Galway Údarás client companies employ highest number since year 2000

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

A total of 2,978 people are employed in Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies across the Gaeltacht in Galway, the highest figure since 2000.

Samaritans in Galway launch volunteer recruitment campaign with open meeting planned for next week

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Samaritans Ireland are encouraging people to get involved with the charity to give something back to the local community and make a difference to people’s lives.

Have your say on the regeneration of Nuns’ Island

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

NUI Galway and Galway City Council have welcomed the commitment of the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund for the exciting regeneration of Nuns’ Island in the heart of Galway City.

The commitment supports a major planning exercise, to include a public consultation process which has now opened, to inform the preparation of a plan which will result in a strategy for a structured approach to regeneration of the lands at Nuns’ Island in Galway City, which is being prepared by internationally-renowned planners BDP, business strategy advisors Colliers International and quantity surveyors AECOM.

Michele Herterich Quinn to seek to run for FF in Oranmore-Athenry

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Michele Herterich Quinn has been nominated to run in the Fianna Fáil selection convention for the Oranmore-Athenry ward. The convention takes place next week.

Mullen challenges Minister on discrepancies between State and COPE Galway figures

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been challenged to explain discrepancies between housing and homelessness figures issed by his Department and those issued by COPE Galway.

Council meeting suspended after Mayor told to ‘be quiet’

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

The special meeting at City Hall was suspended for five minutes on Monday night after a verbal altercation between Mayor Níall McNelis and Galway city central councillor Ollie Crowe.

Cannon urges East Galway’s community groups to ‘Adopt a

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

An East Galway TD is urging the region’s community groups to apply to the Heritage Council`s ‘Adopt a Monument’ scheme.

Minister for the Diaspora and International Development Ciaran Cannon has said that the scheme can help preserve local monuments while also boosting local tourism, business and employment opportunities.

ITAG’s Digital Women’s Forum announces a season of tech events

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

ITAG’s Digital Women’s Forum have announced a series of events for the city this Spring which will provide a platform for professional and personal development through bringing together like-minded people.

Canney calls on Galway research groups to seek funding under Government green energy programme

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Galway East TD and Minister of State at the Department of Climate Action, Seán Canney, is calling on research groups to seek funding under the Government’s €4 million programme for projects aimed at greening Ireland’s national energy supply.

Galway roads to benefit from €32 million in Government funding

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

A total of €31.7 million has been allocated to the Galway city and county councils for repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the city and county road network.

Tasty and tempting jobs opportunities as three hundred new posts are announced by Supermac’s

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

The continued expansion of Supermacs and its sister company SÓ Hotels gathered pace last evening when Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys announced the creation of 300 jobs.

Let’s get Galway moving in 2020 with free public transport

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Imagine if Galway was able to implement a single policy that could reduce traffic, combat climate change, let people take up jobs they previously would not have been able to, make life in rural Ireland easier, and reduce the cost of living all at once - and it only took a year or two to get it up and running.

It sounds too good to be true, right? However, cities and countries across Europe are experimenting with making all public transport fares free and it seems to be working.

Westside modular family hub to alleviate emergency accommodation crisis pressure

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Fifteen prefabricated units are to be built and become operational in Westside in September as the Galway City Council bids to stem the city’s housing crisis.

City council supports EU funding for pedestrian bridge at Salmon Weir

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

The Galway City Council has thrown its support behind a proposed new pedestrian footbridge over the River Corrib, adjacent to the existing Salmon Weir Bridge and in front of the cathedral.

Maternity experience workshop at Portiuncula Hospital

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

by mary O’Connor
A maternity experience workshop which will bring together women (and their partners should they wish) and maternity staff to share experiences and learning will take place on Friday March 1 from 9.30am to 12.30am at the Dunloe Suite of the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe.

Prove yourself the Best of Galway

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Do you feel your company or charity is the best in your business in Galway? Sure you do, but do you feel that there is never an opportunity for your customers to show just how much they appreciate your fare? Maybe you did, but not any more because the Best Of Galway awards are the answer to your prayers.

As part of the Galway Advertiser‘s ongoing campaign to encourage people to appreciate the range of retail excellence that exists in our community, The Best of Galway Awards give your business the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, as voted for by the people whose opinions matter the most - your customers.

Consultation can move us all forward

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Consultation is an under-rated concept. But it is key as it helps engender the support that decisions need to be successfully implemented. The importance of it is to the fore in Galway this week because of two major projects. One which is just starting out, and the other which is midway through.

Last Friday, NUI Galway announced that it is engaging on a major consultation process to start a collective train of thought that will eventually, they hope, create a civic, academic, and cultural space on Nuns’ Island that will link the university to the city inextricably, by bringing its campus right to the core. It is a project that is exciting and pivotal to the development of Galway over the next century. The way the project has been handled so far has been welcoming; it encourages input from diverse voices, and it will proceed to fruition when a consensus of what will be the optimum blueprint has been reached.

Consultation process begins on €200m regeneration of Nuns' Island

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

NUI Galway and Galway City Council have welcomed the commitment of the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund for the exciting regeneration of Nuns’ Island in the heart of Galway City.

Appointments cancelled due to nurses's strike will be re-scheduled, says hospital group

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Saolta University Health Care Group, the organisation which runs the local public hospitals, has reassured patients who have had appointments or procedures cancelled because of the nurses' strike that they will be contacted directly to re-schedule.

City Hall defends its stance over Barista Bus controversy

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Pressure is mounting on City Hall to allow the popular Barista Bus to resume trading near Blackrock, but the local authority has said it was an unauthorised development and that Barista Bus needs to apply for planning permission before it might again operate in Salthill.

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