Corribside Walking Club info night tonight — 20 years of walking
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Cumann Siúil Cois Coiribe (Corribside Walking Club) is celebrating 20 years of walking this year, in places ranging from the hills of Connemara to Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
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Cannon welcomes groundbreaking greenway funding for local authorities
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Fine Gael Minister Ciaran Cannon has welcomed the creation of a dedicated funding stream by Transport Minister Shane Ross to support local authorities in bringing new greenway projects to construction.
The funding scheme of €4.5m was announced this week by Minister Ross and all applications for funding under the scheme must be submitted in 2020.
Read more ...Affordable accommodation at a critically low level in Galway
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Galway Simon Community says the availability of affordable rented accommodation is at a critical level in Galway. According to the latest study released by the Simon Communities of Ireland, the gap between the Housing Assistance Payments and market rent prices has continued to increase. This latest Simon Communities study further demonstrates that the private rental sector is not suitable for the delivery of social and affordable housing.
Read more ...Fundraising concert to give Galwayman a 'fighting chance' of beating cancer
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Aimee Banks, the acclaimed soprano and one of Galway's finest voices, will give a concert to raise funds for a Galwayman who needs to travel abroad to receive life saving treatment for colorectal cancer.
Read more ...'Let Theo stay' - Galway musicians and anti-racist campaigners condemn threat to deport popular local musician
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Galway creatives and anti-racism campaigners have condemned the Government's decision to serve a deportation order on a young man who has become a fixture of the city's music scene.
Read more ...St Nicholas’ to celebrate 700th anniversary
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church - an icon of Galway city and one of its finest historic buildings - will celebrate its 700th anniversary this year, and it plans to mark this extraordinary milestone in some style.
Read more ...Fundraising concert to give Galwayman a ‘fighting chance’ of beating cancer
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Aimee Banks, the acclaimed soprano and one of Galway’s finest voices, will give a concert to raise funds for a Galwayman who needs to travel abroad to receive life saving treatment for colorectal cancer.
Read more ...Ballinasloe school in need of new building, says councillor
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Scoil an Chroi Naofa in Ballinasloe is in dire need of a new building according to a Galway county councillor.
Read more ...Galway 2020 traffic plans amended after election clash
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Fears that long-planned traffic and security arrangements for the opening ceremony of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture might prevent city voters getting to the polling stations, have been averted after minor amendments were made last evening to the plan.
Read more ...St Nicholas’ to mark seven centuries in style
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church - an icon of Galway city and one of its finest historic buildings - will celebrate its 700th anniversary this year, and it plans to mark this extraordinary milestone in some style.
Read more ...Cannon announces that New Inn is to get full-sized astroturf pitch
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
A new state of the art full sized AstroTurf pitch is to be developed in the East Galway village of New Inn following the awarding of a grant of almost €1m from the government’s Regional Sports Capital Fund.
Read more ...Grealish welcomes funding of €20.4m for Galway under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Independent Deputy for Galway West, Noel Grealish TD has welcomed funding for Galway of €20.4m under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund.
Read more ...Canney welcomes news on East Galway Sports Campus
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
The East Galway Sports Campus has received a significant Government grant to develop its facilities.
Read more ...Naughton welcomes Connacht Rugby €10 million funding under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
The Government has allocated Connacht Rugby €10 million in funding under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund — Fine Gael TD for Galway West Hildegarde Naughton, who is a season-ticket holder at the Sportsground, had campaigned for the grant funding and brought Leo Varadkar to the grounds last year to see the plans for the 12,000-capacity stadium.
Read more ...€8.3 million in funding for Galway Regional Aquatic and Fitness Centre in Cappagh
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
€8.3 million in funding has been committed by Government to fund the proposed Galway Regional Aquatic and Fitness Centre in Cappagh, in the West of the City.
Read more ...€2.1 million in government funding for Rinville Sportsground
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Oranmore/Maree GAA has confirmed plans for its new Rinville Sportsground development following the announcement of €2.1 million in government funding under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund.
The funding had been sought by local Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton, who had previously secured €66,000 for the facility. She welcomed the latest investment, and said she was delighted for the local community.
Read more ...NUI Galway outlines plan to become driver of change for region
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
NUI Galway has this morning (Thursday) outlined a new strategy which places the institution as a central driver of transformational change for Galway and the West of Ireland.
Read more ...Education is the key to a better life for Travellers, says comedian
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Only 61 members of the Travelling community have been enrolled in third level education since 2017, according to a report commissioned by the Department of Education. The number has increased from 41 in 2016.
Read more ...Council must 'clamp down' on Airbnbs in the city
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
The needs of tourism, and the ability of landlords to avoid restrictions on short term rentals, must not come before people who live in Galway city - especially those struggling to find accommodation.
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