Close to €200,000 allocated for Leenane coastal protection works

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Close to €200,000 in funding have been allocated for coastal protection works to take place in Leenane, Connemara.

Canney welcomes progress on Tuam social welfare offices

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Social welfare services are close to finally being “under one roof” for north Galway, due to the progress being made on refurbishing the old library on Shop Street in Tuam.

Galway’s leading graffiti and street art available online

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

The vivid colours of Galway’s graffiti and street art are from today available to be bought online and displayed in the privacy of your own home.

Dr Conor McNamara appointed Galway County Council Historian-in-Residence

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Dr Conor McNamara, the Athenry native who is today one of the foremost historians of modern Ireland, has been appointed Galway County Council Historian-in-Residence for 2021.

Cheevers calls on City Hall to buy beach wheelchairs

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

A city councillor is calling on the local authority to purchase beach wheelchairs to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

Joyce’s Supermarkets partners with minimal waste store reuzi to bring Galway the best of sustainable living

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Independent family-run supermarket chain Joyce’s Supermarkets has welcomed reuzi (Ireland’s one-stop shop for sustainable lifestyle) to their Knocknacarra location.

Pearse Doherty to address online Galway meeting on rising Insurance costs

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

“Insurance costs have become extortionate, ripping off consumers and closing down businesses. The whole industry is in need of a radical overhaul.”

Council’s ‘Love Your Beach Week’ begins on Saturday

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

‘Love Your Beach Week’, a new initiative from the Galway City Council and Clean Coasts Ireland, launches this Saturday, and runs until Friday July 16.

Canney demands Government increase grants for retrofitting houses

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

The grant assistance scheme for retrofitting houses must be increased given how the cost of materials have “skyrocketed in price” over the last year.

Kilrickle Group Water Scheme goes on public display

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

The pipe network plan for the Kilrickle/Kilcooley Group Water Scheme is now on public display at O’Brien’s shop Kilrickle and in Mullagh.

Madigan speech should kickstart debate on behaviour and treatment

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

One of the victims of the pandemic over the past while has been the absence of strong discourse on anything other than the virus itself. Like a tsunami, it has come in and engulfed everything, has suppressed debate on matters of great import and placed shadows into corners where light should be shone. And to be fair, that was to be expected.

There was a welcome respite from this lack of debate this week when we heard a quite remarkable speech to the Dail from Minister of State Josepha Madigan. Not just remarkable because of the Minister’s revelation that she had been sexually assaulted, but more because of what she described as the ‘unfinished democracy that has hampered progress and fairness for women in this country.

Supporting locals to support local

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

St. Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union & St Jarlath’s Credit Union have teamed up again along with Galway Bay FM to roll out a €3,000 giveaway to benefit locals and local businesses as they celebrate some of the recent lockdown restrictions easing. The trio are launching the giveaway live on Galway Bay FM for three weeks.

Antrim native takes up post as new NUIG Students’ Union President

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

Róisín NicLochlainn, a law, sociology and politics student from Antrim, today officially becomes the new Students’ Union President at NUI Galway.

Consultant chosen for Quiet Man Greenway feasibility study

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Galway County Council has chosen a consultant to carry out a feasibility study on the development of the Quiet Man Greenway, connecting Athenry, Ballyglunin, Tuam and Milltown.

O’Reilly slams outdated policy to increase solar panel installations on public buildings

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

The Green Party brought a bill to the Seanad on Tuesday seeking to amend planning and development regulations to remove planning restrictions and allow the installation of solar panels on public buildings, including schools, without planning permission.

Galway property prices mirror national trend by rising by an average €5,000, report shows

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Property prices in Galway have mirrored the national trend and risen by €5,000 during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report.

Mayor 'inundated with complaints' about anti-social behaviour

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Mayor Colette Connolly told Monday's Galway City Council meeting that she is 'inundated with complaints' regarding anti-social behaviour.

Council must issue CPOs on vacant houses, says Cheevers

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Compulsory Purchase Orders must be initiated by the Galway City Council on empty houses throughout the city so as to renovate them and make them available on the housing waiting list.

Three tenders submitted for construction of Moycullen Bypass

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Three tenders have been submitted to the Galway County council to construct a bypass for Moycullen.

Apple planning application does not answer questions over plans for site’s future, says O’Hara

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Apple’s efforts to extend planning permission for a site where it once planned an €850 million data centre, has raised concerns about the tech giant’s ultimate aims for the site, and prompted fears that any new centre could cause environmental damage and severely impact electricity supply in the west.

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