Saving on TV licence proves very costly

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

Trying to save money by not paying for a TV licence, as is required by law, proved a very costly mistake for some viewers who were fined heavily for the offence when their cases came before Judge Vincent Deane at Loughrea District Court.

From Athenry to Africa

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

Christy O’Hara and Martina Farragher will never forget the sheer joy on the Tanzanian children’s faces when they saw balloons for the first time. Their eyes opened wide with excitement as they were inflated and then released into the air. The atmosphere was electric as they chased them around the place, shrieking with delight.

Court hears man in custody following public drunkenness is now ‘off the drink’

Wed, Dec 03, 2025

A man who is currently in custody is off the drink now, his solicitor told Galway District Court when dealing with a public order charge brought against him for public drunkenness.

Portumna to host 2026 National Famine Commemoration

Tue, Dec 02, 2025

The 2026 National Famine Commemoration will take place in Portumna next May.

Last chance for first-time cocaine offender

Tue, Dec 02, 2025

“This is his first time in a court and no doubt it will be his last,” is how a defence solicitor summed up his client who appeared before Judge John King at Galway District Court on a charge of possessing cocaine.

Tuam students empowered to reduce energy consumption at Greens Schools’ workshop

Tue, Dec 02, 2025

Secondary school students in Tuam learned how they can take steps to conserve electricity during the recent An Taisce Green-Schools’ regional energy workshop, in partnership with EirGrid, operator and developer of the national electricity grid.

Deli thief ordered to stay away from Dunne’s Stores

Mon, Dec 01, 2025

A young man who walked out of Dunne’s Stores, Briarhill without paying for food from the deli counter was ordered to stay away from the store when he was found guilty of the theft.

Chronic alcoholic ‘a nuisance but not a menace’

Fri, Nov 28, 2025

A solicitor told a Court that his chronic alcoholic client, who had 52 previous convictions for public order offences, usually for being drunk in public, was a “nuisance but not a menace”.

Three billion euro bonanza

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Government ministers have allocated an unprecedented €3 billion toward transport infrastructure for Galway.

COPE Galway offers essential lifeline to over 3,000 people in times of crisis and uncertainty

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

COPE Galway’s 2024 Annual Report, published today, shows how the charity adapted to a year of high demand and increasing complexity, responding with innovation and compassion to the needs of 3,184 people across Galway, including 1,010 older people supported through community activities and social supports, including Meals4Health, a social enterprise of COPE Galway, who produced and delivered 98,954 meals.

Desperate need for shoebox donations

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

The Team Hope children's charity is in desperate need of soft toys for its annual Christmas shoebox campaign.

Dolan welcomes public consultation on proposed changes to the 425A route

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

The National Transport Authority (NTA) is running a public consultation on proposed changes to the existing 425A bus service between Mountbellew and Galway city. Members of the public are invited to review the proposed amendments to the route and make suggestions until January 9.

Meeting on Left unity

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

What's Next For The Left? will be chaired by former University of Galway historian, John Cunningham, and is open to the public

Muted welcome for rail funding from O'Hara

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Sinn Féin's Louis O’Hara has welcomed funding for reopening the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Claremorris.

TD demands ringroad timeframe

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Galway West TD John Connolly pressed the minister during Dáil Questions this week, complaining that the project has endured “prolonged delays in the planning and assessment system."

Sieges of Galway feature in new book

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Both the longest and shortest urban sieges in Irish history were experienced in Galway, according to a new book, by military historian Dr Pádraig Lenihan.

Seoige speaks on election nightmare

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Former Fianna Fáil election hopeful Gráinne Seoige has issued a statement criticising politically motivated commentary of her candidacy in last year’s general election, and outlined the trauma fake pornography caused to her.

O’Hara welcomes opening of NTA public consultation on bus services

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has welcomed the opening of a public consultation on proposals regarding the 425A bus service from Mountbellew-Galway, the proposed Athenry-Tuam local link and bus services for Athenry.

NTA quizzed on GLUAS and bus networks in Oireachtas Committee

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Last week the National Transport Authority met with the Oireachtas Transport Committee and answered questions about two significant Galway projects. The Galway Bus Network Redesign has recently been updated, but will not roll out until 2027 at the earliest.

Rush hour protests against rat runs

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Residents of two notorious rat runs on the east side of the city say they have had enough, and will stage protests tomorrow, Friday, November 28, during morning rush hour.

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