Three days, three parks — happy family visits to Drogheda

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Keeping the children entertained during the summer holidays need not be a burden. Ireland has some fabulous family attractions offering a summer holiday to remember.

Changes to Barna Road traffic lights set to ease tailbacks

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Hopes are high that tailbacks plaguing the Knocknacarra/Rusheen Bay area will be dramatically reduced following setting changes to the Barna Road traffic lights.

The Galway City Council’s Transportation Unit has re-set the lights to deal with the heavy traffic and tailbacks, especially those occurring on Sundays between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

Corrandulla health centre to re-open

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

There is good news in the pipeline for Corrandulla residents who learned recently that their local health centre, which closed last year, will re-open.

Galway Brasov Group set up to fundraise for Romanian orphans

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

A group of mature students from NUI Galway have set up the Galway Brasov Group with the aim to fundraise and make a positive impact on and improve the lives of children they met in a Romanian orphanage.

Commonage farmers may not be eligible for SFP from 2015, says Ó Cuív

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Some commonage farmers may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment from 2015 due to new regulations being imposed by the Minister for Agriculture, that is according to Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív TD.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed to Deputy Ó Cuív that from 2015 on commonage farmers who do not put stock on the commonage will not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment. This is because of the new rules defining an active farmer, which says that unlike farmers farming enclosed land, those farming semi-natural land will have to have a minimum stocking on that land.

Jackson’s to make the Tote.com Galway Plate a lady’s occasion

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

As I write this look ahead at what in my opinion is the best seven days of the year in our wonderful city, I have one eye on the sky above to see if the weather gods, after an absence of two years, can smile on John Maloney and his team who performed a major miracle 12 months ago to complete all seven days racing after a deluge of rain throughout the week, which for the first time in 20 years saw this scribe don weather-proof clothing on each of the seven days of racing.

Atheist Ireland brunch this Sunday

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Atheist Ireland will be holding a Secular Sunday Brunch on Sunday July 27 at 12 noon.

English language lessons at The Learning Institute

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

The Learning Institute, Galway’s newest English language school, is launching its new summer general English timetable, offering both daytime and evening classes for all English language learners from beginner to advanced level. Classes start from €27 offering some of the best value in Galway.

Commonage farmers may not be eligible for SFP from 2015, says Ó Cuív

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Some commonage farmers may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment from 2015 due to new regulations being imposed by the Minister for Agriculture, that is according to Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív TD.

Charity art auction today

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

A CHARITY art auction, featuring work by emerging artists, and to raise funds for Team Hope’s Christmas Shoe Box Appeal, takes place this evening.

We need to sort out our water supply

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Two areas of Galway are suffering from a lack of water this week, with residents and businesses in Newcastle and two of the Aran Islands affected by restrictions and interruptions in supply.

Galway Races brings the city to life

Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Few summer events in Ireland have the appeal or the history of the Galway Races. Almost 150 years old, the Galway Races is a tradition that sets Galway apart from the rest of the country as vibrant and colourful capital of the west. From Monday July 28 to Sunday August 3, Galway truly comes alive.

The Galway Races also sees the city's best hotels offering some of the best prices and deals to be found.

Sinn Féin demand council slash property tax rate

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Householders across Galway city could see their property tax charge drop by as much as €40 to €50 if a motion coming before the Galway City Council on Monday is passed. However unanimous support for such a move is not guaranteed.

Inis fear — swimmers warned to beware of dolphin

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Swimmers at an Inis Oírr beach have been warned to tread carefully around a bottlenose dolphin which has been showing off the diva within, having taken exception to her personal space being invaded, with some aggressive encounters, including ramming, resulting in injuries.

HSE calls on psychiatric nurses to ‘engage cooperatively’ in vision for change

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Galway Roscommon Mental Health Services say at no stage has UHG been required to cater for an occupancy of more than the allocated bed capacity of 45.

No women, no Galwegians, no good

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

No Galway representation at the Cabinet table “will have negative consequences” for the city and county and “smacks of very poor regional planning by An Taoiseach”.

Fun run and walk in Maree this weekend in aid of cystic fibrosis

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

A 5k fun run and walk will take place in Renville and Maree this Saturday as part of an ongoing fundraising campaign being undertaken by a young man who plans to climb Kilimanjaro to raise funds for cystic fibrosis.

Eoghan Conneely plans to climb Africa’s highest mountain next month to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research and services.

Education Minister urged to prioritise small schools

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Newly appointed Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan is being called on to prioritise small schools and reverse the punitive cuts to teacher numbers which are having a destabilising effect on rural communities, particularly in areas of South Galway and the Gaeltacht.

Grealish demands ‘united effort’ to solve Oranmore traffic issues

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

A “united effort from all parties” is the only means by which the traffic problems plaguing Oranmore will be solved before the schools re-open in September.

This is the view of Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish, who said the members of the Athenry Oranmore Municipal Area District “have a key role to play in resolving the outstanding issues”.

Norman the trotter to take a walk on the city side on Saturday

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Heard of trotters? The Burren Nature Sanctuary has its own hot little black micro pig who really enjoys been taken for a walk by children. And on Saturday he is making a special trip from Kinvara to Galway’s Shop Street for a city walk during the Galway International Arts Festival.

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