Claddagh lock gates to be removed for refurbishment
Galway City Council has approved plans for refurbishment works at the Claddagh Basin in a scheme expected to take up to three months. The project will involve erecting hoarding around access points to...
View ArticleN59 campaigners vow to escalate action
The people of Connemara may be forced into some drastic action in the near future unless a solution is found to the hold up in developments on the N59 road. This was stated following a meeting of the...
View ArticleGalway Race Committee gets first female member
A woman has been appointed to Galway Race committee for the first time ever. Zoe Fitzgerald is the first woman to sit on the committee since its foundation almost 150 years ago in 1869. Mrs. Fitzgerald...
View ArticleInvestment of €2.6 million in Galway water schemes
€2.6 million has been announced for Galway’s Group Water and Waste Water Schemes. The funding is part of a €15 million national allocation being made under the Government’s multi-annual Rural Water...
View ArticleFire destroys city centre dry cleaning premises
Several units of the fire brigade were called out overnight to tackle a major blaze which has gutted a well-known city business. Emergency services arrived at the scene at Shannon Dry Cleaners at...
View ArticleInvestigations to begin at site of blaze which gutted city business
The road at Prospect Hill in the city centre has reopened following the blaze which gutted Shannon Dry Cleaners overnight. A structural engineer has assessed the scene amid concerns over an old rail...
View ArticlePride committee to meet over organisational concerns
The Galway Pride Festival committee will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting in the city this evening amid concerns over how some of their recent events were organised. The meeting will focus in...
View ArticleCity’s newest secondary school opens following merger
The city’s newest secondary school opened its doors today following a merger. Presentation Secondary School and Mercy Secondary School Newtownsmyth have joined forces to become Our Lady’s College. The...
View ArticlePoints drop for NUIG Arts in second round offers
Points requirements have dropped in many of NUI Galway’s range of Level 8 honours degree Arts courses, as the CAO issues its second round offers today. A reduction in points is also noted in the areas...
View ArticleCustomers redirected to Athlone following dry cleaners fire
The customers of Shannon Dry Cleaners Galway are being directed to the Athlone branch with queries following yesterday’s fire at the Prospect Hill business While the company has still not issued a...
View ArticlePublic meeting over development of Ros a Mhil harbour
A public meeting will take place in Connemara tonight over a dispute between shrimp fishermen and the Department of the Marine about the development of Ros a’ Mhíl harbour. Fishermen are angry at the...
View ArticleMark Lohan co-opted to SF seat on Galway City Council
Sinn Fein has announced Mark Lohan of Menlo as it’s replacement for Anna Marley on Galway City Council. Mr. Lohan, an employee of trade union SIPTU, was chosen to fill the City Central role at a party...
View ArticleLoughrea business destroyed in overnight fire
A business in Loughrea has been destroyed in an overnight blaze. Emergency services arrived at the scene at ‘Twist’ Charity Shop ‘Twist’ on Dunkellin Street in the town just after 3.30 this morning....
View ArticleLegal issues stall work yet again on arthouse cinema project
Work on the city’s ‘jinxed’ arthouse cinema project has been delayed yet again, Galway City Council has confirmed. City councillors were told the project was due to recommence on July 1 of this year,...
View ArticleCouncil ordered to give names of hotels and B&Bs for homeless
Galway City Council has been directed to release the names of city hotels and B&Bs it uses to provide temporary emergency accommodation for homeless people. In a landmark judgement, the Information...
View ArticleGMIT cheating probe puts focus on Facebook post
GMIT officials are relying on an alleged Facebook post as the basis of their investigation into the latest cheating scandal to rock the college. College Registrar Michael Hannon has pleaded with...
View ArticleBallgames and climbing trees to be banned under Council bylaws
You can smell the flowers in Galway City … but if you dare to snip one for a lover, the gesture may cost you a whopping €75. Under radical new proposals contained in draft bylaws to govern parks, open...
View ArticleOwner devastated by fire which gutted business
The owner of Shannon Dry Cleaners has told of her devastation at the fire which destroyed the premises in Bohermore this week. Georgina Kenny – whose family as run the business for 60 years – has also...
View ArticleUp to 40 hot air balloons to take to skies above Loughrea
The longest-running national hot air balloon championships in the world will grace the skies above Loughrea this month. Up to 40 hot air balloons from all over the world will be headquartered in the...
View ArticleNew site pinpointed for cemetery despite council ending talks
A new site offered to the community for free is currently being investigated which may allow locals in Annaghdown to continue to be buried in their village. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is...
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