Apple addresses oral hearing on Athenry data centre
Apple has told an oral hearing that the selected site for its €850 million data centre in Athenry has huge infrastructural advantages, and will allow for future development and investment. Up to 100...
View ArticleGalway TD calls for creation of county flood forum
A Galway TD is calling for the establishment of a County Galway Flood Forum. Deputy Ciaran Cannon says it would allow greater co-operation between agencies responsible for flood measures – and help...
View ArticleApple defends sustainability of planned data centre
Apple says its planned data centre in Athenry is sustainable – despite fears over the amounts of energy required to run the facility. The technology giant has committed to running the Athenry base...
View ArticlePlanes, trains and automobiles get rugby fans to Edinburgh!
Connacht Rugby supporters are facing as tough an endurance test just to get to Saturday’s PRO 12 final in Edinburgh, as the players expect to meet on the field against Leinster in Murrayfield. It is...
View ArticleGalway runner wants to go from veggie to Vegas!
Three years ago, he weighed 19 stone and smoked 20 cigarettes a day – now John Quinlivan is running marathons for fun. The Oranmore man’s inspiring journey from couch potato to marathon man has seen...
View ArticleWest’s Awake sees Galway hurling legend off on final journey
The West’s Awake, a song that has become synonymous with Joe McDonagh, rang out as his coffin was carried from Mary Immaculate Queen Church in Barna on his way to his final resting place in Rahoon...
View ArticleGarlic holds key to long life for 101 year old Galway woman!
A South Galway native who celebrated her 101st birthday recently has revealed the secret to long life – hard work and a clove of raw garlic every day! Margaret O’Connell – known to one and all as Margo...
View Article14 same-sex couples marry in Galway since new legislation
A total of 14 lesbian and gay couples married in Galway since legalisation permitting same-sex marriages came into effect six months ago. That’s the fifth highest number in the country. In the wake of...
View ArticleNew mayor set to take the reins next month
Galway City will get a new mayor next month. Noel Larkin, independent Galway City councillor, is in line to succeed current first citizen, Fine Gael’s Frank Fahy, at the AGM of the local authority on...
View ArticleState inquiry into NUIG whistleblower allegations
Allegations of malpractice at NUI Galway, highlighted by a whistleblower, are now being investigated by the State’s spending watchdog. Education Minister Richard Bruton has confirmed that a...
View ArticleGalway to miss out on powerboats tourism bonanza
The Venture Cup powerboat race tipped to produce the carnival-like atmosphere of the Volvo Ocean Race has been cancelled at the last minute due to lack of funding, with the loss of an expected 6,000...
View ArticleAmbulance figures reveal scale of crisis
Just one in four ambulances reach a life threatening emergency within the target time of 19 minutes in rural parts of the west of Ireland – by far the worst performing service in the country. The first...
View Article2020 would be bonanza for both city and county
Galway’s battle to win the bid for European Capital of Culture would result in around a million visitors to the county – and an economic bonanza. And, despite fears to the contrary, the team behind the...
View ArticleRuling will leave N59 road plan dead in the water
A decision to refuse the upgrade for the N59 between Maam Cross and Clifden would result in even more deaths on a treacherous road and delay for many years any further development for Connemara. That...
View ArticleFloods groups throw Canney in at the deep end
Rural groups in South Galway are queuing up to demand meetings with the new Minister for the Office of Public Works in an effort to prevent the flooding disaster that occurred last winter. And already...
View ArticleCommuting workers hit by Cleggan parking crux
Businesses on Galway’s islands are having difficulty recruiting commuting staff from the mainland – because they have nowhere to park before taking the ferry. Businesses on Inishbofin in particular are...
View ArticleAthenry man is rugby player of the year
An Athenry native now plying his rugby trade at Cork Constitution was crowned All-Ireland Ulster Bank Player of the Year for Division 1A Rugby at an awards ceremony last week. Conor Kindregan rounded...
View ArticleHomecoming parade for Connacht Rugby at 4pm
The history-making Connacht Rugby team who had a fairytale finish to their season last evening in Murrayfield, Scotland when they beat favourites, Leinster 20-10 will arrive back in Galway at 4pm...
View ArticleThree travel to UK each week for terminations
Three Galway women a week travelled to the UK to have a termination last year, a 12% decrease on the year before. Figures published by the UK Department of Health show 156 women listed their address in...
View ArticleThousands turn out to welcome Connacht team home
Thousands of people lined the streets of Galway this evening to welcome home Connacht’s Rugby heroes who won the Pro 12 in Murrayfield, Scotland yesterday. From the starting point of the parade at...
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