Tributes paid to long-serving former Fianna Fail politician Tom Hussey

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

There was sadness in local political circles this week at the passing of former TD, Minister, Senator, Councillor Tom Hussey.

Migrant support officer to stand in this summer’s local election

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

A migrant support officer at Galway Migrant Service has confirmed that she is to stand as an Independent candidate in this summer’s local elections in Galway City West.

University of Galway Students’ Union launches Wasted Week

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

University of Galway Students’ Union this week announced their Wasted Week, which will run the week of January 29th to February 2nd. The week will look at environmental issues such as food waste, recycling, litter and fast fashion.

Advertiser in brief...

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Theft of a bike from hotel
Between 1.30pm on Tuesday, 16 and 12.30pm on Wednesday, January 17 a black bike was taken from the rack outside of Active Fitness at the Connacht Hotel.

Between 1.30pm on Tuesday, 16 and 12.30pm on Wednesday, January 17 a black bike was taken from the rack outside of Active Fitness at the Connacht Hotel.

Old Lady of Tara Street revamped by Galway girl

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Waiting outside the office of the Irish Times’ managing director, one might expect a snotty Moneypenny to usher you into a dark, wood-panelled study where a stern Judi Dench as M, in James Bond, will be enthroned at a leathered desk, waiting to receive, with a thousand-yard death stare.

Leo pitches in to sports stadia naming debate

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the government may seek to be consulted in future when stadia it has grant-funded are renamed after corporate sponsorship deals.

Calls for traffic calming on Renmore roads

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Labour local election candidate, Helen Ogbu, says traffic calming measures on Renmore Road and Renmore Avenue need to be regularised.

Galway Game Jam hosts Global Game Jam Site

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Local organisation Galway Game Jam is proud to be able to bring another event to Galway this weekend. Galway Game Jam normally hosts their own events in and around the city; the end of January marks another year where the group is hosting a Jam Site in the city for Global Game Jam 2024.

Global Game Jam has run this event every year since 2009, with the intent of getting people out of their comfort zones and jumping at the opportunity to make something creative over a 48-hour time period. The challenge lights a fire underneath people who may let being “perfect” get in the way of just having fun and learning something new, as well as meeting new people who share the same passions.

Using drones to deliver defibrillators could save lives, says Kyne

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

The use of drones to deliver defibrillators in cardiac emergencies could save lives, a Fine Gael senator has said.

Covid and respiratory illnesss put UHG under significant pressure

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

More than 30 patients with respiratory illnesses, including flu, Covid-19, and RSV are being treated at University Hospital Galway which is under significant pressure this week due to high attendances at its emergency department. An outbreak of Covid-19 in one ward is putting further stress on the already overburdened system.

Galway facility can sate the palates of the world

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

For anyone who has studied the history of Galway over the past century, you will see therein a repeated window of opportunity which has either been grabbed with both hands (as in the case of our early cultural and artistic endeavours) or frittered away (as was the case with our continuing failure to benefit from the proximity of the waters along which we live).

Aoife Raftery set to create motorsport history in Galway

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Aoife Raftery will help create an unusual piece of Irish motorsport history on the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally next month.

Petmania set to reveal new Galway store opening with family open day

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Ireland’s pet experts Petmania will officially reveal the new Galway store on Saturday, January 20 with an open invite to families and pet owners in Galway and surrounding areas to join in with the celebrations on the opening day.

New TG4 series explores the story behind the surname

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Get ready for an exciting adventure into the heart of Irish heritage with Sloinne, a brand-new seven-part series premiering on TG4 starting January 21, 2024. This series is all about diving into the incredible stories behind Ireland’s most common surnames, making history come alive in a way that’s easy for everyone to enjoy.

The surnames featured in the first series include Ó Flaithearta, Ó Murchú, Ó Ceallaigh, Ó Suilleabháin, Ó Domhnaill, Seoighe and Ó Conchubhair.

Next week’s surgery will change my life

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

If you read my story back in August, you would know that I have been waiting 10 years (yes since early 2013) for a hip replacement and I am happy to let you all amazing readers know that I have finally gotten my surgery date.

­Through the glass darkly

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Suffering is not a zero sum game between Israel and Gaza, but facts matter, if only to redress the balance.

As people around the world demonstrate for Palestinian rights, we shouldn’t overlook another group of Middle Eastern refugees who also have suffered for decades but whose plight is seldom discussed - the displaced Jewish refugees from Arab lands. Significant Jewish communities existed throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Babylon, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen and the Gulf region for more than 2,000 years, centuries before the advent of Islam and the Arab conquest. In 1948 some 900,000 Jews lived in Iraq, Yemen and other countries. Almost all of them were violently forced out.

Government must publish report on true level of housing need

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Labour’s City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis in Galway is calling on Government to publish the Housing Commission Report, saying that we need to see much more urgent action on housing.

Connacht Hospitality Group appoints two new directors to drive strategic expansion

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

The Connacht Hospitality Group has announced two new additions to its Board of Directors: Group Operations Director Wayne Neilon and Group Finance Director Brian Lynch.

Galway-based Siren simplifies search and improves officer safety for US law enforcement departments

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Galway-based Siren, the company that provides an all-in-one investigation platform to US Police and Sheriff’s Departments, Intelligence and Law Enforcement Agencies, Fusion Centres and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas programmes (HIDTAs), has launched a new AI-Powered search capability and mobile access as part of its new Siren for Law Enforcement and Siren Forensics bundles.

Additional funding for playgrounds should be prioritised by Galway County Council, says Rabbitte

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Minister for Disability and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has called on Galway County Council to allocate some of its increased Local Property Tax funding to the provision of new or upgrading of existing playgrounds around the county.

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