Driver dead in car on roundabout for two days
A 69-year-old man who failed to brake before driving straight into the centre of a city roundabout, remained undiscovered for two days until a passenger in a bus raised the alarm. At an inquest at...
View ArticleGalway City is a victim of its own success
Galway City is a victim of its own success – it has a population of just shy of 80,000 but the local authority has to provide services for 110,000 people. The peculiarity was highlighted by City...
View ArticleGalway may levy bedroom tax on visitors
Galway City Council is to investigate introducing a tax on each occupied hotel bed in the city as a way of generating income. The so-called transient occupancy tax would likely levy a €2 charge on...
View ArticleMeeting sought with Minister over cancelled bus services
A Galway West T.D is seeking an urgent meeting with Transport Minister Shane Ross and Bus Eireann over the cancellation of busy bus routes in the city. Deputy Noel Grealish is calling for the...
View ArticlePublic urged to attend emergency meeting on crime
An emergency community alert meeting will take place in Kiltormer next week (28/11), following a number of burglaries in the area. One woman who lives in Kill, says her home has been burgled twice in...
View ArticleMan ordered to stay away from school after threats
A school in Glencorrib near Headford was closed today after a threat was made by a man earlier this month. A man in his late 20s threatened a number of people and the Kilroe National School on November...
View ArticleUHG management urged to increase homecare packages
Hospital management at UHG are being urged to place a fresh focus on home care packages in a bid to deal with ongoing demands for beds. Tuam area councillor Mary Hoade told a meeting of the Regional...
View ArticleGalway singer combines student life with stage stardom
Mention the surname ‘Jackson’ in a musical context and you think of Michael – certainly not a ginger-haired singing teenager from Galway! But prepare yourself for a new Jackson storming up the charts;...
View ArticleAlmost half of local garda stations not connected to PULSE
The Minister for Justice has revealed that almost half of all Garda stations in the Galway are not connected to the PULSE computer system. The news comes in the same week that it was revealed there are...
View ArticleGalway duo launch emergency phone charger
Two former band mates from Loughrea have created an emergency phone charger to be rolled out in pubs and clubs which they hope will turn them into Galway’s latest entrepreneurial sensations. While...
View ArticleDemand spikes as donations drop for SVP
Calls to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in 2016 have already surpassed last year’s 3,000 mark for a large swathe of the county. The charity is grappling with 30% fewer donations over the last...
View ArticlePedestrian hospitalised following city collision
A pedestrian was taken to UHG with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in the city this morning. It’s understood a vehicle collided with a pedestrian at the Quincentenary Bridge...
View Article20,000 visitors to mark final day of Science Festival
Up to 20,000 visitors are expected in Galway tomorrow to mark the final day of the 2016 Galway Science & Technology Festival. Now in it’s 19th year, the annual festival is Ireland largest science...
View Article10 percent rise in Galway home completions
There’s been a rise of almost 10 percent in the number of homes completed in Galway during the first nine months of this year. However, the figure for Galway trails significantly behind completion...
View ArticleFreedom of Connemara for US mayor
An effort is underway to make the Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, a Freeman of Connemara. Councillor Seán Ó Tuairisc believes that the new local Government structure west of the Corrib – the Connemara...
View ArticleConnemara road plan still hits dead end
Another attempt is to be made to resolve the impasse regarding a suitable route for the proposed new road from Barna to Screebe in South Connemara. A route edging into the mountain north of the Furbo,...
View ArticlePrison for man who conned pensioner out of cash
A convicted sex offender will serve one year in prison for coercing a charitable and trusting 82-year-old woman into giving him large sums of cash over a twelve-month period. Ethan Ward (25), 27 Lui na...
View ArticleRural areas could become country’s economic powerhouse
Country communities can become the economic powerhouse for the West of Ireland, according to a key state agency. Referring to ‘rural Ireland’, the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) has...
View ArticleGardaí use taxis to transport prisoners
Gardaí were hiring taxis to transport prisoners across County Galway, it has emerged. Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh asked about the practice of ferrying prisoners in taxis due to a shortage of garda...
View ArticleConsequences of oil spillage would be ‘unimaginable’
The ‘unimaginable’ consequences of an oil spillage on Galway Bay have been highlighted Galway City Councillors were warned last week of the potential natural disaster that would arise if one of the oil...
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