Clik here to view.
Wild Atlantic Way sculptures come under fire
New sculptures, erected by Fáilte Ireland at some of Connemara’s most scenic spots to promote the Wild Atlantic Way, are “despoiling what they are supposed to be promoting”, according to local...
View ArticleDeferred strike causes surgery cancellations
Some 17 surgeries were postponed at Galway city’s main public hospital on Tuesday, despite nurses’ deferring planned strike action at the West’s largest Emergency Department. Management at University...
View ArticleMoycullen’s permanent GP – after seven years
The HSE is to finally appoint a permanent General Practitioner to Moycullen next month – a full seven years after the post was vacated. The original public GP died in 2004. During his illness and...
View ArticleTeenage hurlers hit by meningitis
Two minor hurlers from the Oranmore area were hospitalised with a suspected meningitis infection. Two of the teenagers – who were recently crowned minor B county champions – were diagnosed with...
View ArticleYoung boy dies in Kilcolgan farm tragedy
A seven-and-half-year-old boy was tragically killed in a farm accident in Kilcolgan this morning. The tragedy occurred at around 11am when second class pupil Mark Fordham fell into a piece of farm...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Woman’s island adventures – with six Connemara ponies
It might have been the maddest idea of the summer; an English woman taking herself and six Connemara ponies – two of them unbroken – to an uninhabited island off Connemara coast. But now Emma...
View ArticleHomeless crisis has little sign of abating
One Galway charity alone dealt with just under 1,000 people who became homeless last year – and, with Christmas on the way, many charities in the sector are warning that the crisis is just deepening...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Statistics show spiralling rent costs in county
People living in private rented accommodation in County Galway paid around €400 extra to their landlords compared to 2014, according to new Government figures. The latest figures from the Private...
View ArticleCharity’s new scheme allows families to foster a pet
This year you can have a puppy just for Christmas – thanks to a Galway animal rescue charity that wants to place their pets with foster homes for the festive season. MADRA’s resources are so stretched...
View ArticleSearch for missing student to resume tomorrow
Searches for missing NUIG student Michael Bugler will begin again tomorrow morning (Monday). 20-year-old Michael Bugler, who is from Ennis, is a law student in Galway and has been missing since last...
View ArticleMan armed with machete burst into dinner party
A man has been convicted by a jury of trespassing at a woman’s home while armed with a machete on St. Stephen’s Day last year. Joseph Moloney (31), of 329 Castlepark, Galway, denied producing a...
View ArticleMan drowned despite frantic bid to save him
A 43 years old man, who fell from his boat in Galway Docks, drowned despite almost immediate assistance from passersby, an inquiry into his death heard. Assistant Coroner for West Galway, Ciaran...
View Article15 jobs gone in Xtra-Vision closure
Around fifteen jobs are expected to be lost with the closure of at least two Xtra-Vision outlets in Galway. Management have blamed the closures on the “continued decline in DVD rentals”. A total of 28...
View ArticleJes Principal granted High Court injunction
The principal of Colasite Iognaid has secured a High Court injunction restraining the Galway secondary school’s board of management from proceeding with its disciplinary investigation pending a full...
View ArticleMan killed, six hospitalised in three-car crash
One man has died and six others were injured in a serious crash on the R334 Headford to Glencorrib road this afternoon. The extent of their injuries is not known at this time – all have been taken to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trawl of CCTV footage for missing student
CCTV footage of the area around Spanish Arch and the Claddagh is being trawled by Gardaí in the search for missing NUI Galway student Michael Bugler. The 20-year-old was last seen leaving the Quays Bar...
View ArticleStudents and staff combine talents for new initiatives
The EXPLORE innovation programme – a joint initiative of NUI Galway Students’ Union and NUI Galway – has just awarded funding to 22 innovative new projects to be piloted in Galway. Now entering its...
View ArticleWoman died in hospital after alarm not heard
Staff caring for an 80 years old woman failed to hear a warning alarm alerting them to the fact that she had become disconnected from a breathing ventilator, an Inquest into her death heard. On account...
View ArticleConcerns linger over operation of community centre
Fears that the operation of Galway’s two newest community centres could be privatised will linger over Christmas and into the New Year after the matter was kicked to touch again this week. The model of...
View ArticlePlans lodged for domestic violence refuge
Plans to convert the Magdalen laundry site on Forster Street – for use as a €2.5 million domestic violence refuge – have been lodged with Galway City Council. COPE Galway has sought permission for...
View Article