Flannery accuses Leisureland board of ‘dereliction of duty’

Thu, May 08, 2014

Local Election candidate for Galway West, Pearce Flannery, has reacted angrily to the news that the board of Leisureland is to only receive an update from the facility’s management at a monthly meeting tomorrow, May 9.

Engineering students offered €20k scholarship

Thu, May 08, 2014

A scholarship worth €20,000 is available to Galway’s engineering students if they are currently attending secondary school.

‘Outrageous’ - Galway Film Fleadh budget slashed by €2,000

Thu, May 01, 2014

Despite Galway’s bid to become an UNESCO City of Film, the Galway City Council has slashed almost €4,000 from grants to local film organisations, a move which has been described as “outrageous”.

New motorway expected to create one thousand new jobs

Thu, May 01, 2014

More than 1,000 jobs are expected to be created in the Galway construction sector, following the signing of contracts to build the M17-M18 Gort-Tuam motorway.

Filling potholes leaves roads looking ‘like patchwork quilts’ says Thomas

Thu, May 01, 2014

Filling potholes is not a solution to dire road conditions in Moycullen/Roscahill, where the road surfaces themselves remain unchanged since the 1970s.

New Sinn Féin candidate

Thu, May 01, 2014

Eoghan MacCormaic has become a late entrant into the Local Elections, and will be standing for Sinn Féin in the Loughrea Local Election Area.

Flannery demands ‘outright ban on election posters’

Thu, May 01, 2014

Pearce Flannery has slammed city councillors as “elitist and out of touch” and demanded a ban on election posters, despite being a local election candidate with numerous posters across Galway City West.

Kelly calls for more youth facilities on city’s east side

Thu, May 01, 2014

A lack of playing pitches, playgrounds, and youth facilities is one of the most pressing social problems on the city’s east side and needs to be taken seriously by the Galway City Council.

NUI Galway students' union to hold fiftieth anniversary reunion

Thu, May 01, 2014

NUI Galway students’ union turns 50 this year, and the union is inviting all past and present NUI Galway students' union officers, staff, journalists, colleagues, and friends to celebrate at a reunion next month.

New primary care centre opens in Athenry

Thu, May 01, 2014

A new primary care centre in Athenry, which was officially opened this week, will give the public easy access to an increased range of services in one location.

Buy a ticket and help Connemara graduate do everyday things

Thu, May 01, 2014

The life of a Co Galway university graduate will be transformed within the next few months when she receives Bebionic prosthetic arms.

New regulations will cost farmers dear, warns Fahy

Thu, May 01, 2014

Crippling farming overheads will be made worse by new tractor and agricultural trailer regulations, which will also be a major stumbling block for those entering farming.

Garvey pledges to vote against council rate increases if elected

Thu, May 01, 2014

An Independent county candidate has pledged to vote against any increases in rates for small businesses through five years of the next council.

Independent Connemara candidate Ronan Garvey has pledged that he will not support any further increases on rate,s but will actively oppose such measures, if he is elected to the Galway County Council on May 23.

Holohan warns of fatal accident risk at Taylor’s Hill/Threadneedle Road

Thu, May 01, 2014

The Taylor’s Hill/Threadneedle Road junction is a danger to schoolchildren and pedestrians, while displays of bad temper from motorists is create “noise pollution 24 hours a day”.

Students urged to receive measles vaccination as fifteen cases reported

Thu, May 01, 2014

The HSE West is urging all third level students to ensure they are fully protected against measles.

New primary care centre opens in Athenry

Thu, May 01, 2014

A new primary care centre in Athenry, which was officially opened this week, will give the public easy access to an increased range of services in one location.

Moves which could have privatised Knocknacarra Community Centre halted

Thu, May 01, 2014

Moves which could potentially have led to the privatisation of the Knocknacarra Community Centre have been halted. A chance now exists for locals to put forward ideas on how the centre can be run.

At Monday’s city council meeting, Independent Galway City West councillor Catherine Connolly put forward a motion, asking city manager Brendan McGrath not to take any further steps to complete the ‘expressions of interest’ process for the Knocknacarra Community Centre.

Emrich demands candidates fight cuts to homeless services

Thu, May 01, 2014

Any threat to funding for homeless services for Galway city must be opposed, and candidates owe it to the electorate to make a pledge to fight any cuts to this sector.

‘Ageist’ accusations rebuffed by FG candidate

Thu, May 01, 2014

Accusations of “mudslinging” have been levelled at Fianna Fáil in Connemara after elements within the party accused a Fine Gael candidate of “ageism”.

SF ‘bombproof’ for a seat?

Thu, May 01, 2014

Sinn Féin’s chances of taking an EU Parliament seat in the Midlands-North-West constituency have been described as “bombproof”.

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