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An Bord Pleanala has approved a major housing development in Rahoon that was rejected by city planners. It would offer 216 apartments and commercial space across seven blocks at Gort na Bro. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Late last year, city planners refused permission for the project led by Glenveagh Living Limited on a number […]

City Councillor Peter Keane is meeting with the Minister for Sport this week, in relation to development plans for Salthill Knocknacarra GAA. He will be advocating for the club’s application to the Sports Capital Grant programme for development plans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The plan includes the installation of full-size 4G pitch and floodlights […]

Taxi numbers in Galway have declined by over around five percent since before the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures from the NTA are highlighting regional disparities in access to essential transport, with counties in the West heavily impacted by taxi shortages. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Licences across Western counties dropped by almost 9% in the […]

A collection of photographs documenting the history of University of Galway has been published. The collection contains over 350 images from the late 19th century to the mid-1990s (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The project, sponsored by Agallamh na Seanórach/Retired Staff Association, was launched in November 2021 to commemorate the university’s 175th anniversary. Supported by […]

The Disabled Drivers Association is to launch its campaign on misuse of accessible parking at its AGM, being held in Galway city this weekend Guest speaker is Nikki Bradley, an adaptive adventurer and one of Ireland’s leading motivational speakers who is getting behind the accessible parking campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to a […]

Five Galway students have won top prizes in this year’s 70th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Gort Community School’s Darragh Granahan won first prize in the 14-15 year age category for his artwork entitled ‘Unconditional Love’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Four Galway students took home Special Merit Awards – Shruti Hemant Dhamne from St. Brigid’s […]

Former Irish Times columnist John Waters is to contest the European Parliament elections as an independent candidate in this constituency of Midlands-North-West In recent years, Mr Waters was a prominent campaigner against the Government’s Covid restrictions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He was an unsuccessful independent candidate in the 2020 Irish general election for Dún […]

There is frustration over the new proposed strategy for the delivery of the Athlone to Galway Greenway. The strategy would see Galway with one set of consultants responsible for Galway to Portumna, while Westmeath County Council will have another set of consultants responsible for Portumna to Athlone. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gort-Kivara Councillor Joe […]

City-based heart and stroke charity Croí is calling for a new national strategy to tackle cardiovascular health. Croí says cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of all hospital admissions, and 75 per cent of all bed days in hospitals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Figures also show it accounts for almost 9 thousand […]