The City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Kenny Deary
CEO of Galway Chamber
Imperative that Coole Park Visitor Centre be completed soon says Cannon
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
An east Galway TD has said that it is imperative that the project to upgrade Coole Park Visitor Centre recommence and be completed without delay.
Deputy Ciaran Cannon has also said that the venue plays a crucial role in south Galway’s cultural and tourism sector and that he will be emphasising the necessity of timely progress in the project to the next Minister of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht
Read more ...Cannon urges new Tourism Minister to engage with Shannon Group to get Dunguaire Castle re-opened
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
An east Galway TD is urging the new Tourism Minister Catherine Martin to engage with the Shannon Group without delay to get Dunguaire Castle reopened.
Deputy Ciaran Cannon has said that there is a very short window of opportunity to ensure that the 2020 season delivers some revenue for the local tourism sector while also getting people from Kinvara, who work in the castle, back into employment.
Read more ...2,984 for whom Cope Galway was a lifeline
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
COPE Galway is a local Galway organisation whose vision is an “Improved Quality of Life in a Home of your Own” for people affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic abuse, and older people.
Read more ...Online meeting tonight to address gender gap in cycling
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
An online public meeting for parents, teachers, and youth workers about trying to understand the gender gap in lower cycling rates among teenage girls will be held by Galway Cycling Campaign tonight (Thursday) July 2 at 7.30pm on Zoom.
Read more ...Walkway presents huge opportunity for tourism in Headford, says Reddington
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme has been crucial to the development of the recreation facilities enjoyed by growing numbers of locals and tourists in rural areas in recent years, that is according to Fine Gael councillor Andrew Reddington.
Read more ...Garda briefs
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Headford Road business vandalised
On Monday June 22 between 6.45pm and 6.55pm a business premises was vandalised by graffiti on the Headford Road.
On Monday June 22 between 6.45pm and 6.55pm a business premises was vandalised by graffiti on the Headford Road.
Read more ...Inhale the joy of Kylemore from tomorrow
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
The team at Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden is delighted to be welcoming visitors back to the 1,000 acre estate from tomorrow July 3. After almost four months of closure, the estate is ready to welcome guests into the historic Victorian Abbey, to enjoy the retail and dining options and to take in the spacious estate as you walk the woodland and lakeshore paths and stroll around the stunning 6.5 acre Victorian Walled Garden.
Read more ...Boots the first store to open in Gateway Shopping Park’s new phase
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Boots yesterday became the first store to open in the new Phase 2 development at Gateway Shopping Park, Knocknacarra, Galway, currently anchored by Dunnes Stores and B&Q.
Read more ...We shouldn’t need Ministers to develop the west
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
We have had many types of politician represent us over the years. Those who have made us proud, those who have entertained us; shamed us; those who you wouldn’t with any confidence send to the shop, and those who have delivered in spades for the region. All of them had their merits, their demerits, their strengths and failings, all obvious only to the differing eyes of the beholders.
Perhaps the biggest trick that Ministers of the past carried out was the multiplication of their truth in the role that they played in diverting back to us the money that was justly ours. We all know of Ministers who ‘delivered for their area.” We saw the signs that “you are entering X country”; we know of caricatured TDs who are able to convince their constituent they were delivering, by catering for them on a one by one basis.
Read more ...ReCycle Your Cycle shortlisted for two recycling awards
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
An Mheitheal Rothar’s innovative ReCycle Your Cycle initiative has been shortlisted by Materials Recycling World for two prestigious recycling awards: Circular Economy Initiative and Team of the Year.
Read more ...Shining a light on mental health struggles
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Seamus Kelleher felt alive when he was on stage. The young Salthill guitarist, who, with his band, Skull, once played support for Thin Lizzy, loved performing. The energy, excitement, and atmosphere transported him to a place very different from his day-to-day existence.
Read more ...Naughton gets 'Super Junior' role in new Cabinet
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
Hildegarde Naughton will be the super-junior Minister for international transport and logistics, at the Dept of Climate Action and will attend at Cabinet.
Read more ..."I am driven by where I come from," says Aisling Dolan as she is named as Taoiseach's pick for Seanad
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
Ballinasloe FG councillor Aisling Dolan has been selected as one of Taoiseach Micheal Martin's nominees for the Seanad.
Read more ...Mayor Mike Cubbard to serve as city mayor for 2020/21
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
The mayor of the Galway City Council Cllr Mike Cubbard has been agreed as the city's mayor for 2020/21 after the council's annual meeting on Friday evening at Leisureland.
Read more ...Fantasy Football round 32 preview
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Can you believe we have two game weeks completed already? Yes, the return to football means games are coming at us thick and fast and this weekend sees the added bonus of the four FA Cup quarter-finals thrown into the mix.
Read more ...Larkin confident that cross-party mayoral pact will hold firm
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
A proposal to deny Cllr Noel Larkin his second term as Mayor of Galway and to give Mayor Mike Cubbard a second successive year in office, seems set to fail when it is put to a vote at the City Council AGM in Leisureland tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Read more ...Farrell calls for campaign to encourage reporting of abuse to gardai
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
There is a need for a campaign to encourage the reporting of abuse to gardai, that is according to Sinn Féin TD Mairead Farrell.
Read more ...Huge opportunity for tourism in Headford says Reddington
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme has been crucial to the development of the recreation facilities enjoyed by growing numbers of locals and tourists in rural areas in recent years, that is according to Fine Gael councillor Andrew Reddington.
Read more ...County council 'ready and willing' to get Galway businesses 'moving again' says Charity
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
"The message is going out loud and clear that the Galway County Council is ready, willing and able to assist SME's and local communities in whatever way we can."
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