Council scraps Shantalla park plans in face of strong local opposition

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

The Galway City Council has backed down and scrapped plans to sell Shantalla Community Park and develop it into a primary care centre and car park after councillors and local residents continued to strongly oppose any change in the city development plan that would facilitate such a move.

Poll shows Labour will lose both seats in Galway

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Labour looks set to lose its seats in Galway East and Galway West according to an independent poll carried out for the Galway Advertiser which shows the party on a dismal six per cent support rate.

Poll shows Labour will lose both seats in Galway

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Labour looks set to lose its seats in Galway East and Galway West according to an independent poll carried out for the Galway Advertiser which shows the party on a dismal six per cent support rate.

Clifden to get new post-primary school in latest round of funding

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

After many years of waiting Clifden is to finally get a new post-primary school following the allocation of funding which was announced yesterday. A number of other schools in the county will also benefit from extensive refurbishment works.

Red C readership survey shows that Galway Advertiser is most-read local newspaper in both Galway city and county

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The Galway Advertiser has maintained its position as the most read newspaper in both Galway city and county, according to an independent readership survey carried out in the area in the past few weeks.

The survey, undertaken by top market research company Red C copperfastens the Advertiser's position as the most-read regional newspaper in the city and county. The findings, however, make disturbing reading for local paid-for newspapers as it shows their readership has declined significantly since the last similar poll was carried out five years ago.

Poll makes frightening reading for Labour

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Whenever a politician appears on television, banging a table and declaring, “The people will decide!” it is a clear indication s/he has no idea how a vote will go, but wants to make it seem as if s/he will be on the winning side.

Less access to autism services stresses parents, NUI, Galway study finds

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Reduced access to services for childen with autism is resulting in greater stress for their parents, according to preliminary data from research carried out at NUI Galway.

Bawnmore National School celebrates 150 years with events this month

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Bawnmore National School, Claregalway will celebrate its 150 year anniversary in 2013 with two special events promising to be full of nostalgia and entertainment.

Galway City Museum launches major ceramics and glass exhibition

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

A ceramics and glass exhibition will be officially launched at the Galway City Museum tomorrow, Friday June 7, by Ms Catherine Marshall of the Irish American Cultural Institute.

Minister urged to exempt flooded houses from property tax

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

A motion calling on Environment Minister Phil Hogan to exempt householders affected by the big flood of 2009 from having to pay property tax on houses which were damaged and, in many cases, have been rendered valueless was passed at this month’s meeting of the Galway County Council.

Bench warrants issued for two charged with manslaughter of Oughterard publican and teacher

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The trial of a man and a teenager charged with the killing of popular Oughterard publican and teacher John Kenny could not go ahead at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week as they failed to turn up and bench warrants for their arrest were subsequently issued.

County mayor slams Fáilte Ireland’s ‘lazy’ criteria for Tourism Towns Awards

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Fáilte Ireland’s method of selecting the top towns and villages for the 2013 Tourism Towns Awards has been described as “lazy” by County Mayor Tom Welby as the criteria for entering does allow inclusion of hugely popular tourist towns such as Clifden, Oughterard, Spiddal, and others.

Mayor Welby made the comments this week following the publication by Fáilte Ireland of the 45 towns and villages that will take part in the competition. The competition, which is in its second year, is aimed at supporting towns and villages to develop their tourism potential and eligibility is based on the results of last year’s Tidy Towns competition. However, there has been much criticism during the past few days over the fact that many of the countries most popular tourism hotspots, including the many major tourism destinations scattered throughout Galway, were not included in the final list.

Galway Filipinos to mark their Independence Day next week

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The Galway Filipino community will celebrate the 115th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Philippine Independence on Wednesday June 12 in Galway city.

Hogan approves funding for Loughrea car park and playground

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government, Phil Hogan, has given sanction for Galway Rural Development Company to approve funding of €156,914 to Leitrim Sports and Recreational Development Group for the development of a community car park and playground in Leitrim, Loughrea, Co Galway.

Man pleads guilty to €101,000 robbery at city jewellers

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

A man has pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery at a Galway city centre jewellers, an incident which involved the theft of watches valued at more than €101,000 and a number of staff put in fear.

St Nicholas’ Annual Garden Fête to be held this weekend

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The Annual Garden Fête in aid of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church takes place this Saturday at 2pm at the Rectory on Taylor’s Hill.

Merit Medical opens hypotube centre of excellence in Galway

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Merit Medical Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, this week announced the opening of a hypotube manufacturing centre of excellence in Galway.

Food tourism top priority in the west

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Failte Ireland hosted an interactive food tourism workshop this week in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway.

Gates-money — NUIG receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant from Bill and Melinda’s foundation

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC) at the NUI Galway announced recently that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The NUI Galway collaborative research programme with Concern Worldwide has been awarded a US $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Grand Challenges Exploration (GCE) Phase I grant, to pursue an innovative global health and development research project (3D4AGDev) on participatory 3D rapid-prototyping of agricultural/cropping tools to reduce labour demands on women smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Archbishop announces new appointments in Tuam archdiocese

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary has announced a series of new diocesan appointments which will take effect from Friday July 19.

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