Welcome boost to Galway housing supply with Bearna and Letteragh Road developments

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

This news is especially welcome at this time when there are not enough homes to meet the demands of our expanding population and changing demographics.

Christmas Park and Ride from this weekend

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

Buses will run every 15 minutes to and from town, for €1 per person each way. Children and pensioners travel for free, and all-day parking at the Racecourse is included in the bus fare.

Free parking at Leisureland ended last night

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

Gym and pool members of Leisureland including Swimming Academy members will continue to have access to complimentary parking.

Mayor, gardai and family appeal for help in finding Eileen's killer

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Fresh appeals for information leading to the capture of the murderer of Galway taxi-driver Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy were made yesterday as Mayor Clodagh Higgins unveiled a plaque on the 25th anniversary of her death.

Diocese says farewell to the Kilkenny bishop who took the west to his heart

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

The diocese yesterday bade farewell to retired Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan at a peaceful and hwarming Requiem Mass in Galway Cathedral.

Hundreds of worried students form Whatsapp group to get home safely

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Some 200 female students of University of Galway have joined a Whatsapp group focused on getting them home safely from University of Galway over concerns about being followed or harassed in the Newcastle and Headford Road areas.

Started by third year Science student, Gillian O’Meara, who said that she had been getting daily messages from female University of Galway students about cases of being followed, harassed or groped in the Newcastle and Headford Rd areas while walking home in recent weeks.

Reimagined Headford to be revealed next week

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

The findings of the Reimagine Headford Community Survey, undertaken by the Headford Town Team and The Irish Architecture Foundation in the earlier part of 2022 will be revealed on Monday December 5, at 8pm in The Angler’s Rest Hotel in Headford.

New scheme sees some 200 student beds to be provided in University of Galway

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

A landmark policy which will see the State providing financial support in the construction of on-site accommodation at the University of Galway has been announced.

Tuam teen named Young Carer of the Year

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Sarah Ann Buday (13) from Tuam, has been named the Netwatch Connacht Young Carer of the Year for going above and beyond for her young siblings and baby sister Esther (15 months) who has Trisomy21 and AVSD.

Cancer patient surgeon makes call for cancer centre for west and northwest region

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

A plastic surgeon in UHG who was diagnosed with cancer three years ago has said there is a need for greater urgency for a state of the art cancer centre in the region.

Galway to receive nearly €1 million under the Outdoor Recreation Fund

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway’s walkways are to be boosted to the tune of almost €1 million following the announcement of Government funding this week.

Glenamaddy Tractor Run in memory of Archie Naughton this weekend

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

The 5th annual Glenamaddy Tractor Run takes place this weekend, Sunday December 4, in aid of Join Our Boys Trust a charitable organisation that raises awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder that took the life of 16-year-old Archie Naughton in July this year.

Supermac’s and Galway GAA to maintain long running relationship

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

One of the longest running sponsorship relationships in Irish sport is set to continue with the announcement this week that Supermac’s and Galway GAA have agreed a five-year deal.

Priority to be given to new cycleway from Oranmore town to train station

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway County Council and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are to prioritise the development of a new cycleway from Oranmore Town to Oranmore Train Station, on the Coast Road.

Local TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, announced the development speaking after discussions she had undertaken with both organisations.

Crowe calls for year round Park and Ride

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway’s successful Christmas Park and Ride system should be extended beyond the festive season and potentially be year-round, a Galway senator has stated.

Senator Ollie Crowe last night welcomed the Park and Ride Scheme which will begin on December 11, bringing passengers from Galway Racetrack in Ballybrit, to Galway Coach Station up until Christmas Eve, but feels it could be extended.

Give the gift of wildlife this Christmas

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Lorraine Fletcher is an artist based in Galway, where she works in a studio nestled amongst the majestic surroundings of the Burren Nature Sanctuary.

Minister comes loaded with Christmas €110m goodies bag for Galway’s education sector

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway’s reputation as a educational location par excellence received a €110m boost this week when funding commitments for the creation of a College of the Future and an expansion of ATU Galway were both announced.

Theatre change makers, Blue Teapot excited for future

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Originally founded in 1996, the Blue Teapot theatre company (based on Munster Avenue) has evolved from a community arts project within the Brothers of Charity Services Galway to becoming an award-winning independent theatre company that supports an increasingly rich and diverse practice. They work to radically transform theatre practices by telling stories through the lens of disability and paving the way for inclusive practices to become the norm.

On being given a difficult diagnosis

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

I have been in the Haematology Ward at University Hospital Galway five weeks tomorrow. We all have our own rooms, with en suite bathroom. Every patient in here has some type of blood cancer.

Short Talks series on Galway’s civil war story

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Galway City Museum, on Saturday 3 December 2022, will run a series of talks on the subject, ‘War of Friends, 1922–23: the civil war story of Pádraic Ó Máille and Liam Mellows’, in collaboration with Galway historians, John Cunningham; Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh and Cormac Ó Comhraí.

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