Tenders sought for construction of new fire station in Tuam
Tenders are being sought for the construction of a new fire station in Tuam. Last year, funding was confirmed to build a new station at Milltown Road in Tuam and at a site close to the mart in...
View ArticleGMIT silent on transfer of staff from Mayo to Galway
GMIT is refusing to comment on speculation that it’s to transfer staff from its Castlebar campus to Galway. It follows reports that following a reduction in the number of courses offered at the Mayo...
View ArticleMotor neuron sufferer’s fight goes on for aftercare
Andrew Lydon, who has Motor Neuron Disease, had to fight tooth and nail to get access to life-saving surgery . . . and now, one year on from winning that battle and coming through the operation, he has...
View ArticleGalway’s rent crisis spreads into county
The acute shortage of rental accommodation has now extended out of Galway City and into the county. That’s according to Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish, who revealed that an analysis of...
View ArticleOne in two Galway city workers commute from county
The revelation that half of all those working in Galway city commute from the county has prompted renewed calls for the IDA to focus its attention on the provision of jobs in rural areas. There are...
View ArticleCharity fundraiser gets to play a round!
An Englishman who has spent 30 years in the world of golf has just reached the halfway point of a 2,000 trek along the Wild Atlantic Way with his golf clubs and bag on his back to raise money for the...
View ArticleGardaí investigate cause of major Connemara gorse fire
Gardaí are trying to establish the cause of a major gorse fire in the Connemara area which continues to burn this morning. The fire started in the Tiernee area of Lettermullen around lunchtime...
View ArticleTwo detained following serious assault in city centre
Gardaí are questioning two men in relation to a serious assault in the city centre overnight. A man in his 20s was seriously injured during the incident near the junction of Abbeygate Street and Market...
View ArticleProposal to transform street into traffic-free community area
An ambitious plan to transform New Dock Street into a traffic-free community space is to be put to residents and local businesses at a meeting on May 12. By closing the slip road between Dock Road and...
View Article€25m student village planned for new Docks urban quarter
Plans will be lodged with Galway City Council today for a €25 million student accommodation development in the new ‘urban quarter’ at Galway Docks – which includes 345 en suite bedrooms. The project is...
View ArticleReport calls GMIT sustainability into question as deficit mounts
A ‘slash and burn’ policy of deep cutbacks, including at least 50 job losses, is proposed in a dossier being considered by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The new report, seen by the Galway...
View ArticleCouncillors agree buskers are intrinsic to city’s reputation
Controls on noise levels and amplification – rather than the introduction of any permit system – seem likely to form the recommendations of a City Council committee set up to look at the busking issue...
View ArticleCity centre assault victim transferred to Beaumont Hospital
A 26-year-old man who sustained serious head injuries in an assault in the city centre overnight has been transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. The man was injured during the incident near the...
View ArticleTwo remain in custody following city centre assault
Two men remain in Garda custody this evening following a serious assault in the city in the early hours of this morning. A 26-year-old man was seriously injured during the incident near the junction of...
View ArticleGalway native charts vision as students’ union head
Proper funding for higher education is top of the agenda for the Galway graduate who has just taken over at the helm of the country’s third-level student body. Michael Kerrigan from Kilconly, Tuam, was...
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Council seeks to buy land to sort Parkmore traffic nightmare
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View ArticleCancer centre has to install CCTV to protect from vandals
Rather than collecting for an essential piece of equipment, a cancer support service in East Galway must now turn their attention towards providing CCTV cameras on their property following a break-in...
View ArticleOughterard man’s cancer story is told in new short documentary
The experience of an Oughterard man who took part in a clinical trial is being used to educate other patients about the benefits. In a documentary-style short film, Christopher McEvilly, 81, recalls...
View ArticleFile for DPP over city centre assault
Two men have been released without charge and a file is to be sent to the DPP over a serious assault in the city. A 26-year-old man was seriously injured during the incident near the junction of...
View ArticleMEP says IROPI process only way forward for N59 upgrade
MEP Marian Harkin says an application direct to Europe under the IROPI procedure is now the best way forward in regard to the upgrade of the N59 between Maam Cross and Clifden. Marian Harkin was the...
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