Work on Oranmore train loop to commence in autumn
Thu, May 19, 2022
Plans to improve the quality of commuting to and from the east side of Galway city will take a step forward next week when contracts are signed for the construction of the double-track loop at Oranmore railway station.
The one kilometre of double track will enable more trains to make the rush-hour journeys to and from the city, enabling more rail users to avail of the facility.
Read more ...Contract for multi-million upgrade of Oranmore Train Station to be signed next week says Naughton
Thu, May 19, 2022
The contract signing for the €12 million upgrade of Oranmore Train Station will take place next week.
Read more ...Clifden RNLI brings home ‘Launch a Memory’ lifeboat
Thu, May 19, 2022
Clifden RNLI’s new all-weather Shannon class lifeboat arrived to an emotional welcome from crowds gathered in the Connemara community to see it complete its week-long voyage home from the charity’s All Weather lifeboat centre in Poole. The lifesaving vessel is the first ‘Launch a Memory’ lifeboat to be put on service in Ireland. The St. Christopher carries the names of over 10,000 people on its hull, which were put there by members of the public through a special ‘in memory’ fundraising initiative for the charity.
Read more ...Galway recyled seventeen batteries per person last year, says WEEE research
Thu, May 19, 2022
Galway consumers recycled the equivalent of 17 AA batteries per person in 2021, exceeding the national average, new figures reveal.
Read more ...Calling all ladies — it’s Mini Marathon time
Thu, May 19, 2022
Galway-based charity, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, are asking women nationwide to take part in this year’s Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday, June 5 by joining the charity marathon team for the event.
Read more ...Galway projects win at all-Ireland community awards
Thu, May 19, 2022
Galway community projects were honoured at the the all-Ireland Pride of Place community awards on Monday evening (May 16) in Killarney.
Read more ...Welcome for Rahoon cemetery enhancement works
Thu, May 19, 2022
Cllr John Connolly has welcomed the enhancement works that are ongoing at the old cemetery in Rahoon.
Read more ...Sports nutrition event for all with Olympic Boxing Club and Claddagh Credit Union
Thu, May 19, 2022
Claddagh Credit Union are proud to announce Olympic Boxing Club as their new project partner for the coming three years. In this time, they will work together to support the club and its members.
Read more ...Leader Ryan opens local Green Party office
Thu, May 19, 2022
Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party officially opened the Galway Green Party office on Thursday. The new office is located in Woodquay just opposite McSwiggans pub and is shared by Senator Pauline O’Reilly with the Green’s two city councillors, Martina O’Connor and Niall Murphy, along with the Green Party county councillor Alastair McKinstry.
Read more ...Galway people urged to find out how long they will live
Thu, May 19, 2022
Do you want to live a longer and healthier life but do not know where to start? If so, help is at hand in the form of a new television show.
Read more ...ATU to host free public seminar on skills needs of traditional building sector in Ireland
Thu, May 19, 2022
Atlantic Technological University will host a free public seminar on the skills needs of the traditional building sector in Ireland at its Galway city campus next month. The seminar, on Friday, June 3, will be followed on June 4 with a demonstration of traditional skills at the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna.
Funded by the Heritage Council and hosted by the Department of Heritage and Tourism, Galway International Hotel School, the seminar will involve a panel discussion between representatives from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB Ireland), education providers, and representatives of the traditional skills sector.
Read more ...Olympic Boxing Club continues to thrive
Thu, May 19, 2022
When the question is asked, John Mongan’s vision about what can be achieved is clear. The Olympic Boxing Club is thriving, but what can be accomplished in the coming few years?
Read more ...Eight years of parkrun
Thu, May 19, 2022
Knocknacarra parkrun will celebrate its eighth birthday this Saturday in Cappagh Park, Knocknacarra. In the last eight years despite not taking place during Covid, the parkrunners have walked, jogged or ran 153,850,000 metres — the equivalent of four times around the circumference of the earth.
Read more ...Calls made for speed reduction in Knocknacarra
Thu, May 19, 2022
Calls have been made for urgent traffic calming measures to be introduced to reduce speeding in Knocknacarra.
Read more ...City Council praised for LED upgrade programme
Thu, May 19, 2022
The efficient manner in which the Galway City Council’s Public Lighting LED upgrade programme has been rolled out was praised by a number of councillors on Monday.
Read more ...Barn owls bouncing back in east Galway
Thu, May 19, 2022
BirdWatch Ireland in partnership with the Heritage Office of Galway County Council undertook a survey of barn owls in the county, the results of which show that the fortunes of this iconic farmland bird may be changing, as barn owls were recorded returning to parts of the county where they have been absent for decades.
The ghostly form of the Barn Owl, drifting silently over their hunting grounds in the dead of night, was a more common sight in the Irish countryside in generations past. The eerie screech of the Barn Owl, which gave rise to myths of the Banshee, was a familiar and welcomed sound in the early Spring. The presence of barn owls on the farm, and even in the farmyard, was embraced due to the preference of these highly efficient hunters for feeding on rats and mice, lending them the title of ‘the farmers’ friend’.
Read more ...Innovative day case procedure to address uncontrolled blood pressure introduced at Galway University Hospitals
Thu, May 19, 2022
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) is the first hospital in the country to introduce a new minimally invasive day case procedure to reduce blood pressure in patients. This means that patients arrive in the hospital in the morning, have the procedure and are able to return home the same day.
Read more ...Noble gesture to accompany the heroes out at sea
Thu, May 19, 2022
It goes without aying that we are all filled with admiration for those heroes who risk their lives so we may live ours. Our minds do not have to go far back to remember those who have died in the service of rescue on this side of the country.
Read more ...Step into the local wild for Biodiversity Week
Fri, May 13, 2022
Step into the wild with Friends of Merlin Woods for Biodiversity week May 14-22Friends of Merlin Woods with a whole host of individuals and organisations, will create an immersive and nature awareness experience in the wild urban oasis.
Read more ...Our last good night in Eurovision
Thu, May 12, 2022
Every May brings all of Europe together to share the experience of watching the small screen, just like we all used to do back in the day. Streaming TV services and watch on demand, mean that outside of sport, there are now just a few international events where half the globe shares the immediate experience.
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