NUI Galway student’s Mars mission
A PhD student of Biomedical Engineering at NUIG has moved a step closer to her lifetime goal of setting foot on Mars – after she was selected to head up a crew of the mission to simulate the conditions...
View ArticleParish grapples with problem of old church buildings
Geographically it is reputed to be the largest parish in the country – but Roundstone is facing a crisis over what to do with church buildings that it can no longer sustain. The parish now has a single...
View ArticleWoman woke to find man sexually assaulting her
The victim of a sexual assault has declined an offer of compensation from her attacker, telling a court she didn’t want the man’s money and didn’t think it appropriate to accept it. Electrician, Neil...
View ArticleGalway firm to share in €10m EU research fund
A Galway business is one of five SMEs nationally which have been selected to share in an EU fund worth €10 million. Slainte Beoga Teor, also known as Westway Health, will receive the funding for its...
View ArticleAxa investigating 36 ‘staged’ car crashes in Galway
A major insurance company is investigating 36 allegedly staged accidents across the county as part of a national fraud probe. Axa Insurance is examining ‘organised rings’ of staged crashes – and the...
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Man detained following fatal stabbing in Galway City
Gardai are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man overnight in Galway City. The incident happened at a house in Mervue at around 4am. it is understood a row broke out between two males at the...
View ArticleUnique Galway centre specialises in management of chronic pain
Galway’s Evidence Based Therapy Centre (EBTC) has launched a new specialised eight-week programme aimed at helping people with chronic pain management. The centre, which is located on Fairgreen Road,...
View ArticleCity Council risks losing Traveller funding if decision is shirked
National funding earmarked for a new Traveller halting site could be lost to Galway, if city councillors do not agree on a location for the facility. In 2015, Government announced €2 million for a new...
View ArticleFree concert for St Patrick’s Day Parade revellers
Galway City’s St Patrick’s Day Parade will be followed by a free family concert again this year, following its huge success on its debut last year. There will be more of an effort to bring out the big...
View ArticleMan who died in city stabbing named locally
The man who died after being stabbed at a house in Mervue in the early hours of yesterday has been named locally. 39-year-old Christoper McGrath is believed to have lived at one stage at the house on...
View ArticleProtest to voice opposition to Mayor of Galway’s Trump visit
A protest to voice opposition to the Mayor of Galway’s planned trip to the US to meet Donald Trump will take place in the city on Wednesday. The event is organised by local activist groups including...
View ArticleSoftware firm to create 100 new jobs in city
US software firm SmartBear is to create 100 new jobs in Galway over the next five years. The company plans to open its European Headquarters in the city creating a range of positions in areas including...
View ArticleBishop Eamon Casey dies aged 89
Eamon Casey, former Bishop of Galway, has died at the age of 89, following a long illness. In a statement, the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh said: “Having been ill for some time, Bishop Eamon...
View ArticleCoastguard rescue helicopter missing off West coast
A search operation is underway for a coastguard helicopter missing off the West coast with four crew on board. Contact was lost with one of the Search and Rescue helicopters just before one o’clock...
View ArticleLiterary festival blends international authors with best of local talent
“Cúirt is a city and county festival. Nobody owns it. We are the temporary custodians to ensure it’s healthy and thrives before the next people take over,” said programme director Maeve Mulrennan at...
View ArticleAdditional gender inequality cases expected at NUI Galway
Further Micheline Sheehy Skeffington-type gender inequality legal cases could come out of the woodwork at NUI Galway, it has been claimed. Galway senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh said “institutional...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver left woman in agony
A woman’s leg was broken in three places by a hit-and-run driver, whom a judge suspected had left the scene of the accident because he had drink taken. Judge Mary Fahy told the 47 year old driver Brian...
View ArticleCeremony to remember children of Mother and Baby Home
A special event to remember the children who died at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home will take place in the town on Thursday. Organisers are hoping to light and send a lantern into the night sky for each...
View ArticleSuspected vomiting bug outbreak at UHG
The HSE has issued a statement over a suspected outbreak of the vomiting bug Norovirus on a ward at University Hospital Galway. It’s asking people to comply with visitor restrictions and says in order...
View ArticleMan hospitalised following rescue at Galway Docks
A man has been hospitalised following a water rescue at Galway Docks last evening. Emergency services were called to the Docks area at around 6.30pm, following reports that a person was in the water. A...
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