Gort students win national award for anti-smoking video on cigarette butts
The Foróige Gort youth service has been congratulated for winning the award for the Best Smoke Free Generation Message at the Irish Cancer Society's X-HALE prizes.
The youth group ...
Why this man is doing a heroic 111km triathlon through Galway today
Declan Loy from Newry in Co. Down is currently completing a 1km swim, a 100km cycle and a 10km run through Co. Galway, all for a worthy cause.
The triathlon through Galway is pa ...
“I don’t know how we are considering this” – lone councillor votes against Dublin Road cemetery site
Councillor Colette Connolly was the sole voice in the city council chamber this month who objected to a proposed cemetery on the Dublin Road.
Galway City Council approved the prop ...
An Taisce objects to Connemara mining exploration licence
An Taisce has lodged an objection with the government against an exploratory mineral licence being granted to the Canadian mining company MOAG Copper Gold Resources.
The governmen ...
Paving new Pathways in Tuam with Galway 2020
Paving New Pathways is a new festival exploring Tuam's complex past and diverse present with Galway 2020.
This forward-thinking Galway 2020 Small Towns Big Ideas project emerged f ...
Eyre Square building being converted to boutique hotel
A building on Eyre Square could be converted into a downtown boutique hotel under new development plans with the city council.
Planning permission is being sought to change the us ...
Search for local champions to bring an international conference home to Galway
The Galway Convention Bureau, which promotes Galway as a destination for international meetings, incentives, conferences and events, is looking for champions for Galway to help bri ...
Galway’s heavy traffic prompts air pollution fears
As a city packed with cars and other vehicles every day, any measuring of the air quality in Galway is sure to find unsafe levels of air pollution.
That's the view of Galway East ...
Minister visits national school in urgent need of upgrade
A government minister has visited Craughwell National School, which urgently needs upgraded according to one East Galway TD.
Minster Ciaran Cannon welcomed the visit of Minister K ...
Current tax relief on pensions just not working study says
A new report released from NUI Galway is saying that that the pension system in Ireland has failed and calls for revisiting the tax relief provisions on pensions.
The pensions stu ...