By Declan Tierney. Connacht Tribune.    Bus Eireann’s decision to cut fares from several of the county’s towns into Galway city in the run-up to Christmas has infuriated local businesses, who have accused the state company of sucking the life out of their retail sector. Bus Eireann is to reduce fares to €10 return on… Read more »

COMPÁNTAS Lir are now in the process of completing their casting for ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by Tennessee Williams which they will present in the annual drama circuit in the spring. The Claregalway Carnmore Drama Group will  have rehearsals on three or four evenings each week in January and February which clearly demonstrates the effort that… Read more »

COPE Galway CEO Jacquie Horan. Photo:- Mike Shaughnessy Last Friday night was the occasion for COPE Galway’s annual Sleep Out where 30 of the city’s business and community leaders spent 12 hours sleeping on the streets in a venture that has raised €110,000 to date for homelessness services. Earlier that afternoon, at the Fairgreen Hostel,… Read more »

Naíona Bhaile Chláir na Gaillimhe (established 1991) which is located in Turloughmore Social Centre is one of the most successful Naíonra groups around. The Naionra consists of two staff: Mairéad Uí Churnáin and Cáit de Búrca. Mairéad Uí Churnáin is from Athenry and took over the position of príomhstiúrthóir in September 2017 following the retirement… Read more »

Thank you all so much for the messages of support, encouragement, texts and well wishes. You have made this journey so much easier for me. My knowledge and understanding of our situation has increased again thanks to embarking on this journey. I really think that in my own situation, now the finishing line or discharge… Read more »

The objectors are trying to get their appeal heard by the Supreme Court – The Journal. LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO are opposed to Apple’s plan to build a data centre in Athenry have launched a last-gasp bid to stall the project. Last month, a High Court judge refused to allow Sinead Fitzpatrick and Allan Daly, who… Read more »

BY DECLAN VARLEY Galway Advertiser, Thu, Nov 30, 2017 Paul Giblin was one of the most amazing athletes to come out of the west of Ireland in recent years. He was one of the most successful oarsman to come from NUIG BC, with 19 national titles, multiple representations and medals at international level and two medals… Read more »

By Lara McNamara, Galway Advertiser Flag – a new taxi app designed for students will launch in Dublin City this December.  The unique app is the only service in the world that allows a passenger to travel and pay for taxis with no phone, cash or bank card while ensuring the driver still gets paid…. Read more »

Life after death: Remembering Galway’s Niall Donohue Four years after taking his own life, those who knew him best talk about the impact of his death Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 06:00 Updated: Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 06:23 Malachy Clerkin 1 Niall Donohue in action for Galway in 2013. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho     Share to FacebookShare to… Read more »

Dear Fellow Gardeners, Last week I was teaching for a couple of days at the Permaculture College in Kinsale.  It’s a fascinating place with student from all over Europe and plants from all over the world – and Kinsale itself is probably one of the most beautiful towns in Ireland. Next I went to Blarney… Read more »