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Galway agricultural shows share in €600,000 fund

A wide variety of agricultural shows across Galway will benefit from a new €600,000 fund from the Department of Rural and Community Development. Galway East...

Celebrate Irish folklore this Samhain at Kylemore Abbey

Kylemore Abbey and Walled Gardens are putting on a display of local Irish folklore this month for kids and families to celebrate Samhain traditions. On...

Oughterard direct provision centre plans dropped in victory for local campaigners

In a rare victory for local opposition to government plans the decision to place a direct provision centre in Oughterard has been abandoned. It was...

Aer Arann flights to continue for another four months

Flights to and from the Aran Islands will continue on their regular schedule until the end of January under a four month contract extension...

Over €210,000 awarded for sports and athletics in Galway gaeltacht schools

Primary schools in the Galway gaeltacht will benefit from over €210,000 in funding for a Sports and Athletics Programme to bring Irish out of...

Government accused of “evasiveness, incompetence, contradiction, and disdain” in Oughterard

Harsh criticism has been leveled at the government over how it has responded to the local community in the direct provision centre controversy in...

Months of N59 roadworks to begin in November

Two major sets of roadworks taking place on the N59 in Connemara will get underway in November. Galway TD and Minister of State Seán Kyne...

Public rally against Direct Provision planned for Eyre Square

The Galway Anti-Racism Network are holding a public rally in Galway city next weekend to protest the "inhuman" Direct Provision system and condemning racism. The...

Kylemore Abbey lighting up red for World Heart Day

The iconic Kylemore Abbey in Connemara will be lighting it's Victorian walls up red this month for World Heart Day. The annual World Heart Day...

County Council lifts swimming ban imposed over bacteria

Galway County Council has lifted a swimming ban at Omey Island Strand beach in Connemara after nine days. The swimming ban was imposed on the...

Ros na Rún – Still full of twists and drama after nearly 25 years

Ros na Rún is an juggernaut of Irish television that has managed to keep audiences captivated through 23 seasons, 1,800 odd episodes, and generations...

Taoiseach says Justice Department should talk with people of Oughterard

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that if the Department does intend to put a Direct Provision centre in Oughterard then it should communicate that...

Drone delivers insulin to the Aran Islands in world first

In a world first achievement of it's kind, insulin was delivered to the Aran Islands by drone thanks to a team led by researchers...

Over 1,000 march in Oughterard against Direct Provision Centre

A protest march in Oughterard today against the establishment of a Direct Provision centre in the town was attended by roughly 1,000 people. People marched...

Taoiseach calls on Noel Grealish to withdraw migrant remarks

The Taoiseach has joined a growing number of voices calling on Galway TD Noel Grealish to withdraw comments he made about African migrants at...

Calls for Noel Grealish to apologise over migrant comments

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition calling on Galway West TD Noel Grealish to apologise about alleged comments about African migrants. At a...

Never Grow Old proves there’s still life in the old west

by Aonghus O'Sullivan Irish writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s Connemara shot, California set revisionist Western Never Grow Old may not take the viewer to places they’ve never...

Clifden RNLI rescues two from boat drifting to the rocks

Volunteers from the Clifden RNLI lifeboat station rescued two people whose boat was drifting onto the rocks. The inshore lifeboat, the Celia Marie, at the Clifden...

Galway shines at Milkwaukee Irish Fest

Building on a 25 year relationship with our sister city in the US, Galway 2020 had its own dedicated stand at the Milwaukee Irish...

Dáil 100 exhibition commemorates a century of Dáil Éireann

For the next month Galway will host the 'Dáil 100' exhibition commemorating a century since the meeting of the first Dáil Éireann in January...

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