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Monthly Archives: November, 2017

This Saturday is much more important than Black Friday

After having Black Friday and Cyber Monday forced on us, some people have had enough with made-up days used as a marketing strategy by...

Amazing new taxi app for students to be launched

Looking for a taxi can sometimes be a challenge. And it can be made almost impossible if you somehow end up without a phone, cash...

Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh quits Sinn Féin

In a shock announcement this afternoon, Galway West senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has quit Sinn Féin, citing 'unacceptable behaviour' against him as the reason...

Sports Club Grant Scheme allocations announced

Galway City Council today announced this year's allocation of the Sports Club Grants Scheme. In all, €120,000 was allocated to 43 different clubs with 25...

Leading Panama Papers journalist labels Apple’s tax rate as “very very low”

The Apple tax case is one which just won't go away. At the final meetings of the European Parliament's Panama Papers inquiry committee today, journalist Simon...

Annual Christmas bus service to slash journey times

Galway at Christmas is special. But one of the worst things about this time of year is the traffic. One way around that is by...

Students prepare special menu in aid of RNLI Galway Lifeboat Station

For the third year running, talented young chefs at GMIT will host a very special gourmet evening in aid of the local RNLI Galway...

New booklet to be launched during campaign against domestic violence

COPE Waterside House is launching a new booklet entitled Parenting in the context of Domestic Violence, as part of the annual global awareness campaign,...

Light rail is wrong for Galway says SocDem candidate

Galway West election candidate Niall Ó Tuathail has outlined why he wouldn't support a light rail system for Galway, citing the River Corrib and...

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s legacy to be discussed tomorrow

The revolutionary legacy of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara will be the focus of a public meeting upstairs in Busker Browne’s tomorrow at 8pm. Just last month,...

Galway Senator slams local politicians for lack of action on housing crisis

Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has slammed Galway City and County councils for not building a single housing unit since the beginning of 2016, with thousands...

NUI Galway’s winter graduation ceremonies get underway

Over 1,600 students will graduate from across the five colleges at NUI Galway at the University's winter conferring ceremonies which began today. The graduation ceremonies...

Dublin’s economic success is quickening the speed of development in rural Ireland

The West of Ireland is offering more and more families an escape from the pressures of Dublin, according to the organisers of a major...

Annual ‘sponsor a Christmas Tree Light’ is launched at UHG

The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway has launched its annual ‘sponsor a Christmas tree light’. In December, a large Christmas tree will...

WATCH: Emotional video shows extent of housing crisis in Galway

People Before Profit members in Galway have released a video highlighting the extent of the housing crisis and homelessness crisis in the city and...

Supermacs owner awarded highest honour by GMIT

The owner of Supermacs Pat McDonagh has been awarded an honorary fellowship, the highest honour GMIT  can confer. Described as a businessman, innovator and entrepreneur...

Road traffic victims to be remembered tomorrow at commemoration

A special commemoration to remember road traffic victims will take place in the Clayton Hotel, Galway at 2pm on Sunday the 19th of November. According...

People stuck on Ferris wheel at Christmas Market for over an hour

People have been stuck at the top of a ferris wheel at Eyre Square for over an hour. Traffic around Eyre Square is heavy as...

Profit driven supports for unemployed people is disgraceful – Galway Senator

Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has criticised Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for not acknowledging the failures of the Jobpath scheme and for failing to...

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