SeaFest sails into Galway

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Prepare to ‘sea’ it all this weekend as SeaFest sails into the Galway Harbour and plunges into a weekend overflowing with ocean-themed activities and entertainment.

Time for us all to see the sea

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Sometimes when I think of Galway’s relationship with the sea, I am reminded of the insult that the famous conductor Sir Thomas Beecham uttered to a cellist who had performed poorly. “Madam,” he said, “you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands... and all you can do is scratch it.”

TD urges Galwegians to rent rooms to students

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

A Galway TD has urged people in the city to "seriously consider" renting out rooms in their homes to students, "for the good of Galway as well as their own pockets".

TD calls for NAMA controlled land in Galway to be used to solve housing crises

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Some 600 new houses are set to be built in Galway on development land currently under NAMA control, but a local TD has demanded the organisation "step up its efforts" to dispose of more land it controls to "address the shortage of houses".

Gender neutral bathrooms to be installed in NUI Galway

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Gender neutral bathrooms will be installed in each building on the NUI Galway campus following agreement between the university authorities and the Students Union.

Parents worried by 'open use of drugs in parks and alleyways' in Westside

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

Increased drug activity in Westside, with "syringes strewn in places where children are walking and playing", is the result of cutbacks in funding for community supports, which have the greatest effect on young people.

Extra home care hours funding a 'step in the right direction' - Canney

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

Funding for home help hours is to be increased under a new winter care initiative by the Department of Health, with more than €20 million to be divided between winter and summer services.

As waiting lists rise further, Ó Clochartaigh demands planning for new Galway hospital

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

Planning must begin immediately for a new hospital in Galway city as the Government has "no plan to tackle the chronic hospital waiting lists", where 42,516 people are waiting for operations.

Thousands of properties may be left without high speed broadband

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

More than 55,000 properties in Galway have no access to high-speed broadband, and some may not have until 2022, according to Communications Minister Denis Naughten.

Replacing UHG is top priority of local TD

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Replacing the 700 bed University Hospital Galway is the top priority of a local politician who has been appointed to a Government health committee.

15 premieres planned for Galway Film Fleadh next month

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Galway’s film community was out in full force at the Radisson Blu hotel on Tuesday evening for the programme launch of this year’s Film Fleadh, which runs from Tuesday July 5 to Sunday 10.

Gardai warn about dangers of keeping cash at home after spate of city burglaries

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Gardai in Galway are investigating a series of burglaries in the city in the last week and have warned about the perils of storing unsecured cash and valuables in residential homes.

After a wet winter, sun shines on Thoor Ballylee as Sabina Higgins opens Yeats exhibition

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

On Saturday the sun bathed South Galway for the unveiling of the new Yeats Exhibition in Thoor Ballylee which is now open to the public every day over the summer.

75,000 Galway properties to be left without adequate broadband because of delays

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

More than 55,000 properties in Galway have no access to high-speed broadband, and some may not have until 2022, according to Communications Minister Denis Naughten.

Irish Water and county council Implementation Group work to lift Tír an Fhia Boil water notice

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Irish Water, working in partnership with Galway County Council, reached a major milestone recently when the boil water notice at the Tir an Fhia Water Treatment Plant in Co Galway was lifted. An implementation group with experts from both Irish Water and Galway County Council was established to access the risk to the plant and develop a programme of necessary upgrade works to bring the plant back to compliant functionality and meet Irish Water best practice standards following the announcement of the boil water notice.

Japanese ambassador visited Galway for biomaterials event

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Her Excellency Ms Mari Miyoshi, the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, and Professor Nobuo Ueno, director of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London, visited Galway yesterday to attend the NUI Galway-led ‘Ireland - Japan Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Meeting’ in the Hotel Meyrick, Galway.

Major fish kill on spawning tributary of Clare River

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Inland Fisheries Ireland is currently investigating a major fish killing on the Yellow River, a tributary of the Sinking River near Dunmore, Co Galway, which flows into the Clare River. The stream in question is an important spawning and nursery habitat for young trout and salmon.

Young Athenry coder wins prize in Coolest Projects race

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

10-year-old Shane Fahy from Athenry took a winner’s prize at the CoderDojo Coolest Projects Awards at the RDS, Dublin last Saturday (June 18).

200 FF faithful gather to honour Fahey’s career

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

More than 200 people attended a function in the Salthill Hotel last Friday hosted by Galway City Fianna Fail to celebrate 40 years of service to Fianna Fail by former minister and TD Frank Fahey, when guest speaker on the night was former Taoiseach and party leader, Brian Cowen.

On the sudden death of his father Cllr Paddy Fahey in November 1971, Frank was co-opted to Galway County Council but was unable to take the seat until June 1972 as, in those days, one had to be 21 to sit as a councillor. In the interim his late mother Sally filled the role and in June 1972, Frank became the youngest councillor in the country, thus commencing the long road of active politic life. He was first elected to Dail Eireann in February 1982.

Paramedics take part in Galway mass shooting training exercise

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

A broad range of frontline emergency services and voluntary groups took part in a training exercise recently based on the scenario of a mass shooting in a residential area.

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