13 h. ago Carer who died in Galway house fire was a 'son, brother, partner, friend and rock', funeral hears

Kevin Kelly (31) died alongside Sunny Jacobs (76) when a fire broke out at her cottage at Gleannicmurrin in Casla on Wednesday morning.

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43 h. ago City social housing tenants facing first rent hikes in six years

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Social housing tenants in the city are facing hefty rent hikes – and the matter will likely dominate a council meeting on Monday. Galway City Council has defended the proposal, pointing out there’s been no increases since 2019. It says in recent years, rents collected are not […] The post City social housing tenants facing first rent hikes in six years appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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46 h. ago The life and tragic death of Sunny Jacobs: how a US death row exoneree ended up in Connemara

A house fire in Co Galway this week claimed the life of the anti-death penalty campaigner who spent five years on death row

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46 h. ago The life and tragic death of Sunny Jacobs: how a US death row survivor ended up in Connemara

A house fire in Co Galway this week claimed the life of the anti-death penalty campaigner who spent five years on death row

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3 d. ago Tributes paid to 'remarkable' US death row exoneree killed in Galway house fire

Sonia Jacobs spent 17 years in Florida detention for a crime she didn’t commit.

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4 d. ago Exonerated US death row inmate turned campaigner dies in Galway house fire

Sunny Jacobs died following the blaze at the Sunny Healing Centre in rural Co Galway.

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4 d. ago Wife of the late Peter Pringle from Killybegs named as Galway house fire victim

The woman who died in a house fire in Galway this morning has been named as Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs, a… The post Wife of the late Peter Pringle from Killybegs named as Galway house fire victim appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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4 d. ago Exonerated US death row inmate Sonia Jacobs among two dead in Galway house fire

Jacobs, 76, died alongside a man understood to be her carer after a fire in Casla in Go Galway this morning.

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4 d. ago Victim of Connemara fire named as death row survivor Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM One of the victims of a fatal house fire near Casla in Connemara this morning has been named as Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs. Ms Jacobs spent many years on death row in the US before being acquitted. Emergency services responded to a call of a house fire at […] The post Victim of Connemara fire named as death row survivor Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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4 d. ago Woman who died in Galway house fire was a death row survivor wrongfully convicted of murder

Gardaí and the emergency services were alerted to the fire at 6:20am on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Harbour masterplan includes 350 new affordable and social houses

Plans for 350 affordable and social homes on Galway city’s waterfront were unveiled this week – as part of the long-awaited plan to regenerate the Galway Inner Harbour area. The 350 affordable and social homes at Amharc Atalia – launched by Galway Harbour Company and the Land Development Agency – are an integral part of […] The post Harbour masterplan includes 350 new affordable and social houses appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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1 week ago Failure to deliver affordable housing across Galway dominates council meeting

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM The failure to build any affordable housing across Galway over the past decade has dominated a council meeting. But a special meeting of all 39 county councillors held in Oranmore-Maree heard it’s not due to lack of will on behalf of the local authority. Instead, the finger […] The post Failure to deliver affordable housing across Galway dominates council meeting appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 w. ago Children ‘afraid to play’ in city’s newest estate due to anti

A playground in Galway’s newest housing estate is already attracting anti-social behaviour — and it needs to be nipped in the bud before it escalates. That was the warning from Galway City Councillor Alan Cheevers (FF), who said children were “afraid to play in the playground” of Garraí Beag housing estate on the city’s east […] The post Children ‘afraid to play’ in city’s newest estate due to anti-social behaviour appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 w. ago Plans moving foward for wastewaster upgrade projects in Ballygar and Mountbellew

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Plans are moving forward for wastewater upgrade projects in Ballygar and Mountbellew. Lack of wastewater capacity is the main reason why new housing developments cannot be built in many parts of the county. Galway East TD and Junior Minister Sean Canney says Uisce Eireann is now going […] The post Plans moving foward for wastewaster upgrade projects in Ballygar and Mountbellew appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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