The long weekends in the year that didn’t need them

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

And so we head into another long weekend...
As if the weekends needed any elongation, as if the weeks needed weekends, never mind long ones.

As if the weekends needed any elongation, as if the weeks needed weekends, never mind long ones.

Dating is Back with Ireland’s leading Matchmaker and Dating Specialist!

Wed, Jul 29, 2020

The chances of you finding love in any given day are 1 in 562 according to a study pre Covid-19 so what are your chances of finding love in Ireland today?

All hail the champions

Wed, Jul 29, 2020

And so after 38 rounds, 380 games, and 354 days, the Premier League for the 2019/20 season has finally been concluded.

Galway Race Weeks biggest best dressed competition with over €5000 worth of prizes

Tue, Jul 28, 2020

Galway Race Week is upon us, but unfortunately, things are looking a little different this year. None of the usual racing events are on due to social distancing restrictions which means for many of us those gunas for Ladies Day are hanging in the wardrobes.

City centre to be zoned as thousands flock west

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Galway city centre will be split into separate zones next week in order to facilitate social distancing with the expected influx of a large number of visitors during the Galway Races.

TD raises concern over potential Covid-19 outbreak on Aran Islands

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Concerns have been raised over a potential Covid-19 outbreak on the Aran Islands, following a detection of a Covid-19 case on Inis Mór last week.

Between pandemic and Brexit, business needs to stay positive, says new Chamber president

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

The new president of Galway Chamber has said that in this challenging era, lodged between the Covid-19 outbreak and the impending Brexit, businesses have to remain positive and focused.

Rapid solutions available for Salthill cycleway to benefit locals and tourists alike

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Rapid solutions to the impasse over a temporary cycleway through Salthill are available and have wide public support, according to the Galway Urban Greenway Alliance.

Galway community and voluntary groups to benefit from COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Galway City Council has approved grants totalling €38,265 under the COVID-19 Emergency Fund (Phase 2) to support a range of local community and voluntary groups and organisations throughout Galway.

Swim the virtual Galway Bay, your way, anywhere

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

The annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West which is now in its 15th year, will be taking place throughout the month of August this year. The swim which would normally see 150 people crossing the bay in July has had to be reimagined for 2020.

Government staycation subsidy 'too little, too late' for tourism sector, says McNelis

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Waiting until September to introduce a staycation subsidy will be "too little too late" for the Irish tourism sector, and will mean "little or nothing" to those with children who will not be able to holiday once schools return.

New bus shelter at Medtronic site in Mervue

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Work started this week on a new bus shelter on Michael Collins Road in Mervue, at the bus stop across from the Medtronic - formerly Covidien - plant.

Government's travel green list 'a kick in the teeth' to small businesses, says Charity

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

The Government's travel green list is "a kick in the teeth" to domestic small businesses which "cannot yet open their doors".

Soc Dems call for 'clarity on financial future and stability' of city council

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Vital work which needs to be carried out in Galway city, and community support and grants will be, "put on the back burner" so long as there is no "clarity on the financial future and stability" of the Galway City Council.

How to keep the arts alive in post-Covid Galway

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Right now, we should all be getting ready to enjoy the final weekend of the 2020 Galway International Arts Festival. The arts festival has grown from tiny beginnings in 1977, when a few students at UCG - as NUI Galway was then known - who had no money, still had big ideas, energy, and enthusiasm.

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

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Martina O'Connor
Green Party councillor for Galway City Central

Catherine Connolly to seek Leas Cheann-Comhairle position

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Independent Galway West TD, Catherine Connolly, regarded as one of the most outstanding performers in the current Dáil, will seek election as Leas-Cheann Comhairle today.

McNelis calls for Ireland to adopt universal public childcare system

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Women's participation in the workforce remains low because of "Ireland’s unaffordable childcare costs", and it will go lower unless the State introduces a universal public childcare system.

Knocknacarra residents call on City Direct to resume bus services

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Residents in Knocknacarra are calling on the City Direct bus service to resume operations, especially as the service provides "the only routes to the city centre or to Salthill"

Hear about extraordinary exploration tonight— From Space to the Sea Floor

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Do you want to hear from The Most Vertical Girl in the World. The woman who has made history in sea and space; The astronaut, oceanographer, explorer, author and the first person to ever experience travelling to both deep space and the oceans deep.

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