Don't leave home till you've seen the county

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

The June Bank Holiday weekend traditionally signals the start of a summer season that promises a calendar filled with festivals, outdoor activities, holidays, and, hopefully, warm and dry weather.

For many of us a holiday is about doing nothing but relaxing in the sun, and that decrees that thousands of Irish people will flock to the beach resorts of mainland Europe for a one or two-week holiday to soak up the rays. It is now part of our Irish culture and it is perfectly understandable. But what about the rest of the summer, days off, the weekends? Admittedly Ireland cannot provide guaranteed sun, but let us not forget about all the fantastic places to see and activities to enjoy right here in Galway county.

‘I will serve my full five years’ - Cameron

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

“Absolute crap, absolute rubbish” is how Labour councillor Billy Cameron has described Fianna Fáil accusations that he has no intention of serving his full five-year term on Galway City Council.

No robes for Sinn Féin councillors

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Sinn Féin councillors will not be wearing the ceremonial robes traditionally worn by councillors at the first meeting of the new council tomorrow.

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

A judge has called for “Mr or Mrs Aldi” and “Galen Weston” to appear in court and explain their zero tolerance policies of pursuing shoplifters for €8 worth of stolen meat, and €5 of stolen clothing.

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

FG/FF/ex-PD Independents set to control City Hall

Thu, May 29, 2014

Despite the punishment handed out to the establishment parties in Galway city’s local elections, the centre-right is regrouping and set to take control of City Hall for the next five years.

Tonabrucky Challenge goes on the road again for charity

Thu, May 29, 2014

Rahoon Newcastle Hurling Club will host the fouth annual Tonabrucky Challenge on Saturday June 7 at 6pm.

Golden Mile of Galway 2014 competition launched

Thu, May 29, 2014

The annual Golden Mile of Galway Awards has been launched, announcing details of this year’s competition.

Oughterard school to replace prefabs not ‘fit for teaching’

Thu, May 29, 2014

St Paul’s Secondary School in Oughterard, which had been forced to remove some of its students and staff from decade-old prefabs after its roof started caving in, has welcomed the news that funding to construct permanent classrooms has been approved.

Nurses urged to use their imaginations

Thu, May 29, 2014

A call has been made for nurses to be less risk averse and to use their imaginations to work more creatively.

Open your garden for Irish Red Cross

Thu, May 29, 2014

The Irish Red Cross is appealing to Galway gardening enthusiasts to take part in Open Gardens 2014.

The event, which runs from June to October, is a fundraising initiative whereby people are encouraged to open up their gardens for a morning, afternoon, or full day and extend an invite to their family, friends, or wider communities.

Galway hosts photography exhibition about child labour in the Gaza Strip

Thu, May 29, 2014

By Ebhan Loughlin
An exhibition of photographs about child labour in the Gaza Strip, many taken from a child’s-eye perspective, is open to the public in Galway city this week.

Galway city’s 2014 vote - all change and no change

Thu, May 29, 2014

Galway will never have seen a city council like the one which gathers on Friday June 6 at 4pm in City Hall for its first meeting, and yet, from a certain point of view, it will be a council that is strangely familiar.

Galway city’s new council

Thu, May 29, 2014

Seven new councillors were returned to City Hall in last weekend’s local elections, including three Sinn Féin candidates, the party’s best performance in the city in living memory.

‘And you can quote me on that’

Thu, May 29, 2014

“I have a degree and a masters and yet I’m unemployed. My generation is the lost generation. In me, voters saw someone who has stayed and can give the perspective of that generation in City Hall, and the perspective of my generation is needed.”

NUIG students win bursaries for heart disease study

Thu, May 29, 2014

Four NUIG students have been awarded bursaries of €1,000 each by Merck, Sharp and Dohme to assist in their studies focusing on the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Youth friendly businesses rewarded

Thu, May 29, 2014

Three Galway businesses voted the most youth friendly, An Tobar Nua, Lucks Newsagents and Deli, and Casey’s Centra, were the winners of this year’s Youth-Friendly Business Awards.

Brigit’s Garden to build renewable energy trail

Thu, May 29, 2014

Brigit’s Garden is adding a new renewable energy trail that is the first of its kind in the west of Ireland.

Moycullen hosts annual All-Ireland Gaeltacht football festival this weekend

Thu, May 29, 2014

All roads lead to Moycullen this weekend for the annual Galway football festival for clubs from Gaeltacht regions.

Young Galway woman wins life-changing trip to Thailand

Thu, May 29, 2014

Claregalway 21-years-old Rachel Maher leaves Galway this week for the trip of a life-time to Thailand.

Rachel has won an eight-week EIL Travel Award to Thailand, fully-funded by Cork-based EIL Intercultural Learning, which organises cultural and educational travel programmes worldwide.

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