Ó Cuív demands new county council chief executive be appointed 'urgently'

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Government plans to amalgamate Galway's two local authorities lies behind the delay in appointing a chief executive to be appointed to the Galway County Council.

Meeting to engage people in process of building their own home

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

An open meeting to discuss an initiative to engage people in the process of building their own homes, will take place in the city this weekend.

Cuddy calls for new bus route linking Claregalway and Carnmore to the city

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Bus Éireann has been called on by Independent county councillor Jim Cuddy, to consider providing a new route between Claregalway, Carnmore, and Galway city.

Floodlighting heritage buildings would help them share Global Greening

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

An East Galway TD is calling on the Office of Public Works (OPW) to floodlight sites in east Galway such as Portumna Castle.

Minister Ciaran Cannon has said that apart from better promoting the structures for visitors, the move would ensure the buildings could be included in the Global Greening initiative.

Closing date looms for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2019

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Tomorrow, Friday, February 22, is the closing date for nominations for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh - Galway’s bilingual business award. To enter, simply fill in the application form available online at www.gleg.ie, or pick up a form at Gaillimh le Gaeilge’s office on Flood Street, free of charge.

Preventive healthcare must become a national priority, say world heart health leaders

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Ireland is facing major challenges today in curbing the negative health impacts of obesity, diabetes, and an increasingly sedentary Western lifestyle, according to one of two world leaders in heart health who have taken up positions in Galway.

Gaeltacht Giveaway at St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

St. Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union have announced a brand new giveaway in line with its promotion of the use of Gaeilge in the form of our Gaeltacht Giveaway. This new offering gives one second level student a contribution of up to €1,000 to attend a Gaeltacht College of their choice.

Selection dilemma awaits councillors over sports facility funding

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Galway city councillors face a major selection dilemma over the next few weeks when they will be asked to prioritise one of three local projects to benefit from the national Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.

Nolan calls for longer pedestrian crossing times

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

The length of time the 'green man' on pedestrian crossings is displayed for needs to be lengthened on pedestrian crossings across the city, to allow more time for people to cross city roads safely.

Greens to hold public meeting on Galway's traffic problems

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Traffic congestion, gridlock, and its effects on both the public and the environment, will be discussed at Let's Get Galway Moving, a public meeting hosted by the Green Party in the Galway Bay Hotel.

New group calls on council to revive abandoned Barna Greenway plan

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

If City Hall is “serious about getting people out of their cars”, as stated in the Galway Transportation Strategy then the local authority must revive its plan to build the Barna Greenway.

HID Global's move to city shows Connemara 'not a priority' for Government

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

US technological security company HID Global's announcement that it is to transfer its production facility from Baile na hAbhann into Galway city, reveals that Connemara is “not a priority for this Government”.

On St Valentine’s Day, poetry straight from the heart...or from the heart’s data

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

If the heart could speak, what would it say? A new project at NUI Galway, launching on Valentine’s Day, aims to address this question with an unconventional approach to producing poetry. The project, Eververse, combines methods and tools from literary studies and computer science to automatically generate poetry that corresponds to a person’s biometric data, that is how fast their heart is beating, how deeply they are sleeping, and so on.

Galway-native senator urges graduate diaspora to register for Seanad elections

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Galway-native but US-based senator Billy Lawless has this week urged graduate members of the Irish diaspora to avail of their rights to vote in any future Seanad elections.

“As many of you know, I have focused a lot of my efforts in Seanad Eireann on inclusion of the Irish Diaspora in the affairs of Ireland. So, I want to highlight an important way for many of our men and women living abroad to exercise their democratic right to vote in the upcoming Seanad elections,” he said, reminding graduates that they are the only Irish citizens living outside the State that have a vote.

New season, new vision for Galway United

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

In advance of one of their exciting and perhaps their most financially-grounded seasons in their history, Galway United this week appealed to their fans to come together to renew one of the old city traditions of supporting Galway’s League of Ireland teams, by marching up the Dyke Road before the season opener next week.

Get fit and social at The Ardilaun Leisure Club

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Do your 2019 fitness resolutions need a little boost? The Ardilaun Leisure Club has all the inspiration you need.

Located in leafy Taylor’s Hill with plenty of free parking, The Ardilaun Leisure Club offers more than 45 weekly classes including high impact aerobics, aqua fitness, dance fit, and spinning.

Rohingya Action Ireland welcomes city council move on Aung San Suu Kyi Freedom

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

The Rohingya community in Ireland has welcomed the gesture of Galway City Council stripping Aung San Suu Kyi of Freedom of City bestowed in 2005, and the resolution calling to endorse the UN Fact-Finding Mission report to refer the Myanmar Military to the International Criminal Court for the genocide against Rohingya.

They say that the overwhelming support for both resolutions send a clear message of condemnation the gravest crimes committed against Rohingya and other ethnic minorities as well as a message of solidarity with the victims and survivors of genocide under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Galway-based Joulica to create forty five new jobs in new expansion

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Irish technology start-up, Joulica, this week announced a significant expansion of its operations headquartered in Galway, creating 45 new jobs over three years.

City council to take control of Lenaboy Castle

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

The Galway City Council has voted to proceed with the acquisition of Lenaboy Castle in Salthill.

The property which is currently owned by the Sisters of Mercy at Taylor’s Hill, is a part of the redress scheme agreed by the religious orders in the State and the Government.

Let’s get Galway moving

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Right now, Galway is stuck in gridlock at a transport crossroads. It’s no secret that we’ve got a transport problem, and unless we take decisive action, it’s only going to get worse.

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