Oranmore to Galway rail service may become ghost train unless Irish Rail acts, says Naughton

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The rail service between Galway and Oranmore is at risk of becoming a ghost train unless Irish Rail includes the station as a stop for all trains on the Galway-Dublin route, according to a local TD.

Fancy yourself as a soap siren?

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

So you want to be a TV star? TG4’s hit TV soap opera Ros na Rún is searching for a talented female actress over 50 to join its cast. The top rated soap is looking for a new star. Fluent Irish is required for the role with a neutral or Connemara accent.

1916 Rising memorial to be unveiled in Mervue

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

A memorial in honour of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and featuring the Proclamation, will be unveiled in Mervue, between McDonagh Avenue and Clarke Avenue, on Wednesday December 7 at 1pm.

The memorial, which is made from Connemara granite, will have the 1916 Proclamation mounted on it, and a bi-lingual plaque outlining a brief history of Mervue, and the names of the 14 patriots after whom the Mervue avenues were named will be inserted into the stone.

County council proposal that a road or bridge should be named after late Liam Gavin

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway County Council stood for a minute’s applause for the late director of services transportation, marine, and general services, Liam Gavin at County Hall on Monday.

Oughterard pupil Grace presents prize-winning picture to Scottish First Minister

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

School pupil Grace Hooper from St. Paul’s Secondary School in Oughterard, Co. Galway, presented her prize-winning photo ‘Snow-capped mountains, Connemara’ to First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, and Ireland’s Climate Action Minister Denis Naughten at the Galway Wind Park event held at green energy provider SSE Ireland’s HQ in Dublin on Monday.

Get offline, send a card and save the post office network, says Roscommon/Galway TD Murphy

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway Eugene Murphy is urging people to ‘get offline’ and take the time to post a card or letter to a loved one this Christmas season as part of an initiative to safeguard the post office network.

Deputy Murphy hosted a presentation in Leinster House on Tuesday on the plight of the rural post office network which is in danger of collapsing with the threat of closure now hanging over almost 600 post offices throughout the country.

Love Moycullen — village launches novel Christmas campaign

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Love Moycullen, the community and business group in Moycullen are launching their Christmas 2016 campaign with the message: ‘Moycullen, We’re closer than you think’. With over 40 retailers and service providers, Moycullen is getting ready to spend locally this Christmas and wants to encourage the people of Galway to do the same.

Corncrake talk tomorrow night

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust will host a special talk on corncrake conservation by Fergal Ó Cuinneagáin tomorrow Friday Dec 2 at 7pm, in the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill.

Toyota voucher and many other bargains up for grabs at Galway Lions Club Radio Auction

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway Lions Club Radio Auction will be held on Friday December 9 between 9.00am and noon and will once again be broadcast live on the Keith Finnegan show and will be streamed live on facebook. This new innovation is thanks to two young film students, Kieran Burke and Graham Sheehan, from the Centre for Creative Arts and Media at GMIT.

Exciting news for MADRA as new shop to open in Furbo

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

A new MADRA charity shop is about to open in Furbo. The doors will open at 11am next Saturday December 3 with a special designer day taking place on Sunday.

This amazing new space will not just act as a charity shop, it will also be the new headquarters for all kinds of fundraising and educational events, which are essential for keeping on top of the many costs associated with running a busy dog rescue.

County council to invite Pope

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway County Council has agreed to invite Pope Francis to the county at Monday’s monthly meeting.

Councillors demand apology for insulting remarks about piggy-backing

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Galway county councillors Tom Healy and Thomas Welby are calling for city councillor Padraig Conneely to apologise for remarks the Fine Gael councillor made about County Mayor Michael Connolly and the county council at the city council budget meeting.

County council votes for free December parking

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway County Council has voted to allow free parking throughout the county throughout December.

It is hoped the scheme will encourage more people to shop locally and will commence on December 3 and until December 28

Chanelle Group named Exporter of the Year 2016

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

There was good news for Loughrea-based Chanelle Group at the The Export Industry Awards 2016 held last week. The ceremony is the premier event recognising the remarkable achievements of companies working in the export industry in Ireland. 11 companies won individual category Awards across a range of sectors.

Taxi drivers ‘up in arms’ over Eyre Square taxi rank being removed

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Taxi drivers are “up in arms” that no temporary taxi spaces are being provided by the Galway City Council as the Eyre Square rank has been removed for five weeks to faciliate the Christmas Market.

The new location for the market at the top of Eyre Square has reduced the number of taxi rank spaces by 16 in what is the busiest rank in the city. Taxi drivers are also angry at the lack of consultation and discussion over this decision.

Success for city and county at Pride of Place awards

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

At the annual Pride of Place Awards Ceremony on Saturday last, three organisations from Galway picked up top awards - one in the main competition with another two in the cities competition.

20,000 turn out for final day of Galway Science and Technology Festival

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The 19th Galway Science and Technology Festival welcomed another record breaking 20,000 visitors to its annual final day Exhibition at NUI Galway last Sunday, and honoured several people on the day with major science awards. The two-week Festival culminated in the final day Exhibition and also brought 180 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) shows and workshops to 35,000 primary and secondary school students across Galway City and County.

Galway to benefit from new Visitor Discovery Centre at Ireland West Airport

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Galway tourism is set to benefit from the development of a modern Visitor Discovery Centre being built at Ireland West Airport Knock which will highlight all of the attractions in the west.

Joe Gilmore, Managing Director Ireland West Airport Knock this week thanked Michael Ring T.D., Minister of State for Regional Economic Development at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs for the funding announcement of €400,000 under the REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zone) Scheme.

All you ever needed to know about meteorites

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The wonderful array of speakers that the Galway Astronomy Club have been bringing to Galway this year continues with a talk on Monday next on “The Wonderful World of Meteorites.”

Pay what you like non profit restaurant ‘pops up’ and feeds close to 100

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The One World Tapestry is a not for profit pay as you feel venture that aims to create a space for people to come together through food and experience an inclusive community while working with asylum seekers to help them use their own skills through volunteering.

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