€10k for Galway rescue choppers – when Aer Arann would have cost €400
The scrambling of two separate Coast Guard helicopters to bring a patient with a broken ankle from Inis Mór to University Hospital Galway – at an estimated cost of around €10,000 – has been...
Coursing enthusiasts snare hares on Galway Bay island
Animal rights campaigners are claiming that the wild hare population of a small island on the eastern shores of Galway Bay could be decimated by coursing enthusiasts who snare them for events on the...
Old enemies to do power deal on Galway County Council
Civil war politics will be swept aside as Fine Gael prepares to do a deal with Fianna Fail that will see them control power on Galway County Council following last weekend’s local elections.
That’s after...
Close shave for Galway frequent flyers
A Mile-High shave was held 5,280 feet in the air over Galway last Saturday to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society.
The event, which is part of the Today FM Shave or Dye campaign...
Galway family wants German death case reopened
The family of a Galway man, found dead in Germany back in December 2010, says that they have concrete evidence that he was murdered.
Additional pressure is now being put on the German police to...
Galway International Arts Festival launches programme
Award-winning playwright Enda Walsh, whose latest play, Ballyturk, is the flagship theatre show of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival, is breaking new ground with a theatre/installation piece which is also being premiered at...