722,000 used Ireland West Airport

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

2022 has proven to be a strong year of recovery at Ireland West Airport, with passenger numbers increasing by 314% to 722,000 compared to 174,000 passengers in 2021. Compared to pre-covid levels, passenger numbers recovered to 89% of the record 2019 level of 807,000 passengers.

New speed limits for city to come before council next week

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

Proposed new speed limits for Galway City will come before the City Council on January 9 — after the councillors modify and approve the proposal at that meeting, it will go for public consultation. The set of changes to be considered includes a 30kph zone for the city centre.

Exciting volunteering opportunity to work directly with Team Ireland in Paris 2024

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

Between 26 July and 11 August 2024, Team Ireland will be competing at the Paris Olympic Games. Applications are now open for two volunteers to be directly appointed to Team Ireland for the duration of the Games, and who will be based with the team in Paris throughout the Olympic Games in 2024.

Anger as twice-rejected Gort Biogas Plant approved by An Bord Pleanala

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for the major Gort Biogas plant to go ahead, overturning previous rejection decisions by Galway County Council and creating what opponents have called “another potential environmental disaster” for South Galway.

Mary Kennedy Moving West again this January

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Following the hugely successful first season, Moving West is back for a second series on TG4 this January. The show is produced by Dundara Television & Media in association with The Western Development Commission.

Shot against the backdrop of the unique natural beauty and culture of the West, this series puts a spotlight on Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Kerry and a special episode on the Islands. Throughout the series we follow the lives of individuals and families who have moved or are in the process of moving to a new home along the Atlantic coast.

Turloughmore celebrates its sole senator

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Seanad Eireann is celebrating its 100th anniversary and in that hundred years some of the greatest and most noted people took their place in the Higher House of the Irish Parliament.

Peter McVerry Trust opens new regional office in Tuam

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has opened its new Western Regional Office in Tuam.

Voices of Connemara captures the magical essence of older Ireland

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

The Voices of Connemara is a book to be treasured. Published initially in 2001, and now available as a paperback, it was put together by photographer Raymonde Standún and the late Bill Long (writer and broadcaster).

Getting to know...

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

What is your earliest memory?
My mother Ina driving away from our home and I thought she was gone forever. I was distraught. Turns out it was her twin sister Betty – they were identical.

What does the climate action plan mean for Galway?

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

The path to a zero carbon Galway has become clearer than ever after the publication of the 2023 Climate Action Plan this week.

University of Galway graduate wins global recognition for Parkinson’s project

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

University of Galway graduate Amber Dowling has been rated in the top 16 student engineers in the world, with a Highly Commended award in the Global Undergraduate Awards for her work on a project to help people with Parkinson’s disease.

Galway features in lavish book of photos of our haunting abandoned spaces

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

by Declan Varley
Galway features prominently in a lavishly illustrated gift book by internationally featured photographer Rebecca Brownlie, that includes more than 150 haunting colour photographs of abandoned homes, schools, churches, prisons and more, from all across the island of Ireland.

Galway features prominently in a lavishly illustrated gift book by internationally featured photographer Rebecca Brownlie, that includes more than 150 haunting colour photographs of abandoned homes, schools, churches, prisons and more, from all across the island of Ireland.

A wedding to dream for at the g Hotel and Spa

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Love. L-O-V-E, capital letters, bolded, three-exclamation-point love. That’s how you feel about each other. And that’s how you’ll feel about your wedding day at the g Hotel & Spa.

Victims of housing crisis are hidden in plain sight as rental market collapses

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Housing is the biggest issue of our time, it is the foundation on which a decent society is built. Food, shelter and education. Yet rents in Galway have risen by over 16% to over €1700 in the last year. Struggling families are paying over €1500 to rent a three-bedroom house in our city. There are now nearly 250 people homeless across our city.

Portumna Lotto players urged to look at their tickets

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

One lucky Lotto player is celebrating in Portumna this week after their ticket was one of ten plucked from the drum in the Euromillions Ireland Only Raffle draw.

The ticket worth €50,000 was purchased at Desmond Salmon’s Newsagents, Portumna.

COPE Galway thanks Christmas swim dippers, supporters and the Galway community

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Christmas Morning saw a sea of red t-shirts adding to Salthill’s festive atmosphere for the 2022 COPE Galway Christmas Swim. Now in its 33rd year, families, friends, colleagues, sports teams, schoolmates and many familiar faces took part in this long-held Christmas tradition to brave Galway Bay’s cold water in support of the local charity.

Ireland West Airport welcomes Toy Show star

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Ireland West Airport were thrilled to welcome little Aron Gibbons, 6, from Westport to the airport last week, Aron, lit up The Late Late Toy Show last month when he appeared on it with Ryan Tubridy, telling the host all about his love for airplanes and airports.

Have you recently returned to Galway to start a business? Or thinking of coming home?

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

If you have recently returned to Galway and are setting up a new business or are living abroad and are thinking of returning home with an idea you want to get off the ground – then Back for Business could be for you.

Back for Business is a development programme, funded from the Government’s Emigrant Support Programme, that was established to foster and support entrepreneurial activity among emigrants returning to live in Ireland.

Councillor says applicants ‘jump through hoops’ for Additional Needs Payment

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

Independent Cllr Declan Kelly is calling on Minister Heather Humphreys to review the ‘cumbersome’ process around applying for the Additional Needs Payment.

Cllr Kelly has said that he knows of a number of instances where, he says, people are effectively being made to ‘jump through hoops’ to get the financial assistance.

Get along to Renmore Panto from tonight and support a key part of the city’s cultural history

Thu, Dec 29, 2022

A tradition that goes back more than four decades continues today when the Renmore Pantomime Society take to the stage for their 42nd production, with the magical and timeless tale of Cinderella.

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