Editorial Comment
A big week for the world. Or is it?
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
My first interaction with the American political and military machine came not long after my fifth birthday.
Local News
Galway pup makes final in Petmania’s Dog of the Year
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
Ireland’s Pet Experts Petmania have announced the winning pup of their Puppy of the Year competition. Galway puppy Charlie was the county finalist in Petmania’s Puppy of the Year competition, beating all other Galway pups to attend the grand final last weekend. This year’s competition marks the 9th year of the annual canine competition with it becoming more popular each year.
Politics
Bacik backs Gaillimh Ogbu
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
Speaking at a selection convention in Shantalla to ratify Councillor Helen Ogbu as the Labour Party’s Dáil candidate for Galway West, Bacik said an alliance with other, like-minded parties to exert real influence within or on the next government would be a conversation for after an election she expects in late November.
News Interviews
The matchmaker of books
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
To understand the love between the seller of a book and the person who covets it, we have to look to the fictional characters of the famous JR Hartley (from the 1980s Golden Pages ad) or Helen Hanff from the classic 84 Charing Cross Road.
National News
Bibi banned from Galway
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
In a unanimous vote of all 16 councillors present in City Hall last Monday, a motion was carried that the City Council will not welcome any future visits to Galway by Netanyahu, Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, or ministers and ambassadors of the current administration after its military incursions into Lebanon.