8 d. ago Arts Council considered serial fraudster Samantha Cookes’s funding applications on ‘artistic merit’

Cookes secured €36,250 in Arts Council grants between 2021 and 2022

Politics

8 d. ago Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes’s funding applications considered by Arts Council on ‘artistic merit’

Cookes secured €36,250 in Arts Council grants between 2021 and 2022

Politics

9 d. ago City Council staff protest over controversial move to Crown Square

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Staff at Galway City Council have held a protest outside their offices at College Road this afternoon, over the controversial move to Crown Square in Mervue. They claim they weren’t consulted, nor were the public – and this all comes amid growing fears of the cost of […] The post City Council staff protest over controversial move to Crown Square appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

1 week ago County Council receives 120 submissions to Gort Local Area Plan

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway County Council has received 120 submissions from the public on the Gort Local Area Plan. The plan sets out a strategy for the development of the town over the next six years. Those submissions are now being looked at by the Forward Planning Team. Several submissions […] The post County Council receives 120 submissions to Gort Local Area Plan appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Events

1 week ago City council staff to hold protest over controversial move to Crown Square

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Staff from Galway City Council will hold a protest on Monday against the controversial move to Crown Square. They claim they weren’t consulted – and Fórsa Trade Union says it’s a move that “nobody wants”. The deal to move City Hall from College Road to Crown Square […] The post City council staff to hold protest over controversial move to Crown Square appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Northern Ireland Through Our Eyes’ – A Unique Cultural Fusion Exhibition at Strule Arts Centre

‘Northern Ireland Through Our Eyes’ – A Unique Cultural Fusion Exhibition at Strule Arts Centre  Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Politics

2 w. ago Survey of the Visual Arts: Dublin Arts Council brings Icelandic culture to Columbus

Survey of the Visual Arts: Dublin Arts Council brings Icelandic culture to Columbus  The Columbus Dispatch

Culture

3 w. ago Galway City Council Wins Best Trail/ Waterway in Ireland award

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway City Council has won the Best Trail/ Waterway in Ireland for the Eglinton Canal Active Travel Scheme in the All-Ireland Community and Council Awards The winning project saw the rejuvenation of an historic canal towpath, and the construction of new crossings and traffic calming measures to […] The post Galway City Council Wins Best Trail/ Waterway in Ireland award appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Events

3 w. ago Arts Council review to include role of auditors and accountability of board

Prof Niamh Brennan will lead the review, while a parallel review will be conducted of the Department of Arts and Culture itself

Politics

3 w. ago Gardaí investigate ‘alleged financial irregularities’ in Limerick high

Fidget Feet has received more than €1.15 million from the Arts Council since 2022

Economics

3 w. ago Fraudster Samantha Cookes apologises for lying about illness to obtain €60,000 in social welfare

Samantha Cookes entered a guilty plea last week at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee to stealing over sixty thousand euro from the Department of Social Protection.

Economics

4 w. ago City Council "confident" investment in Crown Square was money well spent

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway City Council says it’s “confident” that the major investment in Crown Square was money well spent. The new offices in Mervue were purchased in 2022 – and some claim the final cost could be up to €30m more than originally planned. Galway City Council’s new home […] The post City Council "confident" investment in Crown Square was money well spent appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Economics