Play about court trial of a Traveller to open in GalwayA controversial play about a Traveller accused of murdering his father will open tomorrow in Galway "uncut" despite a Garda request…Mon May 01 2006 - 01:00
IFA considers calls for microchips for dogsCalls have been made for the microchips for all dogs following a series of savage attacks on sheep in Galway in recent weeks …Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
Childhood obesity epidemic 'on par with US'The Government has been urged to face the growing problems of childhood obesity and inactivity by investing in a pilot interactive…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Emergency screening needed in south, westBreast care: The lives of over 200 women could be lost if some emergency interim breast screening is not introduced now in advance…Tue Mar 14 2006 - 00:00
Galway meeting told of road safety concernsThe need to continue to to promote the conditions that keep motor insurance premiums down, especially for young people, was highlighted…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Harney to end funding anomalyNursing homes: The urgent need to provide a more equitable balance of Government funding between the public and private nursing…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Trials to start for insulin inhalerDiabetes: Clinical trials are to be held at hospitals in Galway and Dublin for a new inhaler which could replace daily insulin…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Specialised sexual assault unit urged for GalwayRape Crisis Centre: The need for a specialised sexual assault unit in Galway has been highlighted by the co-ordinator of the…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
FF Galway West convention abandoned in disarrayThe Galway West Fianna Fáil selection convention had to be called off last night after delegates refused to agree that only three…Mon Jan 30 2006 - 00:00
Pole in middle of roadway finally to goThe ESB is to remove a pole from its dangerous location in the middle of a road leading into a housing estate in Athenry, Co …Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Impact protest over hospital jobsMembers of trade union Impact are to stage a protest at University College Hospital, Galway, today over the outsourcing of clerical…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Group highlights threat to Galway's heritage buildingsAn Taisce Galway has written to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in relation to the description of a listed and protected…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
€16m boost for tourism in WestNational tourism development authority Fáilte Ireland has committed its largest-ever budget of €16 million to promote tourism…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Cork man set to challenge lawMental health: A Cork man plans to mount a legal campaign to have forced incarceration, forced medication and forced ECT in …Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Councillor denies charges of defrauding Galway councilA Galway county councillor who is charged with the misappropriation of local authority funds has pleaded not guilty to the charges…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
GAA men take up VEC positionsFormer GAA president Joe McDonagh is to become chief executive officer of County Galway Vocational Education Committee (VEC) …Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Galway city plans more schools, tourism strategyThe Galway city development board is to plan for more primary and secondary schools and to draw up a strategy on early learning…Tue Jan 03 2006 - 00:00
Three permanent park and ride facilities proposed for GalwayPlans for three permanent park and ride facilities are to come before Galway City Council following the success of a temporary…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Sewerage scheme for Kinvara to be approved in 2006A new sewerage scheme is expected to be approved by Government in the new year for the south Galway village of Kinvara, where…Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Cardiac unit wins approvalFunding: University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) will be able to carry out major heart surgery in 2006 after years of campaigning…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Council talks on new townThe managers of Galway city and county councils are to meet in the next fortnight to discuss plans for the development of a new…Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Galway targets illegal dumpingGalway City Council is clamping down on illegal dumping by conducting a series of random spot-checks of commercial vehicles throughout…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Minister calls for increased funding for TG4A call has been made for extra funding for Irish language channel TG4, and for the station to become independent from parent …Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Galway council seeks clamping substituteGalway City Council is to examine the introduction of alternative illegal parking deterrents after councillors agreed that clamping…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
HRT and breast cancer link 'alarmist'Menopause society The need to provide some sort of perspective in the debate on the link between hormone replacement therapy…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Only petrol station on Inis Mor island to closeThe closure of the only petrol station on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran islands means that islanders who own petrol cars …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Charity rescues Galway mothers' projectThe future of a Galway project which supports young mothers to remain in or return to education, has been saved by the St Vincent…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
HSE urges abuse survivors to use counselling serviceWestern area The HSE West is encouraging survivors of abuse who were in industrial schools or in orphanages during childhood…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Galway post disrupted when 16 staff call in sickAn Post has said the reason a number of areas of Galway city were left without a postal service on Tuesday was because 16 delivery…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Maam Cross fair draws pony connoisseursBuyers and dealers from all over Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US descended on Connemara yesterday for the annual Maam Cross…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
€400m to end 30-year wait to get west back on trackReaction in the west: The €400 million plan to reopen the Western Rail Corridor linking Limerick to Sligo after 30 years has…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Works cut Galway A&E servicesThe accident and emergency department at University College Hospital Galway is to operate at a reduced capacity until the new…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Peer support vital to college policy on sexual and mental healthStudent health: Developing peer support and mentoring programmes in Irish universities would be one way to address alcohol-related…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Man drowned in Corrib after chaseA 22-year-old Kerry man who fell into the River Corrib in Galway after he was chased from a city shop by a store manager died…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Captain O'Driscoll guest of honourIf Irish rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll moves to France next year, he wants it written into his contract that he will be free…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
O Cuiv inaugurates underground waste collection system in GalwayA Galway family business has installed the State's first underground waste-collection system, a method which is already used …Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
New tender to increase Eyre Square project costThe appointment of a new contractor to the Eyre Square redevelopment scheme early next month will see the cost of the project…Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
New suicide support service for GalwayA new counselling and support service for families and individuals bereaved by suicide is to be launched in the Galway region…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Tasting the fare at Clarenbridge festivalThousands of oysters were washed down with gallons of Guinness to the accompaniment of top-class musical entertainment during…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Galway plan gets go-aheadAn Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for the first phase of a €150-million-plus commercial and retail centre in Knocknacarra…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
20,000 expected at Galway oyster festivalUp to 20,000 people are expected to consume 100,000 oysters in the south Galway village of Clarenbridge this weekend during the…Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
Final goodbye to the revered Sean PurcellGalway football legend Sean Purcell was a man whose capacity to make friends was as great as his ability to score, his funeral…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
'The Master' makes final return to his home town of TuamThe sun beat down on up to 1,500 people who escorted the funeral cortege of Galway footballing legend Seán Purcell through his…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Speed dating in Irish at Gay Pride festivalGalway's Gay Pride festival opened last night with speed-dating in Irish and a disco at Leisureland.Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Galway villagers say bay stench is hitting tradeThe stench from 70,000 gallons of effluent pouring each day into the bay at the picturesque south Galway village of Kinvara is…Fri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Endangered species have potential medical usesSome endangered species have potential use in medical treatment, the first international conference on the importance of biodiversity…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Parents plan protest over school bus serviceThe parents of up to 500 secondary school pupils who will be stranded without bus transport in September are holding a protest…Fri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to sex assaultGalway gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses to a serious sexual assault on an 18-year-old woman which occurred only yards…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Children have own ideas for Eyre SquareImagine Eyre Square in Galway with a zoo with no cages, a chocolate volcano, a playground with a giant swing, an escalator to…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Drugs research project gets€9.6mA team at NUI Galway is to embark on a research project into the biological production of new drugs with one of the world's leading…Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
