Electronic parking signs ‘as Gaeilge’ cost €750,000
A Galway City councillor has said he is “perplexed” by the cost of installing real-time parking information signs around the city. The signs, which began to operate in early November last year, are...
View ArticleStreet drinking ‘out of control’ in Galway
Drinking on the streets of Galway has spiralled out of control and the Gardaí were doing nothing to curb it despite the introduction of new byelaws, according to the city’s newest councillor. Co-opted...
View Article60 GMIT staff face chop in cutbacks
Up to 60 staff of GMIT face the chop in a ‘downsizing’ plan to save money, the Galway City Tribune has learned. Confusion reigns on the Dublin Road campus as to the exact number of employees of the...
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Search continues for young man missing in city
Searches are continuing this evening for a young man who went missing in the city yesterday. Missing: Tiarnán Archer It’s understood 19 year old student at Galway Technical Institute, Tiernán Archer...
View ArticleHeroin abuse drives spike in burglaries
Gardaí believe there are now at least 500 heroin users in the city and county, which drove the increase in burglaries committed late last year. At the Joint City Policing Committee meeting last...
View ArticleGMIT catering staff win battle for pension deal
Catering staff at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) have won their battled for better pension entitlements. The Labour Court has ruled that around 28 catering staff at GMIT should be entitled...
View ArticleFamily’s upset at U-turn on Rising’s sole fatality
Descendants of Patrick Whelan, Galway’s only 1916 Rising fatality, are disappointed they weren’t told of a ‘U-turn’ not to include his name in a commemorative plaque unveiled on Tuesday. Constable...
View ArticleGarda blitz on ‘morning after’ bank holiday drivers
‘Morning after’ drivers who are still over the alcohol limit will be targeted as part of a Garda road safety campaign over the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Officers will also be cracking down on speeding,...
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Galway documentary examines battle of the high seas
The David and Goliath battle endured by small fishermen along the west coast feature in the major new documentary from an award-winning Galway filmmaker which hit Irish cinemas this weekend. From the...
View ArticleSister county Washington plays its part in anniversary
Representatives from Galway’s sister county, Washington County in the US State of Wisconsin, said they were “honoured and privileged” to be part of Galway County Council’s 1916 Centenary commemorations...
View ArticlePieta House prepares for flagship suicide fundraiser
Around one million people a year worldwide take their own lives by suicide – more than those who die by homicide, war and road traffic accidents…combined. Around 500 per year take their own life in...
View ArticleBoom returns for Galway construction company
The boom is back for a well-known Galway construction company, which is set to build around 100 new homes this year. O’Malley Construction is currently employing around 50 people on its development on...
View ArticleGardai investigate incident on motorway at Oranmore
Gardai are investigating an alleged incident on the M6 motorway at Oranmore yesterday (Saturday) in which a motorist claims that his vehicle was hit by a van which was being driven the wrong direction....
View ArticleVomiting bug restrictions continue at UHG
Visiting restrictions, introduced on Thursday, at University Hospital Galway following a suspected outbreak of the vomiting bug, remain in place at the hospital. The HSE has again asked people to...
View ArticleCouncillor slams his party’s record on housing
A long-serving Labour city councillor said his party’s record on social housing in Government was shameful. Billy Cameron, a traditional socialist Labour Party member, said “I’m ashamed” that no social...
View ArticleTravellers’ tour costs City Council €100,000
Travellers who have been on the move around Galway City over the past number of months have cost the council in excess of €100,000 in legal and security fees – a spokesperson for Galway City Council...
View ArticleCall for zero tolerance on match day parking
The Gardaí and community wardens should adopt a “zero tolerance” parking policy targeting Pearse Stadium and Terryland during match days to prevent people becoming hostages in their homes. That is the...
View ArticleRecords reveal war of words over jinxed cinema project
The company behind the city’s jinxed arthouse cinema signed a €4.1 million public works contract with a construction firm without departmental consent, placing taxpayers on the hook for a budget...
View ArticleNUI Galway has highest number of exam cheats detected
NUI Galway has the highest detection rate of university exam cheating in the country. 329 students have been caught cheating in their exams in the past three years. 302 of these were undergraduates,...
View ArticleRoad closure to facilitate completion of motorway overbridge
There’ll be a road closure near Ballyglunin from tomorrow to facilitate the completion of a new bridge over the Gort to Tuam motorway. The new overbridge on the L3106 at Laragh More is already under...
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