Page 30 - Android Version News Today

Offaly  3-20 Galway 2-17 John McIntyre in Tullamore THE warning signs has been there all along. A campaign which had been stuttering from one game to another ended in ignominy at O’Connor Park in Tullamore on Saturday when the Galway U-20 hurlers were dumped out of the provincial championship by a superbly-drilled Offaly outfit. Ironically, […]

There are currently 19 hotels in Galway with Government contracts to provide accommodation to Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing the war in their country. The Department of Integration has confirmed that the 19 hotels providing beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) have capacity for 1,072 people. Three former nursing homes in Galway, with […]

Country Living with Francis Farragher Sometimes, the return drive from Dublin after a weekend sojourn in The Capital can feel a bit longer than it should. The passengers are generally tired and try to steal forty winks so often the radio is the best companion to court. With local stations out of range, I flicked […]

By Ronan Judge A garda who was caught looking in the window of the female changing room at Clifden Garda Station has been convicted of harassment at Galway District Court. Judge Marie Keane said 41-year-old Micheál Mannion, engaged in “persistent and consistent deviant behaviour” when he committed the offences in 2019. Mannion, with an address […]

THE downward pressure on fertiliser prices is continuing after drops of €40 to €60 a tonne at different outlets last week. According to the IFA, fertiliser prices across Europe have dropped by around 60% this year as compared to the spring of 2002 – but Ireland has lagged far behind in terms of the reductions. […]

The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment – working with Enterprise Ireland – invested €27 million in Irish start-ups and supported a total of 161 start-up companies in 2022, with 14 of them in the West. Investment was provided through Enterprise Ireland’s programmes – High Potential Start-Up (HPSU), Competitive Start Fund (CSF) and Pre-Seed Start […]

A cancer expert has demanded an end to the country’s two-tier health service which gives far better survival outcomes for cancer sufferers in Dublin compared with those living in the West of Ireland. Professor Michael Kerin, Director of Saolta/University of Galway Cancer Network, said people in the West and North-West should not have to tolerate […]

Inside Track with John McIntyre IS the Leinster hurling championship something of a sham compared to its Munster counterpart? Everybody knows who will end up in the provincial final in the east, but nobody knows the two teams who will feature in the ultimate battle for supremacy down south. All-Ireland champions Limerick aren’t guaranteed to […]

Arts Week with Judy Murphy Chief Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín, hopes that when the NSO visits Galway on Saturday, May 13 for a concert featuring work by Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ian Wilson, there will be families in the audience. His wish is that some children will be so mesmerised by the […]

Galway  1-25 Kilkenny 0-28 OFTEN there’s a sense of anti-climax after a big championship match ends in stalemate, but not on this occasion. For Galway hurlers managed to salvage a result from a game which looked gone from them. And to do it against Kilkenny in their own backyard only adds substance to the achievement. […]