City centre bank building goes on market for €4m
Huge interest is expected from investors in a prime building on Galway City’s main shopping thoroughfare which has come on the market with a €4 million price tag. The Bank of Ireland building on...
View ArticleGarda investigation following discovery of medical waste
A Garda investigation has been launched following the discovery of a significant quantity of hazardous medical waste dumped on the Cappagh Road. Councillor Cathal O’ Conchuir says the waste consists of...
View ArticleGardaí probe shooting attempt in Tuam
Gardaí are investigating an alleged shooting attempt outside Tuam swimming pool. A man – reported to be wearing a balaclava and carrying a firearm – is believed to have approached another man who was...
View ArticleObjectors fear marine test site could facilitate fish farm
Fears are growing that the Marine Institute’s plans for a test site off Spiddal could pave the way for a fish farm in Galway Bay ‘through the back door’. Campaigners are concerned about a statutory...
View ArticleGood news for 8,500 customers as boil water notice lifted at last
Eight months after it was declared unsafe, the public water supply in Loughrea has been given the all-clear. While the 8,500 customers in Loughrea and hinterland will be breathing a sigh of relief,...
View ArticleBen Dunne gets permission for new Galway gym
Businessman Ben Dunne has been given the green light for a new fitness centre in Galway – the decision came the same day that rival gym operator Hector Ó hEochagáin sought to have his objection...
View ArticleCustoms in island crackdown on cars using green diesel
Twelve islanders on Inishbofin are facing fines of up to €5,000 each for using ‘green’ diesel in their cars – which they use to travel less than two miles per day. A team of Customs officials visited...
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Fire crews tackle blaze at Shannon Oaks in Portumna
Fire crews tackled a blaze this morning at the site of the former Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after 6am. It’s understood the fire broke out at a...
View Article70 new homes granted planning in Galway since April
Planning permission was granted for 70 new homes across the city and county between April and June this year. New figures from the CSO reveal that during the second quarter, a total of 265 planning...
View ArticleImpact of 2020 will diminish further away from the city
Galway’s designation as European Capital of Culture will have less significance for those parts of the county furthest away from the city. This was a view expressed at a meeting of Tuam Municipal...
View ArticleDeveloper in court over dangerous electricity poles
A District Court Judge has called for works to be carried out immediately to make two electricity poles – located off the footpath on the actual road – outside a housing estate safer for road users....
View ArticleFunding in place for flood relief, but no work before winter
Almost a year on from the approval of funding for flood relief in the Kiltiernan area of South Galway, not a sod has been turned nor a cent spent on the project, the Connacht Tribune can confirm. And...
View ArticleWild Atlantic Way delivers tourist boom to West region
This year is set to be the busiest tourism year for overseas visitors since records began with the Wild Atlantic Way drawing tourists west earlier in the season and encouraging them to stay longer....
View ArticleFire flares up again at Shannon Oaks in Portumna
A fire which damaged a block of apartments in Portumna yesterday behind the former Shannon Oaks Hotel re-ignited overnight. One unit of the Portumna Fire Brigade was called out again in the early hours...
View ArticleUnmanned trans-Atlantic yacht tracked passing Aran
An unmanned yacht, understood to have voyaged for four months from Conneticut in the USA has been tracked passing the Aran Islands this weekend. A group in the USA are now seeking information from...
View ArticleUS software firm to create 50 jobs in Galway
A firm which develops mathematical computing software is to establish a base in Galway with the creation of 50 jobs. MathWorks, is to establish a shared sales and services centre in Galway, with...
View ArticleConcerns raised over construction of windfarm
Concerns are being raised over the impact of the construction of a windpark near Moycullen on local residents. The works are part of the Galway Wind farm project, which consists of four permitted wind...
View ArticleMinister reviews defence forces unit ahead of UN mission
The 54th Infantry Group has been recognised for its commitment to peace and security at a special ministerial review in the city this afternoon. It comes as the 130 person unit, based at Dún Uí...
View ArticleHealth Minister gives reassurance over future of Portiuncula
The Health Minister has moved to allay long-running fears over the future of the emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. Minister Simon Harris has written to the executive of...
View ArticleCourt bid to shift illegal Traveller site at Doughiska
Galway City Council is seeking a Circuit Court injunction against Traveller families who are illegally encamped in Doughiska, beside Merlin Woods. Director of Services for Housing, Tom Connell,...
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