Search Results for 'John Walsh'

Galway is set to once again hold the Galway Community Pride Festival, which, in its 25th year, is the longest continuously running pride festival in the country.

THREE AMERICANS, a Canadian, and two Irish people will read at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering in the Galway City Library, Thursday June 26 at 6.30pm.

Galway rowers from St Joseph's (Bish) and Colaiste Iognaid (Jes) are set to renew rivalries at this weekend's Galway Regatta, including two teams from 1984.

Acrimonious and bitter allegations of “underhand” and “sneaky” behaviour has erupted between the centre-right political groups in City Hall, ahead of tomorrow’s first meeting of the new council.

Seven new councillors were returned to City Hall in last weekend’s local elections, including three Sinn Féin candidates, the party’s best performance in the city in living memory.

“The people are angry and the top level of the party will have to accept the verdict of the people and listen to the message they are sending out.”

Independents, female candidates, and Fianna Fáil stand poised as the main winners when the votes for the 2014 Local Elections in Galway city are counted this weekend; but Labour is fearful it could be reduced to just two councillors in City Hall.

A local election candidate has called for honesty in the debate over water charges, criticising Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil for “rank hypocrisy” in the parties’ stance on the issue.