The new trail at Knockma Hill near Belclare has been officially opened by Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural Development Seán Canney. The launch yesterday (Monday) was part of the Big Hello, [...]
There was a great turnout to celebrate the official opening of the new extension to the Knockma hill trail yesterday. It has been a significant community achievement with special thanks to the Caherlistrane and Kilcoona [...]
Tuam Cancer Care is urging everyone to host a tea party in aid of the charity throughout the month of May. It could be in your home, at work or in a local community or [...]
I had a great morning at the Foundry @ Google for the School Digital Champions Showcase event. Students from 53 schools were exhibiting, all bursting with ideas about digital futures and possibilities. They had plenty [...]
Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has called on youth clubs and organisations to seek a share of €2.4 million in capital grant funding announced by the Government. Youth [...]
GET YOUR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN EARLY! Thanks to Brexit, we are now experiencing a record number of passport applications. I am advising everyone to get their applications in early to avoid any last minute stress. [...]
PEATLANDS COMMUNITY I very much welcome the launch of the 2019 Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme by my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan TD. The Scheme aims to encourage local [...]
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE Galway is to get three new outreach workers for frontline services to combat domestic, sexual and gender-based violence as part of a €23.8 million national funding allocation this year. The move [...]
NEW FOREST OWNER PAYMENTS More than 4,000 forest owners who applied for their annual premium payments by paper application have received grants amounting to €15.4 million. The payments follow on from more than 6,000 payments [...]
THE BIG HELLO There are going to be 43 community events all over County Galway this Bank Holiday Weekend to mark the Big Hello, Ireland's first ever National Community Weekend. There are a huge variety [...]
