Gardai investigate series of burglaries in Loughrea area
Gardaí in Loughrea are looking for help from the public in relation to a spate of burglaries in the area over the past week. Last Wednesday afternoon, April 5th, a house at Acrebeg was broken into. The...
View ArticleGalway woman collects EuroMillions prize
A Galway woman whose car was so clapped out that the registration plate was held together with sellotape, has scooped over €297,000 on the EuroMillions draw. Niamh O’Meara, who has played the Lottery...
View ArticleSupermac’s begins McDonald’s trademark battle
Galway company Supermac’s has asked the EU regulator to cancel the use of the Big Mac trademark registered by McDonald’s under certain classes. It’s the latest move in an ongoing trademark battle...
View ArticleCounty councillors quiz Eir over broadband rollout plans
Communications giant Eir has come under harsh questioning from county councillors following a presentation on its plan to roll out high speed broadband to Galway’s rural communities. The company’s...
View ArticlePortiuncula maternity review families to receive reports
Familes involved in a review of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe are to shortly receive reports on their cases. In a statement, the Saolta University Hospital Group says each...
View ArticleBarriers to be erected at Headford Road dumping hotspot
Anti-dumping barriers will be erected at a litter blackspot off the Headford Road in the coming days. The measure is being implemented by the County Council following repeated illegal dumping on side...
View ArticleIncrease in trolley figures in Galway’s public hospitals
New figures have revealed a significant increase in the number of people on trolleys at University Hospital Galway and Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. A report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives...
View ArticleCensus reveals reality of County Galway’s 14,000 empty homes
Roundstone, Clifden and other parts of Connemara have the highest levels of vacant homes in the county, according to figures from the Census. Preliminary figures from Census 2016 show there are...
View ArticleGalway’s ‘Ed heads’ in search for Sheeran
Hundreds of people thronged the streets in Salthill and the city centre this week when word spread like wildfire that Ed Sheeran was in town to film the video for his hit song ‘Galway Girl’. But...
View ArticleGer gives brother Jimmy the greatest gift of all
Jimmy Dolan was walking in town with his parents one day when he suddenly felt terribly unwell. The then-27-year-old from Knocknacarra had abdominal pains and his nose started to bleed. He went...
View ArticleUp to 2,000 Galway families at risk of losing their homes
Over 2,000 houses across County Galway – many of them family homes – are currently in the process of being repossessed by lending institutions who are going through the courts to take the properties...
View ArticleFire crews attend emergencies throughout the county
Emergency services attended a house fire in Athenry overnight. The blaze broke out in the town around 2am and Athenry Fire Service attended the scene. No-one was injured and fire crews quickly brought...
View ArticleSeries of Easter Rising commemorations planned
A number of events to mark Easter commemorations will take place in the city and county over the next few days. Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Republican Sinn Féin have all organised events to mark the...
View ArticleOver 10% of Galway City’s housing stock is still unoccupied
The city centre, Knocknacarra and Salthill have the highest levels of vacant homes in Galway City, according to figures just released by the Central Statistics Office. The preliminary figures from...
View ArticleMum forced to carry sick child home from hospital on her back
A mother of two carried her five-years-old sick child home from hospital to Salthill, because she couldn’t afford transport. The woman and children are asylum seekers living at the Eglinton Direct...
View ArticleNAMA plan seeks to address chronic housing shortage west of city
NAMA has sought permission to develop more than 170 homes to address the chronic shortage of new residential properties on the western side of the city. The last tranche of new homes to go on the...
View ArticleCongestion charge proposal to discourage cars from Galway City
Galway would have to follow the example of London and introduce a congestion charge to discourage commuters from bringing their cars into town. That was the idea proposed by Galway City Fine Gael...
View ArticleGardai warn of ‘morning after’ checkpoints for Easter
Galway Gardaí will be out in force this weekend as part of an Easter bank holiday road safety campaign. Garda resources – including unmarked patrol cars – will be deployed across the city and county...
View ArticleO Cuiv hits out at inaction on plan for rural development
Galway West TD Eamon O’Cuiv has hit out at a Government plan which he claims has not seen the delivery of meaningful change to rural communities. The plan to rejuvenate rural Ireland was announced by...
View ArticleCensus shows changing dynamic of marital status in Galway
Nearly 200 people in Galway City and County were in same-sex civil partnerships at the time of Census 2016. Preliminary results just released by the Central Statistics Office show there were 101 people...
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