Gardai probe attacks on vehicles

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

At 11:20pm on Friday October 16, damage was caused to a vehicle that was parked at Henry Street, Galway City. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or may have any information in relation to this incident is asked to please contact Garda Aiden Mc Tigue at Galway Garda Station at 091 538000.

Galway faces 'three-pronged attack' with oncoming high energy costs this winter, warns O'Hara

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Elderly people, and those on lower incomes, across County Galway are set to be hit with higher fuel bills than expected this month, due to a combination of stalled energy upgrades for homes, and the carbon tax increases.

NUI Galway Students’ Union launch charity challenge

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Galway Autism Partnership, Galway Rape Crisis Centre, and Helplink Mental Health are set to benefit from the NUI Galway Students’ Union today annual charity challenge, which runs from November to April.

A Trump re-election puts democracy at risk, not just in the US, but across the world

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

As you read this, there are just 12 days left until the US presidential election. It seems every election is described as "the most important of our lifetimes" - in this case of the 2020 election, I suspect it may be true.

Gathering around the family fires proves boost for Galway’s Ecofuel

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

With winter approaching, the clocks changing this weekend, and the prospect of spending more time with family around the roaring fire increasing, one ambitious Galway-based company has seen a major boost in demand for its products, capping off a remarkable year.

Survivor puts focus on stroke for World Stroke Day

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

As many as one in five people in Galway will have a stroke at some time in their lives. A stroke which is a ‘brain attack’ - is to the brain, what a heart attack is to the heart, says local heart & stroke charity Croi, ahead of World Stroke Day on Thursday October 29.

“Stroke is one of the biggest causes of death and disability across the world” says Croi CEO Neil Johnson. “A stroke, which is a blood clot or bleed in the brain, can be fatal and cause death or cause irreversible damage to different parts of the brain which control for example, our speech, our thinking or our movement.

Find the answers in your consciousness

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Who am I? Why am I here? Why is my life like this? In these conflicted and uncertain times where can I look for the answers to these questions? Why can’t they be found within the mind? Why are there so many different opinions on these questions?

The answers are to be found, not by looking to the outside world, but within us in our own Consciousness. By means of certain practical techniques practised in our daily lives we can develop our own Consciousness and discover a remarkable hidden potential within us.

Galway Science & Technology Festival announces 2020 programme

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The Galway Science and Technology Festival (GSTF), as part of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)’s National Science Week, returns this November as a virtual event, but promises to capture all of its usual fun and excitement.

Farm safety and technology to the fore of new charity drive

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

With marts unable to operate as normal this year, technology is helping farmers to run their businesses while saving both time and money.

Let’s winter together

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

And so to wintertime. The clock wintertime...not the wind and rain wintertime, even though we have that too. In a year when the seasons seemed in a hurry to pass one another out, we reach the stage where the clocks go back, (2am Sunday) where darkness becomes our constant companion, there when we leave home in the morning, there to greet us in the evening.

Get Cooking For Breast Cancer Research!

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute are calling all cooking enthusiasts to join them for a very exciting ‘Cook-A-Long’ fundraising event on Thursday October 29th from 7:30-9pm with Cepta Mahon of Cookalicious.ie.

Lockdown brings drop in crime in city, but speeding offences double

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The restrictions of lockdown were the probable causative factors of the decline in almost all criminal activity in the city for the first nine months of this year, the City Council Joint Policing Committee meeting was told this week.

Gardai urge intimidated drug debt families to get in touch

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Families in the Galway city area who are being intimidated and threatened by drug thugs seeking payment for drug debts incurred by sons and daughters, have been urged to contact the Gardai.

Galway TDs must vote against sealing Mother and Baby Homes records for 30 years

Tue, Oct 20, 2020

Galway East TDs must vote against the controversial Mother and Baby Homes Bill which comes before the Dáil this week, as it would seal the records relating to such homes for up to 30 years.

Ireland placed on Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID

Mon, Oct 19, 2020

The Government has decided today that, as of midnight on Wednesday 21st October, all of Ireland will be placed on Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID with a small number of exceptions as set out below. This action is based on current public health advice, the deteriorating situation with the disease across the country and the Government’s objectives to support families by keeping schools and childcare facilities open, maintaining non Covid health services and protecting the vulnerable.

Sadness as Christmas Market falls foul of Covid-19 regulations

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The Galway Continental Christmas Market will not go ahead this year, it has been confirmed by the Galway City Council.

Proposed Dublin Road bus corridor and cycle lanes 'has potential to transform transport in Galway'

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The public's views are being sought, via a ‘virtual information room’, on plans for a high-quality pedestrian, cycle, and public transport corridor serving the entire Dublin Road.

Fantasy Football round five preview

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

It was not a great week for Irish fans as their dreams of participating at next year's European Championships ended in penalty shootout heartache in Bratislava against Slovakia. And the results did not improve with a drab 0-0 draw coming against Wales in Dublin on Sunday and another 1-0 defeat to Finland in Helsinki on Wednesday afternoon.

Ring road project is out of sync with our legal obligations on carbon reduction, says Connolly

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Building the N6 road is one of the most "blatant examples of a human activity which will certainly increase our emissions and our dependence on cars", Dep Catherine Connolly told the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the project on Monday.

Rugby volunteer says ring road will destroy college sporting facilities

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

A rugby volunteer who has played a major role in bringing intervarsity events to Galway told this week's oral hearing the pitches at Dangan were "a soft target' for those choosing a route and said that more should have been done to avoid the sporting facilities.

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