Glenlo Abbey driving range appeal rejected
An application to retain a putting green and 12 additional driving range bays at Glenlo Abbey has been given the green light. The plan had been appealed to An Bord Pleanála by two third parties. The...
View ArticleUSI in fresh bid to solve student accommodation crisis
The Union of Students in Ireland will distribute flyers to hundreds of homes across Galway this week in a bid to encourage people to rent out rooms to college students. The nationwide initiative will...
View ArticleNotorious rapist Larry Murphy is not in Galway
Claims of sightings of convicted rapist Larry Murphy around Galway over the past week have been dismissed as “completely unfounded”. Numerous sightings have been reported as fact on social media over...
View ArticleCable thieves target Galway sports clubs
Sports clubs across the county have been warned to step up security on their premises as scrap metal thieves target valuable cabling as easy pickings. The advice comes as Gardaí investigate the most...
View ArticlePush the boat out – for three grand a night!
The newly restored boathouse at Ashford Castle may well be the third most expensive hotel room in the country. The last piece in the puzzle of the restoration project at the five-star hotel in Cong on...
View ArticleLeaving Certs finally know all the answers
It was the only question left to which they didn’t know the answer – what joy or despair for the Leaving Cert class of 2016 was contained within the brown envelope. And for the most part, yesterday’s...
View ArticleN59 Action Group campaign receives support from tourists
A campaign for long-awaited road infrastructure in Connemara has gathered pace with a online petition garnering support from abroad. The initiative is led by the N59 Action Group as part of a community...
View ArticleNearly half of Galway water goes down drain through leaks
Galway is losing almost half of its drinking water through leakage from the pipe network, according to estimates from the national metering programme. Its 48 per cent wastage is marginally higher than...
View ArticleWardens issue 36 parking tickets each day in the city
More than 36 parking tickets are issued in Galway City every day, new figures reveal. Galway City Council has confirmed its community wardens issued a total of 13,196 parking tickets over the 12 months...
View ArticleHundreds of homeowners respond to student ‘digs’ appeal
Homeowners on both sides of the city are responding like never before to the student rental crisis by offering up spare rooms – with the chance to earn €12,000 tax free income. Students’ Union (SU)...
View ArticleHigh-spec city offices critical to attracting international companies
Galway City is unable to attract major international employers, because of a lack of ‘high-spec’ city centre office space, according to one of the country’s biggest property developers and investors....
View ArticleMan who died in road crash was Corrandulla native
The man who died in a road traffic crash in Offaly yesterday was a Franciscan brother and a native of Corrandulla. Brother Michael Burke died after the car he was driving collided with a truck on the...
View ArticleGSOC launches investigation after Garda injured in N18 crash
GSOC is investigating a crash on the N18 in which a Garda was injured. The incident happened at around midday at Tonroe between Oranmore and Clarinbridge. An on-duty Garda on a motorcycle was injured...
View ArticleSAC designation creates Connemara no-go area
There is a real danger that nobody will build a new house in Connemara again after another 2,300 acres in the region was designated a Special Area of Conservation. This means that these lands cannot be...
View Article10 planning decisions overturned in the county last year
Just ten planning decisions in County Galway which were appealed to An Bórd Pleanála last year were reversed, according to a new report. The figures – which are contained in the Bórd Pleanála Annual...
View ArticleJudge steps up search for new court in Tuam
The search to find a new home for the sittings of Tuam Court has intensified amid fears that – once it moves from its current location – it may be closed permanently. The Courts Service have been...
View ArticleApple masterplan shows seven more data centres for Athenry site
The Apple data centre given the go-ahead in Athenry is just a fraction of the US technology giant’s ‘masterplan’ for the site over the next ten to fifteen years. In fact, a total of eight data centres...
View ArticleLast-minute bid to solve Aran air crux
Last minute efforts are being made to ensure Aran Islanders are not left without an air service. The tender deadline for a new air service provider has been extended again to the end of the month, as...
View ArticleStrong turnout in city for Galway Pride parade
There was a strong turnout in the city this afternoon for this year’s Galway Pride Parade. Crowds lined the street as the festival’s biggest parade to date made it’s way from Eyre Square down Shop...
View ArticleEPA called in over weed killer contamination near river
An investigation is underway into an alleged incident of illegal dumping of potentially toxic waste material near a County Galway river. The local authority, Environmental Protection Agency and...
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