€32 million shortfall to complete Tuam mental health facilities

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

"Zero funding" for two major health facilities for County Galway - which require €32 million to be built - have been allocated this year, and funding for the projects in 2021 looks uncertain.

Far from the madding crowd

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

In a world where each new day seems to bring increased uncertainty, we can be sure that Thomas Hardy did not have the Galway races of 2020 in mind when he penned the title of his 1874 novel, Far From The Madding Crowd, but that is the phrase that came to mind earlier this week when arriving at Ballybrit for the annual extravaganza that is The Galway Racing Festival.

Galway City Council launches Greener Green Waste Initiative

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Starting tomorrow, Friday July 31, the Galway City Council will not collect green waste from neighbourhoods around the city, and it is asking the public not to collect grass cuttings from public green areas.

Galway Rape Crisis Centre allocated +€35,000 in Government funding

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Galway Rape Crisis Centre has been allocated more than €35,000 in Government funding to help cope with financial difficulties arising from the Covid-19 crisis.

'Out of control' weeds being removed from Ballyloughane Road

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Weeds which had grown "out of control" along the Ballyloughane Road - including the noxious weed ragwort - are being removed by the Galway City Council.

County council expects €1 million loss for 2020

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

The Galway County Council anticipates losses of €1 million for 2020 due to the impact of the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions.

County council votes to not operate its housing function in city area after furore over city buying Killtullagh property

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

The Galway County Council has voted to not attempt to operate its housing function in the functional area of the Galway City Council without a democratic agreement being reached between itself and councillors of the city council.

We must work 'against reason, against all discouragement that could be'

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Like everyone else, Insider needs occasional harmless distraction on social media, so a recent challenge to 'write the first sentence of your 2020 memoir' was tempting - until I realised most of us had the same depressing pun: It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.

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

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Cecilia Danell
Visual artist, musician

Government's renter Bill will 'lead to more homelessness' says former Mayor

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

"Flawed", "full of holes", and "fails to address the main excuses used for evicting tenants", is how one city councillor has described the Government's new Residential Tenancies Bill.

Funding needed to prevent Galway sports clubs closing down, warns former Mayor

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

A new round of Sports Capital funding is needed to help sports clubs in Galway city and county, and across the State, deal with the fall-out and aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis.

July Stimulus 'fails to address the needs of those working in the Arts' says McNelis

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

"A failure to fully understand and address the needs of those working in the Arts" is how a former Mayor of Galway has described the measures relating to artists and arts workers in the Government's July stimulus package.

Delaying return of bus and coach sector will have 'serious consequences' for Galway, says Connolly

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

The "delay in re-establishing" the bus and coach sector will have "serious consequences for our obligations under climate change legislation" and "implications for the tourist industry" in Galway.

Galway to mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

The 75th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs by the US military on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagaskai will be commemorated in Galway in August.

Five people rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

The lives of five people were saved in the city this week through the quick actions of the Galway RNLI Lifeboat crew.

Viewing opens for this weekend’s auction at Kilcolgan

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Aidan Foley is back in Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan for a major auction this weekend. Viewing is open on today Friday from 11am - 7pm.

With the times we are in, they will hold this auction as a Live Internet auction, where you have two days to physically view the auction and then you can either leave the bids with the auction rooms or you can register to bid online.

Myhomecare awarded JCI Gold Seal

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Irish company Myhomecare, part of Servisource Limited, has become the first nursing care provider within Ireland to achieve the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation, a feat which has only been reached by 24 other homecare companies globally.

New beginning for Athlone to Galway greenway, says Cannon

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Fine Gael Deputy Ciaran Cannon has welcomed the announcement of a new series of public consultation events on the development of a new greenway from Athlone to Galway city.

The project once delivered will connect Dublin city to Galway city, with the Dublin to Athlone section having been recently completed. A new project office for the delivery of the Athlone to Galway section has been opened in Ballinasloe with a team of engineers preparing to work with local stakeholders in designing the greenway route.

Seize the moment and boost local economies through greenways, say Moycullen residents

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

Community groups, political representatives and residents are calling on Galway County Council to seize the moment and deliver on the long anticipated Connemara Greenway. The groups are echoing the words of Transport Minister Eamon Ryan who has called on local authorities to use the July stimulus package to deliver on initiatives like the greenway to boost local economies and ensure sustainable modes of transport.

The Moycullen Community Development Association (MCDA) has urged Galway County Council to consider the recommendations of their Village Plan carried out in consultation with NUI Galway and funded by the Irish Research Council. The plan, published earlier this year, highlights the potential of the Greenway to transform the village and adjoining regions in Connemara. Based on the views of over 800 residents, the Village Plan made clear the unprecedented demand for a dedicated cycleway connecting Moycullen to Galway City and Connemara:

Back in the saddle for Cycle Coffee Cake this weekend

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

CycleCoffeeCake pedals off again this August bank holiday weekend on Saturday 1 August at 10.30am from the Huntsman Inn, College Road. The route will explore quiet and calm routes to and through Renmore, Ballyloughnane beach, and Roscam.

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