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New pedestrian bridge will enhance Galway's iconic Salmon Weir
Construction is expected to commence early next year on a new pedestrian and cycle bridge parallel to the existing Salmon Weir Bridge.
Researchers seeking local participants for seafood packaging survey
Researchers at Athlone Institute of Technology have launched a survey to better understand Irish consumers knowledge of seafood packaging and its waste management.
Ongoing flood fears remain amongst local Lough Funshinagh community residents
The recent injunction requested by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) on works at Lough Funshinagh could cause devastating delays for the local community, local Fine Gael Senator, Aisling Dolan, has stated.
Megs Morley appointed head of visual art at Galway Arts Centre
THE CURATOR, public art commissioner, educator and editor, Megs Morley, has been appointed as the new head of visual art at the Galway Arts Centre.
Greater investment and support needed for sustainable energy, says Canney
The transition to sustainable energy sources needs to be accelerated by investing in, and supporting, sustainable energy sources.
Westport is a Think Before You Flush community
Think Before You Flush is a public awareness campaign operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Irish Water, addressing the issue of flushing unsuitable items down the toilet.
Christy Moore to open new series of Pearse Stadium concerts
FOR THE first time in more than a decade, Pearse Stadium will host a series of major concerts, starting with the legendary Christy Moore on August 26.
ESB unveils first high power EV charging hub
The ESB has unveiled its first eight bay, high power electric vehicle charging hub.
We need both hands on the stick to combat climate change
There are some battles in life that we enter with a half hearted desire to win. Conflicts that we deem as not mattering because we have not made the real connection between them and our lives. We have tended to do it with strife, with modern famine, with the abuses of human rights. That if it does not affect us really, that it is something we ought not get involved in. Until it comes to our own doorstep, we have a tendency to look away or move on. This week’s IPCC report on the impact of climate change and our role in creating it should act as a wake up call to the world…and when I say the world, I don’t mean the world out there, but the world around us.
August affords opportunities to sow and harvest new vegetables
A new month means new vegetables to sow and plenty to harvest.