Conor Burke to run for Solidarity in Galway West

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Conor Burke, one of the city's most prominent socialist activists, who was heavily involved in campaigns on housing and homelessness, and against water charges, has been chosen as Solidarity's Galway West candidate.

FF candidate Ollie Crowe calls for an overhaul of disability funding

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Cllr Ollie Crowe, Fianna Fáil General Election Candidate, is calling for a better infrastructure, better finance and an increase on the disability allowance so that 642,131 Irish people can feel fully included and treated equally in our society.

The councillor said that he will continue to be a strong advocate for improving the lives of people with disability.

Serious questions over €2.75m purchase of Connemara Airport, says Farrell

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

The Government has serious questions to answer over the final purchase cost of Aerfort Chonamara, an airport located in Indreabhán, Connemara, according to Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell. The state paid €2.75 million for the airport late last year.

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Thu, Jan 16, 2020

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Gardai are investigating an incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a motorcycle in the city last week.

Corribside Walking Club info night tonight — 20 years of walking

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Cumann Siúil Cois Coiribe (Corribside Walking Club) is celebrating 20 years of walking this year, in places ranging from the hills of Connemara to Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

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Thu, Jan 16, 2020

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Cannon welcomes groundbreaking greenway funding for local authorities

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Fine Gael Minister Ciaran Cannon has welcomed the creation of a dedicated funding stream by Transport Minister Shane Ross to support local authorities in bringing new greenway projects to construction.

The funding scheme of €4.5m was announced this week by Minister Ross and all applications for funding under the scheme must be submitted in 2020.

Affordable accommodation at a critically low level in Galway

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Galway Simon Community says the availability of affordable rented accommodation is at a critical level in Galway. According to the latest study released by the Simon Communities of Ireland, the gap between the Housing Assistance Payments and market rent prices has continued to increase. This latest Simon Communities study further demonstrates that the private rental sector is not suitable for the delivery of social and affordable housing.

Fundraising concert to give Galwayman a 'fighting chance' of beating cancer

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Aimee Banks, the acclaimed soprano and one of Galway's finest voices, will give a concert to raise funds for a Galwayman who needs to travel abroad to receive life saving treatment for colorectal cancer.

'Let Theo stay' - Galway musicians and anti-racist campaigners condemn threat to deport popular local musician

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Galway creatives and anti-racism campaigners have condemned the Government's decision to serve a deportation order on a young man who has become a fixture of the city's music scene.

St Nicholas’ to celebrate 700th anniversary

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church - an icon of Galway city and one of its finest historic buildings - will celebrate its 700th anniversary this year, and it plans to mark this extraordinary milestone in some style.

Fundraising concert to give Galwayman a ‘fighting chance’ of beating cancer

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Aimee Banks, the acclaimed soprano and one of Galway’s finest voices, will give a concert to raise funds for a Galwayman who needs to travel abroad to receive life saving treatment for colorectal cancer.

Ballinasloe school in need of new building, says councillor

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Scoil an Chroi Naofa in Ballinasloe is in dire need of a new building according to a Galway county councillor.

Galway 2020 traffic plans amended after election clash

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Fears that long-planned traffic and security arrangements for the opening ceremony of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture might prevent city voters getting to the polling stations, have been averted after minor amendments were made last evening to the plan.

St Nicholas’ to mark seven centuries in style

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

St Nicholas’, the largest medieval parish church in Ireland and Galway’s principal Anglican church, enjoys a position as a place of worship - services take place throughout the week, a concert venue, and historical site of interest, with a welcoming ethos for all. The rector is The Very Rev Lynda Peilow, the first woman appointed to the role.

Time for us to pass judgment on the Ireland that we all want

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

And so it is. Just like the two buses coming along at once, our long awaited General Election comes along on the same day as our long awaited opening of Galway 2020, immediately knocking it off the front pages of the media, diverting it away from the eyes of the nation, like a bridesmaid winning the Euromillions on the day of your wedding. They just had to go and spoil it for us, didn’t they, without even a sideways glance at what else might have been in the diary.

Fantasy Football round 23 preview

Wed, Jan 15, 2020

So we are halfway through January and it looks all over bar the shouting as Liverpool extended their enormous lead at the top to 14 points with a hard fought 1-0 success over Spurs in north London. Elsewhere Watford's great escape continues to gather momentum as they defeated fellow strugglers Bournemouth 3-0 on Sunday to climb at of the relegation zone for the first time this season; Man City annihilated Aston Villa 6-1; and Southampton exacted revenge for their 9-0 hammering in October, inflicting a 2-1 defeat on Leicester to all but kill off The Foxes' faint title hopes.

Cannon announces that New Inn is to get full-sized astroturf pitch

Fri, Jan 10, 2020

A new state of the art full sized AstroTurf pitch is to be developed in the East Galway village of New Inn following the awarding of a grant of almost €1m from the government’s Regional Sports Capital Fund.

The full sized pitch will be the first of its kind in Co Galway and it will be developed by the New Inn Community Development Company which was established to develop community sports facilities adjacent to the New Inn Leisure Centre. Welcoming the news, Junior Minister Ciaran Cannon said that the investment is an indication of the government’s support for the development of healthy communities across Ireland.