‘I can’t overstate the incredible generosity of the public’

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Last Friday night was the occasion for COPE Galway’s annual Sleep Out where 30 of the city’s business and community leaders spent 12 hours sleeping on the streets in a venture that has raised €110,000 to date for homelessness services.

Be aware of bogus charity collectors, say gardai

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Gardai are advising people to be mindful of who they give money to, when dealing with people collecting for charities and organisations on the street or those calling door to door.

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Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Witnesses sought following fatal collision
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a fatal car accident that occurred at Carrick East, Cornamona, on Saturday November 25 at approximately 1.45pm.

NUI Galway study seeks participants who experience obsessions or compulsions

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

The School of Psychology at NUI Galway is seeking more than 1,000 people from across Ireland who experience symptoms of obessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to participate in an online survey.

Bish Rowing Club cake sale

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

St Joseph’s College, The Bish, Rowing Club is holding its annual Christmas cake sale and coffee morning to raise funds for the club.

The event will be held at St Pat’s primary school on Lombard Street in the city centre, across the road from the Saturday morning market. The cake sale and coffee morning will take place Saturday, December 9, and will run from 10am to 2pm.

Galway Lions Club Christmas Auction hits the airwaves tomorrow

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Christmas is coming and for most it is a time of good cheer, but there are many in Galway who need a helping hand. Galway Lions Club has been a helping hand for over 40 years, providing Christmas shopping vouchers for up to 600 families and individuals who need a little support.

Anti-apartheid striker to speak in Galway

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

STRIKING BACK - The Untold Story of an Anti-Apartheid Striker by Mary Manning, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop at 6.30pm this evening.

The book details the events of the famous Dunnes Stores strike, where nine workers who refused to handle South African produce in the store, went on strike for nearly three years during the 1980s. Both Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela acknowledged the importance of the workers’ stance in highlighting the injustices of the Apartheid regime and Mandela himself came to Dublin to thank the strikers personally after his release from prison.

Portumna company selected by Microsoft and Mojang as official Minecraft events partner

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

A small family business in the West of Ireland has been selected by global gaming giants Microsoft and Mojang as an official events partner for Minecraft community events.

City Council not proactive enough on derelict sites, says Connolly

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Cllr Colette Connolly, member of the Environment SPC, says that Galway City Council is not being proactive enough in taking action to address the issue of derelict sites in the city.

Prayer vigil for an end to violence against women

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

An organisation within the Church of Ireland is organising a prayer vigil on Saturday in support of an international campaign which is calling for an end to violence against women.

Galway's Olaf Tyaransen wins Journalist of the Year

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Galwayman Olaf Tyaransen, who writes major interviews for Hotpress, and is among Ireland's best known journalists, has won Journalist of the Year at the Irish Magazine Awards.

Maximum Media announces plans to expand to Galway

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Maximum Media, Ireland’s largest digital publisher and the company behind JOE, SportsJOE, Her, and HerFamily, has revealed plans to make a significant investment in Galway in early 2018.

Light rail system for Galway still on the table

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed that "his door is open" to the provision of a light rail system in Galway if there is sufficient demand for the service and if a strong business case can be made for the proposal.

Gardai warn of bogus collectors

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Gardai are asking members of the public to be mindful to whom they give their money, be it those collecting for charities and organisations on the street or those calling to your door.

County councillor Gabe Cronneely resigns from Sinn Féin

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

Following the shock resignation of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh from Sinn Féin late last week, a second elected representative, county councillor Gabe Cronnelly, has resigned from the party as well.

Civic building award for Merlin Park Hospital

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

It was a case of two in a row for Merlin Park University Hospital when it won the Galway City Tidy Towns and Garden award for a second time recently.

March to demand action on homeless crisis in Galway

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

A march through Galway city centre to demand that "every child needs a home' will take place this weekend, following the release of recent figures from COPE showing more than 150 children in Galway are homeless.

Give the gift of empathy — it’s not just for Christmas

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

It’s a sort of a dull pain in the chest.
Akin to a love pang in reverse — a feeling of being overwhelmed financially and emotionally. You are everywhere; on the streets, at home; looking at people with arms full of shopping bags, seeing TV ads for happy families sitting in front of roaring fires, opening exquisitely-wrapped gifts.

Galway patients 'twice as likely' to be waiting 15 months for hospital treatment

Tue, Dec 05, 2017

Patients in Galway are almost twice as likely to be waiting for "unacceptably long periods", sometimes up to 15 months or more, for inpatient or day-case operations, as those in the rest of the State.