Headford to the fore as Galway projects are recognised at .ie Digital Town Awards

Thu, May 30, 2024

Three Galway based projects have been recognised for their efforts in digital innovation at the .ie Digital Town Awards 2024.

FG candidate Aisling Keogh’s eyes truly opened on canvassing doorsteps

Thu, May 30, 2024

Over a number of months, Aisling Keogh has walked the streets of Galway City East in a bid to ensure that she personally meets as many people as possible at the doors.

Green light for affordable homes in Claregalway

Thu, May 30, 2024

BY Declan Varley
Galway County Council has received planning approval from An Bord Pleanála for a significant new housing development at Baile Chláir (Claregalway) including the first affordable homes to be delivered in County Galway under the Government’s Housing For All programme.

Galway business scoops regional title at National Enterprise Awards

Thu, May 30, 2024

Grá Chocolates, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Galway, were winners at this year’s National Enterprise Awards, taking home the Best in the West Region Award.

Madden calls for €2 90-minute fare for Galway including Oranmore

Thu, May 30, 2024

Commuters in county Galway are missing out on a great saving that is currently only available in Cork and Dublin which is that you can combine train and bus journeys into one fare using a Leap Card, provided your final journey started within 90 minutes of your first, you only pay €2.

Green Party Candidate for Athenry Oranmore, Eoin Madden said that as regular train and bus user himself, he has raised with TFI and BusConnect that commuters in Oranmore and Athenry ought to be able to benefit from this fare.

Tribute to Ronnie

Thu, May 30, 2024

Last Thursday, our founder and chairman Ronnie O'Gorman passed away after an illness bravely borne.

Farewell to the creator of Galwayness

Thu, May 30, 2024

It was the feel of the cobblestone underfoot; the noise of van doors slamming, the hustle and bustle of delivery drivers depositing their wares in the open doors of the businesses of Shop Street and the City Centre. That time of the morning when pedestrianisation is abandoned to allow the raw materials of commerce to get through.

Reynolds opposes selling out of Irish fishing rights and protecting fishing industry

Thu, May 30, 2024

James Reynolds, leader of the National Party,says he stands firm in his commitment to safeguarding the interests of Irish fishermen and the fishing industry.

Recent developments have raised serious concerns about the erosion of our fishing rights and the impact on our coastal communities, he said.

Get the basics right – allocate adequate resources to essential council services, says Helen Ogbu

Thu, May 30, 2024

Helen Ogbu, Labour Party Local Election Candidate for Galway City East, believes councillors can achieve positive change. If elected on June 7, she pledges to work tirelessly to build a community that works for all, where more homes are built, facilities and amenities for children and teenagers are available, mental health and wellbeing support programmes are accessible, neighborhoods are safer, more community creches/childcare facilities and actions on climate change are prioritised.

My dad believed in Galway and Galway believed in him

Thu, May 30, 2024

Ronnie O’Gorman, my dad, died last Thursday at 11pm. He was surrounded by myself and my sisters, in his own house, as comfortable as he could be, and he went very peacefully. He was diagnosed with lung cancer on August 15 last year and to be honest, the disease was brutal, particularly the last few months.

A brave man who shone light into dark places

Thu, May 30, 2024

Every year Ronnie O'Gorman stopped his car opposite University Hospital Galway to admire its Christmas tree. He would sit and reflect while basking in the warm glow of its twinkling lights.

Ronnie's books and writing will inform us long into the future, says University of Galway and its library

Thu, May 30, 2024

We at the University of Galway Library are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a long-time friend of the Library and tireless champion of art and culture in the West of Ireland, Ronnie O’Gorman. Ronnie’s family link to the University’s library dates back to the 19th century, when his grandfather, Philip O’Gorman, was hired as Clerk in the Library in November 1887 on the recommendation of Acting Librarian, Professor D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson.

A profound commitment to giving voice to minorities

Thu, May 30, 2024

In the early days of my career as a press photographer, one name stands out like a lighthouse spotted at sea by a sailor in need of guidance; Ronnie O’Gorman. He was my first editor; a creative and innovative thinker who fearlessly challenged the status quo. Under his supervision, I learned invaluable lessons that shaped my career and, ultimately, my life.

The most influential Galwegian of the past fifty years

Thu, May 30, 2024

Ronnie O’Gorman was the most influential Galwegian of the past fifty years. In The Galway Advertiser he created and nurtured a unique forum for Galway creativity, enterprise and community. Under Ronnie’s benign yet focused stewardship an entirely new version of Galway developed as the universal image of the city – an innovative, cultured, tolerant and sparkling city, successful, slightly raffish, and fun.

Galway’s finest son

Thu, May 30, 2024

You reach the summit of Diamond Hill, or somewhere similar along the many spectacular locations on Galway's stunning coastline, and what you see takes your breath away. You want to capture the beauty of this sight before your eyes, and you reach for your camera. But, no matter what angle you look from, or how many photos you take, you cannot do justice to the view before you. The camera lens is not wide enough, your eyes barely are, and you realise the scene cannot be adequately captured.

Advertiser founder was 'radically optimistic of the possibilities of life,' says President Higgins

Thu, May 30, 2024

I think it must have been in the year 1967, on a visit to O’Gorman’s Printing House which was an extension of the famous O’Gorman Bookshop, that I had a discussion with an urbane man whom I think must have been Ronnie O’Gorman’s uncle. Over the course of that visit, a discussion took place on whether there was room for a second newspaper in Galway.

Ronnie would always energise me

Thu, May 30, 2024

I first met Ronnie O’ Gorman fifty years ago in the office of the Galway Advertiser at the back of O’Gorman’s bookshop, where Easons stands today in Shop Street.

Remembering Ronnie O’Gorman

Thu, May 30, 2024

I have a sad task to perform this week, to remember and commemorate my good friend of more than forty years, the late (how it hurts to write those words) Ronnie O’Gorman whose death last week has robbed the world of an exceptional human being.

I thank the universe for Ronnie's glorious life

Thu, May 30, 2024

I didn’t foresee that the death of somebody I hadn’t seen for years would have such a profound effect but as I sat sobbing over Ronnie’s death notice at the weekend, remembering the warm, generous, kind and exuberant man that he was, I realised that some lives touch our own in ways that have an impact forever.

A pioneer and a legend

Thu, May 30, 2024

It was John Tusla, former director of the Barbican in London, who once said the arts matter because they embrace, express, and define the soul of a civilisation - but it could just as easily have been Ronnie O’Gorman.

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