Objections are flooding in against mining licence
Opponents of mining in Connemara have inundated the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment with objections to plans to issue a prospecting licence in Ballyconneely and Roundstone....
View ArticleMugger jailed for vicious attack
A mugger was jailed for four years – with the final year suspended – for his role in the assault and robbery of a man who had been trying to sell his iPhone on Done Deal. Joe Mwangi (22), with a former...
View ArticleGo ahead given for 200 new Oranmore homes
An Bord Pleanála has given the go ahead for the construction of more than 200 new homes in Oranmore, after ruling that previous concerns about the presence of a protected species of goose have been...
View ArticleAnglers target Fisheries Minister in trawl for votes
Trout and salmon anglers in North Connemara are planning to run a candidate to contest the next general election in Galway West. The Independent candidate will run on a platform of protecting native...
View Article‘All clear’ on tap water supply despite reports of sickness
Galway City Tribune – Irish Water has moved to reassure the public that the city’s water supply is safe to drink, despite several complaints about discolouration, taste and at least two people falling...
View ArticleWork to start on Westside homeless ‘hubs’
Galway City Tribune – Ground preparation works will begin next week on land behind Westside Shopping Centre, ahead of the delivery of 15 modular housing ‘hubs’ for homeless families. The units will be...
View ArticleObjections are flooding in against mining licence
Opponents of mining in Connemara have inundated the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment with objections to plans to issue a prospecting licence in Ballyconneely and Roundstone....
View ArticleMugger jailed for vicious attack
A mugger was jailed for four years – with the final year suspended – for his role in the assault and robbery of a man who had been trying to sell his iPhone on Done Deal. Joe Mwangi (22), with a former...
View ArticleGo ahead given for 200 new Oranmore homes
An Bord Pleanála has given the go ahead for the construction of more than 200 new homes in Oranmore, after ruling that previous concerns about the presence of a protected species of goose have been...
View ArticleAnglers target Fisheries Minister in trawl for votes
Trout and salmon anglers in North Connemara are planning to run a candidate to contest the next general election in Galway West. The Independent candidate will run on a platform of protecting native...
View Article‘All clear’ on tap water supply despite reports of sickness
Galway City Tribune – Irish Water has moved to reassure the public that the city’s water supply is safe to drink, despite several complaints about discolouration, taste and at least two people falling...
View ArticleWork to start on Westside homeless ‘hubs’
Galway City Tribune – Ground preparation works will begin next week on land behind Westside Shopping Centre, ahead of the delivery of 15 modular housing ‘hubs’ for homeless families. The units will be...
View Article95-year-old Claddagh hooker to be restored to former glory
Galway City Tribune – A project to restore the second last Claddagh hooker still in existence will be launched this weekend at the traditional Blessing of the Bay ceremony. Named ‘The Loveen’, the...
View ArticleIt’s a privilege to love your work!
In a voice that sounds like old china looks, the government minister blathers about Brexit on the radio; if I wasn’t driving I’d take advantage of his washed-out lifeless tone to send me off to...
View ArticleStructural flaw uncovered in city primary school
Galway City Tribune – Parents at a city primary school fear that its reopening may be delayed this coming term due to structural remediation works. The Department of Education yesterday confirmed that...
View ArticleGalway minor footballers stun Kerry in brilliant win
NOT many minor teams would have coped with the adversity and setbacks which stalked Galway’s championship summer, or much less end up looking forward to an All-Ireland final appearance in over a...
View ArticleCouncil’s poor rate of checks on rented property
Galway City Council had one of the lowest rates of inspections nationwide to ensure that private rental properties met minimum standards, according to statistics released by the Department of Housing...
View ArticleGalway beaches ‘could lose Blue Flags’
Salthill’s beaches are at risk of losing their Blue Flag status due to repeated pollution incidents along the coast, a local councillor has warned. Following “exceptional heavy rainfall” combined with...
View ArticlePublicans’ appeal over Plate
Drop the prices and bring back the traditional day meeting for Wednesday’s Galway Plate – or risk numbers continuing to fall. That’s the view of the chairman of the Galway branch of the Vintners’...
View ArticleDoyle bags hat-trick in Galway WFC romp
Paul Corcorcan GALWAY WFC notched a second win in a row in the Women’s National League when they defeated Limerick 6-1 at the Markets Field on Sunday afternoon. A McKenna Doyle hat trick and goals from...
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