Continued pandemic supports will be needed ‘until at least the end of this year’, says McNelis

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Setting hard targets on the phasing out of pandemic income and business supports is “a bad idea”, and the Government needs to adopt a more “flexible and long term stance”, rather than adopting “a hawkish and hard-line approach”.

Planning permission for local families should be allowed on regional roads, says Cuddy

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Families living along regional roads should no longer be refused planning permission when seeking to build their own homes on their own family lands.

NUIG Students’ Union demands end to €3,000 Student Contribution Fee

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

NUI Galway Students’ Union is demanding an the Student Contribution Fee. The fee is €3,000 in the Republic of Ireland - the highest undergraduate fees in the EU.

Has Ballyloughane beach been needlessly closed for six years, asks O'Flaherty

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has demanded answers from The Environmental Protection Agency, after she claimed an analysis of water quality test results showed that Ballyloughane Beach had needlessly suffered six years of swimming bans.

Changed world of Covid-19 must be reflected in planning, says Ó Cuív

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

“No longer will most employees who work in offices have to attend Monday to Friday at fixed hours. Hybrid working from different locations, including from hubs and home as well as the office, will be the order of the day.”

New Garda station building for An Spidéal

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Planning Permission for a new Garda Station building in An Spidéal is to be sought by the Office of Public Works.

Galway to host 10 of Ireland’s first remote working hubs

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Galway city and county will host 10 of the State’s first national network of remote working hubs. There are currently 66 such hubs, with that number set to rise to more than 100 by the end 2021.

40 new jobs are to be created as part of €1.9m expansion of Cambus Medical

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

More than 40 new highly skilled jobs are to be created as part of a €1.9m expansion work being carried out by Cambus Medical, in An Spidéal.

Disruption to local hospital services from HSE cyber attack likely to continue for several weeks

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

The major disruption to local hospital services caused by the recent cyber attack on the HSE’s IT system is expected to continue for a number of weeks with thousands of patients facing cancelled appointments and delays.

Majority of people in the county want council to take back waste collection services

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

More than 60 per cent of people living in rural Galway believe waste collection services should be taken back into public ownership, and carried out by the local authority.

Fears grow that rents in Galway will rise by €100 a month from July

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Rents in Galway city stand to be hiked by almost €100 a month from July, raising fears of rents spiralling even higher and leading to a summer of evictions.

1,000 children still waiting for mental health appointment

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Close to 1,000 children in the west of Ireland, needing mental health supports and services, are still waiting for an appointment.

Sleep Out for Simon raises €137,000 supporting more than five hundred individuals

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Homelessness and housing charity Galway Simon Community has announced their Sleep Out for Simon challenge in 2020 was their most successful event to date with €137,205 being raised for their frontline services.

Paddy Barnes to take on Stevo Timothy in wheelchair bout

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

This August, double Olympic medal Winner Paddy Barnes will hop into a wheelchair to take on Galway comedian Stevo Timothy in this charity bash in aid of the Irish Wheelchair Association.

Stevo Timothy, famous for his viral Farmer Michael character, who completed a charity cycle last year and raised over €63,000 despite having incomplete paraplegia, is taking to the ring.

National awards for Galway students at enterprise finals

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Students from Salerno Secondary School Galway and Colaiste Bhaile Chlair have won awards in the National Final of this year’s Student Enterprise Programme.

Aran Islands RNLI mechanic retires after thirty five years of esteemed service

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

After 35 years of dedicated service, Aran Islands RNLI mechanic Johnny Mulkerrin retired this week, prompting many tributes from his colleagues and friends.

Johnny is one of Aran Islands RNLI’s longest serving crew members having first joined the volunteer crew in 1984, as soon as he turned 17. His early passion for the lifeboat came as a child growing up watching his father, John Snr, also an active lifeboat volunteer, respond to his pager and go to the aid of those in difficulty at sea.

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Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Galway to benefit from Summer of Play initiative, says O’Reilly

High quality field for 2021 Cong to Galway sailing race

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

After a tremendous race last year, despite challenging conditions both on and off the water, another hugely competitive fleet has been assembled for this year’s Cong to Galway sailing race. The historic race from Lisloughrey in the shadow of Ashford Castle to the heart of Galway City has been attracting the cream of sailing talent in the West since 1882. This year’s iteration of the unique and historic event - the oldest and longest inland sailing race in Europe - will take place on Saturday, June 26.

Deputy Mayor demands urgent meeting with gardaí on problem of public drinking

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Deputy Mayor Cllr Colette Connolly wants the gardai and the Galway City Council to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the increasing problem of the appropriation of public space to facilitate drinking.

Students deliver mini sailboat to RV Celtic Explorer

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Last Monday, a group of students from 5th and 6th class from Kilglass National School in Co Galway delivered their 1.5 metre unmanned mini sailboat called ‘Seoltóir Na Gaillimhe – the Galway Sailor’ to the Marine Institute’s research vessel, RV Celtic Explorer, in Galway Harbour.

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