The Irish Times

Galway council votes down plans for Salthill cycleway

Lengthy meeting hears of threats being made to councillors and city chief executive

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 22:17

Green light for new bridge across river Corrib in Galway city

Pedestrian and cycle span will run parallel to Salmon Weir Bridge and extend 85m in length

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 15:33

Galway shuts down popular tourist spots and beaches over Covid-19 concerns

Lack of social distancing causes local authority to act for June bank holiday weekend

Fri May 29 2020 - 18:49

Galway 2020 events may be ‘cancelled or scaled down’ as funding dries up

Tempers flare as councillors vote against allocating further funds to ‘car crash’ project

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 10:50

Travellers feel they have been 'left to die' on rat-infested site

‘We don’t want to live like this, but we have nowhere else to go.’

Mon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00

NUI Galway planning €200m city centre development

Dilapidated lands at Nuns’ Island will be redeveloped as part of the plan

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 05:10

Leading academics appointed to oversee major Galway language plan

Objective of seven-year plan is to increase the use of Irish as a community language in Galway City

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 16:33

Surf’s up: Irish lifesavers hoping to catch the medals

Ireland’s team at the World Surf Lifesaving Championships in Australia this month are determined to do us proud

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 03:01

Arts producers in ‘constructive’ talks over Galway 2020

‘We didn’t come out dancing, but we didn’t come out crying,’ says spokeswoman

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 22:33

Maire Geoghegan-Quinn resigns from Galway 2020 board

Organisation said former EU Commissioner left due to unavailablity for board meetings

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 16:42

Galway 2020 loses key board member with resignation of arts festival chief

Confirmation of resignation of John Crumlish follows Druid’s withdrawal of flagship production

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 20:10

Galway arts centre director calls for resignation of Galway 2020 chair

Arts groups seeking meeting with city and county managers over debacle

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 20:18

Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questions

First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 06:30

Galway 2020 to appoint replacement creative director

British theatre director Chris Baldwin left post last month by ‘mutual agreement’

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 07:14

Galway 2020 loses its creative director amid ‘confidence crisis’

Chris Baldwin leaves European Capital of Culture organising body ‘by mutual agreement’

Wed May 30 2018 - 16:20

‘Confidence crisis’ for Galway 2020 City of Culture, ex-mayor says

Questions raised about creative director position amid reports of resignation

Wed May 30 2018 - 06:00

Teacher ‘baled car out with coffee cup’ after Galway floods

Sinead Barrett says council could use sirens to warn public to get away from rising waters

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 16:01

Galway home and business owners count cost of flooding

Local council accused of failing to act on warnings by Office of Public Works

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 18:58

Call for grounds of former orphanage in Galway to be investigated

Claims of infant fatalities at Lenaboy Castle, which is to be converted into ‘children’s hub’

Sun Oct 15 2017 - 20:53

Ex-Sisters of Mercy orphanage to become ‘creative hub’

Mixed reaction from politicians as Galway City Council to take ownership of building

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 10:36

Council to evict 10 Traveller families from Galway halting site

Families given less than three weeks’ notice to leave severely overcrowded site

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 01:00

Waterford businesswoman to head Galway 2020 team

Hannah Kiely handling €45.75m budget for European Capital of Culture programme

Mon May 29 2017 - 20:08

Galway councillors criticised over approach to Traveller housing

Former mayor Pádraig Conneely says negative comments are ‘informed by reality’

Tue Feb 21 2017 - 18:24

Plan for Galway includes distinctive ‘city quarter’ on Eyre Square’s east side

Council and developers in talks ahead of year as European Capital of Culture in 2020

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 11:00

Work to resume shortly on Galway arthouse cinema

Project has been plagued by difficulties since it was first proposed in 2004

Wed Nov 02 2016 - 09:53

Chinese bidder wins race for Gaelectric wind farms

China General Nuclear Power is preferred bidder for majority stake in 230-megawatt portfolio

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 20:54

Barry Gavin to be next Gaelectric chief executive

Renewable energy company advances plans to sell control of wind farm assets

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 06:30

Heather Humphreys defends decision to further fund Galway arthouse cinema

Project founder Lelia Doolin says aim was to create “civic facility” for people of Galway

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 01:00

Galway celebrates European Capital of Culture success

Delight at announcement of 2020 title tempered with sympathy for victims of Nice attack

Fri Jul 15 2016 - 18:35

Galway council threatens to withdraw from cinema project

Local authority delivers ultimatum on the long-delayed €8m arthouse development

Sun May 08 2016 - 18:23

Future of unauthorised 1916 monument in Galway to be reviewed

City manager says some Mervue residents want memorial stone to be retained

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00

Emergency teams at risk from ‘flood tourists’ taking photos

Emergency group asks people to avoid using boats near overhanging power lines

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 16:15

River levels fall but further flooding engulfs Wicklow

Drier spell expected to bring some relief across much of the country over coming days

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 15:56

Clonmel residents leave homes as river levels continue to rise

Increased risk of flooding along Liffey, more than 200 homes uninhabitable nationwide

Sat Jan 02 2016 - 21:30