‘It is only when you work alongside extremely poor that you realise that statistics never tell the full story’

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

With an infant mortality rate of almost 20 per cent, a life expectancy of just 58 years, and an HIV/AIDS epidemic that kills 50,000 people a year and has orphaned as many as 700,000 children, the stark facts about life in Kenya can be depressing.

Jack B Yeats exhibition in Loughrea

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

An exhibition featuring works by one of Ireland’s greatest painters Jack B Yeats, as well as works by the Yeats family and their friends, is currently on display in Loughrea.

The Yeats 2015 Exhibition is being held at the Diocesan Museum on the grounds of St Brendan’s Cathedral in Loughrea. On display are original works by Jack Yeats, his wife, Cottie, embroideries by Lily Yeats, and hand coloured prints by Lolly Yeats.

MY LOUGHREA - Olive Loughnane World Champion walker

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

1)WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT LOUGHREA? 
I don’t get to spend enough time there anymore, but loved going for a walk by the lake when I was growing up. It didn’t matter what the weather was, it was always special.

LARC pushing ahead with progressive plans for future of Town Hall

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The Loughrea Arts, Recreation, and Culture group (LARC) is pushing ahead with its mission of seeing the Town Hall reopened as a multifunctional space for the Loughrea Community.

Sharon Shannon live at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Sharon Shannon will perform at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Friday October 16. 

Sharon Shannon is a former member of seminal Scots-Irish band The Waterboys. She has enjoyed considerable success as solo artist, including worldwide airplay of her hit song 'Galway Girl' from the Hilary Swank film PS I Love You.

Loughrea’s Ciaran Reilly crowned Individual All Ireland Youth Fly Dressing Champion

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

It was a great day for Ciaran Reilly two weeks ago at the National Youth Fly Dressing Championship in Mallow, as the young Loughrea man was crowned Individual All Ireland Champion on the day. It was double joy for Reilly as he also captained Team Connacht to the All Ireland team title by a significant margin.

Days and knights of fun at Loughrea’s medieval festival this month

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

From August 28 to 30 all eyes will be on the medieval town of Loughrea as it hosts a spectacular weekend of events at the town's second annual medieval festival.

Medieval Banquet at the Loughrea Hotel and Spa to open Medieval Festival

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Loughrea will once again transform into a bustling medieval town for the 2nd Annual Award Winning Loughrea Medieval Festival, on August 28-30. Celebrate this years ‘Gathering of the Clans’ festival, packed full of family fun, cultural and heritage events.

‘Chernobyl children’s trip gives them hope, that is the way I see it.’

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. 31 people died directly as a result of the accident.

Weather shone on Loughrea for sell-out tenth triathlon

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Darren Dunne and Lisa Horan took the major honours from the 10th anniversary Loughrea Triathlon on Sunday last.

Peace event to mark anniversary of Nagasaki bombing

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

To mark the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9 1945, a Peace event to commemorate the 200,000 men, women, and children who perished, will be held in Galway.

Man blown away by waitresses honesty at Galway cafe

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

Staff at one Galway cafe certainly made one man's day yesterday. Two observant waitresses at An Pota Caife on Shop Street recognised the man who had accidentally left his entire disability allowance in the cafe three months ago and returned the money to the flabbergasted customer.

Loughrea boasts biggest drop in county-wide unemployment figures

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

The latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office have revealed that Loughrea has recorded the biggest year-on-year drop in unemployment in County Galway.

The figures show that Loughrea’s unemployment figure has fallen by 15 per cent or 331 people on last year, meaning there are now 1,865 on the Live Register in the area. However, there has been a month-on-month increase in unemployment of 1.3 per cent.

Galway’s housing crisis 'more severe than Dublin' claims councillor

Tue, Aug 04, 2015

With 4,475 applicants on the housing waiting list, Galway now has a "bigger housing crisis" than Dublin and Limerick and the second highest number, in percentage terms, of families and individuals in the State waiting for accommodation.

Charity quits Renua after just three months

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Three months after joining Renua, Galway county councillor James Charity has sensationally quit Lucinda Creighton's party, accusing it of "U-turns on its water charges policy" and for failing to support him on "issues of local importance".

€30 million a kilometre for N6 an 'obscenity' says Connolly

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Paying €500 million for the 16.5km N6 Galway outer bypass, which works out at €30 million a kilometre, is an "obscenity", particularly when the road will do little to solve traffic congestion in the city, and when there are "cheaper, cleaner, and more sustainable solutions".

Record-breaking crowds attend 2015 arts festival

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Record-breaking attendances of 200,000 attended the 38th Galway International Arts Festival's 375 performances, talks, and exhibitions across 26 venues in the city, making this year's festival "the most successful ever" according to the organisers.

Galway Indian Community craft and food fair

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Stalls displaying the work of Galway and Indian craftspeople, ranging from food to toys to hand made gifts will be on display and for sale at this weekend's Galway Indian Community.

Glorious sunshine sees thousands turn out to support successful Galway Bay Swim

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Thousands of people descended on Salthill on Saturday to support the 10th annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West. The swim, which attracted swimmers from across Ireland, UK, Australia, the US, and Scandinavia, saw some 85 swimmers take to the waters in Co Clare before embarking on the 13km swim across to Blackrock Diving Tower

O’Mahony says Local Enterprise grants providing great support to local businesses

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Fine Gael’s John O’Mahony has said that grants of €252,542.50 paid from the Local Enterprise Office in 2014 are providing great support to local businesses in Galway.

The Local Enterprise Offices are supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

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