Immediate responsibility is to the Traveller family now left without a home, says Galway Traveller Movement

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Galway Traveller Movement (GTM) said that the family that had been waiting to move into the house at Carnmore, destroyed by fire early on Monday morning, is devastated at the news that it woke up to this week.

Kiltulla residents complained to HQ about my support for Traveller accommodation, says Green Party councillor

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Green Party councillor Martina O’Connor has said that residents in the Kiltulla area had voiced complaints to Green Party headquarters about her support for providing culturally appropriate homes for Travellers.

GMIT publishes Covid-19 response plan as campus re-opens

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Ahead of the campus re-opening on September 28, the GMIT has published its Covid-19 repose plan to ensure the safe return of students and staff.

ABP working to resume city ring road oral hearings

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

An Bord Pleanála is working on a strategy to allow a resumption of the oral hearing for projects across the State, including the Galway City Ring Road.

Students must not be made pay full fees for online learning, says McNelis

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Students "cannot be expected to pay" full fees when many higher education institutes are moving to online only learning due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Farewell to Seán Stafford, fear uasal

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

When I think of Seán Stafford, the word that comes to mind is ‘Uasal’.

Ó Cuív calls for changes to Rural Social Scheme means test

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Rural Social Scheme' is "unattractive to many farmers who have dependents" and changes to its means test need to be carried out urgently.

City Hall seeks contractor to 'transform' Galway City Museum

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

A contractor is being sought by the Galway City Council to carry out works which will transform the Galway City Museum and see renovations carried out on the historic Comerford House at the Spanish Arch.

My Kind Of Town - a vision for Galway after Covid-19

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Paula Healy
Station manager, Flirt 101.3 FM

‘The desire of Democrats to deny Trump a second term animates them above all’

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

He may be rank alongside James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover as the worst ever president of the United States; his country has the highest levels of Covid-19 cases (+6 million) and deaths (+183,000 - higher than the number of US soldiers killed in Vietnam), which has led to a severe spike in unemployment levels.

NUIG SU seek applications for Annual Charity Fund

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

NUI Galway Students’ Union has opened applications for charities wishing to benefit from its annual fundraising campaign for 2020/21.

Delays at Galway Pain Clinic 'unacceptable', says Ó Cuív

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Waiting time for out-patient appointments on the Pain Service Waiting List was 1,924 days, a situation that is "completely unacceptable" and which must be "tackled as a matter of urgency".

Dep Grealish should not emerge unscathed from 'Golfgate' scandal

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The best and the brightest, apparently, were at the golf get together. ‘Astute’, ‘shrewd’, ‘clever’ are words recipients of college degrees might use to describe the persons in attendance. ‘Wide’ and ‘slick’ are words you might hear in more working-class areas to describe the same people.

Local Credit Unions urge members to take on Virtual Sleep Out for Simon

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union members, along with St Jarlath’s Credit Union, Tuam, with whom they are merging with later this year, are set to take on the challenge of Sleeping Out for Simon on Friday, October 2 which is going virtual this year.

New Carraig Donn store to open next week

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Irish retailer Carraig Donn has announced the opening of its new store at Gateway Shopping Park in Knocknacarra, Galway on Friday September 11.

The opening will bring the total number of Carraig Donn stores to 42, and Knocknacarra will be the largest of its retail stores at 4,700 sq ft.

Máirín Ní Ghadhra to present new current affairs show in RnaG autumn schedule

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Máirín Ní Ghadhra will present a second weekend current affairs programme in the new autumn schedule on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, with the first programme to be aired on 12 September.

Oranmore road improvement works set to begin

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

A number of significant road improvement works, footpath construction projects, and flood defence measures are set to commence in Oranmore following the allocation of more than €300,000 in government funding.

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton said the investment would result in tangible improvements for the benefit of the town’s residents.

Consultation under way on Galway to Athlone cycleway project

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The first phase of public consultation for the new Galway to Athlone Cycleway project is underway and will continue until next week.

Storm Ellen causes roof crisis for Ballinasloe Town Band

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

An appeal which was launched recently by Kilconnell native Eimear Noone, the first woman composer to conduct the Oscar ceremony orchestra has received a setback with Storm Ellen having caused damage to the funded renovations which were already under way.