Families on supplement fork out for rent top-ups
More than 3,000 families and individuals in Galway are getting rent supplement – but a huge proportion of them have to pay ’top-ups’ to meet the actual cost of renting their home, according to a Galway...
View ArticleCall to address spread of knotweed across city
There are calls to address the spread of Japanese knotweed across the city. Sinn Fein city councillor Cathal O Conchuir told this month’s meeting at City Hall that the invasive weed is a threat to the...
View ArticlePublic meeting on Galway Bay energy test site
A public meeting will take place in Spiddal this evening to discuss the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The site was established off the Galway coast in 2006, and aims to determine...
View ArticleCity protest against Trump visit to Ireland
A public meeting to discuss Donald Trump’s planned visit to Ireland this month will take place in the city later this week. The ‘Trump Not Welcome Here’ event is being organised by Galway People Before...
View ArticleReplica Galway sculpture to be presented to City of Belfast
A replica of a stone sculpted candle from the Circle of Life garden in Salthill is to become a new feature in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens. The Salthill Circle of Life Garden aims to commemorate organ...
View Article20 new special needs assistants for Galway schools
20 new special needs assistants are to be provided in Galway schools. The allocation brings the total number of SNAs operating in the city and the county to 720. 46 secondary schools in Galway are to...
View ArticleFormer president Mary Robinson to visit Galway
Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson will address a launch event in the city this week. She will attend the Inclusive Centenaries scholarship scheme which...
View ArticleMedtech firm announces 60 jobs for Galway City
A medical technology has announced that it is establishing a European manufacturing facility in Galway city which is expected to create sixty jobs over the next eighteen months. The company is focused...
View ArticleRelocation of island church replica stalled by Council
A plan to locate a replica of the historic St MacDara’s island church on the mainland in Carna in Connemara next month has been stalled. Students from the internationally renowned Bartlett School of...
View ArticleUpgrade of Leenane water supply ahead of schedule
Work on upgrading Leenane’s water treatment plant is expected to finish ahead of schedule. A boil water notice was imposed on the area last summer (07/15) due to cryptosporidium fears and remains in...
View ArticleCarers concerned over new pay-by-weight bin charges
Galway carers are concerned that new pay-by-weight bin charges due to be introduced next month will cause an unsustainable financial burden. The new system aims to encourage recycling and the...
View ArticleAverage Galway home insurance theft claim is €3,200
Householders across Galway made an average theft claim of just over €3,200 on their house insurance last year. Theft claims cover the cost of damage to the home and items stolen during a burglary. The...
View ArticleWorking group to focus on N59 upgrade
A new working group is to be set up in a bid to secure permission for the upgrade of the N59 between Maam Cross and Clifden. An Bord Pleanala has recently denied permission for the long-awaited upgrade...
View ArticleFans ‘let down’ by restricted TV coverage of Galway match
A Fianna Fáil politician says it is a “disgrace” the Galway versus Mayo senior football championship match isn’t available on terrestrial television. The provincial semi-final match will be shown live...
View ArticleHeritage Officer slams ‘butchering’ of Island House
Planners have given the go-ahead for the overhaul of the historic Island House on Gaol Road – despite concerns from the city’s Heritage Officer that it entailed a “brutalist approach”. Jim Higgins said...
View ArticleResidents’ anger at NAMA proposals for Crown Square
NAMA says it may not be viable to develop the vacant Crown Square site in Mervue without loosening planning restrictions on it. NAMA-appointed receivers of the site have asked city planners to relax...
View ArticleFairgreen earmarked for student accommodation
Plans to provide accommodation for nearly 150 students at the Fairgreen have been lodged with Galway City Council. The new owners of the site also plan to add five coach parking spaces to the private...
View ArticleFinal documents submitted for Galway’s 2020 bid
The Galway 2020 team has submitted it’s final 100-page bid document to become the European Capital of Culture 2020. The submission is the first step in what’s being described as a crucial five weeks...
View ArticleRockbarton residents most likely in Galway to get married
A new report has revealed that Galway adults with the best prospects of marriage are those living in the Rockbarton area. That’s according to the latest report from the Iona Institute, which outlines...
View ArticleTD continues fight for UHG replacement hospital
A Galway Fine Gael TD has vowed to continue the fight for a replacement hospital for UHG despite her Health Minister saying it’s not on the cards. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton says a replacement hospital...
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