Communities asked to support Greenway through ‘hidden’ east Galway

Tue, Sep 01, 2020

Cllr Dr Evelyn Parsons has joined with other local Independent representatives, Deputy Sean Canney, Deputy Denis Naughten, Cllr Tim Broderick, and Cllr Gabe Connolly in calling on local communities to make a submission on the new Athlone to Galway greenway, seeking a route from Athlone and Ballinasloe through to Athenry and then on to Galway City.

GMIT awarded Government grant for capital works and equipment

Mon, Aug 31, 2020

The president of GMIT, Dr Orla Flynn, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, of a grant of €1,067,000 for capital works and equipment in GMIT.

New footpath will be a huge benefit to Headford says Reddington

Mon, Aug 31, 2020

Funding for a new footpath to connect existing walkways along the R333 will be a huge benefit to Headford, that is according to Fine Gael councillor Andrew Reddington.

Galway Lifeboat called to yacht in difficulty on Galway Bay

Mon, Aug 31, 2020

A man whose yacht got into difficulty on Galway Bay on Monday has been rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

The yacht was sailing from Barna to Ballyvaughan when the forestay (stay) broke and the mast crashed onto the deck.

4 Of The Best Irish TV Shows To Binge-Watch Right Now

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

This year has been a big year for streaming tv shows as many people have been spending a lot of time at home due to Covid-19 lockdowns. As many usual holidaymakers are still looking for the right time to travel this summer, others are deciding to stay put at home or opting for a ‘staycation’ instead. Luckily, there are plenty of entertaining tv shows to keep us all entertained for hours. Over the past few years, there has been a sharp rise of binge-worthy tv shows with audiences making them trend on social media. Some of the most watched shows on Netflix in December 2019 were Stranger Things, The Umbrella Academy, You, and Sex Education.

Public fury at Clifden dinner shows little sign of abating

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Public anger at the decision to proceed with a golf society dinner in breach of public health guidelines in Clifden is showing no sign of abating a week after the event.

Amazon announces new wind farm project in Galway

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Amazon have announced a new 115-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Ardderroo, near Moycullen, which will begin operating in 2022, and will support their Amazon Web Services (AWS ) data centres in the country.

Call for city council to honour labour and finance commitments to invest in city parks

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Community activists are calling on Galway City Council to honour pre-Covid budgetary commitments to substantially increase labour and financial resources in the city’s parks, as well as to immediately implement the lessons learnt from the lockdown that safe well-maintained biodiversity-rich urban green and blue spaces are vital to people’s health and that of the planet.

NUI Galway to receive over 300K in mental health funding

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

It has been announced that NUI Galway will receive some €313,000 to support students' mental health and wellbeing for the upcoming academic year

From Galway to Melbourne, swimmers virtual swim raises over €100k

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West has been held throughout the month of August this year and has already raised more than €100,000.

Reddington welcomes Claran Community Hall grant

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

A grant of some €61,000 for Claran Community Hall has been approved.

NUIG charging repeat exam fee 'the height of unfairness', says Farrell

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

At a time when there is little summer income available to students, it is "the height of unfairness" that students of NUI Galway should incur a €295 repeat exam fee, when their counterparts in other Irish universities have had their repeat fees waived.

NUIG and GMIT must 'provide clarity' over student accommodation, says Cheevers

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Students of NUI Galway and the GMIT must not sign long term student accommodation leases until they know how long they will be physically spending on campus due to the situation with Covid-19.

Hoare calls for footpaths on Circular Road and Ballagh Road

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The €120,000 allocated for new footpaths along Letteragh Road "will be wasted" if those new footpaths cannot be continued along Circular Road and onto St James National School.

New lighting in South Park and Blackrock will 'extend the prom in winter'

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Public lighting along South Park, and from Blackrock to the caravan park, will be "welcomed by those who regularly walk" both areas, and such lighting will have the effect of "extending the Promenade in winter time”.

€500,000 allocated for mental health services in NUIG and GMIT

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Almost €500,000 has been allocated to NUI Galway and the GMIT to recruit additional student counsellors and assistant psychologists.

Galway students will have access to laptops under new scheme

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Third level students in Galway will benefit from a new €1,366,693 fund to help them access laptops and other devices, as part of a larger Government package to help the education sector deal with the impact of Covid-19.

Eco-friendly Ilen sets sail today for Aran Islands

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Ireland’s only surviving wooden sail cargo vessel revived a tradition lost a century ago when it embarked on a symbolic series of sustainable wind-powered supply trips to islands on the south and west coasts on Sunday. And today (Thursday) it sets off on a journey from Baltimore to the Aran Islands.

Thrilling result in Ireland’s oldest and Europe’s longest inland boat race

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The annual Cong Galway Boat Race, sponsored by Ashford Estate, took place last weekend against a backdrop of challenging weather conditions.

Sadness at death of towering arts icon Sean Stafford

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

President Michael D. Higgins has led tributes to well-known arts figure Seán Stafford who has died at the age of 96. For some 60 years, Mr Stafford served as an actor, director and board member at The National Irish Language Theatre based in Galway, ‘An Taibhdhearc’.

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