High speed fibre roll out in Galway

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Galway city and Ballinasloe are two of the latest areas to benefit from the new National Broadband Plan.

Colette Connolly elected Mayor of Galway City Council

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Cllr Colette Connolly is the new elected Mayor of the Galway City Council.

The conundrum of our drink laws

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

Covid - not just about crushing the curve - continues to throw us a few curved balls.

Fifteen months ago it was the vulnerability of our health, now in Galway it is about where one can drink in public. Some might say the two could be inextricably combined.

Farrell to demands Government restore the right to retire at 65

Tue, Jun 22, 2021

Galway TDs must stand up for the rights of workers across the city and county, and support a motion that will commit the Government to restoring the right to retire at 65 on a full pension rate.

Dominick Street Upper to trial outdoor dining measures

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Dominick Street Upper will be the latest street to see trial measures put in place to facilitate outdoor dining.

O’Reilly brands treatment of Travellers in Galway as ‘shocking’

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

The treatment of the Travelling community in Galway is “shocking” and is one of the “great shames” of the city.

Aengus Burns elected new Galway Chamber president

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Aengus Burns has been confirmed as the new president of Galway Chamber. He said he was "hugely honoured and humbled" to have been elected to the position and outlined his key priorities for the year ahead.

Two Galway Hibernians volunteers honoured by the Mayor of Galway

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

The achievements of two-long standing Galway Hibernians coaches, Paddy Connolly and Joe O’Reilly, were celebrated by the Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Mike Cubbard at a socially distanced Mayoral reception in Leisureland this week.

Local researchers highlight digital health lessons from Covid-19

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Researchers at NUI Galway have highlighted how different approaches to digital contact tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic were shaped by whether or not jurisdictions had prior recent experience of epidemics.

Hanley calls for short term letting restrictions to be enforced

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Legislative restrictions on short term letting must be tightened to ensure that the already high rents in Galway do not “spiral out of control”.

Bins for pizza boxes to be trialled across the city

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Bins specifically designed to take pizza boxes will be installed and trialled at various locations throughout the city, including Salthill and the Spanish Arch.

Council approves loans to supply local charities with four properties

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

The Galway City Council has approved loans totaling €930,000 to supply local charities with four properties.

City’s waterways need a unified management structure

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Why doesn’t our local authority care about our rivers? Why do our elected Councillors avoid developing a policy for them? And why does the City Executive stonewall suggestions and requests for information about them?

Canney encourages public to avail of one shot Covid vaccine at pharmacies

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

The public is being encouraged to avail of the Janssen single dose Covid-19 vaccine which is being offered free of charge from local pharmacies to people aged 50 or over.

Leading through a pandemic — departing Mayor hands back chain after successive terms

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

As I depart from the office of Mayor this week after what has been both an enjoyable and a challenging two-years, I do so with immense pride having served as Mayor of the City I love. I leave office with extreme gratitude to all those who supported me.

Owen Ward honoured with mayoral reception

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

The achievements of Owen Ward were celebrated at a socially distanced Mayoral reception in Leisureland last Friday.

War of words breaks out over future of Galway-Gort bus route

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Minister Anne Rabbitte should spend less time encouraging the privatisation of the Galway to Gort bus route, and spend more time campaigning for Bus Éireann to reinstate the service.

Farrell demands Covid vaccines for Aran Islanders be administered on the Aran Islands

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

“If it is unreasonable to expect people in rural Connemara to travel to Ballybrit to get their Covid vaccines, it is doubly so for residents of the Aran Islands.”

Canney hails work on Old Grove site ‘a red letter day’ for Tuam

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

A “Red letter day” for Tuam was how one TD described the beginning of construction works on the Old Grove hospital site in the centre of the north Galway town.

Galway to receive €1.23 million under Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Galway city and county is to get more than €1.23 million under the Government’s Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund, to help ensure a safe outdoor summer.

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