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A man described by his solicitor as a “nuisance but not a menace” appeared before Galway District Court on Monday, via video link from prison, to answer yet more charges of public drunkenness brought against him.

Ireland’s food and drink producers are being encouraged to apply for the 2026 Food Academy programme, which is supported by SuperValu, as the initiative opens applications for its 13th year.

A man who has more than 60 convictions, mainly for being drunk and being a danger to himself around the city, was given bail at the District Court on Monday on condition he remain in an intoxicant-free state.

A solicitor told a Court that his chronic alcoholic client, who had 52 previous convictions for public order offences, usually for being drunk in public, was a “nuisance but not a menace”.

“You are making a promise on oath, and breaching this promise will have very serious consequences,” a judge warned a defendant who has come before her repeatedly for being drunk and a danger to himself and the public around the streets of Galway.

Galway Science and Technology Festival will present a special event on The Science of Women’s Health at the Black Box Theatre next month. This evening brings together leading experts in medicine, nutrition, breathing, fitness, and physiotherapy to explore women’s health through science-based insights and practical interventions.

Life is full of changes and our needs can differ from one year to the next.

The Health Insurance Authority’s (HIA) annual report has revealed that the health insurance market remained in a strong position in 2022 and the number of people with health insurance in Ireland continued to rise including increasing numbers purchasing cover for the first time.

Long Covid, a baffling aftermath of Covid-19, continues to affect individuals long after the virus has left their bodies. Amid this challenge, hyperbaric oxygenation has emerged as a safe, non-invasive, and effective avenue for recovery.

Galway City Council should open the toilets at Ballyloughane Beach every weekend, following an outcry for three successive weekends this year when the existing facilities have been closed to the public, it was claimed yesterday.