Preparations underway for Galway St Patrick’s Day parades
Preparations are now well underway for St Patrick’s Day celebrations across the city and county. Parades across Galway will feature special guest performers, family activities and a host of costume and...
View ArticleFamily’s saucy secret gets the pulses racing
It took chef Owen McArdle 18 months to take apart a simple tomato sauce and build it together again to create a tasty alternative without sugar, salt and additives and packed full of fibre and protein....
View ArticleDunkellin drainage saga at an end after almost 60 years
It was back in May 1960 that the then Minister for Finance James Ryan told South Galway TD Michael Carty that the Dunkellin drainage scheme might take a few years to sort out – but he could scarcely...
View ArticleGhost chapel mirrors ancient sacred place
For 1,300 years the chapel on Inish MacDara has been a sacred place, prompting fishermen to dip their sails three times as they pass and locals to brave treacherous conditions at times to celebrate...
View ArticleThat’s a bit Irish!
Connemara-based children with special needs are being prevented from relocating to a purpose-built resource centre – because one of the staff isn’t fluent in Irish. The HSE this week confirmed it has...
View ArticleEconomic boost expected from Region of Gastronomy title
A huge economic spin-off is expected as Galway has been named a European Region of Gastronomy for 2018 Galway submitted its bid book early last month and the announcement of the recommendation was made...
View ArticleNew rules at junction working well during trial
A report will be presented to city councillors next month on the trial ban on right-hand turns at the Kingston Road/Taylor’s Hill junction. The three-month trial was due to end at the beginning of...
View ArticleFilm company to set up operation at former airport
By Declan Tierney The two massive hangars at Galway Airport will now be leased out for movie productions on an 11-month contract – it is expected that a Film and TV production company will take up...
View ArticleGardaí confirm school probe is completed
A Garda investigation was launched into an incident that saw malicious and defamatory material sent to 180 households of children attending a Galway school, it has been confirmed. Files and computer...
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Obama astonishes crowd by quoting Galway City Tribune
The Galway City Tribune is the newspaper of choice for the world’s most powerful man. The front page of the Galway City Tribune to which President Obama referred. President Barack Obama revealed his...
View ArticleWork begins on Portumna hotel four years on from fire
Work has commenced on the site of the Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna, which burned down four and a half years ago – and there are hopes that it could be reopened in April of next year. The loss of the...
View ArticleHiggins fails to secure Seanad nomination
A Galway Senator who failed to get a Dail seat in the recent General Election has been unsuccessful in getting a nomination from the Labour Party. Athenry’s Senator Lorraine Higgins was unsuccessful in...
View ArticleWoman sleeps in car – as houses lie empty nearby
A woman has to sleep in her car in a relative’s back yard – when there are dozens of empty houses on her doorstep. But while homes in some areas are vacant and falling into disrepair, only two Local...
View ArticleGardaí continue blitz on drivers over the weekend
Garda checkpoints will be set up across the city and county targeting drink driving and speeding for the St Patrick’s Festival weekend. And ‘morning after’ drivers have been warned they may still be...
View ArticleTuam Sugar Beat festival organisers take a break
Music fans in North Galway will be disappointed that there will be no Sugar Beat festival in Tuam this summer – the organisers are taking time out to “recharge the batteries”. The festival had been...
View Article‘Significant’ search tomorrow for body off coast
Searches will continue tomorrow for a man missing since he was seen entering the water at Wolfe Tone Bridge in the city on Thursday March 10th. The Oranmore-Maree Costal Search team who are...
View ArticleNo speeding-up of Tuam bypass construction
The current traffic congestion in Tuam will not still not see any early opening of the bypass of the town ahead of the motorway which is currently under construction. From early afternoon there are now...
View ArticleHIQA praises Galway’s new nursing home
Galway’s newest public nursing home has been praised by independent assessors following its inaugural inspection. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) found St Brendan’s Community...
View ArticleConnemara hotelier makes €2.3 million tax settlement
A Connemara hotelier has topped the list of Irish tax defaulters in the latest quarterly list from Revenue – after settling for more than €2.3 million. Colm Redmond, of the four star Zetland Country...
View ArticleKeaveney to get Seanad nomination from FF leader
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is to nominate former Galway East TD Colm Keaveney for a seat in Seanad Eireann. When nominations close at midday this Monday, it is expected that Keaveney and Dublin...
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