Home and cyber security public meeting

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

A public meeting, covering personal security, home security, internet security, and cyber security will take place in the SCCUL enterprises building café, Ballybane, on Tuesday April 23 at 7.30pm.

'A shambles' — Councillors express frustration at slow progress of the Sailín to Silverstrand project

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

The slow progress at providing a coastal walk between the promenades at Salthill and Silverstrand has been branded "a shambles" by one Galway city councillor.

Council to establish full-time grounds staff for city parks

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

The Galway City Council is to establish a full-time permanent grounds staff unit for Galway City's three main parks - Terryland Forest Park, Merlin Woods and Cappagh Park.

The move has been welcomed by Joe Loughnane, People Before Profit candidate for Galway City Central. "These spaces are invaluable to Galway's biodiversity, can help us tackle climate change, and improve the health and education of Galway's population," he said.

Council told only fifty four houses delivered under Rebuilding Ireland scheme last year

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Only 54 houses were delivered by the Galway City Council and approved housing bodies (AHB) under the Rebuilding Ireland scheme for 2018.

'To be able to represent a country of more than three hundred million people is very special'

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Emigration from Ireland is not a new tale. You would be hard pressed to find one person on the island who does not have one family member or friend who has left Ireland for pastures new. Many Irish abroad survive and thrive in their new surroundings while others return home, seeing the sojourn as an experience that did not work out or an adventure that had to come to an end due to the irrepressible pull of home. For Paul Mullen his experience is most definitely best categorised as the former.

Salthill initiatives secure council backing with funding

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Local Salthill initiatives Salthill by the Sea - A year of Events on the Prom and Galway International Food and Craft Festival were the major local winners from the Galway City Council's 2019 marketing promotion fund.

The fund which was agreed at the city council's monthly meeting at City Hall on Monday saw Salthill by the Sea and the Galway International Food and Craft Festival secure €20,000 and €15,000 after Fine Gael councillor Pearce Flannery saw his motion to give the projects an extra funding of €10,000 each was passed nine votes to eight.

Labour calls for Galway to have electric taxi fleet by 2025

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Carbon emissions in Galway can be cut significantly if taxi drivers are provided with incentives to switch to electric cars, according to a Labour Galway City Central candidate John McDonagh.

Call for community and voluntary groups to apply for HSE grants

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Community and voluntary groups in Galway, which are involved in the provision of health and personal care services, are being encouraged to apply for funds under a grant scheme run by the HSE.

NUIG Young Fine Gael supports decriminalisation of drugs

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Drug possession and addiction should be treated as a public health issue, and not as a criminal matter, according to the NUI Galway branch of Young Fine Gael.

GIAF launches 2019 Festival Friends scheme

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Galway International Arts Festival has announced details of its 2019 Friends Campaign, which invites businesses and individuals to "get on board and play a part in creating something extraordinary" during the festival, which runs from July 15 to 28.

'Open minded discussions' needed to unlock deadlock in traffic congestion

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Striving to get the adequate mobility mix in Galway is not without challenges, as the overbearing pressure on Galway’s transport infrastructure is becoming increasingly evident every day.

Planning shortcomings, not objectors, to blame for bypass not getting permission

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Independent Galway West TD, Noel Grealish, in the March 28 edition of the Galway Advertiser, said the problems with the new proposed Ring Road/Inner Bypass lay less with the Galway City Council or An Bord Pleanála, but are mostly a consequence of the State’s planning laws.

Galway gamer's charity event to keep Teach Solais open into next year

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

The Teach Solais LGBT Resource centre on Merchants Road will be able to stay open into 2020 following the successful raising of close to €5,000 by a Galway gamer.

Putts For Paws — golf classic to aid MADRA

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Golfers can tee up to raise vital funds for local dog rescue and adoption charity, MADRA, at their Putts for Paws event on Friday, May 10 at the Connemara Championship Golf Links, Ballyconneely.

This am-am golf classic will swing into action at 12pm and the MADRA team are hoping the event will drive Galway golfers out to support the canines in their care.

Galway actors feature on Peadar Gibbons audiobook

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

An audiobook version of the recently released novel The Confession of Peadar Gibbons is now available on Audible and iTunes.

The parts of the characters in the novel are read by well-known actors Diarmuid de Faoite and Liz Quinn.

‘Open minded discussions’ needed to unlock deadlock in traffic congestion

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Striving to get the adequate mobility mix in Galway is not without challenges, as the overbearing pressure on Galway’s transport infrastructure is becoming increasingly evident every day.

Galway gamer’s charity event to keep Teach Solais open into next year

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

The Teach Solais LGBT Resource centre on Merchants Road will be able to stay open into 2020 following the successful raising of close to €5,000 by a Galway gamer.

Earlier this month, Galway gamer Casey Explosion ran a marathon gaming session, which was also streamed online, and saw involvement from academics, journalists, and online personalities, and netted a total of $5,355 (€4,750) for Teach Solais, which is currently in financial difficulties, following the refusal of a number of funding requests

Planning shortcomings, not objectors, to blame for bypass not getting permission, says An Taisce

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Independent Galway West TD, Noel Grealish, in the March 28 edition of the Galway Advertiser, said the problems with the new proposed Ring Road/Inner Bypass lay less with the Galway City Council or An Bord Pleanála, but are mostly a consequence of the State’s planning laws.

Lyons demands council cleans up vacant dumping ground Clybaun site

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

Residents in Clybaun Heights are “at their wits’ end” over a situation which has seen an unbuilt, green area become the site of persistent dumping, with little or no action taken to stop it.

Cheevers demands City Hall ‘clarify’ traffic plan for Roscam and Doughiska

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

A local election candidate has called on the Galway City Council to outline its traffic management plans for Roscam and Doughiska, and for a review of traffic light interchange times as a “way to get traffic moving quicker”.

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