Coastal search for missing man
Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Unit are conducting a search this afternoon for a missing person missing from Co Clare since last month. The base for this search is Galway Bay Sailing Club Rinville,...
View ArticleTwin 2020 Capitals of Culture will be making hay in the rain!
It rains quite a bit in Galway. It rains so much in Galway, in fact, that the wet weather has provided the inspiration behind one of the flagship events for Galway 2020’s cultural programme. Rather...
View ArticleGalway Michelin chef backs project to fight poverty in Central Africa
Galway’s Michelin-starred chef this week dropped in on a community garden project in the city to give his backing to an initiative that will help put vegetables onto the plates of children – in one of...
View ArticleGalway singer joins busking marathon in wake of terror attack
A Galway-born singer/songwriter – caught up in a deadly drama Down Under that left six dead and dozens injured – joined a host of fellow buskers in the city of Melbourne for a marathon event that...
View ArticleChanging partners on Dancing with the Stars!
Despite comedian Des Bishop scooping his best score yet from the judges, the public are voting in their droves to save RTE journalists Teresa Mannion and Des Cahill who live for another two weeks on...
View ArticleWater supply restored following major outage
The burst mains pipe on the N17 at Anbally has been repaired and the water supply in areas affected has been turned back on. However, it may take a number of hours before the supply returns to normal...
View ArticleMinister Harris to visit UHG this afternoon
Minister for Health Simon Harris will visit University Hospital Galway later today. The Minister who was due to visit the hospital before Christmas, rescheduled his visit to today and will arrive in...
View ArticleMinister confirms new Emergency Department for UHG
Health Minister Simon Harris says his Department is releasing funds for the design stage of a new Emergency Department for University Hospital Galway. The Minister is at the hospital this afternoon...
View ArticleTwo hospitalised following road crash
Two people have been hospitalised following a road crash outside Loughrea. The incident involving a truck and a car took place before 4pm on the Old Dublin Road, just before the Portumna turn-off. The...
View ArticleCouncillors debate Traveller Accommodation Plan
The City Council’s Traveller Accommodation Plan for 2014-2018 is being discussed at a special meeting at City Hall this evening. Council executives have delivered a presentation on the plan, which...
View ArticleNo agreement on proposal for Traveller hardstands
The City Council is due to discuss its Traveller Accommodation Plan again next month after a marathon meeting last evening failed to find a solution to the ongoing crisis. At City Hall, councillors...
View ArticleAmbulance group has ‘constructive’ meeting with Minister
The North-West Connemara ambulance group has described its meeting with the Health Minister as constructive. The three person delegation met Simon Harris this week to highlight its concerns over...
View ArticleGalway has worst traffic congestion in Ireland
A new study has ranked Galway as the worst city in Ireland for traffic congestion. The INRIX global traffic scorecard finds that drivers in the city spend an average of 43.5 hours per year sitting in...
View ArticleNUIG study on increase in rate of Caesarean sections
A new study by NUI Galway and Trinity College in Dublin has outlined the increasing rates of Caesarean sections in Ireland and the decline of natural births after a previous C-section. The findings...
View ArticleNational Transport Authority to survey 570 Galway households
570 households across the city and county are to be surveyed as part of a national study on travel patterns. The survey is being carried out by the National Transport Authority. The survey aims to...
View ArticleMinister to travel N59 to view need for upgrade
The Transport Minister Shane Ross is to come to Galway to travel the N59 to see for himself the upgrade which is needed along the route. It follows a meeting between the N59 Action Group, Minister...
View ArticleGalway businessman has assets frozen by High Court
The High Court has made orders temporarily freezing the assets of a Kilcolgan man whom AIB claims gave untrue evidence when being cross-examined about his assets. The application for the order – known...
View ArticleStorm Doris winds set to hit Wednesday night
The West coast will be hit by gusts of up to 110km/h overnight on Wednesday as Storm Doris hits. While Ireland will escape the brunt of Doris – expected to cause widespread disruption in Britain – Met...
View ArticleBallinasloe Tesco workers vote to join national strike
Workers at Tesco in Ballinasloe have voted to join the ongoing national strike. The Ballinasloe outlet is one of five Tesco stores in the city and county and the only one to have given an indication of...
View ArticleWarning on road conditions as heavy rain and winds expected
Gardaí have warned road users to expect very poor conditions overnight, as Galway is hit by heavy rain and gusts of up to 110km/h. As Britain is battered by Storm Doris, the West of Ireland will see...
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