Lyons welcomes improvement works on Knocknacarra footpaths

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Improvement works to footpaths in Knocknacarra Park and The Rise have commenced.

The Galway City Council is lowering footpaths at junctions in both estates.

Jobs boost for Galway as Biometrics announces centre of excellence

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Biomerics, the leading vertically integrated medical device contract manufacturer serving the interventional device market, announced on Monday the opening of a 2,000 sq. ft. Balloons & Balloon Catheters Centre of Excellence in Galway and the creation of approximately 40 jobs over the next five years.

Active Travel Plans for the Ballyloughane Road should be either scaled back or scrapped, say councillors

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Three city councillors have warned that “excessive measures” being proposed to stop ‘rat-run’ shortcuts being taken by traffic through Renmore will only create more problems than they will solve.

Speaking after a meeting with Galway City Council Executive Engineer Michael Lally, they also expressed disappointment that nothing was being done to stop cars using Murrough Avenue as a ‘rat-run’.

Galway clergywoman stands in ‘solidari-tea’ with Zimbabwean communities overcoming drought and hunger

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

A Galway clergywoman is celebrating the success of communities in Zimbabwe overcoming drought, hunger and extreme poverty, through projects that help them earn a living, such as the growing and harvesting of hibiscus - a plant that can be used to make herbal tea.

Supporting Hospice Sunflower Days

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Sofia Cahill (7) and Shauna Cahill (5) pictured here in their favourite yellow outfits in support of Galway Hospice Sunflower Days, which will be taking place on Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11 across Galway City and County.

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Thu, Jun 02, 2022

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The need for someone to be proud of

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Wouldn’t you know that with the first rustle of the exam papers that the weather was going to improve and that at long last we can head into a sort of summer.

Ability West marks sixty years with summer of events

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Ability West has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with a series of events across the communities it serves in Galway city and county, with more events planned over the summer.

Ability West has been providing dedicated services to children and adults with intellectual disability and comorbidities across Galway city and county since 1962. The charity is founded on the core ethos of empowering people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. People are supported and valued within an environment which promotes theirautonomy, health, and wellbeing, and enables them to reach their full potential.

Pride month to be launched by MEP at UHG tomorrow

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Midlands–North-West constituency MEP Maria Walsh will launch the start of Pride month at University Hospital Galway at 2pm tomorrow (Friday). An information stand will be located in the main foyer of the hospital from 1pm to 2pm as part of the launch.

The event will highlight a month of educational talks focused on inclusion and diversity for both LGBT+ patients and staff. Members of the public attending the hospital for appointments on the day are also welcome.

Road warning as thousands flock west for hot weekend

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Tens of thousands of revellers are to flock to the west this Bank Holiday Weekend with scorching temperatures predicted and a host of musical events scheduled across the city and county.

Stellar line-up as Cherish the Ladies return to live music, and to Galway

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

The all-woman Celtic supergroup Cherish the Ladies has been wowing audiences around the world with a mix of traditional music, song, and dance for nearly four decades. Like most performers, the members are emerging from a quiet few years as the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to live performances, but now the ladies are keen to get back on the road, starting with an all-star line-up in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway later this month. Here, band leader and champion flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden talks about the history of the group, how they weathered the pandemic, and what the audience can look forward to at their upcoming Galway concert.

Garda road warning as thousands flock west for sweltering weekend

Wed, Jun 01, 2022

Tens of thousands of revellers are to flock to the west this Bank Holiday Weekend with scorching temperatures predicted and a host of musical events scheduled across the city and county.

Ability West marks sixty years with community events across Galway city and county

Wed, Jun 01, 2022

Ability West has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with a series of events across the communities it serves in Galway city and county, with more events planned over the summer.

Ability West has been providing dedicated services to children and adults with intellectual disability and comorbidities across Galway city and county since 1962. The charity is founded on the core ethos of empowering people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. People are supported and valued within an environment which promotes theirautonomy, health, and wellbeing, and enables them to reach their full potential.

Hope in the chamber the OxyGeneration effect

Thu, May 26, 2022

The man behind OxyGeneration is a tonic in himself. Brian Lynch abounds with energy and enthusiasm from the moment we met. The day job is as a skilled solicitor, but his obvious passion is OxyGeneration, with his mission being to tell the world just how beneficial this hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment is for an increasing variety of conditions.

Proposal to reopen Derrybrien windfarm 'ridiculous'

Thu, May 26, 2022

Moves to reopen the ESB windfarm at Derrybrien are a "complete nonsense". according the South Galway Flood Relief Committee.

Chairperson David Murray says the group wants "elected representatives to focus on resolution of real issues around the ESB Windfarm at Derrybrien and to stop time-wasting on ridiculous proposals".

Aran Island chef wins healthcare's award

Thu, May 26, 2022

Nora O’Malley has won Aramark Ireland’s Healthcare Chef of the Year 2022.

Galway householders urged to take advantage of free e-waste recycling events

Thu, May 26, 2022

Householders across Galway are being urged to bring their electrical and electronic waste to a series of free e-waste half day collection events in the county to help meet recycling targets, which have increased since the first lockdown in 2020.

The e-waste collection events will be touring through Galway throughout May and June, hosted by WEEE Ireland and supported by Galway County Council.

Galway students take the sustainable path to school

Thu, May 26, 2022

Two Galway schools have been rewarded for encouraging sustainable travel to school.

Galway students take top awards

Thu, May 26, 2022

Two Galway schools are celebrating success in the National Scratch Coding Competition.

Students from St Annin's National School, Rosscahill, and Kilglass NS, Ahascragh, took home two of the top prizes at this year’s Scratch finals.

NUIGalway graduate rewarded for study of green hydrogen

Thu, May 26, 2022

An NUI Galway student, who won an academic award from engineering company ARUP, has now succeeded in joining Ireland’s first green hydrogen company

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