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Sunshine brings huge crowd onto the streets for parade
Date Published: 17-Mar-2011
by Dearbhla Geraghty
It is many years since children could play hurling, Gaelic football, soccer, and rugby on the streets of Galway, but it was a free for all during yesterday’s St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Gardai estimate that the dry weather brought out up to 75,000 people – mostly families – who lined the route between the fire station and Eyre Square, in a event that went off without incident.
It would not be too far off to say that practically all were proudly ‘wearing the green’, or some variation of it – whether it was shamrock glasses, hats, scarves, earrings, necklaces, disco boppers, tattoos, face paints, feather boas, batons, flags, bandanas, grass skirts, and the traditional sprig of shamrock, of course.
They began choosing the best vantage points more than an hour before the parade was even due to start at 12.30pm. In fact, such were the massive crowds that eventually made up the audience that large numbers sprawled out from beyond the start and end points of the parade.
For more on this story, see the Galway City Tribune.
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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