Chamber tells hearing of the human toll that emanates from Galway's traffic congestion

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The President and CEO of Galway Chamber both told the oral hearing into the Galway City Ring Road of the negative impact that traffic congestions has on families, on livelihoods, on cancer patients, on students and on cyclists when they made a submission on Tuesday.

Schools ‘not obliged’ to order from Government list of PPE suppliers, says Hoare

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

None of the PPE suppliers in the Government’s recently issued list of suppliers to schools are Galway based, while only one is located in Connacht.

'Urgent State supports' needed for Shannon Airport, says Grealish

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Independent Galway TDs Noel Grealish and Michael Fitzmaurice are calling for "urgent State supports" for Shannon Airport after the Shannon Group updated them on how Shannon Airport have been “decimated” by the Covid pandemic.

McNelis condemns Budget 2021 for not being 'equality-proofed'

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The Government has failed to "seize upon an opportunity to advance a real equality agenda" in Budget 2021 by not increasing funding for the childcare sector.

Ring road not just of local importance, IBEC tells oral hearing

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

IBEC, which represents Irish business, said the proposed Galway City Ring Road is not just of local importance, but is crucial to the entire region, when it presented its views on the Galway City Ring Road at the oral hearing on Monday.

Middle and rural Ireland 'forgotten in Budget 2021', says Fitzmaurice

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Middle Ireland and those living in rural Ireland have been "forgotten in Budget 2021", while farmers will see "little or no benefit" as a result of the measures.

'The days of enduring anti-social behaviour are coming to an end'

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

After several years of speaking out strongly about anti-social behaviour and illegal dumping in Galway, finally there is a strategy in place which should put an end to this deplorable behaviour.

Salthill to get three new community gardaí

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Three additional Community Gardai will be appointed to Salthill Garda Station, following a decision by the Galway West Gardai Authorities.

Baboró ambassador — Aarav Sakhrelia

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is in full swing and you can still enjoy a wide range of online activities and an outdoor art trail right up until this Sunday. Each year we feature individuals who are passionate about Baboró. This week’s Baboró Ambassador is Aarav Sakhrelia. Aarav is seven years old and is a pupil of St. Patrick Primary School. His hobbies include playing piano, guitar, reading books and creating art. He has been attending Baboró since he was two.

Is Galway’s Extinction Rebellion extinct?

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Is Galway’s Extinction Rebellion extinct? Has it fallen victim to Covid-19 or is its silence political due to the Greens going into Government?

Council to carry out final collection of bin bags with green cuttings

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The Galway City Council will this week collect the "hundreds of bags filled with green cuttings" which have been "left out on green areas in a number of city estates" in recent weeks.

Galway Wind Park Scholarship now open for applications

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Budding third level students from Connemara are being invited to apply for the next round of education funding being made available under the annual Galway Wind Park Scholarship.

The 2020 Scholarship, which is funded by Ireland’s largest wind farm Galway Wind Park, is now open for applications. This is the second year of the award-winning scholarship which is backed by Galway Wind Park co-owners SSE Renewables and Greencoat Renewables.

TG4 delighted with €40.7m budget as station hits record audience figures

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Galway-based TG4 has welcomed the announcement by government that additional funding will be allocated to TG4 in 2021.In Tuesday’s Budget, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media approved additional funding of €3.5m for TG4 in 2021.

KPMG in Galway announced as main sponsor for girls’ soccer academy

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

KPMG in Galway has returned as the main sponsor for a second year for a girls’ soccer academy that is being run in Galway. The Academy, which is being run by former Ireland underage international, Emer Flatley, has seen its numbers of participants increase from just eight girls to almost 200 over the past year.

Naughton welcomes Budget 2021 pledge to reduce pupil teacher ratio

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

The Government has confirmed that, as a result of decisions taken in Budget 2021, the pupil teacher ratio in primary schools will be reduced to 25 – 1.

Galway’s newest secondary school to open September 2021

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Plans for the amalgamation of Our Lady’s College and St Mary’s College are moving forward.

The new school which is located on St Mary’s Road is due to open on September 1 2021.

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Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Burglary in Corrandulla
Between 11.40pm on Tuesday October 6 and 12.30am on Wednesday 7 a retail premises was broken into in Corrundulla.A large quantity of cigarettes was taken from the premises.

Ardrahan community goes the extra mile for National Bike Week

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Some 26 cyclists of all ages and abilities departed from Loughnane & Quinn Memorial Hall in Labane, Ardrahan, in a socially distanced fashion to cycle a section of the route of the old Galway to Limerick road.

Will be a shame if Galway loses companies because of poor roads network, says Larkin

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

It will be a shame if Galway loses out on major employment opportunities because of its failure to provide a proper roads network, former mayor Noel Larkin said this week at the oral hearing into the proposed Galway City Ring Road.

Galway’s road structure does disservice to the region, Crowe tells oral hearing

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Galway’s current road structure is damaging to the progress of the entire region, Sen Ollie Crowe told the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the Galway City Ring Road yesterday (Wednesday) morning.

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