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Traffic down on busy Galway route from when travel limit raised

Briain Kelly - May 9, 2020 0

Traffic on one of the typically busiest streets in Galway was down more than 4 percent on Friday compared to when the travel limit...

Rise with the sun on Saturday and support Pieta House

Briain Kelly - May 8, 2020 0

This is the time of year where thousands of people would normally rise with the crack of dawn to walk from Darkness Into Light...

No visiting the offshore islands until mid August

Briain Kelly - May 8, 2020 0

The government has said that travel to the offshore islands for visitors won't resume until August 10, when the country enters the final phase...

City cemeteries to start reopening from May 18

Briain Kelly - May 7, 2020 0

Bohermore and Rahoon cemeteries in Galway City will begin reopening to visitors from May 18 when the country starts lifting its Covid-19 public restrictions. The...

Coronavirus: 23 more killed by Covid-19, Galway cases up again

Briain Kelly - May 5, 2020 0

Another 23 lives have been lost to Covid-19 the Department of Health has said today, bringing the national death toll in the pandemic to...

New smartphone app created in Galway to help with social distancing

Michael Malone - May 5, 2020 0

Social distancing is set to become easier with a new smartphone app which has been created by researchers at NUI Galway. SPACER – The Social...

Ordinary Heroes of Covid-19 crisis praised by community champion

Michael Malone - May 4, 2020 0

Galway's community champion Steve Dolan has praised the work of 'ordinary heroes' during the COVID-19 crisis, highlighting organisations on the ground in places like...

Motorists advised to keep an eye out for people walking in the fine weather

Briain Kelly - May 3, 2020 0

Motorists are being advised to drive with extra caution and care for pedestrians this bank holiday weekend, with the fine weather expected to bring...

Coronavirus: 25 more deaths as Galway sees minor rise in cases

Briain Kelly - May 2, 2020 0

Twenty-five more lives have been lost to the coronavirus, the National Public Health Emergency team has confirmed today. Galway has seen two new confirmed cases...

Coast Guard and RNLI renew appeal for people not to use the sea for exercise or recreation

Briain Kelly - May 2, 2020 0

This May bank holiday weekend the RNLI and Irish Coast Guard are renewing their appeal for people not to use the sea for exercise...

Coronavirus: Commercial rates to be waived for three months among business recovery supports

Briain Kelly - May 2, 2020 0

Commercial rates for businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic will be waived for three months to help them get back on their feet as...

Galway International Arts Festival cancelled this summer

Briain Kelly - May 1, 2020 0

The summer Galway International Arts Festival has been cancelled due to ongoing restrictions for the Covid-19 crisis, but the festival organisers hope to put...

RNLI launches Mayday fundraising appeal

Briain Kelly - May 1, 2020 0

Although the majority of people are staying home for now, lifeboat crews for the RNLI are still on call 24/7, whether helping boats in...

Historical journal from Galway’s first County Librarian now available online

Briain Kelly - April 29, 2020 0

People are craving stimulation in lockdown, and Galway County Libraries are making some amazing historical content available to read online with the digitisation of The...

Women’s EMPOWER entrepreneurship programme heads online this summer

Briain Kelly - April 29, 2020 0

The women's entrepreneurship EMPOWER programme delivered by GMIT across the west of Ireland is going online when it returns this June due to ongoing...

Gardaí launch major operation to stop Bank Holiday travel

Briain Kelly - April 28, 2020 0

Gardaí have launched a major operation this morning, with thousands of officers taking part, to stop any travel around the country in the week...

Nursing homes “utterly forgotten” at pandemic’s outset – Connolly

Briain Kelly - April 27, 2020 0

Galway West TD Catherine Connolly has accused the government of forgetting about nursing homes at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, and failing to...