Mother and Baby Home survivors want ‘dignity and respect’
Survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home just want to be treated with dignity and respect in their dealings with the authorities, according to local historian Catherine Corless. Ms Corless and a...
View ArticleConnemara is out in the cold on broadband access
Business and community interests in parts of west Connemara are up in arms at their omission from the latest rural broadband initiative. Most of the area west of Derrynea crossroads was not included in...
View Article80-year-old man dragged burglar out of house
An 80-year-old man confronted a burglar he found coming in through the back window at his home and dragged him through the house before throwing him out the front door. The man had just returned home...
View ArticleGalway firms make list of fastest-growing EU businesses
Two Galway businesses have been included in a list of the fastest growing companies in the EU. Research by the ‘Financial Times’ identified the top 1,000 firms across the 28 states in the European...
View ArticlePublic meeting to discuss proposed city busking bylaws
The Galway City Community Network will host a public meeting in the city on Tuesday to discuss the Council’s busking bylaws. The event will focus on the City Council’s plan to introduce regulations on...
View ArticleBus lane could cut 20 minutes off Tuam to Galway journey
A new bus lane along the N17 on the immediate approach to Galway city is currently in the pipeline – with a strong possibility that it will go to planning by the middle of this year. Ironically, such a...
View ArticleStudents seek public support to save their school
A public meeting will be held in Coláiste an Chreagáin in Mountbellew next Tuesday, as parents and students try to garner wider community support to save the school. There is an open invite to the...
View ArticleGalway has the highest number of Travellers
There are more Travellers living in County Galway than anywhere else in the , according to Census 2016 results. Preliminary statistics published this week show that on Census night in April last year,...
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County Galway’s population increases – and drops
The population of Galway City and County has increased to 258,058 over the past five years, according to new Census figures, with towns such as Athenry, Tuam, Gort, Kinvara and Clarinbridge recording...
View ArticleVulture fund sells off guesthouse at auction
A former guesthouse and restaurant property in Knocknacarra has been sold at auction for more than €580,000 by a controversial US vulture fund. The Southern Hills Guesthouse and former Chinese...
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Galway City’s population is just below 80,000
The population of Galway City has increased more than 5% to 79,504 over the past five years, according to new Census figures. Areas like the St Nicholas’ Parish (which includes Newtownsmyth and...
View ArticleCllrs approve masterplans for three new sports facilities in city
Councillors have approved masterplans for sports and recreational facilities at Kingston, Millars Lane and South Park to go out for public consultation. The plans would see a full-sized rugby pitch...
View ArticleMore sleeping on city’s streets as emergency beds close
Around half-a-dozen more people have been forced to sleep on the streets over the past fortnight, because they do not meet Galway City Council criteria for homeless service provision. The city’s...
View ArticleNew community water office to promote awareness
A new officer has been assigned to work with communities across the county to make the most of Galway’s water resources. The Local Authorities Waters and Communities Office has been established to...
View ArticleCommunity groups urged to apply for CCTV funding
Community groups across Galway are being urged to apply for funding under a new Government CCTV scheme to tackle rural crime. Under the scheme, eligible groups can apply for grant aid of up to 60% of...
View ArticleMan accused of throwing heroin into air when Garda entered room
A man has been charged with throwing a quantity of heroin into the air when a Garda entered his bedroom on New Year’s Day, causing the white powder to fall on the Garda’s clothes and shoes. Gerard...
View ArticleRetired soldiers should get 1916 medals
The exclusion of soldiers, sailors and Air Corps personnel who gave great service to the country but were excluded from receiving 1916 medals was criticised in the Dáil by Noel Grealish last week. Some...
View ArticleMan sent for trial on charge of raping three young girls
A 57-year-old man has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin charged with the rape and sexual assault of three girls during the 1970s and 1980s. Garda Michelle Berry of...
View ArticleMan sustains facial injuries in city centre assault
Gardai are appealing for information after a young man was assaulted in the city centre early today. The man aged in his early 20s received facial injuries and damage to his teeth during the...
View ArticleLong-awaited N63 improvement works underway
Work is finally getting underway on a long-awaited upgrade of the N63 between Abbeyknockmoy and Annagh Hill. The €6.3 million scheme is expected to take about 15 months to complete. The contract for...
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