Chief Super of Galway Gardai appeals for more resources
The Chief Superintendent of the Galway Garda Division has appealed to the Garda Commissioner for more resources. The County Joint Policing Committee has heard that recruits from Templemore, and more...
View Article€250,000 allocated to Connemara National Park
€250,000 in capital investment has been announced for Connemara National Park. Junior Minister for Regional Economic Development Michael Ring visited the tourist amenity today where he met staff and...
View ArticleOPW urged to open Salmon Weir gates to prevent flooding
The OPW is being urged to immediately open the sluice gates at Salmon Weir bridge in the city to prevent winter flooding across the county. The River Corrib flows out of Lough Corrib to the sea, but...
View ArticleConcern over plans to downgrade main county roads
A number of main routes through the east and north of the county are to be downgraded when the Gort to Tuam motorway opens in early 2018. Concerns have been raised over the plan to downgrade sections...
View ArticleTII under fire over controversial M6 services area
Transport Infrastructure Ireland is coming under fire over its alleged lack of engagement on a controversial planned services area on the M6 near Oranmore. The project is being led by Transport...
View ArticleCouncil set to return to court over Traveller encampment
Galway City Council could be forced to return to court in the coming weeks to seek an order to move an illegal Traveller encampment that has returned to Doughiska. Councillor Michael Crowe says that...
View ArticleGardai move to tackle speeding on county rat runs
Gardai have committed to taking a more pro-active approach to tackling speeding on ‘rat runs’ across the county. It follows the commencement of a major crackdown on motoring offences on Galway roads...
View ArticlePearl mussel continues to hold up N59 upgrade
Concerns over the protection of the pearl mussel are causing continued delays to a major upgrade of the N59 in Connemara. Planning permission was secured for the stretch of the route between Oughterard...
View ArticleRelief for 8,600 households as boil water notice lifted
There’s relief for over 8,600 households in Loughrea, Craughwell and the surrounding region as the area’s long-standing boil water notice is lifted. Irish Water has this evening confirmed that...
View ArticleBody recovered from sea near Blackrock
The body of a fisherman has been recovered during a search and rescue operation in Galway Bay this evening. The man’s body was taken from the water around one mile west of Blackrock. The Irish...
View ArticleGalway girl to tackle world’s toughest race
A Galway woman now living Down Under has secured her place in the planet’s toughest race – the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Clodagh Glynn – originally from Kiltormer but now living in...
View ArticleGalway householders face Property Tax shock
Homeowners in County Galway could be facing Local Property Tax bills of more than three-and-a-half times their existing rates when a revaluation process kicks in during autumn 2019. Significant...
View ArticlePupils held to ransom on voluntary contribution
Second-level pupils are a number of schools around the county are being denied basic services like lockers and homework journals – because their parents haven’t paid the voluntary contribution. And...
View ArticleGalway officer makes Army history
Army personnel from Galway’s Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa barracks are putting the finishing touches to preparations before deploying on a peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights, located on the troubled border...
View ArticleFull capacity protocol implemented at UHG
Full capacity protocol has been implemented at the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway. Significant numbers of patients are currently awaiting admission to the hospital. Management says...
View ArticleCampsite proposed to tackle illegal Traveller encampments
A transient campsite with a minimum overnight charge is being proposed to help tackle Galway’s ongoing problem with illegal Traveller encampments. That’s according to City Mayor Noel Larkin, who says...
View ArticleGarda warning to B&B owners following burglaries
Gardaí in Connemara are advising the owners of Bed and Breakfasts to be particularly vigilant at the moment. It follows break-ins at two locations in recent days. One of the break-ins happened at a Bed...
View Article35 job losses at Connemara-based multinational
Payment services firm Fintrax has halved it’s Connemara workforce with the loss of 35 jobs. It follows two months of consultation at the multi-national’s headquarters at Ballinahown, over the...
View ArticleUnemployment in Galway down 37 per cent since 2010
There are 2,100 fewer people claiming unemployment assistance across Galway than there were twelve months ago, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. At the end of August in...
View ArticleAs Galway orders removal of murals, Waterford celebrates them
While Galway City Council continues its policy of ordering businesses to tear down murals, another City Council is fully behind a project to paint them in a bid to revitalise derelict buildings with...
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