Refurbishment of old library in Tuam gets go-ahead
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Planning permission for the refurbishment of the old library in Shop Street, Tuam, has been granted by the Galway County Council. The refurbishment represents an investment of €1.5 million in the building.
Read more ...Farrell hails 'No Consent, No Sale’ Bill as first step in fight against vulture funds
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
A Sinn Féin councillor has expressed "disappointment" with two Galway West TDs who voted against a Bill in the Dáil that would seek to prevent sales of mortgages to vulture funds without the consent of the mortgage holder.
Read more ...Mayor calls for Highfield Park footpaths to be repaired
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Footpaths in Highfield Park are in urgent need of repair and the Galway City Council must ensure that repair work is done alongside the work Irish Water is currently carrying out in the neighbourhood.
Read more ...Salmon Weir pedestrian bridge will not make Galway 'pedestrian friendly city'
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Constructing a pedestrian bridge parallel to the Salmon Weir Bridge will not, of itself, make Galway a pedestrian friendly city, especially when the plans for the proposed new bridge have "severe limitations".
Read more ...Heaney Meats secures multi-million northern deal
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
A Galway business has secured a multi-million contract to supply meat to NHS facilities in Northern Ireland.
Read more ...Is there an Irish Jeremy Corbyn?
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Back in May 2018, the London Times ran a revealing story from Brussels with the following headline: “Fear of Jeremy Corbyn-led government prompts tough EU-line on Brexit”.
Read more ...'I love Galway and that I am firmly rooted here'
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
A new book from Rita Ann Higgins is always a cause for celebration and Friday February 15 sees the publication of Our Killer City, a scintillating and spiky compendium of essays and poems.
Read more ...City bike scheme needs 'full review' and 'maintenance'
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
The Galway City Bike Share Scheme has been labelled "an extremely poor service", suffering from "a lack of maintenance", and which is in need of "a full review".
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
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