AIDS West World AIDS Day memorial concert concert to be held next week

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

To mark World AIDS day, AIDS West will present a special candlelit memorial service on Tuesday 1 December at 7:00pm sharp in the wonderful surroundings of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in Galway. This will be the 15th anniversary of the annual event – admission is free to all.

Barking mad one euro sale at MADRA Shop in Westside

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

A “barking mad” one euro sale takes place at the MADRA charity shop in Westside this Friday and Saturday, 27th and 28th of November, from 11am to 5pm.

Thanks from Seven and The Cellar for Christmas shoebox appeal success

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

Seven Bridgestreet and The Cellar Bar want to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to their Christmas Shoebox Appeal in Seven and The Cellar with over 80 boxes donated over the past two weeks.

Bish rowing club Christmas cake sale and coffee morning

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

St Joseph’s College ‘The Bish’ Rowing Club are holding their annual Christmas cake sale and coffee morning to raise funds for the club.

The event will be held at St Pat’s primary school on Lombard Street in the city centre, across the road from the Saturday morning market. The cake sale and coffee morning will take place Saturday, November 28, and will run from 10am to 2pm. There will be a host of activities taking place at the event including novelty quizzes, monster raffle and carol singing with Galway Choral Association.

A ‘White Christmas’ for Galway Simon Community

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

 The A Capella Knights are set to host their Christmas concert ‘White Christmas: An Eclectic Mix of Festive Favourites’ next Friday, December 4, in the Galway Cathedral at 7:45pm in aid of Galway Simon Community.

The Galway band will be joined on the evening by guest groups The Bluebirds, Galway Baytones, Gospel Wedding Group and The Tribal Chamber Choir.

Government intervenes to cover county council funding shortfall

Wed, Nov 25, 2015

The Government has intervened to cover the shortfall in Galway County Council funding, arising from a loss of income from rates, with an allocation of €573,554. One Galway TD has described this as a "timely intervention".

Man has jaw broken following late night attack in Woodquay

Tue, Nov 24, 2015

The brother of a well-known businessman in Galway was the subject of a serious assault over the weekend. Ronan Greaney, whose brother Eugene runs Dough Bros pizza parlour on Abbeygate Street, had his jaw broken in the incident.

Galway to be included on new housing levy scheme

Tue, Nov 24, 2015

Following condemnation and complaint from Galway TDs - both opposition and Government - Galway has finally been included on the new new levy rebate scheme that could cut the prices of new homes by €10,000.

Grealish demands Galway houses be included in new levy rebate scheme

Mon, Nov 23, 2015

It is "ridiculous" to leave Galway out of a new levy rebate scheme that could cut the prices of new homes by €10,000, according to TD Noel Grealish, who said Galway's omission could cost the city and county in employment, as well as accommodation, terms.

Galway’s Capital of Culture bid makes it through to the final stage

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

The dream is still alive. Galway remains in with a fighting chance to be named the 2020 European Capital of Culture after the final round of shortlisting for the designation took place in Dublin last Friday. Galway’s bid made it through the process, along with Limerick, and the South East counties, while Dublin has been eliminated from the race.

Gaillimh Nua to be highlighted at economic forum session today

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Key aspects of Galway city and county’s strongest attributes will be highlighted in front of an influential audience at a regional session of the Global Irish Economic Forum to be held in the city today (Thursday)

‘It was an attack on freedom’

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

As the world continues to try to come to terms with the devastating attacks in Paris last Friday night, a leading member of Galway’s French community has urged her fellow countrymen and women to ‘not let the terrorists win’.

Galway County Council announces comprehensive 1916 centenary programme

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Galway County Council has major plans to mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising next year. A large crowd gathered at County Hall earlier this week for the launch of the local authority’s 1916 centenary programme. The commemorations encompass a number of themes including remembering, reconciling, presenting, imagining, and celebrating.

Larkin brands light rail an 'utterly stupid' solution to city's traffic congestion

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

A light rail system for Galway is an "utterly stupid conception" that will involve ripping up city streets in order to construct, creating months of potential traffic delays to an already congested system, and with the added danger of costs over-running significantly.

Fáilte Ireland must 'surrender lease' of empty Salthill tourist office to council says Connolly

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Fáilte Ireland must surrender the lease of the empty tourist office in Salthill back to the Galway City Council and "no further delay" in surrending that lease "should be tolerated" by the local authority.

In the wake of Paris, all human lives matter

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Insider was going to write an article examining the electoral prospects of some of the politicians in Galway West who will be fighting for the constituency's last two seats, but in the wake of the Paris massacre, writing about an election that is still months away, seems, just now, a little frivolous.

'I’m always fascinated by how people group and connect'

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

The TULCA Festival of the Visual Arts is currently in full swing across the city and among the participating artists is Dubliner Rhona Byrne, whose It’s All Up in the Air can be seen floating in the foyer of University Hospital Galway.

The right of people to live their lives must be protected, everywhere

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Last Friday night, millions of people around the world did what millions of people do around the world every weekend. They ate, they drank, they laughed, they loved, they enjoyed music, they watched football. They did things to see off the stresses of the working week. They were doing things that people of an age do, they were enjoying life, a life to which they had become accustomed.

Fr Micheal Griffin annual commemoration

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

The annual commemoration in memory of Fr Michael Griffin takes place this Sunday in Barna, proceeded by a memorial Mass in Barna Church at 12 noon.

Flooding hits Galway as OPW stays silent, says Rabbitte

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Cllr Anne Rabbitte has expressed her “extreme frustration” with Minister Simon Harris and the Office of Public Works for its continued failure to supply official maps to allow Galway County Council to draw up a credible flood plan.

The Portuma-based county councillor, who is also a Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Galway East, warned that the flood threat will increase over the coming months, and residents and businesses have no plan to protect them.

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