Hoare urges B&Bs to apply for new Restart Grant

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Hundreds of B&B owners across Galway city and county will be entitled to a grant of up to €4,000 to help them re-open following the lockdown necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 encourages inter-generational bonds in east Galway

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

A group of primary school students in Galway have used their time during Covid-19 to reach out to the elderly in the community.

The youngsters aged 10 and 11 from Lavally National School have been writing letters to the residents at Central Park Nursing Home in Clonberne to help encourage each other during these difficult times.

Improvement works to start on Mausrevagh and Clooneen roads

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The Galway County Council will begin improvement works on the Mausrevagh and Clooneen roads next week.

Sinn Féin demands 'urgent investment' to protect State's health service

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Covid-19 has exposed "a decades-long failure" to build a public health system that has enough doctors, nurses and beds, and with the pandemic far from over, this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue.

Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh will feature a different ceremony this winter

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Gaillimh le Gaeilge is taking to the airwaves this autumn for Galway’s very own bilingual business award - Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh.

The category winners and overall winners will be announced live on Galway Bay FM's Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan on November 5/6. The announcements will also be streamed live on the Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Galway Advertiser and Galway Bay fm Facebook pages.

Leading business women lined up for GMIT's annual entrepreneurship event

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Business women will share their successful start-up experiences in a special webinar hosted by GMIT.

Galway youth services receive boost

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Some €102,687 has been allocated for youth services in Galway and Roscommon, which will allow groups and organisations to purchase vital equipment, according to Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan.

It is part of an announcement by Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman, of some €2.32 million in capital grant funding for 147 youth projects and 25 national youth organisations in Ireland.

Galway events showcase our past in celebration of National Heritage Week

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

National Heritage Week, one of Ireland’s largest cultural events, starts on Saturday (August 15) with a week of activities across Galway.

New cycling, coffee and cake group takes to the streets

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

CycleCoffeeCake, a new social cycle project of the Galway Cycling Campaign, will hold its next event on Sunday August 16 in the city centre as part of Galway Pride.

Overcoming boundaries at Architecture At The Edge

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The year 2020 will be remembered for the outbreak of Covid-19 around the globe and the boundaries which the Government had to impose on the population; boundaries of 2km and 5km from our homes; boundaries from visiting our elderly relatives and those in high risk categories; boundaries from socialising with friends; and boundaries from exploring the world.

Ó Cuív seeks publication of the Western Rail Corridor review

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív has reiterated his call for the Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport, Eamon Ryan, to publish the rail review on the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry in County Galway to Claremorris in County Mayo as soon as possible.

Time to tackle class sizes

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Now is the time to tackle class sizes as schools prepare for students' return next month, says Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell.

It really is time to mask up

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

In the last five months since lockdown was first imposed, we have continually heard a new set of buzz words in association with Covid-19 - PPE, self isolation, social distancing, flattening the curve, pandemic. We have been told we must accept these changes in our lives as the 'new normal'.

Working from home or avoiding crowds if sick may not seem that different from the norm, but since this week the mandatory wearing of masks is something few may have envisioned in March. And with that can come resistance and misconceptions.

Quiet Man Greenway receives funding for feasibility study

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

It has been revealed that an allocation of €75,000 has been made available for a concept and feasibility study on the Quiet Man Greenway between Athenry and Milltown.

Councillor calls for support for landlords not receiving HAP payments

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Financial support is needed to support landlords who have seen their Housing Assisting Payment (HAP) stopped because their tenants are no longer paying rent contribution to the Galway County Council, that is according Cllr Noel Thomas.

County councillors agree to electronic payslips

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

The Galway County Council has agreed to have all payslips for councillors and staff electronically distributed and to discontinue the use of payslips being printed and posted on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis.

'Move your grass'

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

It is not acceptable to expect residents in Galway City Council managed estates to dispose of their own grass cuttings and then have to pay for it says Fianna Fáil councillor Alan Cheevers.

Government decision leaves pubs on the brink, says publican

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

The decision by the Government to delay the reopening of pubs in Ireland for another three weeks has been described by the Galway chairman of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Cllr Joe Sheridan, as "gut-wrenching".

Digital speed signs wanted for Castlepark Road says community activist

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Two digital speed signs need to be installed on the Castlepark Road before someone is injured, says community activist Donal Lynch.

Galway Pride 2020: The show must go on

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Every year Galway has a summer of non-stop action, festivities, and cultural and artistic show cases. At the end of typical that summer in Galway comes Galway Pride. This is no typical Galway summer but Galway Pride will still be delivering a week full of events like the 30 years that have come before it.

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