Jan 31, 2025 · WITH two league points safely tucked away in the back pocket, the Galway footballers will head up the road to Castlebar on Sunday keen to build on a positive opening result and perhaps lay the foundation for a tilt at a first Division 1 league title since 1981, although manager Padraic Joyce acknowledged the reality of the situation after the win over Armagh.

Jan 30, 2025 · Management at Galway County Council has appealed to the public for patience as the local authority and other agencies continue deal with the fallout from ferocious Storm Éowyn. Chief Executive of the Council, Liam Conneally asked the public to ‘bear with us’ as the local authority continued its clean-up this week after Éowyn, which he […]

Jan 30, 2025 · This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM The first count of the Seanad has revealed that Ahascragh-native Rónán Mullen, and Galway city’s Alice Mary Higgins are both in strong contention to retain their seats. Both Independent Senators are polling well at this early stage. Micheal McDowell has become the first candidate to be elected […]

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Jan 24, 2025 · Galway city and county felt the full force of Storm Éowyn over night as wind in excess of 130kk/h wreaked havoc across the west. The biggest casualty further north, in Mayo, where the University of Galway Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence Dome in Bekan outside Ballyhaunis was completely destroyed. The multimillion-euro facility opened in 2020 […]

Jan 30, 2025 · Galway’s big clean-up is in full swing after Storm Éowyn – but frustration is growing in many parts of the county at the slow progress being made with the return of services most notably electricity. By mid-week around 50,000 ESB customers around the county were still without power nearly a week on. Uisce Éireann however […]

Nov 8, 2024 · Toyota Ireland has announced that the new version of the Land Cruiser is now available for Irish motorists to reserve. Priced from €69,990, the highly-anticipated commercial model will be available early in 2025. Also available to order is the new passenger version also available in Q1 2025, with an eye-watering price starting at €140,830, making […]

Jan 28, 2025 · Galway Senator Alice-Mary Higgins has issued a final call to University graduates to use their Seanad vote as the deadline fast approaches for this month’s Seanad election. Senator Higgins pointed out that completed ballot papers must arrive in the NUI office in Dublin before the morning of Wednesday , January 29 – so they will […]

Jan 30, 2025 · A new book exploring the changes in rural Ireland over the past century, grew out of a conference held at the University of Galway after the college acquired the archive of the voluntary community development group, Muintir na Tíre. Its editors Tomás Finn and Tony Varley talk to JUDY MURPHY. In 1943, Éamon de Valera, […]

Jan 30, 2025 · New lower speed limits will be in force on all but four rural local roads in County Galway from the end of next week. The Department of Transport confirmed to the Connacht Tribune that speed limits on local roads – totalling around 5,300 kilometres in Galway – will be reduced by 20km/h to 60km/h on Friday week, February 8.