Ó Cuív questions Ring on department underspend on rural Ireland

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Despite what a leading Galway TD has called “a last minute spending spree” towards the end of 2017, €19 million of funds allocated to the Department of Rural and Community Development remains unspent.

The Department, and its Minister, Dep Michael Ring, have come in for criticism from Éamon Ó Cuív, the Galway West TD and Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Regional, Rural, Gaeltacht & Island Affairs, for failing to spend 11.6 per cent of the €163 million it was allocated last year.

Stars come out as Ballyturk wows New York critics

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

The stars came out for the US premiere of the Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival co-production Ballyturk this week, as the show wowed New York critics.

Trasna na dTonnta

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Cruthófar cibear-Ghaeltacht ar líne ó Dé Luain seo chugainn, 22 Eanáir, go dtí Dé hAoine 26 Eanáir mar thoradh ar thogra nua atá curtha ar bun ag Fondúireacht Ollscoil Éireann Cheanada. Le linn na seachtaine seo tá siad ag iarraidh go mbeadh slua mór daoine ar fud an domhain, ag giolcaireacht as Gaeilge is ag úsáid an haischlib #TrasnaNadTonnta chomh minic agus is féidir.

Cláraigh anois do Sheachtain na Gaeilge

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag ullmhú Clár na Gaillimhe do Sheachtain na Gaeilge faoi láthair. Beidh Seachtain na Gaeilge 2018 ar siúl ón 1 – 17 Márta agus beidh na céadta imeacht ar siúl le linn na tréimhse sin agus na mílte duine ag glacadh páirte sna himeachtaí.

Lyons calls for extra bus services for west side of city

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

If land and funds can be made available, bus services can be provided for housing estates close to Circular Road and to the Upper Ballymoneen Road, which have no bus services at present.

Cuddy calls for weekend opening of Rinville Park toilets

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Public toilets at Rinville Park, Oranmore, must be opened at weekends to facilitate the large number of visitors during this time, according to Independent county councillor. Jim Cuddy.

Fundraising table quiz

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

People Before Profit Galway will hold a fundraising table quiz this coming Monday at 7.30pm downstairs in The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street.

All questions will relate to Galway city and county. All funds raised will go towards supporting the PBPG organisation and its campaigns. “People Before Profit are a grassroots party without the support of wealthy donors or corporations,” said a spokesperson for the group, “so all support is much needed and gratefully received.”

Newfound artefacts should be housed in county, says Minister

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Artefacts from the newly discovered 13th century castle in Galway’s Quay Street could form part of a future exhibition in Portumna celebrating the de Burgo family’s links to the area, according to a Galway East TD and Junior Minister.

Will Galway ever do ‘socially responsible sustainable’ planning?

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

If the pre-Christmas fear that we would have a general election achieved nothing else, it did flush a few Dáil hopefuls out into the public domain, resulting in a bit of competitive electioneering, particularly from two of the city's more testosterone loaded FF hopefuls.

'Food is very much about bringing people together'

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Gourmets of Galway have an exciting year in store as the city and county have been chosen as the 2018 European Region of Gastronomy - the first time the award has gone to Ireland.

Thirty years in the making — Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre opens its doors

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

The long-awaited Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre opened its doors this week, following one of the longest running community campaigns in the country.

Local residents have been campaigning for a community centre in the area since 1987. The centre was officially opened in May 2016; however it has effectively remained closed until now due to concerns over how the facility would be staffed and administered.

A glimpse back into an Ireland we deny knowing

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Sometimes we imagine we are further removed from depravity that we actually are.

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Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Witnesses sought to Eyre Square assault
Gardai are appealing for information relating to a serious assault which occurred in Eyre Square last month.

Rabbitte warns of ‘severe fodder crisis’ unless funding is put in place

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

The failure of Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to establish a fodder support scheme for farmers is “worrying and disappointing”, according to Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte.

The Fodder Action Group met this week but Minister Michael Creed refused to establish a fund for farmers affected by the fodder crisis. The failrure has been criticised by Dep Rabbitte, who said she was “struggling to understand” the Minister’s reluctance “when farmers in Galway and along the west coast are at pains to emphasise the serious impact the fodder crisis is having”.

Councillor calls for urgent meeting after stray horse incident

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

A collision between a stray horse and a motor vehicle on the N84 Headford Road on Monday morning has led to calls for an emergency special meeting of the Athenry-Oranmore Municipal District Council.

Call for hike in fine for illegal parking in disabled spaces

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Drivers who park illegally in disabled parking spaces should face “substantially increased fixed charged fines”, according to Social Democrats Roscommon-Galway candidate Ken Campbell, who is calling for the current fine of €80 to be increased.

Warning on unsolicited calls or emails

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Gardai have issued a warning following several reports of people receiving requests for personal information over the phone and via email.

Financial institutions or any other official organisation will never ask for personal details via phone or email. Do not respond to any unsolicited requests of this kind. In some cases, even by answering the phone these fraudsters can gleam details stored on your phone. Gardai strongly advise people not to answer the phone to any strange numbers. If you require any further information or advice, contact Galway Garda Station at 091 538000, or your local Garda station.

Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental honoured during Galway visit

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Bergen Belsen Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental was in Galway this week for a special screening in The Eye Cinema of “Condemned to Remember”, a documentary inspired by his experiences as a child during the war.

O Coineen is back at the helm to finish what he started

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Galway yachtsman Enda O Coineen is set to “unofficially” complete the 2016/17 edition of the Vendee Globe solo round the world yacht race from New Zealand - a year after he was forced to abandon the event in the Southern Ocean.

Boost for Galway Hospice through Dormant Accounts Funding

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway and Mayo South, Seán Kyne last evening (Wednesday) confirmed an allocation of almost €100,000 for Galway Hospice from the Dormant Accounts Fund.

The funding is being provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which will be reimbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund.

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