Colourful and packed Loughrea Medieval Festival this weekend

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Loughrea medieval festival 2022 takes place in the medieval town of Loughrea from tomorrow Friday August 26 to Sunday August 28.

Mental health system crisis is “life and death,” says MEP Walsh

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

MEP Maria Walsh has responded to calls for a radical overhaul of the entire mental health system in Ireland, describing the situation as “life and death”. MEP Walsh, who authored the European Parliament’s first report around mental health earlier this summer, stressed that the mental health of citizens, both in Ireland and at European level, should be top of the agenda.

Local gardaí advising students to be on wary of rental scams

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Gardaí are warning the public to stay vigilant for scams and accommodation fraud as students return to college this autumn.

As students utilise the internet to find accommodation for the upcoming year, Gardaí have asked that they remain vigilant and to be very wary of social media advertisements for rental properties or where the contact details appear to be based in other jurisdictions. Incidents of accommodation fraud reported to An Garda Siochána last year was on the increase, with about 50% of these complaints coming from people under the age of 25.

Making Galway a great city to grow old in

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins met with members of Salthill Active Retired, Access For All, AMACH!, Silver Rainbows and Salthill Men’s Shed group in Salthill, to test out the new Age Friendly seating located adjacent to Ladies Beach.

Ditch the quills and parchment and modernise, Fitzmaurice tells An Bord Pleanála

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on An Bord Pleanála to “consider their positions” regarding planning regulations, stating that if they do not do so “the government must do it for them.”

Shortage of student accommodation in Galway sees families facing mounting costs

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The shortage of student accommodation in Galway, combined with the cost of living crisis, is “crippling” students and their families as well as leaving students vulnerable to rental scams, it was claimed this week.

Stocktaking.ie’s Run for Daisy Lodge Cancer Fund for Children

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Stocktaking.ie, a Tuam-based company which provides an outsourced stocktaking service to some of Ireland’s greatest retail brands nationwide chose Cancer Fund for Children as their charity partner for 2022 and decided they wanted to support Daisy Lodge Cong in whatever way possible.

Patrick McDermott, MD of Stocktaking.ie is taking on the mammoth task of running the Chicago City Marathon on October 9 raising money for Daisy Lodge, Cong. Patrick has been training hard and is now on a countdown to the big event. The team at Stocktaking.ie are very proud of Patrick and are working hard to ensure this Fundraising event is a massive success.

Oughterard Tug of War raises funds for hospice

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

A novel event in Oughterard has raised more than €20,000 for the Galway Hospice.

Both Galway Councils have underspent their cycling and walking money, says Senator

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

“The money and skills are there, now we need action” — so said Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly last night when she revealed that both Galway City Council and Galway County Council have underspent the money allocated to them for groundbreaking cycling and walking projects.

Kilrickle Group Water Scheme to commence construction

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The long awaited Kilrickle water scheme has gotten the go ahead and contracts will be signed next week.

Galway celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

A march to mark the 31st Ukrainian Independence day took place in the city yesterday afternoon with a large turnout to both celebrate the day and to discuss the Russian invasion of the country.

Beauty and the beach for Miss Galway from Loughrea

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Miss Galway, Ava Mathews, together with her friends and family undertook a clean up at Loughrea Lake in Co Galway as part of a volunteering initiative for the Miss Ireland 2022 title.

Creative partners join forces for new NUI Galway postgraduate certificate

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

A new postgraduate certificate in creative arts management will be offered by NUI Galway as part of its longstanding education partnership with Galway International Arts Festival.

Thousands of Galway adults with Long Covid struggling to access services

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

More than 18,000 Galway people could be suffering from Long Covid, a term used to describe Covid-19 effects that continue for weeks or months after the initial illness, according to statistics released by the Independent Roscommon/Galway TD, Denis Naughten.

Grab your warmest sleeping bag for Galway Simon's annual fundraiser

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

This year's Galway Simon Community's annual fundraising event for the homeless is going hybrid.

Carnmore Community Walkway at Carnmore GAA Club

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Carnmore Mile Fundraiser will take place on August 20 at Carnmore GAA pitch from 10am to 5pm to help construct a community walkway.

The community walkway will be constructed around the three pitches at Carnmore GAA Club and will be lit in winter to allow safe walking away from the traffic.

Advenure tourism is a major growth area in the west of Ireland in Galway's outdoor recreational facilities welcomed

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Deputy Ciaran Cannon has this week welcomed an investment of some €367,000 in outdoor recreation facilities across County Galway as part of an ongoing national programme of investment by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys.