Council left with €660,000 corner on road plan that never happened
A debt of more than €665,000 used to buy land in a County Galway town before the property market collapsed remains a noose around the neck of the local authority.
Galway County Council spent €665,124...
Galway well placed on jobs front
More than 850 new jobs were announced by IDA-supported companies in Galway over the past year, with the city and county well placed to continue attracting investment, according to officials.
Site visits by potential investors...
Motorway work leaves farmers facing road to ruin
THE Galway farmer – close to the new motorway project – who had his dairy herd decimated by a TB outbreak last year, never wants anyone else to suffer the same fate.
Galway IFA Chairman...
Galway’s rising QPR star reflects on Man of the Match debut
The latest jewel in Galway’s sporting crown was this week reflecting on his dramatic introduction into the big time – a Man of the Match performance on his debut for Queens Park Rangers.
Ryan Manning,...
Gardaí out in force to quell Traveller brawl
All hell broke loose in a County Galway town for a time on St Stephen’s Day when a group of Travellers became embroiled in a drink-fuelled street brawl.
Gardaí had to call in reinforcements in...
Clifden school on schedule
Work on the new secondary school for Clifden is well under way – and the students can look forward to a state-of-the-art facility at the beginning of the new term in September 2017.
Following a...