Talk:Galway

message: Do we need to slavishly list people associated with Galway, many of whom are quite obscure, on this page?
Yes we bloody well do! History is not just about the rich and (in)famous!
:Nevertheless - the section is overly long for a summary page on Galway's many facets. I would suggest that some of the more notable persons (tempered by the quality of Wikipedia coverage) be listed, with a link to a separate article detailing a full list of people.
:zoney ♣ talk 16:04, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: untitled

message: Is Galway not the third largest city in the state follwoing the recent census? Either that or the Advertiser is wrong!
yes it is the 3rd largest city when using city limits, the truth is that limerick has over 30,000 more people.
Also ive noticed when talking about urban areas in the galway article that you have derry as a larger urban area than Limerick and that is untrue, check the derry and limerick wiki and you will see that Limerick has a larger urban area.  --???
:Galway is the third largest city. The Limerick Urban Area is the third largest Urban Area but it is the fourth largest city. --Red King (talk) 23:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Population

message: The figures on crime are not presented in an accurate way. For example, the headline crime rate (from the Garda statistics) for Galway West for 2005 are 23.31 per 1000 of population. But these figures are not for Galway city (Galway West includes the city and the county west of the city). This clearly dilutes the figures. By way of comparison, Cork city has a figure of 27.81 per thousand and this does not include county Cork.
So the claim that Galway city is the safest in the country is not backed up by the facts (probably Cork is safer in fact).Dontknowoo 22:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Crime

message: is the crane bar always open? Vev(fr)
: not legally :-) --Red King 14:06, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  crane bar 

message: I corrected spelling of "Connacht Tribune" (from "Connaught"). As it's the paper I write for, I couldn't really let that pass! Sergeirichard 17:51, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I cannot tell a lie but I confess to having written that!  I've been away too long...
--Red King 18:40, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

text: Wait a cotton pickin' minute! Are you the Sergei of Zen sheep fame?  Every time I pick up my one sheep-eared copy, I still wet myself with laughter! --Red King 18:40, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Connacht

message: Advice to editors: before you repeat yet another popular misconception of the name and its origins, please read History of Galway#(Alternative) derivations of the name.  --Red King 16:23, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There are several theories as to the origin of the name 'Galway'. None can be proven to be correct. Local historians' views differ greatly and different history books say different things. Should the other theories not be added to the etymology section? The current THEORY is written as if it is fact.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.44.89 (talk) 15:18, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please read History of Galway, where all will be explained. --Red King (talk) 23:13, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  (Alternative) derivations of the name

message: I've added a photo to the harbour section, but I'd like someone to check that the caption is appropriate. I'm relying on my memory and a map. Cheers! - Gobeirne 15:53, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ballyknow Quay 

message: Its AFD agreed to do so. Johnleemk | Talk 11:52, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Galwegians]] redirects here 

message: The related :Category:Members of Parliament for Galway has been nominated for deletion. You are encouraged to join the discussion  on the Categories for Discussion page. 
--Mais oui! 09:44, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  CFD 

message: Unfortunately it appears content (irrespective of quality) is now determined by straw votes, see Talk:Cities in Ireland. Comments welcome. Djegan 19:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree; a definitive link to the size of the cities in Ireland was made at the opening of the article: ..The population of the city was 71,983 at the most recent census ... I say 'definitive', because the Central Statistics Office is the body that defines the size of the populations in the different living areas in Ireland, so the appropriate figure is given in the article. If people want to muse on the legitimacy of this, fine, but the article holds the latest and definitive population (this may be updated shortly, as the statement on the population was described as 'preliminary' by the CSO, meaning the CSO has set it, but may refine it, watch this space) -- PD 18:43, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

text: Yes it is - the relevant statute is the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985.  --Red King 22:26, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Not only is Galway a city, but the smallest city in the world is claimed to be in County Galway, namely Tuam. -- PD 16:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cities in Ireland

message: above problem solved.  Now there is a new problem.  Galway's pedigree as a city is very much in question there (by me, but I would like to be proved wrong!) --Red King 21:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it is - the relevant statute is the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985.  --Red King 22:26, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Not only is Galway a city, but the smallest city in the world is claimed to be in County Galway, namely Tuam. -- PD 16:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Galway legally a city?

