New Sinn Féin candidate

Thu, May 01, 2014

Eoghan MacCormaic has become a late entrant into the Local Elections, and will be standing for Sinn Féin in the Loughrea Local Election Area.

Flannery demands ‘outright ban on election posters’

Thu, May 01, 2014

Pearce Flannery has slammed city councillors as “elitist and out of touch” and demanded a ban on election posters, despite being a local election candidate with numerous posters across Galway City West.

Kelly calls for more youth facilities on city’s east side

Thu, May 01, 2014

A lack of playing pitches, playgrounds, and youth facilities is one of the most pressing social problems on the city’s east side and needs to be taken seriously by the Galway City Council.

NUI Galway students' union to hold fiftieth anniversary reunion

Thu, May 01, 2014

NUI Galway students’ union turns 50 this year, and the union is inviting all past and present NUI Galway students' union officers, staff, journalists, colleagues, and friends to celebrate at a reunion next month.

New primary care centre opens in Athenry

Thu, May 01, 2014

A new primary care centre in Athenry, which was officially opened this week, will give the public easy access to an increased range of services in one location.

Buy a ticket and help Connemara graduate do everyday things

Thu, May 01, 2014

The life of a Co Galway university graduate will be transformed within the next few months when she receives Bebionic prosthetic arms.

New regulations will cost farmers dear, warns Fahy

Thu, May 01, 2014

Crippling farming overheads will be made worse by new tractor and agricultural trailer regulations, which will also be a major stumbling block for those entering farming.

Garvey pledges to vote against council rate increases if elected

Thu, May 01, 2014

An Independent county candidate has pledged to vote against any increases in rates for small businesses through five years of the next council.

Holohan warns of fatal accident risk at Taylor’s Hill/Threadneedle Road

Thu, May 01, 2014

The Taylor’s Hill/Threadneedle Road junction is a danger to schoolchildren and pedestrians, while displays of bad temper from motorists is create “noise pollution 24 hours a day”.

Students urged to receive measles vaccination as fifteen cases reported

Thu, May 01, 2014

The HSE West is urging all third level students to ensure they are fully protected against measles.

The warning comes in the wake of 15 cases being identified in Galway, Mayo and Kerry in the past six weeks.

New primary care centre opens in Athenry

Thu, May 01, 2014

A new primary care centre in Athenry, which was officially opened this week, will give the public easy access to an increased range of services in one location.

Moves which could have privatised Knocknacarra Community Centre halted

Thu, May 01, 2014

Moves which could potentially have led to the privatisation of the Knocknacarra Community Centre have been halted. A chance now exists for locals to put forward ideas on how the centre can be run.

Emrich demands candidates fight cuts to homeless services

Thu, May 01, 2014

Any threat to funding for homeless services for Galway city must be opposed, and candidates owe it to the electorate to make a pledge to fight any cuts to this sector.

‘Ageist’ accusations rebuffed by FG candidate

Thu, May 01, 2014

Accusations of “mudslinging” have been levelled at Fianna Fáil in Connemara after elements within the party accused a Fine Gael candidate of “ageism”.

A former Fianna Fáil councillor accused FG’s Oughterard-based candidate Niamh Byrne of being ‘ageist’ for a poster campaign which states that Ms Byrne is “Connemara’s Youngest Candidate”.

SF ‘bombproof’ for a seat?

Thu, May 01, 2014

Sinn Féin’s chances of taking an EU Parliament seat in the Midlands-North-West constituency have been described as “bombproof”.

SF is running Monaghan county councillor Matt Carty and he is increasingly being seen as a possible contender for one of the four seats in the sprawling constituency.

Supermac's teams up with Salerno for annual SuperRun

Thu, May 01, 2014

The Salerno 5k SuperRun will take place on May 9 with students, family members, staff and friends of Salerno invited to walk, jog or run the 5k route in aid of a new sports hall for Salerno Secondary School.

Join Junior Chamber and create positive change

Thu, May 01, 2014

Galway Junior Chamber is hosting a barbecue tomorrow (Friday) for young people interested in joining the organisstion.

Dawn fundraiser to help local suicide crisis centre

Thu, May 01, 2014

A fundraiser being held both in the city and in Tuam this month will raise funds for a local suicide and self-harm crisis centre which has reached out to more than 70 people since it opened five months ago.

Free seminar on obtaining international quality stanard

Thu, May 01, 2014

Ballybane Enterprise Centre will host a free seminar on the opportunities for SMEs for accelerated business growth with ISO Certification on Thursday May 8.

Currafest Music Festival is an event for all the family

Thu, May 01, 2014

Currafest Music Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever this year, and is set to become the most highly-anticipated Music Festival in the West of Ireland.

The festival will be held on the grounds of Curra West Golf Club on Saturday July 12 and boasts an exciting line up.

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