Galway 2020’s Savage Beauty transforms Connemara mountains

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is now presenting Savage Beauty as an online art experience created by Finnish light artist Kari Kola. The artwork transforms Ireland’s Connemara mountains with colour and light in the largest site-specific light artwork ever created.

Galway Simon protecting those facing homelessness as Covid-19 crisis escalates

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Galway Simon Community has expressed its concern about the escalating Covid-19 crisis but assures the general public they are doing everything they can to ensure those they are supporting can remain safe.

Keep your Eircode handy, says Cannon

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

An East Galway TD is urging people who may not have used their unique Eircode up to now to post it near the phone or commit it to memory in case of emergency.

The Minister for the Diaspora and International Development said that the Eircode system has huge benefits in helping cut down on the amount of time it takes to find a persons home for both home deliveries and emergencies.

Importance of social solidarity and collective action has never been clearer

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

The challenges we now face are collective and require a collective response. Each individual will have particular strengths and vulnerabilities, but it is when we work together that we are most effective.

Seeing light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Mary Tierney has a hand sanitiser and a notice appealing to visitors to wash their hands attached to her front door at her home in Castlegar.

Free initial HR and recruitment consultation from GHR Consulting

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

GHR Consulting is a Human Resources and Recruitment consultancy based in Galway City and was set up by Ruairi Guckian in October, 2019.

Galway City Council is open for business

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and in accordance with the HSE guidelines, Galway City Council has put some restrictions on services in place.

APOS, Kilcolgan, alters working arrangements in current climate

Wed, Mar 18, 2020

South Galway company, APOS, would like to advise its patients, service users, and colleagues in the allied health professions of modified working arrangements during this current challenging time.

"They will say when things were at our worst, we were at our best," says Taoiseach in St Patrick's Day speech

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh!

Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital deferring appointments

Mon, Mar 16, 2020

Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital are deferring all but very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from today, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases.

Galway 2020's Savage Beauty transforms Connemara mountains

Sun, Mar 15, 2020

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture presents Savage Beauty, now as an online art experience created by Finnish light artist Kari Kola. The artwork transforms Ireland’s Connemara mountains with colour and light in the largest site-specific light artwork ever created.

Get Covid-19 info from reliable sources, urges Mayor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Mayor of Galway city is urging the public to ensure they obtain information about Covid-19 from reliable sources as nationwide efforts are stepped up in the wake of a spike in the number of cases of the virus.

Coronavirus - 'look after each other and stay calm' advises councillor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Panic buying toilet paper, hand sanitisers, and foods because of Coronavirus will "disadvantage vulnerable people and leave them unable to access basic needs", a Galway city councillor has warned.

All-Ireland approach needed to combat Corona virus, says Farrell

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The coronavirus neither recognises nor respects borders, meaning an all-Ireland approach to combating the illness is required, according to Galway West Sinn Féin TD, Mairead Farrell.

Employee tells of stressful traffic from Parkmore, as hearing is told by Medtronic Galway boss that medtech industry ‘has choices’

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The frustrating nature of traffic access to and from Parkmore was outlined at the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the proposed Galway City Ring Road, when a senior VP from one of the biggest Galway employers reminded the local authorities that the “tech industry had choices” when it came to locating their bases.

Proposed demolition of home has left me humiliated and demoralised, says resident at roads hearing

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

A Headford Road resident whose home is to be demolished to make way for the Galway City Ring Road has told the oral hearing organised by An Bord Pleanala, that the process has left her with a worry for the last six years.

Galway is Ireland’s Carmageddon and capital of sprawl, author and journalist tells oral hearing

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Former Irish Times Environment correspondent Frank McDonald said that Galway was Ireland’s answer to Carmageddon, and likened it to Atlanta, America’s capital of sprawl, when he made a lengthy submission to the Galway City Ring Road oral hearing, which is being held at the g Hotel in the city.

Gaeltacht Giveaway at St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union just opened the competition doors on their Gaeltacht Giveaway. This competition gives one second level student a contribution of up to €1,000 to attend a Gaeltacht College of their choice this year.

A great day for Galway says Mayor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Galway city was the perfect tonic for the disappointment of the cancellation of the European Capital of Culture launch in February, that is according to Mayor of the Galway City Council, Mike Cubbard.

Memories made for club and GAA

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The club secretary of Salthill/Knocknacarra GAA club has described the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's stopover to watch and participate in football and hurling drills as an historic day for the club as well as the whole organisation.

Speaking to the Galway Advertiser, Conor McGauran said the visit to the club and local community an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of the GAA in the everyday life of villages and towns across the island.

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