Editorial Comment
CRITICAL EYE / SÚIL GHRINN: The rhythm of our stories
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
I look forward to the first full week in October every year, as announcement of the Nobel prizes introduce me to some of the greatest accomplishments of humanity. For a moment, I can have a glimpse at the most impressive work in the sciences, literature, and human rights. The awardees - often recognised for work completed decades earlier - remind us of the immense body of effort behind the scenes that underpin the technologies we use every day. Last year’s winner of the prize in medicine, Katalin Karikó, was never granted tenure by the University of Pennsylvania, and yet she persisted.
Local News
GHR Consulting celebrates its fifth birthday in style
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
GHR Consulting, the west of Ireland’s leading human resources consultancy, was excited to celebrate its fifth birthday celebration last Friday, October 11, in Mary Mullen’s bar with clients, families and friends.
Politics
City Council’s ruling pact frays over tax
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
Brewing discontent and disagreement within the ruling pact which dominates Galway City Council spilled into the public domain this week, with the mayor forced to use his casting vote to pass an increase in Local Property Tax.
News Interviews
The matchmaker of books
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
To understand the love between the seller of a book and the person who covets it, we have to look to the fictional characters of the famous JR Hartley (from the 1980s Golden Pages ad) or Helen Hanff from the classic 84 Charing Cross Road.
National News
Bibi banned from Galway
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
In a unanimous vote of all 16 councillors present in City Hall last Monday, a motion was carried that the City Council will not welcome any future visits to Galway by Netanyahu, Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, or ministers and ambassadors of the current administration after its military incursions into Lebanon.
