Aoife Raftery announced as Motorsport Ireland Road Safety Ambassador
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Galway Rally driver Aoife Raftery has been named as one of two Motorsport Ireland Road Safety Ambassadors for 2024.
Read more ...One fifth of Galway city and county premises empty
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Almost one-in-five commercial properties across Galway were vacant last year, according to a new report.
Read more ...Budding Galway author comes runner up in Specsavers’ An Post Irish Book Awards Junior short story competition
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
By Hannah Martin
The team at Specsavers Eyre Square Centre are delighted to announce sixth class student Gabriela Pomerlan from Moycullen, Galway, as a runner up of the national Specsavers Irish Book Awards short story competition.
Record number of women in emergency accommodation in west
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
A record 180 women are living in emergency accommodation across Galway and the west, Galway Simon said on the eve of International Women’s Day.
Read more ...Ocean farmers join forces with Trinity and WDC to explore potential of nature-positive economy
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
An abalone aquaculture farm in Co. Galway is one of over 100 ocean farming and marine businesses across Europe joining forces with Trinity researchers and the Western Development Commission (WDC) on an international study investigating the challenges and benefits of a nature-positive economy.
Read more ...Event remembering Cumann na mBan leader, Julia Morrissey to take place
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The life and legacy of Julia Morrissey, one of the leaders in the Galway Rising of 1916, will be commemorated at an upcoming event in Athenry, marking the 50th anniversary of her death.
Read more ...Junior Cycle students presented with Special Irish Recognition Awards by University of Galway
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Students who achieved a distinction in their higher level Irish Junior Cycle examination have been presented with a Special Irish Recognition Award from University of Galway.
Read more ...Councillors engage election mode at feisty meeting at City Hall
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
With only three – or maybe even just two – full Galway City Council meetings left before the local elections this June, councillors were most definitely in election mode at City Hall this week.
Read more ...Cork degree course will help boost radiographer numbers in the west
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
A masters degree programme being run at University College Cork will help the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, boost the number of radiographers on its books.
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Thu, Mar 07, 2024
House ransacked in Glebe
Between 11am on Saturday, March 2 and 5:30pm on Sunday, March 3 a house in Teamair, Glebe, Co. Galway was broken into. Entry was gained by forcing the rear door of the house. The house was subsequently ransacked.
Between 11am on Saturday, March 2 and 5:30pm on Sunday, March 3 a house in Teamair, Glebe, Co. Galway was broken into. Entry was gained by forcing the rear door of the house. The house was subsequently ransacked.
Read more ...Galway graduate hopes to inspire new generation of engineers
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Less than a year after graduating from university, engineering graduate Aoife Murphy, now works to prepare Ireland’s electricity grid for the future as part of the EirGrid graduate programme. She is part of the first cohort in the EirGrid programme to have more female engineers than male.
Read more ...Aran Islands RNLI callout after fishing vessel runs aground
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Aran Islands RNLI responded to a Mayday in the early hours of Sunday morning to rescue the crew of a fishing vessel that had run aground. It was the second call out in two days for the station’s volunteers.
Read more ...New bus route through Mervue is ‘bonkers,’ says O’Flaherty
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
A proposed new bus route through Mervue has been described as ‘bonkers’ by Independent City Councillor Terry O’Flaherty.
Read more ...Dogs out of control have wreaked havoc on farms for years, says Donohue
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Out of control dogs have wreaked havoc on farm animals and farm incomes across Galway, according to Independent councillor Geraldine Donohue.
Read more ...International Women’s Day Lunch to highlight plight of 16 million people in east Africa
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The Kings Head Bistro in Galway city will host an International Women’s Day Lunch for Self Help Africa tomorrow Friday March 8.
Read more ...Digital signs highlight city speeding hotspots
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Galway City Council has collated information from driver feedback signs since speed limits were changed across the city last year, and the data is revealing.
Read more ...Galway Simon Community raises awareness of Women in Homelessness for International Women’s Day
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
On International Women’s Day 2024, Galway Simon Community is raising awareness about the impact of homelessness on women in our community. 43% of adults accessing Emergency Accommodation in the West are women, as revealed in the latest homeless figures released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Read more ...Galway Simon Community raises awareness of Women in Homelessness for International Women’s Day
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
On International Women’s Day 2024, Galway Simon Community is raising awareness about the impact of homelessness on women in our community. 43% of adults accessing Emergency Accommodation in the West are women, as revealed in the latest homeless figures released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
In 2019 Galway Simon set up a dedicated Women & Families Service to provide specialised supports to women and their families affected by homelessness. Galway Simon Community supported over 400 women in 2023.
Read more ...Galway Simon Community raises awareness of Women in Homelessness for International Women’s Day
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
On International Women’s Day 2024, Galway Simon Community is raising awareness about the impact of homelessness on women in our community. 43% of adults accessing Emergency Accommodation in the West are women, as revealed in the latest homeless figures released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
In 2019 Galway Simon set up a dedicated Women & Families Service to provide specialised supports to women and their families affected by homelessness. Galway Simon Community supported over 400 women in 2023.
Read more ...‘Tenacious and dedicated’ Green Party candidate thankful for support at campaign launch
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Joyce Mathias, Green Party candidate for the Galway City East in the upcoming council elections said she was moved to tears at the sight of her Mervue Church choir colleagues, the great turnout of the community, her friends, and all who attended her candidacy launch and fundraiser last week.
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