Galway City Council has conceded it must spend more than €1 million to clear Japanese Knotweed off a site before it can build housing on it. But executive engineer Micheál Cormican said the local authority planned to increase the density of housing on the site to make it “cost effective” to develop the land on the city’s east side. He said it was a prime site, which was fully serviced, but €1m-plus must be spent to clear it of the invasive species before housing and Traveller-specific accommodation was built there. As previously reported by the Galway City Tribune last July,…
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MORE than 17 years after making her senior debut for the Republic of Ireland, Galway’s Niamh Fahey has called time on her international career, having made a staggering 115 appearances for her country since that 2007 debut against Portugal. The Killannin native will continue to play her club football with English Women’s Super League side Liverpool, where she is club captain, but after the Republic of Ireland’s shock defeat to Wales in the Euro 2025 play-off last month the Irish centurion has decided to end her time with the international side. “I’m one of the lucky ones. I wouldn’t say…
The developers of the Bonham Quay mixed use office development in the city’s Docks area are seeking more time to complete the massive project. Three of the four blocks which were granted planning permission have been completed, but the developers say they need an extension of the duration of that permission to build the fourth block. The office blocks, ranging in height from seven-storey to eight-storey, were given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála in August 2018, after several third-party appeals were lodged challenging the decision of Galway City Council to grant planning permission to Bonham Dock III Limited. Work…
The work of award-winning Athenry artist Aideen Monaghan is currently on display in the city’s Daróg Wine Bar, on its ‘gallery wall’. No Small Stones is the first exhibition of 2025 at the wine bar on 56 Lower Dominick Street and all the work on show is available for purchase. Aideen is a graduate of the Limerick School of Art and Design and a past winner of the RDS Taylor Award. Her practice begins with drawing, as she works to unveil the hidden beauty in the ordinary, celebrating the power of observation. In No Small Stones, Aideen explores the intersection…
Blue Teapot Theatre Company’s Performing Arts School in the city is now accepting applications to enrol on its next course which begins in September. This course is an opportunity for adults with an intellectual disability, aged 18 and over, to access formal arts training, leading to certification in QQI Awards Level 2 and 3. Blue Teapot is hosting an Open Day this Friday, January 17, at its base on Munster Avenue, running from 10.30am-4pm for anyone who is interested. Its three-year arts programme focuses on performing arts modules such as drama, music, costume and design, and students can fulfil their…
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