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Galway Arts Festival hopes Macnas parade will return in future
Date Published: 19-Apr-2013
Galway Arts Festival hopes that the Macnas parade will make a return to the Festival line-up in the future.
Macnas was unable to reach an agreement with the Arts Festival regarding funding, after months of negotiation, and will not present a parade at this year’s festival.
Macnas has presented parades in association with Galway Arts Festival since 1987.
Macnas says that the Arts Festival’s cash contribution to the cost of staging the parade in recent years has been less than 10 percent of the 100 thousand euro cost.
However, Galway Arts Festival says it has contributed 20 percent to Macnas parade costs.
Artistic Director with Galway Arts Festival, Paul Fahy told Galway Bay fm News, that it’s disappointing that there won’t be parade in this year’s festival, but hopes it will return in the future
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Galway has a population of young people which is more than twice the national average.
According to information gathered by the Central Statistics Office, Galway’s population of 20 to 24 year olds is more than twice the national average.
The number of 25-34 year olds in Galway is also more than the norm nationally, with the two main colleges thought to be the main reason.
However immigration in Galway is much higher than in other areas at 19.4 percent, compared to the national average of 12 percent.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
A city councillor is encouraging people to donate goods directly to charity shops.
It follows allegations of thefts from clothes banks in Galway and across the country in recent months.
However, cameras are in place at some clothes banks and surveillance is carried out by local authorities.
Speaking on Galway Talks, Councillor Neil McNeilis said the problem of theft from clothes banks is widespread.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
A park ‘n’ ride scheme from Carnmore into Galway city could become a permanent service if there is public demand.
That’s according to the Chief Executive of Galway Chamber of Commerce, Michael Coyle.
The pilot scheme will begin at 7.20 next Monday morning, May 13th.
Motorists will be able to park cars at the airport carpark in Carnmore and avail of a bus transfer to Forster Street in the city.
Buses will depart every 20 minutes at peak times and every 30 minutes at offpeak times throughout the day, at a cost of 2 euro per journey.
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