Online fraudsters targeting community teen discos in heartless ticket scam
Thu, May 12, 2022
Events as local as community teen discos in the county are being targeted by internet fraudsters eager to rob punters looking for scarce last minute tickets.
This week’s meeting of the Joint Policing Committee of Galway County Council was told that events such as a recent local teen disco in a Galway village were targeted by scamsters taking advantage of the desperation for must-have tickets.
Read more ...Mullins connection a sweet one as Grá Chocolate comes up with innovative Galway Races sponsorship
Thu, May 12, 2022
It was confirmed this week that Grá Chocolates has agreed a two year sponsorship deal with the Galway Races, but the partnership’s origin is based on a historic connection with the racecourse.
Read more ...Bring on the sounds of summer
Thu, May 12, 2022
Each day of our lives, it is our duty to make deposits in the memory banks of those who come after us, to create signifiers of different times, some far away place we can then all go to when we need to let ourselves drift from the humdrum of the present, while contemplating the future.
Read more ...Standún to host fashion show for local Ukrainians tomorrow
Thu, May 05, 2022
Standún, An Spidéal will be the venue tomorrow (Friday) morning for a Fashion Show Fundraiser in support of the village’s 65 new Ukrainian neighbours.
Read more ...Pedestrian crossing at Blackrock by year end, says Higgins
Thu, May 05, 2022
Fine Gael Councillor Clodagh Higgins has confirmed today that a pedestrian crossing at Blackrock in Salthill is a work in progress with a plan being reviewed at City Hall.
Councillor Higgins said that it is no secret that she have been advocating for a pedestrian crossing at Blackrock for some time.
Read more ...Minister impressed by Spiddal wastewater project
Thu, May 05, 2022
Minister Darragh O’Brien was impressed by the progress he witnessed on the village’s new wastewater treatment plant, when he visited last weekend.
Read more ...Darkness Into Light returns at nineteen venues in Galway
Thu, May 05, 2022
From Salthill to Sydney, Donegal to Dubai, Tipperary to Toronto, Darkness Into Light, the annual fundraising event organised by Pieta, who provide life-saving support services for those in suicidal distress and who have been bereaved through suicide, is back.
Read more ...Council must prioritise Craughwell for water services investment
Thu, May 05, 2022
Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon is urging Galway Co. Council to prioritise Craughwell for investment in a new waste water treatment plant for the town.
Read more ...100-job boost for Claregalway as Lidl announce plans for new store
Thu, May 05, 2022
More than 30 permanent jobs and 75 construction jobs are to be created in Claregalway with the proposed opening of a new Lidl store in the village, an information meeting will be told next week.
Read more ...Don’t ruin your holidays with passport issues, says Grealish
Thu, May 05, 2022
G realish warns Galway families not to have their holiday plans ruined by simple passport application issues which cause unnecessary delays.
Read more ...‘You have given me the fondest memories,’ Bishop Kelly tells congregation
Thu, May 05, 2022
In his final address as Bishop of Galway, Bishop Brendan Kelly paid tribute to all who had aided him throughout his time in the office, saying they have left him with the fondest memories.
Speaking at the Installation Mass for Bishop Michael Duignan, he also took the opportunity to congratulate the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo who it was announced Sunday will be leaving Ireland to take up a similar position in the Czech Republic.
Read more ...First Bishop of Galway to be younger than the Cathedral
Thu, May 05, 2022
It is a sign of the passage of time that we now have a bishop of Galway who is younger than the Cathedral in which he serves. At his installation Mass on Sunday afternoon, which was delayed by a quarter hour because of traffic congestion on what was an unusually busy Bank Holiday Sunday in the city, he spoke of the great honour it is to be appointed to work in the Cathedral which he said has “lived up to Bishop Browne’s dream that it would be “solid, dignified and worthy of Galway.”
Read more ...Celebrate Breton culture at Mini Brittany Fest
Thu, May 05, 2022
The Galway Lorient Twinning committee is delighted to present the Mini Brittany Fest 2022 next week with a programme that includes a range of events and activities to celebrate the Celtic connections and friendships shared since 1975 when the twinning was first established and signed between Mairie de Lorient and Galway City Council.
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Thu, May 05, 2022
Gardai probe apartment and public house burglaries
Read more ...Reform needed to enhance potential of credit unions, says Hanley
Thu, May 05, 2022
Cllr Owen Hanley says Government reform is needed to enhance the potential of credit unions.
Credit Unions are vital according to Cllr Hanley. “Current financial regulations fail to appreciate their community function and are limiting credit union services and potential,” he says.
Read more ...‘Demo and Dine’ in aid of Pernet
Thu, May 05, 2022
A cookery demonstration and dining experience being held in the city next week will raise vital funds for a local organisation which reaches out to families and those in need.
Read more ...Work Life Bill shows Government are out of touch, says councillor
Thu, May 05, 2022
A Galway councillor says says the Government’s Work Life Bill will fall short of meeting the very clear demand for a greater work life balance in this country.
Read more ...Cantilevered walkway for Wolfe Tone bridge by summer 2023
Thu, May 05, 2022
Construction of a proposed new cantilevered walkway to be added to the south side of Wolfe Tone Bridge in Galway could commence next Spring and be completed by summertime.
Read more ...Protest against Tynagh gas plant approval
Thu, May 05, 2022
People Before Profit Galway held a protest on Thursday April 28 against the Galway County Council’s recent approval of a gas-powered plant in Tynagh.
Read more ...Summer promises improved water supply for Ballinasloe
Thu, May 05, 2022
Before the first half of the year is out, Ballinasloe will have a much-improved water supply.
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