FF comeback continues as survey shows no local recovery for Labour

Thu, May 11, 2017

A survey conducted by Ipsos/MRBI for the Galway Advertiser in County Galway, including Galway city, shows the Labour party struggling to recover from its disappointing showing in the 2016 General Election. The survey was conducted in late March and early April 2017.

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Thu, May 11, 2017

Tool thieves sought by gardai
Gardai in the city are investigating the theft of tools last week.

Almost 440 Galway farmers still waiting for 2016 payments, says TD

Thu, May 11, 2017

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has hit out at Minister Michael Creed for failing to meet his own targets of having all 2016 GLAS payments made by the end of April. Deputy Murphy said that the latest figures obtained by Fianna Fáil through a parliamentary question revealed that nationally there are more than 3,000 farmers still waiting on their 2016 GLAS payments to be made.

Sellout as Inis Mor to host Cliff Diving World Series again

Thu, May 11, 2017

Tickets for the return of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series to Inis Mor have sold out in just two weeks.

100 Men Who Give A Damn make a difference to Galway Autism Partnership

Thu, May 11, 2017

Galway organisation, 100 Men Who Give A Damn has been described as ‘Dragon’s Den’ for charities by providing funding opportunities for specific charity projects. Every quarter, the organisation’s members invite three local charities to deliver a five-minute pitch on why their charity needs funds. The winning charity receives €100 from each member, potentially receiving up to €10,000.

Older people in Galway urged to contact Citizens’ Assembly

Thu, May 11, 2017

Age Action, Ireland’s leading advocacy organisation for older people, has urged people in Galway to make submissions to the Citizens’ Assembly, which will now consider t he challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.

The Assembly was set up by the Government to look at a range of issues including the eighth amendment to the Constitution, fixed term parliaments, referendums, climate change and planning for an ageing population.

Forest fires have injected massive amounts of smoke pollution into Galway air

Thu, May 11, 2017

Over the last few days, emergency services continue to battle the blazing gorse fire in the Cloosh Valley, Connemara area of County Galway. Apart from the obvious devastating effect on wildlife and the damage to tree crops, the forest fires are causing a major air pollution episode in the area. In recent days, the wind diverted the pollution plume away from the most populated areas, however, at around 4pm on Tuesday evening, a change in wind direction engulfed the city in smoke pollution for a few hours.

Confident Brendan won’t be chicken in Kiev tonight

Thu, May 11, 2017

Tuam’s Brendan Murray will take to the stage in Kiev tonight as he bids to become Ireland’s first Eurovision finalist since 2013.

Who started the fire that destroyed a generation of trees?

Thu, May 11, 2017

Imagine 2040 — and how much will have changed.

How many new developments we will have seen.

Deliberately set gorse fires blamed for Cloosh Valley catastrophe

Wed, May 10, 2017

The fire in Cloosh Valley near Oughterard, which has destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of forestry is believed to have originated from deliberately set gorse fires, which subsequently spread into Coillte owned forestry.

Efforts to fight Galway forest fire continue but extensive damage already caused

Tue, May 09, 2017

Helicopters, the fire brigade, and the Air-Corps, are being deployed to fight the massive fire at Cloosh Valley forest, near Oughterard, that is threatening thousands of acres of forest, moorland and wildlife, having already caused extensive damage.

Single? Looking for love? Try Pedal Power speed dating!

Tue, May 09, 2017

Pedal Power Galway in association with Péarla na Mara are running the world's first ever speed dating bike event for all ages ranging from 18 to 50+. Pedal Power, which was launched at the St Patrick’s Day parade in 2016, has been operating for over a year now and this open air "tour bus" is becoming increasingly intrinsic to the dynamic Galway landscape.

Galway councils to get more than €800,000 to bring 46 houses back into use

Mon, May 08, 2017

A total of €816,000 has been allocated to the Galway city and county council's to bring 46, currently vacant, local authority houses back into use for households on waiting lists or at risk of homelessness.".

No end in sight for overcrowding at UHG

Thu, May 04, 2017

The head of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has warned that overcrowding at UHG is unlikely to be resolved for at least five years. In figures released by the INMO yesterday ahead of its annual conference, UHG was named among the top five most overcrowded hospitals in the country in April.

Will the UK election be anything other than a Tory landslide?

Thu, May 04, 2017

Last weekend, Insider enjoyed various documentaries and interviews commemorating the 20th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary nights in political history - Labour’s landslide win in the 1997 UK general election. Now, two decades on, as the UK electorate goes to the polls again Insider sees some interesting parallels with 1997.

Ruth Coppinger to address Galway launch of Solidarity

Thu, May 04, 2017

The official launch meeting of Solidarity - formerly known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance - takes place this evening at 8pm in the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, with eh main speaker being Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger.

‘There is exceptional writing out there by women that needs to be supported’

Thu, May 04, 2017

They have published three of the most talked about, and critically acclaimed, Irish novels of recent years - including the award winning Solar Bones by Mayo born, Galway based author Mike McCormack - but for Tramp Press’s Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen, there is still a lot to be done, and many attitudes still to be changed.

Restrictions for crowd pulling street acts under new busking bye-laws

Thu, May 04, 2017

‘Circle Acts’, street acts that draw large crowds that restrict movement and cause pedestrian bottlenecks will be prohibited from performing before 6pm under proposed new busking bye-laws, but there are concerns the laws will not adequately protect children.

The Galway City Council’s Environment SPC met recently to discuss the Draft Bye-laws on busking. The Draft Bye-laws include a restriction on the popular, so-called, Circle Acts - often involving acrobatics, magic tricks, but sometimes music groups - where large crowds gather in a circle around the performer. Such acts are to be prohibited from performing before 6pm from the protected streetscape - basically Willamsgate Street, Whitehall, and Shop Street - but can perform in Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch, which the SPC considers more suitable for such acts.

Health Research Board awards €1.8 million in funding for three new NUI Galway projects

Thu, May 04, 2017

Three new research projects are to begin at NUI Galway, with the support of the Health Research Board, in the areas of dementia care, cardiac care, and type 1 diabetes.

A total of €1.8 million has been allocated, with each project focused on improving patient care and outcomes.

Four decades on — Arts Festival announces exciting programme with premieres and stars

Thu, May 04, 2017

of a new play by Conall Morrison and a new opera by Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh; a major exhibition by Brazilian artist Ana Maria Pacheco; new theatre productions from Druid; Beach Boys’ legend Brian Wilson at the Big Top; and Syrian architect and author Marwa Al-Sabouni, are just some of the highlights of the 40th Galway International Arts Festival.

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