James Kilbane gala concert in Corofin Church

Thu, Nov 07, 2013

Christian and country gospel singer James Kilbane will feature in an enchanting Christmas concert in St Colman’s Church in Corofin on Sunday December 8 at 8pm.

Angling experts fly in to Galway for international fair

Thu, Nov 07, 2013

A host of the greatest fly tyers, fly casters, and angling celebrities throughout the world will once again gather in Salthill this weekend to take part in the fourth Irish Fly Fair and International Angling show.

Double win for local Galway city stores in National Daybreak Competition

Thu, Nov 07, 2013

Arthur and Bernadette McGuire’s Daybreak in Raven Terrace and Jason Henchy’s Daybreak in Eyre Square were both proud winners at the 2013 Daybreak Store of the Year awards, which were held in Druids Glen Resort, in Co Wicklow.

Airport site should be made into major sports stadium for the west says Carroll

Thu, Nov 07, 2013

A 25,000 seater stadium for use by rugby, soccer, and the GAA, along with a sports centre of excellence, should be the aim of any future plans for the Galway Airport site in Carnmore.

This is the view of the Fine Gael Mayor of Coounty Galway Liam Carroll, who brokered the deal this week that saw the purchase of the former airport site by the Galway County Council and Galway City Council for €1.1 million.

Healy-Eames to battle FG attempts to throw her out of the party

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Efforts are under way to expel controversial senator Fidelma Healy-Eames from Fine Gael and force her to hand over her membership card — however the Galwegian could become a symbol for tensions within the party over the current leadership.

Body found in search for missing man

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

A car understood to belong to James Ryan, who has been missing since October 22, was found burned out close to Monivea on Tuesday. Gardaí were this week working to identify a body found in the vehicle.

Comers are on board as Galway FC gets ready to apply for licence for next season

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Galway FC has confirmed that it will make a licence application to compete in the 2014 Airtricity League of Ireland season.

Fine Gael poised to gain seats in city in local election

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

A mixture of familiar faces, dynasties, and at least one new name characterise the make up of Fine Gael’s 2014 Local Election ticket for Galway city.

Next May, the party will run former mayor John Mulholland and first time candidate Michelle Murphy in Galway City West; Mayor Pádraig Conneely and Frank Fahy in Galway City Central; and John Walsh, brother of TD Brian Walsh, in Galway City East.

Road safety measures to be implemented in Renmore — Crowe

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

The chairman of Galway City Council’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee, Cllr Michael Crowe, announced this week that a number of areas in Renmore will have traffic calming measures installed in the coming weeks.

“I met with the director of transport some time back and discussed in detail with him the requirement for traffic calming measures in parts of Renmore, and indeed the continuous speeding of vehicles across the entire area,” Cllr Crowe said. “I requested that officials examine a number of neighbourhoods and last month I received a report which was brought to the council meeting. Three areas within Renmore were identified. They are Lurgan Park, Ballyloughane Road, and Lakeshore Drive.

Croi prevention centre leads the way in Europe

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

The Croí Heart & Stroke Centre at Moyola Lane, Newcastle, Galway which was officially opened by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD in November last year, has been lauded as a European leader in Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention by one of Europe’s leading heart experts, Prof David Wood.

Farm inspectors are driving farmers to depths of despair, says Higgins

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

As inspection penalties against farmers continue to rise, it is clear that AGRI inspectors need to be pulled back into line, MEP Jim Higgins said this week.

Anti-Austerity Alliance to hold public meeting

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

The Anti-Austerity Alliance, which is running two candidates in Galway city in next year’s local elections, is to hold a public meeting entitled Building The Alternative.

Memorial cards to be scanned at family history event

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Memorial cards will be scanned into history at a special two-day event hosted by the Western Family History Association in the Lackagh Parish Centre on Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3.

Choose a new timepiece at Fallers

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Fallers Jewellers on Williamsgate Street have a timepiece to suit every style and occasion, whether you are looking for a brand new watch or are hoping to add to your current collection.

Galway model features on cover of Gay Community News

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Ivan Fahy has become the first young Galway person to feature on the cover of Gay Community News. Mr Fahy also discusses his androgynous modelling career in this month’s edition of the flagship magazine for Ireland’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

Mr Fahy (20) has been modelling since 2011, and he experiments with concepts of gender through his work, modelling in both male and female roles.

Free parking comes into force on Monday

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Two hour, free, on street parking, in Galway city centre between the hours of 10am and 12 noon, come into force on Monday and will run for a three week period.

Former IRA hunger striker to speak in Galway

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Tommy McKearney, who took part in the first IRA H Block hunger strike in 1980, spending 53 days on the fast for political status, will address a public meeting in Galway.

Mullin’s Londis supermarket thriving on the support of the Shrule community

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Mullin’s Londis is a family run business which has been providing a diverse and quality service to its local community of Shrule for decades.

Galway must get ‘fair share’ of social housing allocation says Nolan

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Galway must get its “fair share” of the €30 million allocated for social housing in Budget 2014 Galway West Labour Party TD Derek Nolan has demanded.

Crowe warns against cuts to hospital services in new HSE plan

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Concerns are mounting that the HSE Service Plan for the West will see numerous vital healthcare services cut, and a local councillor has called for opposition to any such move.

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