Excellence of O’Connor’s Centra Salthill recognised with national award
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
One of Galway’s most popular convenience stores has won a coveted national deli award. O’Connor’s Centra Salthill has received the much sought after ‘Overall Deli of the Year’ at the Pride of Centra Awards which took place at the Mansion House in Dublin recently.
Owners Michael & Ann O’Connor, who employ 30+ staff in the busy store said they were delighted and honoured to bring the award home to Salthill. “It’s something we’ll never forget, we were named as the best Centra deli in Ireland and it was like being in a dream. It’s one thing to hope you win but when you hear your name called out it’s just amazing. We were delighted for the team.’
Read more ...Galway City Climate Inspirations Festival wins Chambers Ireland Festival of the Year Award
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
Galway City Council took home the prestigious ‘Festival of the Year’ Award at the 2025 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, announced at a national ceremony. The ‘Galway Climate Inspirations Festival – Communities in Action’ festival beat off stiff competition from the Dublin City Sensoria Festival, Howth Maritime and Seafood Festival, Brigid - Spirit of Kildare Festival, Willie Clancy Traditional Music Summer School and Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble to bring the award home to Galway City.
Read more ...Saving on TV licence proves very costly
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
Trying to save money by not paying for a TV licence, as is required by law, proved a very costly mistake for some viewers who were fined heavily for the offence when their cases came before Judge Vincent Deane at Loughrea District Court.
Read more ...Court hears man in custody following public drunkenness is now ‘off the drink’
Wed, Dec 03, 2025
A man who is currently in custody is off the drink now, his solicitor told Galway District Court when dealing with a public order charge brought against him for public drunkenness.
Read more ...Portumna to host 2026 National Famine Commemoration
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
The 2026 National Famine Commemoration will take place in Portumna next May.
Read more ...Last chance for first-time cocaine offender
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
“This is his first time in a court and no doubt it will be his last,” is how a defence solicitor summed up his client who appeared before Judge John King at Galway District Court on a charge of possessing cocaine.
Read more ...Tuam students empowered to reduce energy consumption at Greens Schools’ workshop
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
Secondary school students in Tuam learned how they can take steps to conserve electricity during the recent An Taisce Green-Schools’ regional energy workshop, in partnership with EirGrid, operator and developer of the national electricity grid.
Read more ...Deli thief ordered to stay away from Dunne’s Stores
Mon, Dec 01, 2025
A young man who walked out of Dunne’s Stores, Briarhill without paying for food from the deli counter was ordered to stay away from the store when he was found guilty of the theft.
Read more ...Chronic alcoholic ‘a nuisance but not a menace’
Fri, Nov 28, 2025
A solicitor told a Court that his chronic alcoholic client, who had 52 previous convictions for public order offences, usually for being drunk in public, was a “nuisance but not a menace”.
Read more ...Three billion euro bonanza
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Government ministers have allocated an unprecedented €3 billion toward transport infrastructure for Galway.
Read more ...COPE Galway offers essential lifeline to over 3,000 people in times of crisis and uncertainty
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
COPE Galway’s 2024 Annual Report, published today, shows how the charity adapted to a year of high demand and increasing complexity, responding with innovation and compassion to the needs of 3,184 people across Galway, including 1,010 older people supported through community activities and social supports, including Meals4Health, a social enterprise of COPE Galway, who produced and delivered 98,954 meals.
Read more ...Desperate need for shoebox donations
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
The Team Hope children's charity is in desperate need of soft toys for its annual Christmas shoebox campaign.
Read more ...Dolan welcomes public consultation on proposed changes to the 425A route
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is running a public consultation on proposed changes to the existing 425A bus service between Mountbellew and Galway city. Members of the public are invited to review the proposed amendments to the route and make suggestions until January 9.
Read more ...Meeting on Left unity
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
What's Next For The Left? will be chaired by former University of Galway historian, John Cunningham, and is open to the public
Read more ...Muted welcome for rail funding from O'Hara
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Sinn Féin's Louis O’Hara has welcomed funding for reopening the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Claremorris.
Read more ...Sieges of Galway feature in new book
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Both the longest and shortest urban sieges in Irish history were experienced in Galway, according to a new book, by military historian Dr Pádraig Lenihan.
Read more ...Seoige speaks on election nightmare
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Former Fianna Fáil election hopeful Gráinne Seoige has issued a statement criticising politically motivated commentary of her candidacy in last year’s general election, and outlined the trauma fake pornography caused to her.
Read more ...O’Hara welcomes opening of NTA public consultation on bus services
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has welcomed the opening of a public consultation on proposals regarding the 425A bus service from Mountbellew-Galway, the proposed Athenry-Tuam local link and bus services for Athenry.
Read more ...NTA quizzed on GLUAS and bus networks in Oireachtas Committee
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Last week the National Transport Authority met with the Oireachtas Transport Committee and answered questions about two significant Galway projects. The Galway Bus Network Redesign has recently been updated, but will not roll out until 2027 at the earliest.
Read more ...Rush hour protests against rat runs
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Residents of two notorious rat runs on the east side of the city say they have had enough, and will stage protests tomorrow, Friday, November 28, during morning rush hour.
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