last year.

Saolta Group launch report on rollout of Covid-19 vaccination programme

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

The Saolta University Health Care Group is has launched an in-depth look back report on the rollout of the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme across the West and Northwest.

Rich literary heritage celebrated at Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee! The magic of the Autumn Gathering is to bring people together from all corners of the world - to listen and learn, laugh and share, with academics and artists, locals, historians and literary figures; to meet descendants of Lady Gregory and Yeats, renew friendships and make new friends – all enjoying and celebrating the prominent role of Lady Gregory in shaping the theatrical, poetic and cultural life which thrives today.

In Coole Park, Lady Gregory provided the space and support needed by the literary giants of the time to shape the nation’s artistic and literary response to the times, e.g. W. B. Yeats’ Easter 1916 poem. Celebrated amidst the rich and unrivalled landscape of the trees and beauty of south Galway, the Gathering includes lectures, discussions, theatre, social events, a guided walk through Coole Park woods and the special experience of Thoor Ballylee, described by the late Nobel laureate, Seamus Heaney, as ‘the most important public building in Ireland’.

National Remote Working Survey invites participants to shape the future of work in Ireland

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Researchers from the University of Galway and the Western Development Commission are calling on employees to share their experiences regarding remote and hybrid work by participating in the annual National Remote Working Survey.

This is the fourth annual survey and seeks to build on the valuable insights garnered from the previous three surveys.

Join a choir and sing your way into autumn

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

If you love singing and want a challenge, Galway Choral Association wants to hear from you. The association, a mixed-voice community choir, has vacancies for men and women who want to sing music from the classical choral repertoire.

After four years, Macnas back with bone-chilling Halloween parade

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

The world renowned masters of storytelling and pioneers of imagination Macnas bring a brand new, spectacular and spine-tingling parade of unearthly magic to their native Galway on Sunday October 29.

Galway featured in shucking movie for Netflix and Amazon

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

To Galwegians our county may seem like it’s on the edge of Europe, but to the global community of elite oyster openers, it is the centre of their world.

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