Baboró back with a bang next month

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

BY RÓISÍN KILROY
The 26th annual Baboró International Children’s Festival will be taking place this October 4, until 17.

Maldron Hotel Oranmore on market for €13m

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

The Maldron Hotel Oranmore in Country Galway has been placed on the market for sale as an investment for €13m, with the sale is being handled by property advisor, Savills Ireland.

Hospice fundraiser helps reassure islanders who do not want to die on the mainland, says organiser

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

A woman’s charity event for her local Hospice is set for take-off – as she helps to fly coffee out to the Aran Islands for Ireland’s biggest coffee morning.

Claddagh Credit Union helped send Loveen to Netherlands

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Claddagh Credit Union were delighted to support local again by making a donation to the Galway Hooker Sailing Club for their recent trip to the Netherlands with Loveen, a 98 year old Galway Hooker.

The Loveen and crew took part in Nawaka, the National Water Camp Festival based near Zeewolde. The crew from the Galway Hooker Sailing Club joined 27 scouts and 10 leaders from the Port of Galway Sea Scouts who represented Ireland at this event.

Popular Galway pizzeria, Dough Bros, ranked 79th in top 100 pizzerias in the world

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

The ever popular Dough Bros pizzeria on Middle St. was ranked 79th in the top 100 pizzerias in the world by 50 Top Pizza World 2022, in its first ever review of top 100 restaurants.

Sleep Out for Simon next week

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Communities across Galway are coming together to Sleep Out for Simon on Friday night, September 30 and Galway Simon is delighted to introduce the wonderful community leaders who have stepped up to take the challenge.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Gardai probe burglaries at golf club and premises
Gardai in the city and county are investigating a series of break-ins that occurred on the same day last week.

Port works needed to meet windfarm demand

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Ports such as Galway and Ros an Mhíl need to be developed quickly if the country is to meet offshore wind energy targets, a study by Wind Energy Ireland revealed yesterday.

Atlantic Technological University marks 50 years since first students entered RTC Galway

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

A special ceremony took place at Atlantic Technological University’s Galway City campus this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the entry of the first cohort of students to the then RTC Galway on September 18, 1972, The event, attended by the Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Clodagh Higgins, Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr Michael Maher, and invited guests, marks the beginning of a programme of events at ATU to celebrate its golden jubilee.

€1m lotto prize has Connemara winner ‘All Shook Up’

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

The Connemara-based winner of the €1,005,000 draw plans to use prize money to visit Graceland, the Memphis home of Elvis Presley.

The player, who wishes to remain private said they didn’t realise they had the winning ticket and alsmost threw it away.

Jump in costs could sink Aquatic Centre

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

The €17m Aquatic Centre proposed two years ago for a site adjacent to the Community Centre at Cappagh is facing choppy waters after the revelation that a review of the costs predicts a €5million jump in construction costs.

Now there are fears that €8m allocated to Galway City Council in 2020 under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund for the development could be lost to the local authority following a reappraisal of the project for which the grant was intended.

PorterShed Community helps raise over €7,000 for Irish Guide Dogs

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Nine people from the PorterShed helped raise funds in aid of the Irish Guide Dogs by taking part in a skydive in county Offaly this week.

€35m spent and still no City Ring Road in sight — Grealish

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

It could be anything from eight to 10 years before the planned ring road around Galway City is opened to traffic, Galway West TD Noel Grealish has warned — based on information he has received from Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

'I can't just sit here and watch it anymore, I have to do something'

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Ballybrit native Grace Kennedy has raised over €70,000 and organised aid, transport, accommodation and support to those fleeing the conflict, finding homes for 5,000 Ukrainians in Ireland.

Late 2023 start date for construction of Galway Cross-City Link

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
The planning application for the Galway Cross-City Link has been submitted by the National Transport Authority (NTA). This scheme will provide for a new bus priority corridor through Galway City Centre, connecting the west and the east of the city from University Road to the Dublin Road. It sets the foundation for the delivery of the overall Galway BusConnects programme and it is a key aspect of the Galway Transport Strategy 2016-2036.

Outstanding Achievement Award for GLUAS advocate

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

A Galway native and advocate of the Galway light rail option GLUAS has been awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Insitution of Civil Engineers.

New thread of history for Stitches as they move to new premises on Eyre Street

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Stitches Alterations on Eyre Street has just moved to a fabulous new shop just across the road in the former Yourells Hair Salon.

Higashikawa Band to play Galway concert and play with schools

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

The Higashikawa Band, consisting of the Higashikawa Junior High School Wind Orchestra, the Higashikawa High School Wind Orchestra, and alumni of each, from Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan is visiting Galway and Dublin this week. The visit which is an initiative of the EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee was planned to take place during Galway European Capital of Culture in 2020 and will now come to fruition this week.

Earn the commute - To the moon and back

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

For a company which facilitated remote working from the moon, Poly, which will move into its state of the art home in Crown Square in the coming months, believes that the return to work in offices can create efficient collaborative spaces if smart thinking is applied. It also recommends that employers do not bring back employees just for the sake of it.

Finance your green car with a Credit Union Electric Vehicle loan

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Electric Vehicle sales in Ireland are on the up. In January 2022, 21.0% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric or plug-in hybrid electric, according to the latest CSO figures.

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