‘Found-ons’ leave award-winning pub fearing forced closure
The Galway pub voted best traditional bar in the country could face closure after it was raided four times for selling alcohol after hours, with over 50 people found on site in full swing one October...
View ArticleMinister puts spotlight on pike threat to pearl mussel
The presence of pike on the water systems in North Connemara may be indirectly damaging an endangered species, freshwater pearl mussel, a Government Minister has said. Heather Humphreys, who is...
View ArticleDASH app ensures all students get safely home
A Galway tech student has come up with an app to ensure that students get safely home at night – even if they are without cash or their bank card. DASH – which stands for ‘Driving All Students Home’ –...
View ArticleParking meter ‘irregularities’ could see Council €1m out of pocket
Alleged “irregularities” in relation to Pay and Display parking meters and other local authority property could have left Galway City Council out of pocket by up to €1 million, it has been claimed in...
View ArticleGo ahead for 150 student beds in city centre
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for 147 student beds spaces at Fairgreen Road in the city. CWC Webworks Limited was initially granted planning permission for student accommodation at...
View ArticleOption of moving historic Browne Doorway to be examined
Work is set to begin on the Browne Doorway on Eyre Square by the summer after tenders were sent out looking for a host of experts to restore it and ensure its conservation. The protected structure...
View ArticleRevamp of South Park moves a step closer to fruition
The overhaul of South Park will move one step closer Galway City Council approval in the coming months following the approval of draft plans by the Environment, Recreation and Amenity Strategic Policy...
View ArticleMeeting to hear whistleblower claims of sexual and physical exploitation
A survey of 415 workers in the Galway area has uncovered regular incidents of sexual and physical abuse, wholesale breaches of labour law and manipulation of vulnerable workers in the workplace. The...
View ArticleMother and Baby Homes Commission shocked at discovery at Tuam site
Minister Katherine Zappone says any further excavations at the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam will be decided by Galway County Council and the coroner for North Galway. It follows the...
View ArticleWeather warning for rain, ice and snow in the West
A status yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rainfall and snow for the west and south west of the country over the weekend. Widespread heavy showers are also forecast nationwide and at...
View ArticleGalwayman fulfils Mr Gay Ireland ambition on cusp of his 30th birthday
Approaching the big three-O has one young Galway man ticking ambitions off his bucket list – and this weekend sees him fulfil one of the biggest of them…representing the county in the Mr Gay Ireland...
View ArticleGirls meet up on back of miniature yacht’s 3,000-mile odyssey
Two schoolgirls from either side of the Atlantic finally met in person months after making contact when a miniature yacht dispatched in a science experiment was discovered on a tiny Connemara island...
View ArticleTDs at loggerheads on proposals for overtaking cyclists
A Government Minister has hit out at legislation put forward by his fellow Galway East TD to impose stricter fines and penalty points on motorists who do not leave a metre and a half of a gap when...
View ArticleGalway Minister’s property portfolio revealed in Register of Interests
Tuam’s Sean Canney, the Minister of State for the OPW and Flood Relief, has a portfolio of houses, apartments and a retail property, according to the newly-published Dáil Register of Interests for...
View ArticleMother and Baby Home group says Tuam case ‘tip of the iceberg’
A group representing survivors of ‘Mother and Baby’ homes has described the Tuam case as ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ – and says the worst is yet to come. It follows yesterday’s revelation that the...
View ArticleResidents’ campaign fails as councillors approve social housing
A major battle to prevent ten social houses from being built in a Ballinasloe estate failed this week after councillors voted by a large majority to allow the development to proceed. It is now hoped...
View ArticleGalway electric stairs company bucks Brexit to grow in UK market
A Galway man who has cornered the market with his inventive electric attic stairs is to reveal how he has managed to buck Brexit and grow his company on the lucrative UK market. Peter Morrow always had...
View ArticleGarda warning over cash scam targeting pensioners
Gardaí have urged the elderly to be extra vigilant about people calling to their door after another Galway pensioner was scammed out of money by a man claiming to be a detective. In a ruse which has...
View ArticleRich List reveals Galway’s wealthiest people
Galway’s wealthiest people have been revealed in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2017. Glenamaddy brothers Luke and Brian Comer top the list for Galway, with a combined wealth of over €900 million. Also...
View ArticleTaoiseach describes Tuam ‘Home’ discovery as truly appalling
The Taoiseach has described the discovery of a mass grave at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home as truly appalling. Politicians on all sides of the political divide have condemned the Galway find which...
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