Are we heading for a meaningful autumn?

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Here we are again. As the strapline said for Jaws, “just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water,” it looks like we’re all going to need a bigger boat. Next week was assumed for some time now to be the date when another ton of normality would be heaped back into the mix, but alas, this is not the case.

Look up — NUI Galway leads Irish high altitude balloon mission to edge of space

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Researchers at NUI Galway are leading a Science Foundation Ireland Discover programme team with partners University of Limerick, Met Éireann and Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software, to deliver school children’s projects high into the stratosphere to examine the effects of near space on the experiments.

Galway families face highest childcare costs in Connacht

Wed, Jun 30, 2021

Families in Galway needing childcare are burdened with weekly fees of €168 per child - the highest childcare costs in Connacht.

House prices in Galway city have risen 12.6 per cent since 2020

Tue, Jun 29, 2021

House prices in Galway city have risen by 12.6 per cent since 2020, with the average price now €316,360, according to a new report released by Daft.ie.

Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan nominated for IFTA Rising Star 2021 award

Tue, Jun 29, 2021

Galway actor Nicola Coughlan, best known for her roles in Derry Girls and Bridgerton, has been nominated for the IFTA Rising Star 2021 award.

Galway City pub owners demand Government provide clarity on outdoor dining

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

The Galway city branch of the Vintners Federation is calling on the State to provide clarity regarding the consumption of alcohol in outdoor dining spaces.

Saolta boss praises the public for west's hospitals being Covid-free

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

There are no Covid-19 patients currently in any of the West of Ireland's public hospitals. Despite mounting nationwide concern about the prevalence of the highly transmissable Delta variant of the infection, which accounted for 20 per cent of last week's national case numbers, the Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon hospitals did not have any Covid patients at the time of going to press.

Drug seizures on the increase in Galway

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Cocaine with a street value of €351, 413 has been seized in Galway city during the first five months of this year.

Galway-Mayo rail link key to Tuam and east Gawlay’s economic future, new report argues

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Businesses across east Galway, and the wider economy of the region, stand to benefit from the development of the Galway-Mayo rail link, and the connectivity provided by linking Tuam into the State’s rail network.

Increasing parking spaces will mean more traffic in city centre, warns Murphy

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Greater levels of parking in the city centre will lead to increased traffic congestion, which will result in falling numbers coming into the city centre - a situation which will negatively impact on business.

Property crime rates decreasing in Galway city

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

There has been a significant decrease in property crime in the first five months of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year in Galway city.

State should buy back Athenry Apple site, says O’Hara

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Lands in Athenry previously sold to Apple for the tech giant’s proposed data centre, should be bought back by the State and developed as a location for start-up businesses.

Partners allowed to attend births as restrictions ease at Galway hospitals

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Women in labour and those having a caesarean section under regional anesthesia, will be able to have their partners with them under a partial easing of restrictions at Galway University Hospitals.

NUI Galway to mark World Refugee Day

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

NUI Galway has announced it will offer 12 scholarships for the 2021/22 academic year for international protection applicants, refugees, vulnerable immigrant groups, and Irish Travellers.

11 Galway schools selected for Safe Routes to School programme

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Eleven schools across Galway city and county have been selected for inclusion in the first round of the Safe Routes to School programme to support walking and cycling infrastructure for school goers.

‘His work has enriched the lives of residents and visitors to the city’

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

James Harrold, who has served Galway for more than 30 years as the city arts officer with the Galway City Council, will stand down from the position on July 16.

Commemoration for old IRA volunteer William Freeney

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Athenry Sinn Féin will hold a commemoration on Sunday June 27 at 3pm in Teampall Geal Cemetery, Derrydonnell to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of IRA captain William Freeney.

Canney demands Government provide additional funding for non-public local roads

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

The Government must increase the amount of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme to for maintaining roads which are not maintained by the local authorities.

Cheevers calls for full clean up of alleys in Castlepark and Ballybane

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Alleyways in Castlepark and Ballybane have become a ‘haven for illegal dumping’ and require the urgent attention of the Galway City Council.

Higgins appointed Peace Commissioner for Galway and surrounding counties

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

A city councillor has been appointed Peace Commissioner to serve the city and county of Galway, as well as surrounding counties.

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