Parking ‘free for all’ in Galway City as meters are out of order
It is now ‘open season’ for motorists in Galway City who are ‘free to park for free almost wherever they like’, a city councillor has claimed. Labour’s Billy Cameron says the city’s largest local...
View ArticleGalway one of worst affected areas by bus strike
Galway is one of the worst affected areas in the country by today’s Bus Eireann strike due to the fact that the bus and rail services share a depot. Commuters across the city and county are facing...
View ArticleBay energy test site objectors up in arms over ‘flawed’ bid
Objectors have cast doubt on the legality of the foreshore lease application for a planned test site off the coast of An Spidéal. Residents living in the seaside village in South Connemara have...
View ArticleGalway rail services restored as Bus Eireann strike continues
Rail services have been restored in Galway as the Bus Éireann strike enters it’s second day – with no end in sight. Drivers say they cannot afford to take pay cuts which the company says must be...
View ArticleTV series looks at issue of ‘intimate partner homicides’
A former businesswoman who was beaten to death by the leg of a chair in Craughwell is one of six cases under the spotlight by a new documentary series examining cases where women were killed by their...
View ArticleConsultants to get €1m for traffic solutions
More than one million euro has been set aside to pay for consultants who have been engaged to devise controversial traffic calming measures for two County Galway villages which are among the country’s...
View ArticleGalway senators declare their interests
Pádraig Ó Céidigh tops the list of Galway-based senators’ business interests, with shares in aviation and transport companies, as well as nursing homes, according to the newly-published Seanad Register...
View ArticleConcerns over plan for supermarket carpark
A number of submissions have been received on plans for a new private car park in Tuam town. Joseph O’Toole of Supervalu has applied for permission to install a temporary staff car park with 135 spaces...
View Article€200k compensation to get flood families to move
Dozens of householders in County Galway, whose properties were flooded during the disastrous winter of 2009 and again last year, could get funding of up to €200,000 to relocate from their current...
View ArticleElectronic sign drives down speeds in village
A relatively simple initiative to slow traffic going through an East Galway village could have the effect of saving lives or preventing serious injury occurring. The electronic sign, which has been...
View Article€40k grant for rundown homes could help housing crisis
Serious inroads could be made into the housing waiting list in both Galway city and county if only a fraction of the vacant properties were refurbished to liveable standards. Under the Government’s...
View ArticleCllr lashes out at colleagues claiming headlines for work of others
Opportunist politicians, who claim credit for securing money for projects they had nothing to do with have been branded “thieves”. Sinn Féin County Councillor, Dermot Connolly blasted Oireachtas...
View ArticleFire crews tackle Connemara gorse fires overnight
Fire crews in Connemara were kept busy throughout the night as they tackled serious gorse fires in Baile na hAbhann. Several units of the fire service responded to calls early yesterday evening and...
View ArticleDeveloper who ordered woman to leave house avoids prison
A developer, who gave a woman 10 days to leave the home he wanted to acquire for his property portfolio, was given an 11-month suspended sentence at Galway District Court. Judge Mary Fahy expressed a...
View Article1,600 waiting for intestinal investigative procedures at UHG
The number of patients waiting more than a year for gastro-intestinal scopes at University Hospital Galway more than trebled in less than four months. A total of 1,624 patients are currently on waiting...
View ArticleMuslim community hopes to retain controversial mosque
A planning application has been lodged at City Hall to retain a hugely controversial unauthorised mosque on the western side of the city. The owners of the house at Mincloon, Dr Saud Bajwa and Molon...
View ArticleFire Service issues warning about gorse fires
Galway Fire and Rescue Service has warned landowners to stop burning scrub as gorse fires got out of control over the weekend across the county. Fire crews tackled blazes in Loughrea, Clifden, Costello...
View Article‘Failure’ of new traffic light controller causes chaos on roads
Concerns were raised today that the city’s traffic congestion problems extended into the county. Galway City Council says it was ‘inundated’ with calls this morning as commuters faced tailbacks of up...
View Article“All archives” from mother and baby home made available
The Acting Chief Executive of Galway County Council has rejected claims that archives relating to the Tuam mother and baby home have not been released. Kevin Kelly told today’s meeting at County Hall...
View ArticleAnother busy night for Galway Fire Service
Galway Fire and Rescue Service had a busy night again across the county battling gorse fires. Crews tackled the vegetation fires from about 8pm in the Furbo, Carraroe and Loughrea areas. The Fire...
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