Shantalla Residents' Association opposes bus corridor not helipad

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The proposal of a bus corridor through Shantalla Neighbourhood Park is the major bone of contention for the Shantalla Residents' Association (SRA), not a proposed helipad.

Galway City Council confirms more than half of houses in a Ballybane estate are empty

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

More than half of the housing units at a social housing development in the Fana Glas estate in Ballybane are vacant the Galway City Council has confirmed.

'We need an answer to this question'

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

A survivor group has called on Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone to launch an inquest into the deaths of children at the mass grave of the Tuam Baby and Mother Home.

Lack of support for housing project is 'astonishing' says councillor

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The lack of support for a proposed development of 58 residential units at Ballybaan More, on the east side of the city, has been described as "astonishing".

Where have you 'bin'?

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The Galway City Council must introduce a rota system in order to combat over flowing bins in the city centre according to a Galway city councillor.

Thousands expected at Galway International Food and Craft Festival

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Celebrity chefs Neven Maguire, Rachel Allen, and Kevin Dundon will be among the special guests at this year's Galway International Food and Craft Festival, which takes place in Salthill Park from July 5 to 7.

Organisers are expecting 30,000 people at the event, which will also feature 200 vendors in both the indoor and outdoor food and craft villages. There will be displays from boutique brands, independent brewers, and indigenous crafts. There will also be live cooking demonstrations, health and wellbeing presentations, entertainment stage, a children’s area, and a lunge and chill-out area.

Local community mourns tragic death of young girl

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

A community was in mourning this week following the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl in a road traffic accident on Easter Sunday.

Veil of silence must be broken

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

It is hard to believe several years have passed since local Tuam historian Catherine Corless uncovered the heartbreaking scandal of undocumented burials at the Tuam Mothers and Baby home - one which is sadly still ongoing.

Candidate Crowley will not be a poster boy

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

A candidate for the upcoming local elections says it is time councillors practice what they preach and ban the use of plastic poster.

University Hospital Galway spent €3.5 million hiring private ambulances since 2011

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

"A colossal waste of money" is how city councillor Máiréad Farrell has described Galway University Hospital's decision to spend €3.5 million in the past eight years on hiring private ambulances. She said the money should have been used instead to buy new ambulances for the Galway hospitals (University College and Merlin Park).

Cllr Farrell said the outsourcing of ambulance services by the HSE to private companies is further evidence of Fine Gael's drive towards the privatisation of the health services.

Clifden celebrates its place in aviation history

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Clifden soared into aviation history when John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown landed in the west of Ireland having completed the world's first transatlantic flight, and the town is set to celebrate again with a spectacular centenary commemoration.

Major new campaign to revitalise the Corrib Waterways

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

A newly formed group is hoping to restore the Corrib and waterways to their "former glory".

Galway chosen as venue for major European volunteer conference

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Galway has been chosen to host a major European conference on volunteering in 2020.

Galway angling groups invited to funding meeting

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Inland Fisheries Ireland is hosting a funding information workshop in Galway for angling clubs and communities groups.

O’ Flaherty demands Bus Eireann restore Headford Road to Salthill service

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Independent city councillor Terry O’Flaherty his calling on Bus Éireann to restore a bus service that brought schoolchildren from the Headford Road area to schools in the city centre and Salthill.

She said scrapping the link had left children having to take two regular buses going to and from school.

NUI Galway secures An Taisce's prestigious international Green Flag accreditation

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The Green-Campus Programme is an international environmental education and award scheme that promotes long-term, whole college action for the environment that empowers both students and staff to create a more balanced campus community and to reduce environmental impacts and associated costs.

FF candidate calls for major investment in mental health services

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

A local election candidate has called on the government to establish an acute assessment facility at University Hospital Galway's psychiatric unit so service users can bypass the emergency department.

Walking wildlife workshops in Headford

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Headford will be hosting six walking wildlife workshops in the coming months.

Tiny Traders Village returns after ten month break

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The return of the Tiny Traders Village finally became a reality as the local market relaunched in a new location after almost a year of setbacks and delays.

On the roads again ...

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The state of the roads continues to be a major issue for the county, according to Fine Gael local election candidate for the Gort-Kinvara district, Fionn Kiely.

“I have seen this myself as I continue to meet people," he says. "Many are saying the current state of some of the roads in the area is ‘completely unacceptable'.

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