Boston Scientific Galway raises over €100,000 in one-day charity climb for breast cancer research

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

A major fundraising challenge organised by the Boston ScientificGalway site saw over 200 employees climb both Croagh Patrick and Diamond Hill in a single day – raising over €100,000 for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).

University students welcomed to Marine Institute locations in Summer bursary programme

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The Marine Institute locations in Oranmore, Co Galway, and Newport, Co Mayo, welcome 18 university students this month to participate in the 2025 Summer Bursary programme.

Gort community group praised for keeping name of Gort Inse Guaire alive

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

A community group from Gort, Co. Galway, has been praised for its project on keeping the name of their town alive.

Canney welcomes Athenry’s inclusion in new pilot school admissions system

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Athenry will be one of just five towns nationwide selected to pilot a new Single Application System for post-primary school admissions.

Reddington calls for dedicated Eircodes or Loc8 Codes for farmyards to improve emergency response

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The critical need for accurate and rapid location identification on farms has once again been brought to the fore by Galway County councillor Andrew Reddington, who has called on the Government to address the issue of emergency access to farmyards. Cllr Reddington is urging that farmers be allowed to obtain a dedicated Eircode or alternative location code for their farmyards — separate from their home addresses — specifically for use in emergency situations.

University of Galway’s Start100 celebrates student entrepreneurs

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

IdeasLab, University of Galway’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, has celebrated student entrepreneurs and innovators at the 2025 Start100 programme.

Galway Educate Together Secondary School summer programme visits Galway Advertiser headquarters

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

When we arrived at the Galway Advertiser headquarters, Eyre Square, they greeted us brilliantly, with a lot of empathy. They also gave us nice treats. At first a woman brought us up to Declan where we sat down at a board table. It was clear Declan [Varley, the editor] was a kind and a warm person, as we sat down to a table of Krispy Kremes, colourful socks and stationery.

ATU team wins first place in the international Robothon Grand Challenge 2025

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Four PhD researchers from Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have won first place in the prestigious international robotics competition, the Robothon Grand Challenge 2025, hosted recently by Technical University of Munich (TUM) MIRMI in Germany.

Medical Council need to clear up online sick certs – Murphy

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Fine Gael Senator PJ Murphy believes the Irish Medical Council need to immediately clear up whether it is appropriate for doctors to issue sick certs without speaking directly to the patients involved.

He said the revelation that sick certs are being issued from websites for a small fee without any patient consultation is worrying: “If someone is ill, they are fully entitled to be absent from work and have a supporting certification to show this. That is proper and fair.

Sinn Féin motion calls for student fees to be cut in the first step to abolish them

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, has called the government plan to hike college fees by €1,000 in a cost-of-living crisis a ‘betrayal’ that students and parents will not forget.

An evening of prayer and hope with Venerable Matt Talbot

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

On Friday, July 25, Galway Cathedral will host a special evening of prayer to mark the visit of the relics of Venerable Matt Talbot, in this centenary year of his death. The evening is organised with the generous support of the local Knights of St Columbanus and the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi.

Connolly welcomes tenders for protection works on Cill Éinne cemetery

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Fianna Fáil Galway West TD, John Connolly, has welcomed Galway County Council’s publication of a tender for works to protect Cill Éinne cemetery on Inis Mór.

Galwegians invited to National Day of Commemoration

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Mike Cubbard, alongside elected members of the city council, will participate in this remembrance ceremony organised by the Defence Forces with the University of Galway. It honours of all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars, or on service with the United Nations.

Regal fit-out for Crown Square

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Councillors will be shown a design animation at their monthly plenary meeting next week, a fortnight after they first toured the building on the Monivea Road purchased by the previous city council.

Western Veteran and Vintage Motor Club Westrun is back for 2025

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The Western Veteran and Vintage Motor Club (WVVMC) are holding their annual Westrun event over the weekend of the July 25 to 27.

Discover the wild biodiversity of Grattan Beach

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Clean Coasts and Galway Atlantaquaria are thrilled to host the very first Clean Coasts Observer workshop at Grattan Beach, bringing the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Explore Your Shore! Project to life in Galway. This exciting new event invites volunteers to step into the role of citizen scientists and become passionate protectors of our local marine environment.

Connolly welcomes HSE publishing tenders for new ambulance base in Connemara

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The HSE’s publication of tender documents for the long-campaigned-for ambulance bay at Recess in Connemara has been welcomed by Fianna Fáil Galway West TD, John Connolly.

Galway down 21 post offices

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

After Cork, with 34 closures, County Galway ranks joint-second place with Dublin in terms of the most facilities closed in one county.

Significant coke seizure last weekend

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

The man in his 20s was intercepted in a car on the Coast Road in Oranmore, and found in possession of drugs.

Senator Rónán Mullen marks fifth Seanad win with charity fundraiser in Gullanes

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Ahascragh-based Senator Rónán Mullen will hold a ‘Celebration Social’ in Gullane’s Hotel, Ballinasloe on Saturday, 19th July at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to this event which will mark Senator Mullen’s fifth successive election as an Independent Senator for the NUI constituency.

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