Value of house sales tops €400m in Galway
The sales boom is continuing in Galway’s residential property market – in 2015, more than €400 million worth of homes were sold, which is up a massive 30% on the previous year. In one new development...
View ArticleHundreds join friends and families in trawl of coastline for missing student
Hundreds of volunteers are continuing to join daily searches of the Galway coastline for missing student Michael Bugler. The volunteers have been praised for their help – from assisting with searches,...
View ArticleHeadford F1 team bids for back-to-back World Finals
A group of young Headford students are hoping to repeat the success of their school predecessors on the racing track – by making it to the top of the world. The team from Presentation College have...
View ArticleRail freight traffic has potential to quadruple
There is potential to quadruple rail freight traffic in the West of Ireland, according to the Western Development Commission (WDC). In a new report, ‘Rail Freight and the Western Region’, WDC says...
View ArticleChronic shortage of houses pushes up prices
A chronic shortage of supply continues to be one of the biggest issues facing the residential property market in Galway, according to local auctioneers. One agent said sales volumes have returned to...
View ArticleReturn of the White Van Man to Galway’s roads
One of the strongest indicators of economic recovery may well be the return of ‘White Van Man’ to the streets of Galway, with van sales up more that 50% over the past twelve months. And there has also...
View ArticleChannel digging to take floods to the sea in South Galway
Rival politicians have united in agreeing to the digging of a channel from flooded areas of South Galway to the sea at Kinvara where some locals are already organising the digging. Cahermore, between...
View ArticleToothless Municipal groups don’t have same interaction
The abolition of the old Town Council in Tuam has been detrimental for the area – as it now eliminates any contact the local public have with their elected representatives. The stinging attack has come...
View ArticleGalway pulls out all stops for 2020 culture bid
For the next five months, Galway must up its game “phenomenally” to build key partnerships, create a superlative 2020 European City of Culture programme and push the boat out in all aspects of culture...
View ArticleDrop in number of failing Galway companies
The number of companies declared insolvent in Galway City and County in the first nine months of 2015 dropped slightly on the same period in 2014. Statistics compiled for the Connacht Tribune for the...
View ArticleWeather fails to dampen shoppers’ spirits
While the widespread flooding did not help traders in the run up to their biggest season of the year, the majority of retailers across the county are cautiously optimistic the worst of the dark times...
View ArticlePresident Higgins to visit flood-hit South Galway
It has been announced by Áras an Uachtaráin that President Michael D Higgins will visit fllod stricken areas of South Galway tomorrow morning (Monday). Áras an Uachtaráin has confirmed that President...
View ArticleYoung Scientist project examines dance damage to feet
The beauty of ballet to the beholder is often balanced by the torture of getting up onto the tops of your toes – but the level of pain involved in putting your best foot forward was what sufficiently...
View ArticleFestival to celebrate 100 years of food since Rising
The Galway Food Festival, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend in 2016, will this year have a strong flavour of history. In tandem with the commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising,...
View ArticleCity flood risk sourced back to land reclamation
The reclamation of large chunks of land from the sea along the Salthill coastline during the last century has been identified as a contributing factor to ongoing flood risk in this area, according to...
View ArticleGalway-based service for abused children closes
The State’s only 24-hour treatment service for children and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted, which is based in Galway, has closed. The closure of the Parkmore facility follows a breakdown...
View ArticleRelief in Cahermore as water levels stablise
There was relief in Cahermore today as flood water levels seemed to stabilise following the digging of a channel to the sea. Cahermore, between Labane and Kinvara, is one of many areas in South Galway...
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On camera: Civil defence rescue cattle from flooded farm
Galway City Civil Defence were involved in the rescue of sixty cattle from a flooded farm in Gort yesterday. In fact, the voluntary emergency service spent three days at the weekend rescuing livestock...
View ArticleTwo Galway natives to be ordained
Two young men will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop of Galway, Martin Drennan at Galway Cathedral tomorrow. John O’ Halloran from Killannin in Oughterard and Michael King from Renmore will then...
View ArticleOutrage in North Galway over lack of flood assistance
Residents in North Galway are expressing their outrage after being told by Galway County Council that no flood assistance works are to be undertaken in the area. Councillor James Charity says that it...
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