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Taking a walk to combat loneliness back in 2007 lit a spark for Keara Sheeran that led to her founding the IGNITE Gospel Choir, which has evolved from a five-strong group 15 years ago to 60 members today, performing in different churches and for special events in Galway. Some of the biggest names in gospel […]

GARDAÍ and the IFA have issued a joint appeal to all road users to take extra care as the silage season gets under way across the country. Silage harvesting started in many parts of Galway last week – and over the coming month, the sight of tractors and trailers on rural roads will be getting […]

World of Politics with Harry McGee Academically, politics is described as a science. But in the real world, it’s more of an art – and one of the big decisions a Government has to make is to decide when to call an election. Will they see out the full term, or will they go early […]

Galway 3-18 Cork 1-10 NEW setting; new opposition; new challenge. It made no difference to the Galway minor hurlers as they chalked up a remarkable sixth consecutive double digits championship victory at Semple Stadium on Saturday. The final scoreline in Thurles may have been a little harsh on Cork, but there was no doubting Galway’s […]

A Different View with Dave O’Connell The only time in your life that you should ever utter the words: “Do you know who I am?” are if you’ve just had a bang on the head or you are unfortunately suffering from dementia. Because, otherwise, the phrase ‘do you know who I am’ only serves to […]

Significant state investment is required to address ‘shocking’ inequalities that leave cancer patients in the West at greater risk of succumbing to the disease. A meeting of Regional Health Forum West heard that survival rates for breast, lung and colorectal cancers than the national average, and with the most deprived quintile of the population, the […]

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamara A native of Ballinasloe has expanded his baby clothing business and created a range of   unique tableware and cutlery – all made from bamboo. Entrepreneur Enda Barton, who set up BambooBaby during the lockdown when he lost his job, has recently taken the huge leap of leaving his […]

Treaty United   0 Galway United  3 WE have seen talent and ability from this Galway United squad this season, we have seen skill and character and dominance, but we saw something new in the Markets Field last Friday: maturity. The home side looked to be itching for a fight, to draw their visitors into a […]

An oak tree planted at University of Galway by the King of England, Charles III, when he was heir apparent, died after it was attacked several times by vandals.  The oak tree, the national tree of Ireland and Wales, was planted at the Quadrangle on the Galway City campus by the then Prince of Wales. […]

By Pádraic Ó Ciardha FRESH off their straightforward yet impressive dismissal of Sligo in the Connacht final, the Galway senior footballers face an altogether different task as Tyrone come to town this Saturday for the first group stage round of this new-look All-Ireland format. Pádraic Joyce’s men were ruthlessly efficient in Castlebar the weekend before […]