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Further calls for public drinking water fountains across Galway

An East Galway TD has added his voice to many who have expressed their wish to see public water fountain installed in Galway. Minister Ciaran...

Be in with a chance at €1,000 prize at public speaking competition

Competitors at the Soapbox Public Speaking Competition organised by Galway County Council next month could be in with a chance to win €1,000 and...

Sinn Féin candidate wants to be President for a New Ireland

Liadh Ní Riada's name will be added to the ballot paper in the Presidential election this November after being selected by Sinn Féin as...

Government could be breaking international law in Tuam Home scandal

The government has been warned that it could be breaking international law against 'enforced disappearances' in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home scandal. The Irish...

Social media must be regulated and we must lead the way, says Galway West TD

Social Media cannot regulate itself any longer and must be regulated to ensure that social media platforms are safe places for its users, a...

Watch | Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan MEP criticises EU’s priorities

Midlands North West MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has hit out at the European Union and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in a speech in...

Declan Ganley’s brother ‘assaulted’ putting up pro-life posters in Galway

Galway businessman Declan Ganley took to Twitter late last night to claim that his brother was 'assaulted' in Galway while putting up anti-abortion posters. He...

Calls for government to block “unacceptable cuts” to CAP funding

"You can’t eat bullets or plough a field with tanks" - ICOS President Martin Keane responding to the EC's budget proposals today. The Irish Co-operative...

MEP slams EU’s 70,000 tonne beef offer to Mercosur

MEP for the Midlands North West, Matt Carthy, says that confirmation he received that the EU has offered a 70,000 tonne beef quota in...

Deputy Mayor kicks off Galway Parade in Eyre Square!

Deputy Mayor of Galway Mike Cubbard delivered a welcome address at Eyre Square this morning, kicking off this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in...

Obsession with privatization at heart of Broadband chaos – MEP

Midlands North-West MEP Matt Carthy has blamed he current chaos in the National Broadband Plan on the Government’s 'ideological obsession with privatisation'. His comments follow the...

Midlands North-West MEP calls for UN summit on financial secrecy

Midlands North-West MEP Matt Carthy has welcomed the publication last night of the Financial Secrecy Index by the Tax Justice Network - which revealed...

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...

Galway TDs pay tribute to former Taoiseach John Bruton

Galway TDs have been paid tribute to the late former Taoiseach John Bruton, whose death was announced this morning. It was announced this morning that...

Galway native Prof Michael O’Flaherty elected Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights

Galway native Professor Michael O'Flaherty has been elected as the new Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. O'Flaherty who is from Salthill...

NGOs and community organisations awarded €18.5 million

Nearly €20 million has been allocated to NGOs and civil society organisations in Galway and around Ireland to support their work in the community. Funding...

Galway TD to represent Ireland at Westminster committee scrutinising social media

Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton will serve as Ireland's representative to an International Grand Committee in Westminster looking at disinformation spread online. The Committee has...

Fears that forestry is threatening to overwhelm Galway farmlands

Rural life and agriculture in Galway are being overwhelmed by too many forestry developments Galway-Roscommon TD Eugene Murphy is warning. In Galway, 229 afforestation licences...

Government must clarify whether it is blocking EU tax transparency proposal – MEP

Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy has called on the Irish Government to clarify whether it is blocking a key EU proposal on tax...

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