Minister for Justice called on to reunite Galway couple separated following man’s deportation

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Sinn Féin senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has raised the plight, in the Seanad, of a Galway couple who were separated after a man was deported.

COPE Galway says budget was positive but failed to address housing supply issue

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

COPE Galway has welcomed Budget 2017 as being broadly positive and encouraging with the focus on housing and addressing homelessness, with a commitment to provide €1.2 billion for the implementation of the Housing Action Plan; an additional €105 million towards the expansion of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme and an additional €28 million towards emergency homeless accommodation are all measures welcomed by the local charity.

Budget offers rural Ireland ‘crumbs from the rich man’s table’

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Budget 2017 “will not make any significant difference” in providing better rural services and infrastructure, and at best only offers rural communities the, “crumbs from the rich man’s table”.

This is the view of Galway West TD and spokesperson on Regional, Rural, Gaeltacht & Island Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, despite the fact his party will be supporting the minority Government’s Budget through Dáil Éireann.

It’s Doctor Pat

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Pat Lam, head coach of Connacht Rugby, and former rugby international is to be recognised at NUI Galway with an honorary degree for his achievements which have significantly enriched both Connacht and the wider community.

‘It’s all about me encouraging children to get involved with books’

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

PJ Lynch, Ireland's Laureate na nÓg, and an acclaimed book illustrator and artist from Belfast, who has won numerous awards for his work, will launch this year's Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.

We deserve the local politicians we get

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

INSIDER HAS observed the workings of many Galway city councils over the decades. It is an interesting, if not enlightening experience, to visit City Hall and sit in the public gallery to watch the mechanics of a council meeting.

Canney calls for immediate action on Leader Programme

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Galway East is “losing out” because of a delay in appointing a company to deliver the Leader Programme for east and north Galway, according to local TD and Minister of State, Seán Canney.

Hillwalking club AGM

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe (Corribside Hillwalking Club), based in Galway city, will hold its AGM in the Menlo Park Hotel next Monday, October 17, at 8pm. All are welcome.

Responding to the Insider article on Repealing The Eighth

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

If I were an alien that had just arrived on earth from another planet and read the Talking Politics article in last week’s Galway Advertiser entitled “Repealing the Eighth and the right to autonomy over ones’ own body,” I’m sure I would be marching on the Dáil in an effort to repeal the “draconian laws” you describe in this article. However I am not and I would like to point out a number of flaws in the article.

Mark Lohan co-opted to Galway City Council

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Mark Lohan has been officially co-opted on to Galway City Council to take the city central seat left vacant following the resignation of Anna Marley in August. Councillor Lohan is well known in the city through his work as a trade union official with SIPTU.

Plenty of fun for grown-ups at next week’s Baboró festival

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

There’s lots of fun to go around at Baboró which starts next Monday October 17 and runs until Sunday October 23. While the kids are busy seeing shows, exhibitions and generally having lots of fun, there’s plenty for the grown-ups to check out too.

Team Manuela to walk the Camino in 2017

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

The walking and running team of the Manuela Riedo Foundation will hold an information night on Tuesday October 18 at 7pm in the Galway Bay Hotel.

Baboró’s difference makes it great

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

One of my favorite Baboró memories is Paper World. Everyone got to go up on stage and we started having a paper fight with some of the actors. We tore down all the paper on the set and threw it at each other. It was a lot of fun. I don’t think you get to do that at other festivals, that’s why Baboró is so great.

Win two nights at the stunning Hotel Meyrick

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Fancy enjoying a two night stay at one of Galway’s finest four star hotels? Hotel Meyrick is giving away one of its fabulous Sunday Saver packages to a lucky reader.

Are you brave enough for FrightFest?

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Are you brave enough for FrightFest, the west of Ireland’s first and only terrifying scream park? With different, full walk-through, haunted scare attractions, FrightFest will give you more than you can handle.

FrightFest, Loughwell Farm Park, Moycullen, open on selected dates in October, is made up of three attractions - Frightmare Manor, where the twisted souls inhabiting this hotel will leave you screaming for the door; Terrortorium, where you will come face to face with the deranged and demented ring master of the Carnival of Carnage; and the Walk of Fear, where your worst phobias and the unexpected lie waiting through the Walk of Fear

Emotional upset and heavy exertion may trigger a heart attack finds NUI Galway research

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Being angry or emotionally upset or engaging in heavy physical exertion may trigger a heart attack, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

Hundreds at risk of being struck off housing waiting list warns Cubbard

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

More than 1,300 households on the housing waiting list risk being struck off under a new social housing needs assessment currently being carried out, Independent city councillor Mike Cubbard has warned.

The Galway City Council has been carrying out a social housing needs assessment of all those on the current housing waiting list. The assessment is to ascertain if the estimated 4,700 households still require social housing. Households who have been on the list for more than 12 months, were contacted by City Hall’s Housing Department by letter earlier this year, with 3,482 letters sent out. Any new applicants - those on the list for under a year - are exempt from the process.

Chamber president welcomes Budget measures but warns big challenges remain

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Galway Chamber president Conor O’Dowd has welcomed the pro-business measures announced in this week’s Budget, but warned that longer term concerns of business remain.

Atlantic to be shown in Indreabhán tonight

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

ATLANTIC, A documentary by Richie O’ Donnell on what is happening to fishing communities on both sides of the Atlantic, will be screened this evening (Thursday) by Cllub Scannán Sailearna, Indreabhán.

This award winning documentary, narrated by Brendan Gleeson, looks at the impact of super trawlers, sucking enormous quantities of fish from the ocean, on long established fishing communities. It also looks at the effects of overfishing and the oil industry on a fragile marine environment. Screening starts at 8.15pm and the director will be in attendance.