Mains replacement works to begin in Dunmore next week

Wed, Nov 05, 2025

Works are due to commence on a programme of mains replacements in Dunmore next week.

Man with no insurance ends up with double cover

Tue, Nov 04, 2025

A mix-up over insurance coverage led to a Tuam farmer paying double premiums, a Judge decided, when he appeared before him on a charge of driving without insurance.

Explorers of sea and land to feature in this month's Kinvara Adventure Talks

Tue, Nov 04, 2025

The popular Kinvara Adventure Talks series is returning for its 11th season, with more tales and footage from people’s adventure travels around the globe.

Fixed charge speeding fine unpaid because 'the dog ate it'

Mon, Nov 03, 2025

A driver caught speeding by a detector van told a Judge that he couldn’t pay the fixed charge fine sent in the post because “the dog ate it”.

'Momentary lapse in concentration' resulted in rear-ending

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

A garage man who rear-ended another vehicle and caused extensive damage was not distracted by his phone or by changing the channel of his radio when the accident occurred.

Low tide during Storm Éowyn saved lives, says report

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

If Storm Éowyn had hit Galway at high tide last January, lives would have been lost. This is the brutal conclusion of a new report from the government’s National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM), quietly published last week.

Craughwell customers set to benefit from significant water mains upgrades

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

Uisce Éireann customers in Craughwell can look forward to an improved supply of clean, safe drinking water.

Galway-based marketer launches AiSe to help local businesses get discovered in the new era of AI search

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

After more than 15 years of helping Irish and global brands grow, Galway-based marketing strategist Kevin Breslin is launching a new consultancy. AiSe, Ireland’s first consultancy focused entirely on helping brands adapt to AI search, will ensure local businesses stay visible in the new world of AI-powered search.

Kevin has spent his career helping Irish businesses adapt to change, from the early days of digital marketing to the present rise of AI. As a former head at Revium, an AI sales platform, and a long-time advisor to brands across Ireland, he brings deep strategic knowledge and a practical, no-hype approach to marketing essential for companies adapting to the next phase.

Say ‘I Do’ in style: Host your dream wedding at HYDE Bar Galway

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

For couples dreaming of a Galway wedding that’s chic, unique, and full of heart, HYDE Bar is ready to make it a reality.Tucked into the stylish heart of Galway City, HYDE is more than just a bar – it’s a venue designed for unforgettable celebrations.

Claddagh Credit Union launches new standard mortgage product

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

In good news for home buyers and switchers, Claddagh Credit Union is launching a new standard mortgage product. With a competitive variable rate of 3.85%, and an interest rate capped at 4.4% for the first three years, the innovative new product provides borrowers with a certainty of repayment, while also delivering the benefits of a variable offering.

Champions Galway prominent in new two-part TV series on camogie title run

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

Galway camogie will feature prominently in a new thrilling fly on the wall series on the All-Ireland senior camogie championship, won in stirring fashion by the Tribeswomen in August.

Petition launched to help Scoil an Chroí Naofa secure long-awaited new school building

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

The school community of Scoil an Chroí Naofa, a DEIS Band 1 primary school in the centre of Ballinasloe town has launched an online petition as well as a social media campaign in a bid to get their new school building project to the tender stage with the Department of Education and Youth after 24 years.

Galway County Council launches €762,000 Community Climate Action Fund

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

Galway County Council has announced a €762,000 Community Climate Action Fund aimed at supporting grassroots efforts to implement climate action projects across the county.

Galway County Council launches revamped bilingual website

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

Galway County Council has launched a completely redesigned bilingual website aimed at delivering faster, clearer, and more accessible information to residents, businesses, and visitors.

Ardán: Giving the West’s storytellers their stage

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

In the hub of Galway’s creative quarter, within the CREW Enterprise and Innovation Hub, Ardán is quietly transforming the landscape of the Irish audio-visual industry. Its name — the Irish for stage or platform — perfectly captures its purpose: to lift up creative voices and give them a place to be heard.

Sisters hurled obscenities at gardaí in Tuam wedding brawl

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

TWO sisters who abused Gardaí in the aftermath of a Tuam wedding brawl had public order charges against them struck out when they made a €500 donation to the Little Blue Heroes Foundation which grants honorary Garda status to seriously ill children, among other activities.

Woman who mimed phoning insurance company didn’t fool Gardaí

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

A woman who pretended she was calling her insurance company when stopped by Gardaí narrowly avoided a prison sentence for repeatedly driving without being insured.

Sawn-offs and cocaine press found by Gardaí in New Inn

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

A MAN who faces charges of being in possession of two sawn-off shotguns and a cocaine press had his case sent forward to the Circuit Criminal Court in Galway, when he came before Judge James Faughnan at Ballinasloe District Court.

Defendant gone to Portugal to sit driving test, court told

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

Ballinasloe District Court heard that a Brazilian man who had been given time by the Court to sit his driving test had gone to Portugal to do his test because there was no language issue for him there.

‘It seems a lot of rubber grew overnight – Garda sergeant told court

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

“It seems a lot of rubber grew overnight” was the response of a prosecuting Garda Sgt when a defendant produced a document from a tyre centre indicating that the front tyre which a Garda registered as bald the day before, met the required legal standard the next day.

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