World Masters Fly Fishing to be staged on four lakes
International Fly Fishing teams from all over the world will be competing in Galway for the World Masters Trout Fly Fishing Championship next week. From June 13-19, nearly fifty people from nine...
View ArticleJobless numbers in Galway continue to slide
Unemployment in County Galway continues its downward slide, with almost two thousand fewer people on the Live Register than this time last year. Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show...
View ArticleTwenty-year waiting list for bone scans to be cleared
A vital bone density scanning service which would identify cases of osteoporosis has been saved after approval was given to recruit nine radiographers to clear a 20-year waiting list. The DXA...
View ArticleWelfare fraudsters forced to cough up over €1m
A crackdown on social welfare fraudsters has helped to recoup in excess of €1.1 million in County Galway. The Department of Social Protection confirmed that its investigators recovered some €1.113...
View ArticleCity festival to celebrate life of Eamonn Ceannt
A festival celebrating the life and work of Éamonn Ceannt will get underway in the city tomorrow. The festival will feature street events, an international pipe-band parade, and performances by leading...
View ArticleNew mayor says enterprise is among his top priorities
The new city mayor says enterprise is among his top priorities. Independent councillor and Portumna native Noel Larkin was voted in as mayor at a special meeting at City Hall last evening. The Wellpark...
View ArticleTraffic restrictions to continue on N18
The stop-go system on the N18 at Kiltiernan National School is to remain in place until the end of the week. The planned works are part of the Gort to Tuam motorway project and involve tie-in works to...
View ArticleTwo drowned in separate incidents
Two people – both understood to be living in Galway – drowned in separate incidents yesterday. At around 2pm, a 19-year-old man got into difficulty while swimming with friends in the River Corrib at...
View ArticleCoroner claims death had echoes of Savita
A young mother of two collapsed unconscious at home, days after being sent home from A&E due to a shortage of doctors, an inquiry into her death heard. Coroner for West Galway, Dr Ciaran...
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Hero rescues two people plunged into sea after gangplank collapses
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View Article100 new jobs at medical devices company
The Jobs Minister was in Ballinasloe today to announce the creation of 100 new jobs. Lifesciences technology company Surmodics is creating the jobs after acquiring Creagh Medical last November....
View ArticleGMIT has highest budget deficit in the country
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) had the highest budget deficit of any of the country’s 14 institutes. The latest figures from Education Minster, Richard Bruton, confirm that GMIT carried a...
View ArticleTriathlon weighs in with €1m boost for Galway
Organisers are predicting an influx of 25,000 people to the city for the Challenge Galway epic triathlon in a fortnight, with two open air concerts expected to create a mini-Volvo Ocean Race...
View ArticleGalway Races prizemoney approaches €2m
The sizeable pots on offer for winning owners and trainers at the Galway Races has increased yet again, with prize money over the week-long summer racing bonanza being boosted by a further €83,000, to...
View Article100 swimmers to take part in charity Galway Bay swim
The Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West will take place on Saturday, July 23. Now in its 11th year and with close to 100 swimmers taking part this year, it is now one...
View ArticleLGBT group to hold city vigil for Orlando shooting victims
A candlelight vigil for the victims of the weekend’s shootings in Orlando will take place in the city this week. The event is being hosted by Amach! LGBT. Fifty people have died and around the same...
View ArticleFunerals of drowning victims to take place
The funerals will take place later this week of two people who died in water tragedies in the city over the weekend. The body of 19-year old Jamie McDonagh from Fána Glas, Ballybane was recovered at...
View ArticleOral hearing on N63 realignment to begin
An oral hearing about the upgrade of the N63 from Abbeyknockmoy to Annagh Hill gets underway in Tuam tomorrow (Tuesday). The hearing is being hosted by An Bord Pleanála for those affected by Compulsory...
View ArticleHub aims to deliver 20 start-ups a year to Galway
It’s hoped 20 new start-up companies will be added to the city’s economy every year as part of a drive led by Galway City Innovation District. The not for profit group behind Galway’s PorterShed made a...
View ArticleNUIG gets €1m EU funding for major security project
An international project led by NUI Galway has been awarded €1m in EU funding. The ROCSAFE project – or Remotely Operated CBRNe Scene Assessment & Forensic Examination, has secured Horizon 2020...
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