City Hall to blow €60k on nuts

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

The Galway City Council’s biodiversity team is installing one hopper of nuts per hectare of forest its contractors began clear-felling this week, as part of a controversial plan to rejuvenate the city’s largest urban woodlands after sections were devastated by Storm Éowyn last winter.

Bluebird Care brings Virtual Dementia Tour to Athenry Mart

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Bluebird Care’s Immersive Experience Bus arrives at Athenry Co-operative Livestock Mart on Thursday 24 September, giving farming families, carers and anyone with a loved one living with dementia the chance to go through the Virtual Dementia Tour. The bus is at the mart from 10am to 4.30pm and the tour is free.

The Virtual Dementia Tour was developed by Second Wind Dreams in the United States and is used internationally to train care staff and families. Participants put on gloves, goggles and headphones that alter their sight, hearing and touch, and are then asked to carry out a few everyday tasks. It takes about eight minutes. Most people struggle to finish the tasks, and come away with a very different understanding of what a parent, partner or neighbour with dementia is dealing with every day.

Eamonn Deacy Park considered as University seeks to soothe parking shortage

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

The desperate parking situation on campus has led University of Galway officials to look further afield for ‘park and stride’ locations.

Former driving instructor had to re-sit driving test

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

A FORMER qualified driving instructor has to re-sit his driving test, Tuam District Court heard in an unusual case which came before Judge James Faughnan.

Defendant stunned to learn he had stun-gun in his possession

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

A TUAM man said he was totally unaware that he was illegally in possession of a stun-gun at his home in the town.

Believing you are insured is a full defence, Judge states

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

BELIEVING you are insured is a full defence in a no-insurance prosecution, a Judge told Tuam District Court when he struck out a case against a defendant.

GoSafe Byzantine paper trail bewilders defendant and Judge

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

“IS it obligatory now in this country to include your Eircode on official documentation?” was a question posed during a confusing and rather convoluted case involving a man’s misinterpretation of how a fixed charge GoSafe speeding fine should be paid.

Coming or going? GoSafe saga finally comes to a halt

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

A LONG-RUNNING and hotly contested GoSafe speeding prosecution finally reached its conclusion at Tuam District Court when a prosecution Garda Sergeant admitted it was a 50/50 case.

Tús á chur le hobair shábháilteachta bóthair ag Scoil Sailearna

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Tá sé fógartha go gcuirfear tús le hobair thógála taobh amuigh de Scoil Sailearna in Indreabhán Mí Feabhra seo chugainn, le go mbeidh sé níos sábháilte do dhaoine siúl nó rothaíocht a dhéanamh ag an scoil.

Oidhreacht na staire - Paradacsa polaitíochta agus dúshlán ealaíne

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Sa Spidéal a bhí mé an deireadh seachtaine seo caite d’Fhéile John Ford - imeacht a rinne ceiliúradh ar cheann de stiúrthóirí scannán is mó le rá ón 20ú haois.

Oíche Chultúir sa nGaeltacht

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Le tacaíocht ó Ealaín na Gaeltachta, beidh Oíche Chultúir á ceiliúradh ag muintir na Gaeltachta Dé hAoine.

Scoláireacht printíseachta Údarás na Gaeltachta

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Is é amárach, Dé hAoine 18 Meán Fómhair, an spriocdháta d’iarratais do scéim na bprintíseach de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta. Tá breis is 40 scoláireacht printíseachta, de luach níos mó ná €2,000, ar fáil ón Údarás chun tacú le daoine gur mian leo cáilíocht a bhaint amach.

Tacaíonn an scéim scoláireachta do phrintísigh le hiarrthóirí Gaeltachta, a bhfuil Gaeilge líofa acu, agus cuireann sé ar a gcumas cáilíocht a bhaint amach i gceann de na ceirdeanna atá aitheanta ag SOLAS.

Sracfhéachaint le fáil ar shaothair nua sa Taibhdhearc

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Ar Oíche Chultúir, tabharfaidh Amharclann na Taibhdheirce cuireadh don phobal cuid de na saothair dhrámaíochta agus fhilíochta atá á fhorbairt mar chuid den chlár Taibhsín a fheiceáil.

Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile aríst

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Fillfidh an bhanríon mhara clúiteach Gráinne Mhaol Ní Mháille ar Chúige Chonnacht aríst nuair a léireofar an dráma nuascríofa Misneach na mBanríon i gCaisleán Achadh an Iúir, Uachtar Ard, oíche Dé hAoine.

Séasúr nua scannán i gCois Fharraige

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Cuirfidh Club Scannán Sailearna tús le séasúr nua scannán in Amharclann Chois Fharraige [Seanscoil Sailearna] an tseachtain seo chugainn.

A storm in a G-Cup? Galway’s logo row is about more than a logo

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

There are few things more reliably capable of starting an argument in Galway than traffic, parking, buses, planning — and, apparently, the letter G.

Confined lives of the city explored

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

How Galwegians lived contained or confined within several of the city’s institutions will be the thread that links an evening of walking and historical talks for Culture Night, tomorrow, Friday, September 18, beginning at 5pm.

Mayor defends city’s coat of arms

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

The Mayor of the City of Galway has formally demanded the city’s ancient coat of arms be included in any rebranding of the city council.

Hard-working man avoids criminal conviction

Wed, Sep 16, 2026

A judge described a defendant before her as a hard-working young man who had behaved “out of character” when she dealt with a public order charge against him.

Young drug driver off the road for a year

Tue, Sep 15, 2026

A young apprentice electrician was put off the road for a year and fined when convicted of driving with cocaine in his system.

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