Housing crisis to be raised at AAA public meeting

Wed, Jan 20, 2016

The housing crisis, water charges, and inequality will be the focus of a pre election public meeting organised by the Anti Austerity Alliance this Thursday at 8pm in the Menlo Park Hotel.

€3.5 million for new city library and cultural centre for Galway city

Tue, Jan 19, 2016

€3.5 million is to be provided towards the development of a new city library and cultural centre for Galway city, which will include a visual arts space, performance area, and conference space.

Catherine Connolly - poised to win in Galway West?

Tue, Jan 19, 2016

Catherine Connolly came agonisingly close to winning a seat in the 2011 General Election, but five years on, with Labour's decline and despite the rise of Sinn Féin, will 2016 finally be the year she makes it into Dáil Éireann?

High praise for Galway’s 2020 bid, but concerns that ‘European dimension’ is lacking

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

support for its European Capital of Culture bid, and has the potential to host an event of this magnitude. However Galway 2020’s lack of detail and plans on the all-important ‘European Dimension’ has been criticised by the capital of culture selection panel.

Countdown to Election 2016 - the state of the parties

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

As we approach the middle of January, all eyes in the political world turned to what promises to be a hectic political year in 2016. At its heart is the General Election, shortly to be called, but we will also see elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, a possible referendum on Britain's EU membership, and a period of commemorations to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.

Local concern over city heroin den

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A concerned resident of the Riverside Estate on the Tuam Road has demanded action over heroin use in the area. The man, who does not wish to be named, has provided photographic evidence of a user’s den which has been created adjacent to the estate.

New exercise opportunity for the New Year

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A new and exciting form of physical activity that is good for heart health has been brought to Galway by Croi in association with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

Great range of activities and courses at Youth Work Ireland Galway

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Youth Work Ireland Galway is a voluntary and not for profit organisation that works with young people in Galway City and County. Their service is open to all young people aged between 10 – 21 years and most activities are free or low cost.

Conference on mobile technologies in teacher education in city

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Technologies to be used in the classrooms of the near future will be discussed at a major conference on teaching technology being held in the city this week.

Call for permanent reminders to mark the centenary of 1916

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Galway County Council has announced details of ‘Gaillimh 2016 – Cuimhneamh’ a grant scheme to support community inspired, permanent reminders of the centenary commemorations of the 1916 Rising in the form of creative artworks or sculptures of a high artistic quality.

Cancer survivor holds charity event to remember Bowie

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A special night to commemorate the passing this week of rock legend David Bowie will take place this Saturday, January 16 in The Loft at Seven Bar on Bridge Street.

117 companies confirmed for Skipper Expo

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

117 companies from the Irish fishing industry will exhibit at at Skipper Expo Int at the Galway Bay Hotel on 4 and 5 March.

Stand space for the popular expo sold out in record time and there will be over 20 first time exhibitors at the show, ensuring plenty to interest visitors. Exhibiting companies hail from 12 different countries – Ireland, Northern Ireland, Denmark, England, Faroe Islands, France, Holland, Iceland, Poland, Scotland, Spain and the USA.

Motorway construction must not exacerbate flooding warns Connaughton

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Construction of the new N17/18 Tuam to Gort motorway “must not exacerbate flooding in north and south Galway”, as householders and land owners need to be “reassured” that flood risk is given “proper recognition” in the motorway’s design.

Tenant Purchase Scheme will ‘increase home ownership in Galway’ says Nolan

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Local authority tenants who want to buy their own homes will be able to do so under the new Tenant Purchase Scheme which one Galway TD has described as “a very progressive step”.

Changes abound for lots of TV viewers in Galway

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A large number of householders in Galway have been forced to seek a new TV supplier after receiving notification from Virgin Media (formerly UPC) that the company is discontinuing the provision of MMDS TV. The reason behind the move is that the licence which allowed the company transmit TV in the area will expire on April 18.

Local residents oppose ‘privatisation’ of community centre

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A group of residents from the Ballinfoile Mór-Castlegar area demonstrated outside City Hall last Monday afternoon in advance of a Galway City Council meeting to voice their opposition to any effort by the local authority to privatise a new community centre in the area.

In a statement the group said that, after campaigning for 30 years for proper interior sports and community facilities, “the local community will not allow it to be lost to private enterprise whose priority understandably will be profitability rather than fulfilling social needs”.

UHG staff help Nepalese quake victims

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A Galway woman who spearheaded a fundraising drive for the victims of the earthquakes in Nepal visited the country recently to distribute aid.

Feet tapping in Claregalway for Strictly Come Dancing contest

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Claregalway GAA Club are hosting a night of Strictly Come Dancing as a club fundraiser for the coming year in The Claregalway Hotel on Friday January 29 2016 at 7.30pm. This event promises to be a night of high quality entertainment and craic with 34 dancers dusting off their dancing shoes for a night on the floor.

Unemployment figure rose in Galway in December, says Charity

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Despite a steadying economy and unemployment dropping to nine percent, the number of unemployed in Galway city and county rose again last month by 346, with a total of 16,000 people now out of work.

Poetry, music, sadness, and stories — funeral for golfing great mirrored his life

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

Galway bade farewell to its favourite golfing son Christy O’Connor jnr this week when thousands of mourners paid their last respects to this iconic sporting hero.

The Irish golfing community joined forces with his family and friends at Galway Cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate the life of this popular and charismatic Galwayman who died on holiday in Tenerife last week aged 67.

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