message: The article currently has no sources at all which is a requirement under the GA criteria. Add inline citations to all statements that may be questioned about verifiability and look to other GA/FAs for examples. Make sure the other criteria are met as well before reformatting. --Nehrams2020 09:06, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA failed

message: I removed the following segments relating to transport in Galway. This page is no place for the promotion of political parties.
In addition, a proposal has been put forward for a Light-rail system, the Corrib Light Rail. The proposal has proved very popular with Galway City Council and Galwegians alike, and in January 2007, the Green Party promised light rail for Galway, as well as Cork, if it forms part of the next government. A map of the Green Party's proposal can be found here.Green Party/Comhaontas Glas - 'Green Party commits to new light rail projects in Cork, Galway and Dublin' 
Fianna Fáil have now announced that they will carry out feasibility studies for bringing light rail to Ireland's main 'provincial cities' - Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. This has further boosted the possibility of light rail in Galway. Fianna Fáil - 'Developing Transport Throughout The Country: The Next Steps Forward'
:Morna
"Although some gig goers have voiced their disapproval of some of these groups shameless self promotion."
Who? When? What? This is contentious, vague and undocumented.
74.64.42.117 15:14, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You are absolutely right and you should have deleted it (preferably citing WP:POV). --Red King 19:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Party political content removed

message: It seems to me that the amount on information about the CT group is excessive and disproportionate.  This article is about Galway, not the CT group.  Comments welcome. --Red King 19:37, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excessive detail about Connacht Tribune group 

message: Hi, is there anyone who can shed light on healthcare available in Galway and health status of the population in Galway?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.126.191.194 (talk) 07:51, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Healthcare in Galway 

message: The information about Irish being spoken by locals is misleading. Irish is heard very rarely, whereas you hear Polish everywhere and all the time.
Why was my comment on the infrastructure of Galway removed? Everyone who has been to Galway knows that the roads are horrible. Looking at the traffic jams you'd think your in New York city, not a small town in Ireland. I don't think that should be omitted.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.17.194.59 (talk) 20:14, 28 September 2007
:Hi. The sentences which read "Infrastructure in Galway, like in most of Ireland, is of poor quality, which causes daily traffic jams. Public transportation is largely underdeveloped. These factors make living in Galway time inefficient" was removed for several reasons. Firstly, it contains a number of assertions and conjecture as to the cause of traffic issues (See: WP:OR), is wholly unsourced (See: WP:CITE) and represents personal opinion (See: WP:NPOV). 
:Similarly, the assertion which read "However, if one hears a language other than English in the streets of Galway, it is most likely Polish" was also problematic for having no sources, and also from a WP:TONE point of view. Hope this answers your query. Guliolopez 10:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language and Infrastructure 

message: Should the list of twin cities be organized in a certain way?  I think that they should be ordered either by country, date of start of twinning or alphabetical order.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shanehahaha (talk • contribs) 20:53, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it looks like a mess at the moment! Why are there 2 flags for some cities? Unless there are objections for why it should be different to other pages, I'd like to clean it up  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.2.100.13 (talk) 17:39, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally I agree. Because of the potential problems noted in the WP:FLAGCRUFT guideline (see the "sub-national flags" notes in particular), and because such issues often lead to warring and other nonsense, there has been a longstanding consensus on the Cork and Dublin articles to avoid flags entirely. IE: If the ostensible goal of the flags is to aid the readers understanding of the location of the twinned city, and the end result is actually the opposite (because the list is actually an incomprehensible matrix), then it's probably best to remove them entirely. Guliolopez (talk) 08:07, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should the list of twin cities be organized in a certain way? 

message: Airports: I have been living here for a few months and added in the link to CityLink, because I use it to get to Cork or Dublin Airports. It's not for promo as I would rather not be living here at all, but they are the only service I know that links Galway to Dublin or Cork, which is where most European visitors come into Ireland from. Likewise, Galway Airport connects to virtually nowhere and most tourists will be arriving by Dublin or Cork seeing as Shannon goes nowhere but London outside of the US. I think it would be a good idea to put in all the distances to the airports, and to say how to get there - as far as I know, the quickest way to Dublin ro Cork airports is by CityLink or by driving. I could have certainly benefitted if someone had put that on when I moved here 6 months ago and saved myself a lot of car journeys. 
There is also a need I think to have Aerfort na Minna and the Aran Islands written in English in brackets as some people will come specifically for those and not know why they are not listed. Again, just to help tourism and for foreigners looking to visit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter4779 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 17 December 2007
:Hi Peter. Your points are understood. However, Wikipedia is expressly *not* a travel guidebook. So your suggestion to "put in all the distances to the airports, and to say how to get there" is not really appropriate. With regard to the external link added. I'll leave the link you added in place (for now). However it remains slightly problematic from the perspective of the External Links policy as it remains only vaguely related to the highlevel topic, and probably shouldn't be included "in line" as it is currently. Anyway - welcome to the project. (And consider having a quick read through some of the key guideline docs (starting with the above) as you traverse the project.) Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 19:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Airports

message: Bold text
Excuse the bold text.  I have very bad eye sight.
I live in Washington State in USA.  I and my wife are retired and are looking to relocate to Ireland. 
My ancestry I have been told, has its roots in Galway.
I think we would like to live out our lives in a quiet, one story, perhaps country style home to enjoy the beauty of your country and location.
We are wondering what a home cost range would be for a couple in their retirement years.  We do not like apartment or condo living.
Thank you,
LS CONEY  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.119.116 (talk) 15:51, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello. Consider looking at Daft.ie or MyHome.ie. FYI - Please also note that this isn't a forum "about Galway". This is a talk page to discuss "changes to the Galway article on Wikipedia". Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 16:05, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  purchasing a home for retirement 

