Major grants available for home improvements

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

More than €1 million will be available to Galway city householders to allow extensions to be built in private homes for people with a disability as well as housing adaptations to improve mobility aid for the elderly.

‘Frustration rising’ as LEADER still not rolled out

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

LEADER companies in Galway are becoming “increasingly frustrated” with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs for its “failure to allocate funding to LEADER projects in the county”.

Large turnout at workshop to plan future of Galway waterways

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

A larger crowd than expected turned out last Friday evening in the Galway Rowing Club, Woodquay, to plan the future of Galway’s Waterways.

Conviction for fish kill in Glenamaddy highlights consequences of pollution

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

A landowner has been convicted of a breach to the Water Pollution Act in Glenamaddy, Co Galway which resulted in a fish kill. At a sitting of Tuam District Court, Michael Conneally of Boyounagh, Glenamaddy pleaded guilty to permitting silage effluent to enter the Yellow River, a tributary of the Clare River, on June 15 2016.

Dancing in the street

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

One of the best-known and most popular of Galway’s current crop of street entertainers is sean-nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan who regularly beguiles city strollers with her fine and fancy footwork.

Anam Cara hosting evening in Ballybane Enterprise Centre

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

Anam Cara is hosting its monthly meeting for bereaved parents on Wednesday June 7 from 7.30pm to 9.00pm in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Galway (main reception/café area).

The meeting offers parents a safe and comfortable setting where they can connect with other bereaved parents who will understand the depth of their loss and grief.

Allow asylum seekers the dignity of work

Thu, Jun 01, 2017

The most valuable possession any person has is his or her dignity.

If only this was recognised by everyone and every organisation, what a world we would live in. And yet we can all start in our own backyard.

Fracking ban Bill passes all stages in the Dáil

Wed, May 31, 2017

A Bill banning fracking in Ireland passed all stages of the Dáil today, and is expected to ensure that the highly controversial oil and gas extraction process will be prohibited from happening "anywhere inshore" in the State.

Housing applicant left on waiting list since 2002 'reflective of a dysfunctional system'

Tue, May 30, 2017

That a housing applicant, on the waiting list since 2002, who has never been offered either a council house or a house from a voluntary body, is "incredible" and "reflective of a dysfunctional system" both at a local and State level.

Buskers draft code of conduct to allay concerns over amplification

Tue, May 30, 2017

Galway city buskers have drafted a code of conduct to "encourage open dialogue" with local businesses, and to deal with concerns over noise levels, length and time of busking in specific spots, and obstruction by crowds.

Al Porter to Host ‘Blind Date’

Tue, May 30, 2017

The world's greatest dating show is coming to TV3 this autumn, with Al Porter stepping into the role of mischievous matchmaker. TV3 are looking for contestants and are calling on all the single men and women in Ireland looking for love to apply. If you think you can tell a charmer from a chancer, take a shot at romance and apply on tv3.ie/blinddate now.

Major funds allocated to Galway voluntary emergency response organisations

Mon, May 29, 2017

Galway Mountain Rescue and the Galway section of the Irish Community Rapid Response are set to benefit from funding of more than €90,000, allocated under a new measure of the CLAR Programme to support voluntary organisations which respond to emergencies.

Insensitive treatment of psychiatric patients is appalling, health forum is told

Thu, May 25, 2017

The insensitive treatment of mental health patients at hospitals in the city was slammed by former mayor Padraig Conneely at the regional health forum on Tuesday.

Precarious, contingent, flexible, unstable, stressful

Thu, May 25, 2017

Questions of labour, and its conditions, are moving into the centre of the political discussion again, driven by the rise of the so-called 'gig economy' - the notion that the sort of 'side-gig' job, long being used by many to supplement regular incomes, might instead become a mainstay of the economy.

From Galway Sportsground to the Mongol Steppes

Thu, May 25, 2017

The Galway Film Fleadh is rapidly approaching and among the gems to look out for is the world premiere of All The Wild Horses, Ivo Marloh’s terrific feature-length documentary about the Mongol Derby.

Galway - welcome to Varadkar country

Thu, May 25, 2017

Hildegarde Naughton has set her face against the prevailing blue wind by pledging support to Housing Minister Simon Coveney in the Fine Gael leadership battle, but it is an isolated stance as Galway is overwhelmingly Leo Varadkar country.

Countdown to SeaFest as Minister launches maritime festival

Thu, May 25, 2017

There is just over a month left until 100,000 people flock to Galway to enjoy this year’s SeaFest, Ireland’s national maritime festival — and this week, Marine minister Minister Creed was in town to launch the event.

Fives for lives in Salthill next weekend

Thu, May 25, 2017

Fives for Lives was born in 2015 when a group of friends from Galway who had relocated to Sydney came together and decided to host a five-a-side football tournament in aid of suicide prevention.

Minister launches public consultation process on future greenways

Thu, May 25, 2017

The Athenry-Tuam-Milltown (ATM) greenway committee is due to submit a strong proposal in response to the invitation for submissions as part of the public consultation.

On Monday May 22, Transport Minister Shane Ross published a public consultation paper on a “Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways”, and is inviting submissions from interested parties on the issues raised in the paper by July 14.

Volunteers needed for Galway Hospice Sunflower Days

Thu, May 25, 2017

Did you know that Friday and Saturday June 9 and 10 are National Sunflower Days, during which much needed funds are raised for local hospice services?

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