Homelessness in west growing faster than any other region

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Homelessness in the West of Ireland is growing at a faster rate than any other region according to local charity, Galway Simon Community. The latest homeless figures released show 496 people, including 209 children, were in emergency accommodation in the West of Ireland during July, a 56% increase compared to the previous year.

Mayor officially opens new Glass Factory Craft Village

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Handcrafted jewellery, paper quilling artwork, baby knitwear, decoupage, ceramics and wooden crafts are just some of the stunning pieces on offer at the brand new Glass Factory Craft Village at Galway Irish Crystal.

Galway Greens call for Trump protests

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The Green Party is calling for massive protests against the planned visit of controversial US President Donald Trump, which is due to go ahead in November, saying his “policies do not reflect the Irish people’s values”.

Trump will be in Europe on November 11, to participate in the armistice commemorations in Paris, marking the centenary of the end of WWI. Ireland is among the countries he intends to visit during that time. A statement from the White House said he plans to “renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations.” He is expected to spend two days in the State, with one in Dublin, and another at Doonbeg, County Clare, where his golf course is located.

Autumn Garden Fair at Claregalway Castle this weekend

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

This Sunday the annual Autumn Garden Fair takes place again in Claregalway Castle, where some of Ireland’s best nurseries and rare plant specialists will display a great selection of shrubs, trees and more.

Sample a taste of Oranmore and Clarinbridge this weekend

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

This weekend sees the first two events in the ‘Taste of Oranmore and Clarinbridge’ Gastronomy Programme. This is a three-month programme of weekly events, showcasing the best from food and beverage outlets in Oranmore and Clarinbridge.

Gardai investigate spate of burglaries in city and county

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Gardai are appealing for information following a series of burglaries in the city and county over the past week.

A shed at the side of a private home at Moyvilla, Oranmore, was broken into between 2pm on Thursday August 30 and 3pm on Saturday September 1. A Castelgarden ride-on lawnmower and a petrol hedge trimmer were taken from the shed.

Galway gets ready to celebrate the oyster

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

This year’s Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival, a highlight on the Wild Atlantic Way Calendar, runs from 28th to 30th September 2018, a festival 64 years in the making celebrating an Irish tradition thousands of years old. Galway, the country and this iconic festival may all have changed over those 64 years but what the Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival celebrates is timeless – that unchanging Irish tradition and treasure, and the ongoing pleasure given by those little heroes in a half shell.

Fantasy Football review of the season so far!

Tue, Sep 04, 2018

Round four has come and gone and for many Fantasy managers, it was a weekend to forget as defences were leakier than a sieve and big money signings failed to bring home the bacon.

Galway Greens call for mass protests against Trump's visit

Mon, Sep 03, 2018

The Green Party is calling for massive protests against the planned visit of controversial US President Donald Trump, which is due to go ahead in November, saying his "policies do not reflect the Irish people's values".

Fantasy Football round four preview

Fri, Aug 31, 2018

The commencement of round four sees the first league matches of September and the Premier League table starting to take shape.

Connacht Rugby & The City Bin Co. announce three-year official partnership

Fri, Aug 31, 2018

Connacht Rugby and The City Bin Co. are delighted to announce a three-year official partnership which will see The City Bin Co. take on the role of Sustainability Partner to Connacht Rugby.

Crowe calls on Friends of Merlin Woods not to appeal Galway Hospice planning

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

A city councillor and former mayor has this week called on the Friends of Merlin Woods group not to appeal the decision by Galway City Council to grant planning for a new Galway Hospice building to An Bord Pleanala.

'Sing like yourself'

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Widely revered as one of Ireland’s finest interpreters of song, Seán Tyrrell is in the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with Message of Peace, his celebration of Irish hero John Boyle O’Reilly (1844-1890).

A week when we learned so much about ourselves

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

It is at times like the past few days that I bemoan the decision to remove history as a core subject in the secondary Junior Cert cycle. A true understanding of what has happened in this country over the past 10 days, over the past six months, over the past three years in particular, is potentially lost on those who do not have a grasp of the backstory of this country. And how the lashin' of the rain and the lashing of the school leather shaped us into the people we became.

Galway student unions condemn ‘extortionate’ rent prices

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Galway students would be “better off taking out a mortgage instead of renting in the current climate”, with student rents in some areas of the city reaching up to €1,250 a month.

Let O Conaire and other Galway statues talk, says Cannon

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Minister for the Diaspora and International Development Ciaran Cannon has called for the development of an initiative in Galway similar to the Dublin`s Talking Statues project which would enable tourists to receive a phone call from the characters depicted in the statues in the city and county.

Rabbitte says FG responsible as Galway bears brunt of post office closures

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East Anne Rabbitte says Fine Gael has a lot to answer for when it comes to the closure of 18 rural post offices in the county.

Tuam and adoption scandals may involve enforced disappearances

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

On UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the State to ensure that family members of children who were forcibly disappeared, either through forced adoption or unidentified burials while in institutional care, are given information about the children’s fate and whereabouts.

Galway worst affected as Carthy hits out at rural post office closures

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has described An Post plans to close 159 post office branches across rural Ireland as an absolute scandal that must be resisted.

Local group hit out at Roche’s comments on Athenry to Sligo rail line

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Local organisation Future Athenry Looking Group (FLAG) has hit back at comments made by councillor Pete Roche about the disused Athenry to Sligo rail line.

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