Council grants permission for re-development of Portumna hotel

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

A hotel that was destroyed by fire in 2011 and which has been “an eyesore” for almost a decade, has now received planning permission for a complete re-development and refurbishment.

Bats, biodiversity and business dominate Monday’s oral hearing

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

The importance of biodiversity, business, and bats dominated the opening of the second week of the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the proposed Galway City Ring Road (GCRR), held at the g Hotel.

The hearing is scheduled to run until mid-April, and matters were expedited considerably on Monday when many of the listed speakers failed to turn up, leading to a hasty rescheduling of those who addressed the event.

Road development will cause ‘ecocide,’ says athletics board delegate at oral hearing

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

Plans for the construction of the €600 million Galway Citry Ring Road will cause ‘eco-cide’ to more than 6,000 species of animasl, birds and insects, various groups opposed to the development told an oral hearing into the project in the city this week.

Disagreeing with the fuzzy logic

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

Dear Editor,
The Through the Glass Darkly (GA, Feb 20th) column finishes with the claim “There is absolutely no way to drastically reduce carbon emissions in only 10 years.... without the appalling prospect of a massive global recession, which will impact the greatest on the poorest on the planet.”

The Through the Glass Darkly (GA, Feb 20th) column finishes with the claim “There is absolutely no way to drastically reduce carbon emissions in only 10 years.... without the appalling prospect of a massive global recession, which will impact the greatest on the poorest on the planet.”

First Traveller elected to NUI Galway’s governing body

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

Owen Ward, an Irish Traveller and a professional master of education student at NUI Galway, has been elected by postgraduate students onto the university’s Údarás na hOllscoile — the university’s governing body. This is the first time that an Irish Traveller has been elected onto a university governing body in Ireland.

Home loan scheme requirements need to be relaxed

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

Requirements of applicants seeking a loan under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme should be relaxed (RIHL) according to Tuam area councillor Karey McHugh Farag.

Under current conditions, those wishing to be issued with a loan from the scheme must have mortgage rejection letters from two different banks.

DV8 COMES TO GALWAY!!

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

DV8 Fashion opens in Galway Eyre Square Shopping Centre Friday 28th February. DV8 Fashion is a UK and Ireland based Fashion company with over 50 high street stores and a highly secure website stocking over 100 young fashion clothing and footwear brands in one destination.

Fantasy Football round 28 preview

Wed, Feb 26, 2020

Another weekend and another round of Premier League games completed. Frank Lampard's Chelsea secured a valuable win over Spurs in the race for fourth spot. The match was marred by VAR controversy as Giovani Lo Celso was inexplicably allowed to stay on the field after raking his studs down Cesar Azpilicueta's leg.

Augustine Hill — a new neighbourhood in a new Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Over the past few months I have opined and received many responses on the need for a big discussion on how Galway will be shaped in the next 10 years, because the next 10, and the opportunities it allows, will shape what will be achieved in the next one hundred.

New streets and plazas as Augustine Hill is revealed

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

A planning application has today been lodged for the eight-acre infill development site adjacent to Ceannt Train Station in Galway city centre that will see the creation of eleven new streets and four new civic spaces in a development that will create a new neighbourhood in the heart of the city.

NUIG accused of 'exploiting' students over controversial rent hike

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

NUI Galway's decision to hike student accommodation rents by four per cent has been condemned as exploitative and a move that will potentially bar many young people from accessing university education.

Leading LGBT+ organisations in Galway to receive Government funding

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

More than €12,000 in Government funding is to go towards two leading LGBT+ organisations in Galway, which one TD has welcomed as a move to helping combat homophobia and prejudice.

GLUAS team welcomes report saying Galway is 'mathematically suitable' for light rail

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Galway city, because of its "linear shape" makes it "mathematically suitable" for the development of a cost effective light rail system, according to a report by an NUI Galway mathematician.

Augustine Hill to meet top sustainability commitments

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Augustine Hill is aiming for One Planet Living endorsement, with a One Planet Action Plan designed by Bioregional to ensure that the development meets key sustainability commitments.

University to host Travellers in Education event

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

NUI Galway will celebrate Irish Traveller Ethnicity Day by hosting the ‘Travellers in Education: Building a Sense of Belonging’ event on Wednesday, 26 February.

Climate change wasn't the focus of the election, but it must be the focus of the next Government

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

It is often said that the environment suffers in Ireland, and indeed on the planet, because of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In order to be able to concentrate on things outside of keeping us alive, we need to feel well fed, healthy, and have a roof over our heads.

Alice Mary Higgins to seek re-election to the Seanad

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Alice-Mary Higgins has been "a remarkably effective and progressive" member of Seanad Éireann, "with a sharp eye for human rights", and who has the potential to continue "invaluable and reforming work" in the upper house.

Eleven new streets and four new civic spaces in Augustine Hill

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

A planning application has today been lodged for the eight-acre infill development site adjacent to Ceannt Train Station in Galway city centre that will see the creation of 11 new streets and four new civic spaces. The development company is a joint venture between Galway-based Edward Capital and London-based Summix Capital. The neighbourhood, deriving its name from an historic name for the area is to be known as Augustine Hill, and will deliver 376 homes in an exciting mixed-use expansion of the city centre.

Galway Freemasons to hold charity fundraising dinner

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

The Simon Community, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and the RNLI are the chosen charities to benefit from this year’s Freemasons’ Gala Dinner which will take place in the Clayton Hotel on Thursday March 5 at 7pm.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with a seasonal spring lunch for Self Help Africa

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Paul and Mary Grealish of The King’s Head Bistro in Galway’s Latin Quarter, together with Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa, are hosting a special International Women’s Day lunch in aid of Self Help Africa on Sunday March 8.

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