Councillors wonders why more cyclists are not prosecuted for breaking red lights

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

A city councillor has asked local gardai why more cyclists are not prosecuted for breaking traffic lights.

SU President appeals for support for Ask For Angela programme

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway City’s Joint Policing Committee was this week asked to get behind a programme that will enable people to feel safer on a night out by using a standard code phrase to alert bar staff to the fact that they are uncomfortable and need some support.

Garda presence 24/7 in Eyre Square, JPC meeting told

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway gardai have an officer on duty at all times in the Eyre Square area, following recent calls for greater policing in the light of many serious incidents of criminality.

Connolly calls for pedestrian crossing at Millars Lane

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Cllr John Connolly is hopeful a feasibility study will show that a pedestrian crossing is needed at the Rahoon end of Millars Lane.

High speed traffic on Merlin Lane will lead to ‘a fatality’, warns Cheevers

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

“Immediate action” must be taken to stop “high speed traffic” on Merlin Lane, “before we have a fatality”, a city councillor has warned.

McNelis calls for full ban on gambling ads

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

The “huge and incessant bombardment” of gambling advertisements during the recent Cheltenham races has “reiterated the need” for a full ban on such ads.

Public meeting on naming Salmon Weir footbridge after 1916 veteran

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

A public meeting to press the case to name the new Salmon Weir footbridge after Julia Morrissey, one of the leading figures of the 1916 Rising in Galway, takes place next week.

Remote and flexible working is ‘key to revitalisation of west of Ireland’, says McNelis

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Employees in Galway want the right to flexible work and a right to flexible work is “key to the revitalisation” of the city, the county, and the west of Ireland as a whole.

RTÉ Concert Orchestra to travel west for gala RnaG concert

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will celebrate fifty years on air on 2 April, and to mark this very special occasion the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will travel to Conamara to perform in a gala concert in the heart of the Gaeltacht, broadcast live on radio, with some of the country’s top traditional musicians including Altan, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Steve Cooney, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Cór Chúil Aodha and many more.

Galway HAP needs same 50 per cent flexibility as Dublin, says Farrell

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

With rents continuing to rise in Galway, some hope for those receiving Housing Assistance Payment came with news that the Government is looking into the possibility of giving the HAP rate in Galway the same flexibility as in Dublin.

Crowe calls for carbon tax deferral on home heating fuels

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Carbon taxes on home heating fuels, due to come into force on May 1 must be deferred until Budget 2023 in October.

Why women’s sports deserve support and funding

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

"The last mile is never crowded and that’s the way it does feel sometimes. The difference is to be able to hold on in there, to keep it going."

Improvement works to ‘dangerous junctions’

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Improvement works are to take place at two junctions, one at the Lisdonagh Road, the other in Raheen, both of which have been described as “dangerous”.

Galway must do ‘everything it can’ to make Ukrainian refugees welcome

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Galway must do “everything it can” to make refugees from Ukraine welcome in Ireland, while the State needs to ensure they are properly supported with access to vital measures such as good-quality accommodation.

Rent review vital to ‘support tenants through cost of living crisis’, says Hanley

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Social housing rents must be reviewed in the light of the current “cost of living crisis”, especially as the Galway City Council has the power to do this.

A couple’s plea for Ireland to #StandWithUkraine as country responds

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Separated from their family and friends in Ukraine, Anna Krys and Pavlo Bogachenko share their perspectives on the hostilities initiated by the Russian army on their home country. Being abroad and unable to physically fight, Anna and Pavlo have taken up arms in the media field instead. The couple are amplifying their voices through the media to spread the word about the plight of Ukrainians, requesting people to #StandWithUkraine.

Youth theatre revival? It never left Galway

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Last month, NUIG’s DramSoc ran a show titled ‘The Wonderful World of Dissocia’. The play was written by Anthony Neilson and directed by Emily Aherne – a final year theatre student here in Galway.

The play runs for about an hour and a half of wonderfully visual, witty and often poignant storytelling. It tells of a leading character, Lisa (who is expertly portrayed by young actress Emily White), tormented by guilt to the point of dissociation from reality – a subject made digestible through the show’s array of wacky, hilarious characters and plot lines. When speaking to director Emily about the piece, she describes it as “if you like Alice in Wonderland but there’s not enough sex and violence in it, this is the show for you”.

NBI connects first premises in Ballinasloe under National Broadband Plan

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that the first premises in Ballinasloe have been successfully connected.

Art is more important than ever, says local artist

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Talented Claregalway artist Geraldine Kilmartin recently held her first post-COVID art exhibition in Oranmore, attracting a large audience of art lovers from across Galway.

Hosted in the charming surroundings of the recently renovated Brazco Coffee Academy, Geraldine exhibited many of her latest original paintings and most popular prints, to the delight of those who were in attendance.

Yourells to shut Eyre Street salon and focus on county businesses

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

Yourells, one of Galway’s leading hair groups, will be closing its salon on Eyre Street as the company reinvests in its businesses outside of the city, the company has confirmed.

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