Musical treat to raise funds for Tomorrow for Tomás

Thu, May 17, 2018

A concert later this month will raise much-needed funds for Tomorrow for Tomás, a charity set up to assist Tomás, a bright chatty boy originally from Renmore and now living in Corofin, who has faced some major challenges in his first seven years.

CARI Volunteer Forensic Accompaniment Service named Volunteers of the Year

Thu, May 17, 2018

There was widespread acclaim on Tuesday night when CARI Volunteer Forensic Accompaniment Service were announced as Galway City Council Volunteers of the Year, at the 15th Annual Mayor’s Awards for Galway City.

Cancer Care West’s support to those affected by cervical cancer crisis

Thu, May 17, 2018

Over the past two weeks, Cancer Care West, based in the Westside, Galway has been offering information, support and counselling to women and families affected by the cervical screening crisis.

Western Alzheimers Quiz in Skeff

Thu, May 17, 2018

Test your 90s and noughies knowledge. Get your thinking caps on and take a trip down memory lane for the fundraising quiz which takes place in the Skeff Late Bar, Eyre Square on May 22nd from 7pm.

Festival weekend to celebrate 75 years of Shantalla

Thu, May 17, 2018

Shantalla is to hold the second Shantalla Festival Weekend after last year’s success. This one will be extra special as it marks the 75th year of Shantalla.

Weekend closure of beach toilets ‘mind boggling’ says O’Flaherty

Thu, May 17, 2018

A city councillor has slammed as “mind boggling” and “ridiculous”, the closure of toilets on a city beach at weekends — the time when they are most in demand.

Independent city councillor Terry O’Flaherty said it made no sense for public toilets on Ballyloughane Beach to be open during weekdays and left “locked up” at the weekends. As a result, she put forward a motion at Monday’s Galway City Council meeting calling for the opening of the toilets both in Ballyloughane and Silver Strand. It received unanimous support from her fellow councillors.

Busking bye-laws ‘very damaging for our city’ — Cubbard

Thu, May 17, 2018

“A sad and very damaging day for our city” is how councillor Mike Cubbard has described the introduction of bye-laws that will curtail and reduce the ability of buskers to perform in Galway city centre.

At yesterday’s Galway City Council meeting, controversial bye-laws regulating busking in the city centre were passed. The new laws mean buskers will not be permitted to use amplification until after 6pm; performers aged under 16 will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian; while ‘circle acts’ - buskers/street entertainers which draw large crowds - which some feel impede movement through the city streets - will not be allowed to perform on Shop Street until after 6pm.

IDA to encourage future business location to Oranmore, says Grealish after meeting

Thu, May 17, 2018

The IDA has agreed to encourage future industries planning to establish a base in Galway, to set up on lands owned by the authority in Oranmore, a move one local TD believes will help combat Parkmore’s chronic traffic congestion.

NUI Galway conference to focus on the rights of migrants and refugees

Thu, May 17, 2018

NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, is hosting an international conference on ‘The Rights of Migrants and Refugees: the role of courts and tribunals’ starting today (Thursday) and continuing tomorrow.

Non-verbal sailor to take on the best at summer regatta

Thu, May 17, 2018

This summer the Seafest event will show us all how the sea is for everyone. Like the hugely successful event last year, it will show off the possibilities of the activities on the sea, what we can learn from the sea, and how we should respect the sea. And this summer in Galway, two brothers will show how they are taking on a challenge to show us just how accessible a marine challenge can be.

Busking is not banned in Galway, says Mayor who feels quality of act will improve

Thu, May 17, 2018

Mayor of Galway Pearce Flannery has hit out at the amount of disinformation regarding the Council decision on busking and performance byelaws which were passed at Monday’s meeting of the City Council.

He says that it should be noted that at no stage whatsoever was it ever proposed to ban busking in Galway nor is there a ban on busking now.

Busking bye-laws 'very damaging for our city' - Cubbard

Tue, May 15, 2018

"A sad and very damaging day for our city" is how councillor Mike Cubbard has described the introduction of bye-laws that will curtail and reduce the ability of buskers to perform in Galway city centre.

Ireland West Airport to hold 3rd annual charity 5k runway run

Tue, May 15, 2018

Ireland West Airport, in partnership with Portwest, are set to welcome over 1,000 people to the airport’s runway as they once again host the annual charity 5k runway fun run on Saturday May 26th at 19:00.

IDA to encourage future business location to Oranmore

Mon, May 14, 2018

The IDA has agreed to encourage future industries planning to establish a base in Galway, to set up on lands owned by the authority in Oranmore, a move one local TD believes will help combat Parkmore's chronic traffic congestion.

60,000 fans to paint the city ‘Ed

Thu, May 10, 2018

Galway will be painted ‘Ed’ this weekend as an expected 60,000 fans flock to the city to see Ed Sheeran perform at Pearse Stadium. Construction crews are this morning (Thursday) putting the finishing touches to the mammoth stage on the pitch at Salthill.

Boston Mayor to be granted the Freedom of the county on Monday

Thu, May 10, 2018

Martin J Walsh, the Irish-American Democrat Mayor of the City of Boston, Martin J Walsh, will next week become the first individual to be granted the Freedom of the County of Galway.

That they may have life...

Thu, May 10, 2018

New life.
It is Eastertime. At long last, Spring is in the air, and with it, a new spring in our step. All around us life is burgeoning again, new life. We cannot cut hedges anymore this year. It is strictly forbidden till Autumn: the birds are nesting. Our laws are determined to protect them so that new bird-life be given every chance. Every chance of life. And rightly so.

New fisheries campaign aimed at trout anglers during Mayfly season

Thu, May 10, 2018

Inland Fisheries Ireland recently announced the launch of a new campaign, ‘Operation Ephemera’, which is designed to alert anglers to the intensification of efforts to detect those who either take undersize trout or more trout than the rules allow.

Compliance with other relevant angling regulations and rules, including relevant permit conditions which pertain on certain lakes, will also be enforced.

AtlanTec Festival returns for fourth year

Thu, May 10, 2018

Festival season in Galway is well underway with the AtlanTec Festival 2018, which runs through to 25 May. Now in its fourth year, the IT festival is organised by the IT Association Galway (ITAG). At the heart of the festival will be the international conference on 24 May, co-hosted by NUI Galway.

This year’s AtlanTec Conference at NUI Galway is themed on ‘The Art of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning’. Some 300 business leaders and expert software developers are expected to attend the day-long conference which will explore all aspects of the topic.

In Ireland we can do better — Vote No for mothers and babies

Thu, May 10, 2018

On May 25 we will be asked to remove unborn children’s right to life of from the Constitution. Why? To make abortion widely available up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and even to make abortion legal up to birth in certain cases.

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