Editorial Comment
Galway cannot afford to lose its taxi industry
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
At the time of going to press last evening (Wednesday), traffic across Galway City had slowed to a crawl. The cause was not an accident nor a surge of seasonal congestion, but a coordinated protest by taxi drivers who say they are fighting for nothing less than their livelihoods. Their demonstration, while inconvenient for many, was a stark reminder of the fragile balance that keeps Galway moving—especially after dark.
Local News
Second prison sentence for charity box thief
Fri, Dec 19, 2025
A man with 160 previous convictions, who is currently serving a sentence for stealing a charity box containing €600 from an Athenry pub, was back before Galway District Court this week, where he received an additional sentence for stealing a charity box from Londis, Newcastle on September 20, 2024.
News Interviews
From Athenry to Africa
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
Christy O’Hara and Martina Farragher will never forget the sheer joy on the Tanzanian children’s faces when they saw balloons for the first time. Their eyes opened wide with excitement as they were inflated and then released into the air. The atmosphere was electric as they chased them around the place, shrieking with delight.
National News
TD demands ringroad timeframe
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Galway West TD John Connolly pressed the minister during Dáil Questions this week, complaining that the project has endured “prolonged delays in the planning and assessment system."
