Search Results for 'West'

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Galway has experienced a dramatic fall in housing commencements in early 2025, despite a modest rise in completed dwellings. According to figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, just five commencement notices were filed in Galway city between January and April 2025, with 146 in the county, representing a 97.7 per cent drop in the city and an 80 per cent drop in the county compared to the same period in 2024.

Galway’s housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with rising prices and the stock of available housing nationally reaching a new low. According to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance (REA), the average cost of a second-hand three-bed semi-detached home in Galway city is expected to rise by 10 per cent in 2025. This follows a significant 10 per cent increase in 2024, bringing the current average price to €370,000—up from €337,000 in December 2023.

Galway's housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with rising prices and the stock of available housing nationally reaching a new low. According to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance (REA), the average cost of a second-hand three-bed semi-detached home in Galway city is expected to rise by 10 per cent in 2025. This follows a significant 10 per cent increase in 2024, bringing the current average price to €370,000—up from €337,000 in December 2023.

Buccaneers Touch Rugby travelled to Portlaoise RFC on Saturday last for the opening round of this year’s Development Touch Series (DTS).

Works to replace over 1.5km of aged and damaged water mains in Rosscahill West have commenced. This project has been prioritised as part of Uisce Éireann ’s national Leakage Reduction Programme which is delivering a more secure and reliable water supply to communities right across Ireland.

HSE West has confirmed that a shortage of GPs in the region is making it difficult for people to receive medical care or get on a patient list with a doctor.

As the Galway FA season edges closer new West United manager Emlyn Long is hopeful about making a significant impact.

SKERRYVORE, THE multi award winning Celtic rock-band, from the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast, make their Irish debut in Galway, playing Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

"The Innovation eco-system in the Western Region keeps getting better and better" according to Dr. Chris Coughlan, WestBIC Chair. ‘Timely access to capital, and particularly smart capital, is now more crucial than ever before to anchor our innovative client start-ups here in our own region and allow them to flourish and create higher value jobs,’ he added.