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Fine Gael Galway City West Councillor, Clodagh Higgins has today called on the Government to introduce a targeted support scheme that would enable older people to safely divide their homes, freeing up thousands of new housing units while allowing older residents to remain in the communities they know and love.

Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, warns households and businesses to expect a seasonal rise in fly activity as temperatures increase. Warm, humid conditions create ideal breeding grounds for flies, often resulting in a spike in infestations during this time of year.

Ahead of the first units arriving in Ireland this summer, Opel has said that the plug-in hybrid has undergone a range test that saw the brand’s flagship SUV model cover a total of 1,115km on just one tank filling combined with a fully charged battery.

There is a fair case to be made that we are going to see a resurgence in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). This powertrain is essentially a bridge for those who want to stick with a combustion-engine car, while dabbling in the world of electric driving.

In the verdant heart of County Galway, where literature, nature, and history intertwine, one man has quietly brought a once-lost treasure back to life. This weekend, the newly restored mill wheel at Thoor Ballylee will turn once more—its rhythmic motion a tribute not only to centuries past, but also to the present dedication of Eugene Murphy, the driving force behind a years-long restoration effort that has captured the spirit of local resilience and community.

One hundred and twenty five years ago this month, at a meeting in the Royal Hotel, a new and rather exclusive club was formed bearing the title ‘The Galway Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’. Initially, it was proposed that they play tennis at Glenarde (where the Ardilaun Hotel is today) but that their stated intention was to acquire land specifically to lay it down for proper tennis and croquet.

They say a canny Conamaraman could sell sand to the Arabs, but unfortunately he can’t ship granite to the Gambians.

Last Friday night could be seen as another high watermark of the Caulfield era.

Éamon Ó Cuív lives up the Seanbhóthar behind Corr na Móna, in a small, well-sited bungalow himself and his wife, Áine, built in 1980, six years after moving to Joyce Country, where Éamon landed a job establishing an ill-fated lamb fattening station which later became a successful sawmill.

Delphi Lodge presents an opportunity to purchase prime Irish salmon fishing and country cottage accommodation for a fixed week or more each year for five years.