Plans advanced for 1,000 home Sandy Road development

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Business owners and public sector bodies located at Sandy Road are to meet with the Land Development Agency in the coming months to clear the way for a major 20-acre development at Sandy Road which will deliver up to 1,000 new homes, together with sustainable businesses and leisure spaces.

Stakeholders to meet to clear way for 1,000 home development at Sandy Road

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Business owners and public sector bodies located at Sandy Road are to meet with the Land Development Agency in the coming months to clear the way for a major 20-acre development at Sandy Road which will deliver up to 1,000 new homes, together with sustainable businesses and leisure spaces.

President Higgins to open Galway 2020 next month

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D Higgins, will officially inaugurate Galway 2020 at the European Capital of Culture's opening ceremony on Saturday, February 8, in South Park, the Claddagh.

Launch for Green candidate O’Donoghue hears that rural Ireland must be persuaded

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Almost 100 people attended the launch of the Green Party’s General Election candidate, Julie O’Donoghue last week Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Catherine Martin TD addressed the crowd and said that if the Green Wave is to be successful, it must bring rural Ireland with it.

McNelis demands halt to any rise in pension age

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Opposition to raising to 67 the age at which a person can qualify for the State pension has intensified since the start of the General Election campaign, and Labour has pledged its "full support" to the #STOP67 campaign.

Young people in Ireland getting 'raw deal' says Ó Tuathail

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Young people in Ireland are getting a "raw deal" which is seeing them priced out of the housing market, and facing into a future where they may never own their own homes - a situation that cannot be allowed continue.

Loughnane calls for more youth centres in city and county

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

While crime and 'law and order' have featured prominently in the election campaign, particularly following the murder and dismemberment of Keane Mulready-Woods, little attention has been paid to addressing the social causes of crime.

Corbyn defeat will be used against the real Left in Ireland

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

While voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls on February 8, it may be instructive for us to cast our minds back to December and the general election in Britain, as that contest contained a warning for the Irish Left that it would do well to heed.

Louis O'Hara to run for Sinn Féin in Galway East

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Louis O'Hara, who ran for Sinn Féin in the Oranmore-Athenry ward in the local elections last year, has returned to electoral politics to stand as the party's Galway East General Election candidate.

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Thu, Jan 23, 2020

More gardai needed in rural parts of East Galway says Dolan

We’re losing our lives in cars, so let’s build the bypass now

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Galway and its entire region depend on implementing a combined traffic relief plan, which incorporates a new road infrastructure, increased public transport system, and a better cycle path plan throughout the city.

Irish Water to commence works in Mervue and Tuam Road

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Irish Water, working in partnership with Galway City Council, is set to commence works in the Mervue area of the city and on the Tuam Road to ensure a more reliable source of drinking water for local customers.

Local authority questioned if it is rewarding developers

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

The Galway City Council has been questioned if it is rewarding bad behaviour by property developers, at the monthly meeting on Monday evening.

More than €36 million to be invested in regional and local roads in 2020

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

A total of €36.87 million is to be invested in the regional and local road network in Galway city and county throughout 2020 - an increase of €5.1 million on last year’s allocations.

Green Party councillor walks out after describing mayoral trip abroad as ‘paid junket’

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

A Galway city councillor walked out of this week’s City Council meeting after she took issue with the number of trips abroad in which the Galway city Mayor Mike Cubbard has been involved in recent weeks.

Death threats sent to city council CEO over pitch lighting

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

The chief executive of the Galway City Council has revealed that he has been subjected to death threats over the local authority’s stance on temporary lighting at Knocknacarra all weather pitch.

Rabbitte questions accessibility at polling stations in county Galway

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, says Galway County Council need to ensure all polling stations are wheelchair accessible to accommodate wheelchair users casting their vote in the General Election on February 8.

Cannon welcomes Taoiseach`s commitment to Athenry data centre

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

An East Galway TD has welcomed confirmation that An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has asked Tim Cook that Apple would either develop its data centre site at Athenry or make it available to another investor.

New creative enterprise hub for GMIT Cluain Mhuire campus

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

GMIT has welcomed an Enterprise Ireland grant of €2.7m from the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) for the Comhoibriú CLG ‘Creative Enterprise West’ (CREW) project based at GMIT’s Creative Arts and Media campus.

Free dose of MMR to help reduce rise in mumps cases

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

A significant rise in the number of mumps cases has prompted the HSE to urge certain groups or those unsure of their immunisation status to avail of a free dose of the MMR vaccine.

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