message: Terrible pity two of the largest and most influential legal organisations in the City of Galway cannot get a link. Particularly where other commerce related groups are getting mentioned.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zoom505 (talk • contribs) 10:04, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  GCLP and GSBA 

message: ". . . St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway, a Protestant Church with a clock steeple. There are clocks on three sides of the steeple but the fourth side, which faces the traditionally Catholic community, has no clock which gave rise to the expression, 'They won't even give us the time of day!'"
source: http://www.sabrams.com/news/travelgirl/2007/07/2007_07_travelgirl.php
If this is true it would be good to add and perhaps added to an origin-of-phrases section somewhere else  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.64.235.42 (talk) 01:43, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  They won't even give us the time of day - expression 

message: Hello,
I'm not sure if the Volvo Ocean Race is actually an annual event, as mentioned on line 212. It even says on that list the year '2009'. Could this event perhaps be moved into it's own section on the page? Shane (talk) 20:35, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As you note, the Volvo race should likely not be in that section in its current form. (As it is not an annual event). However I would strongly advise against moving to its own section. (The race is already covered in the relevant article, and covering the Galway stopover in this article would have issues in terms of WP:UNDUE and WP:NOTNEWS.) Personally I think the whole "annual events" section itself is problematic in terms of the "Wikipedia is not a travel guide" and "Wikipedia is not a repository of lists/links/events" guidelines. There are of course obviously important cultural events which take place in Galway, but an exhaustative list would seem to be GUIDE/REPOSITORY cruft. I'm going to attempt a summary. Guliolopez (talk) 23:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've Moved it under Sports, because the Galway stop-over seems to have been a one-time event (if eventually recurring). -Mardus (talk) 17:25, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the Galway Volvo Ocean Race an annual event? 

message: Is this line spammy or legitimate. When I visited there, it seemed a bit unprofessional. Eitherway, if this link is relevant then mabye it should blend in more with the tone of the page. Shane (talk) 21:58, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  In July 2009, a private individual set up GalwayTransport.Info, a website that provides information about all scheduled public transport services operating to, from or through Galway. This was done be 

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thread_title: File:GalwayMontageJanuary2012.jpg Nominated for Deletion

message: ships of up to 10,000 metric tonnes dwt??? Deadweight tonnage is a measure of capacity and does not require the metric tonne designation. Apart from the blurriness of this information it might be more useful to specify what the maximum draught offered by Galway harbour is. Moreover does Galway style itself as a "harbour" or a port? Everybody got to be somewhere! (talk) 17:15, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harbour 

message: The original article on the Galway public bicycle rental scheme has been removed (as have several attempts on the Limerick page) I would propose adding an article based on the Cork (city) page as, despite some editors categorising the scheme as advertising, I believe that the scheme is noteworthy and advertising is not the schemes reason for being. The scheme has had a lot of public money spent on it and is not set up to provide a revenue flow to the (admittedly unpopular to some) sponsor. Many other public bicycle rental schemes are included in Wikipedia, with several having their own pages, including some with the sponsors name included in the title, the London scheme is sponsored by a bank (surely there can not be a less popular classification of business). There is even a category “Community bicycle programs.” 
The text, with references, I propose follows, What is the feeling out there in Wiki land? Is this worth including on the Galway page?
 “In 2014, a public bicycle rental scheme was launched. The scheme is operated by An Rothar Nua on behalf of the National Transport Authority, with funding supplemented by an advertising sponsor.http://www.galwaycity.ie/news/131/59/The-Coca-Cola-Zero-Bikes-are-Coming-to-Galway-Cork-and-Limerick-Launch-Dates-Announced/” Regards Johnny  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.248.8 (talk) 22:14, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Public bicycle rental scheme

message: Why is there no montage image for the article while other cities in Ireland with a smaller population have? I would gladly make one myself but I have no idea how. Anyone? Sliothar (talk) 09:56, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: I've made several changes to sections, their positions, and the general layout of the article, based on how the Dublin article has been laid out. Some sections might not even need to be coded as sections. -Mardus (talk) 17:26, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes to sections and layout 

message: Please feel free to change and try out other images.Charlesolivercork
:I have removed the montage, as it completely took over the infobox. Beside that, due to its size, it was not an improvement. The Banner talk 18:11, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox montage 

message: I have severe doubt if this section is relevant. (Nore, I did not remove it.)The Banner talk 20:05, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Industry 

message: This section is not to an encyclopedia standard. Some of the 'facts' seem dubious, and the sources quoted appear to be selected from obscure works (which probably would not withstand a peer-review). