Football, racing and music collide in massive boost for local economy

Thu, Jul 25, 2024

30,000 football fans, 130,000 racegoers, 800 horses, 5,000 bottles of champagne, 4,000 hot beef rolls — these are just some of the mindnumbing stats that will sum up Galway this Sunday when the merging of the All-Ireland Football Final, the Galway International Arts Festival and the Galway Races collide to create one of the weekends of the summer.

Unreliable and lacking in services- Galway's public transport woes see councillors calling for meeting with NTA

Thu, Jul 25, 2024

The lack of availability and reliability of public transport in County Galway was one of the major cause for concern raised by councillors at the first plenary meeting of Galway County Council on Monday, July 22, resulting in renewed calls for a meeting between the council and the National Transport Authority (NTA).

University of Galway sends congrats and good luck to Olympians

Thu, Jul 25, 2024

University of Galway has shared a message of congratulations and good luck to alumni on Team Ireland ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Galway City honours Irish men and women who died in past wars or on UN service

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

The Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Peter Keane, and Elected Members of Galway City Council participated in a moving remembrance ceremony to honour the Irish men and women who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations Peacekeeping, at the Galway City ceremony for the National Day of Commemoration in the University of Galway on Sunday.

Aran Islands RNLI rescues three people drifting in dinghy

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Aran Islands RNLI came to the aid of three people drifting in a fiberglass dinghy on Sunday 14 July).

Clifden RNLI comes to the aid of two sailors after yacht difficulty

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Clifden RNLI came to the aid of two sailors on Monday afternoon after their 26ft yacht got into difficulty while on passage from Roundstone earlier that morning.

The volunteer crew were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 3.30pm at the request of the Irish Coast Guard.

Solutions to air pollution in Galway City are explored in Westside project

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Solutions to air pollution in Galway City are being explored as part of an innovative project combining art, community education and citizen action.

NTA working with Local Link to develop new evening services linking Loughrea and Galway, says Cannon

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon has been informed by the National Transport Authority that it has now issued a proposal to Local Link Galway for the development of new evening services connecting Loughrea to Galway city.

Galway International Arts Festival encourages attendees to leave their cars at home

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

As part of its ongoing sustainability drive, Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) and its partners are asking people planning to attend this year’s festival to use public transport and active travel where possible.

Coillte to carry out forest biodiversity improvement works at Kilcornan Wood

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Coillte is planning works to improve and enhance the long-term biodiversity value of Kilcornan Wood, Co. Galway.

Start-up aquatic company Konree making waves in battle against sea lice

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Award-winning aquatech start-up Konree Innovation is making waves with its ground-breaking deep science-led technology aimed at eliminating the issue of sea lice in salmon and fish farming.

Change of regime in relation to bus stops, says O Cuiv

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuiv has been informed that there is a change of regime in relation to pick up points on the Local Link services in Connemara/South Mayo.

Rabbitte welcomes Government ban on 51-week student accommodation leases

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Local Fianna Fáil Minister, Anne Rabbitte TD, has welcomed the introduction of emergency legislation aimed at stopping student accommodation providers from forcing students to pay for housing during the summer period.

Free buses for Roundstone’s Hidden Heritage conference

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

A conference commemorating Alexander Nimmo’s founding of Roundstone and Hely Dutton’s Statistical Survey of Galway will be held next week. The event on Wednesday July 24 at Roundstone Community Centre, Roundstone, Co. Galway H91 C99W is titled Roundstone’s Hidden Heritage, 1824-2024.

Athenry housing projects first to benefit from joint Council framework

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Galway County Council and Galway City Council have jointly developed the framework to enable the delivery of social and affordable housing developments through the accelerated delivery programme of Design-Build.

Water safety-themed cartoons to appear in city centre

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Cartoons with a strong water safety message, drawn by leading Irish cartoonists, are set to appear across Galway City centre this week.

NUJ hails major breakthrough as RnaG journalists win pay parity

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

The National Union of Journalists has welcomed as a “major breakthrough” the announcement that all staff employed at the Irish language service RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will now enjoy pay parity with journalists working in the English language services.

Barristers to withdraw service again next week

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Criminal barristers who withdrew service in Galway and nationwide this week will do so again next Wednesday July 24 in the second of three days of withdrawal this month.

Irish Quaker Faith in Action to hold street collection on Saturday

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Irish Quaker Faith in Action and Islamic Relief-Ireland have teamed up for a series of street collections this summer in support of the people of Gaza and the first of these is in Galway this Saturday.

Bluebird Care appoints Suzanne Ryan as new MD

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Bluebird Care, a leading national provider of home care, has appointed Suzanne Ryan as Managing Director. With over 25 years of experience spanning B2B, B2C, and D2C sectors, Suzanne brings a wealth of expertise to her new role.

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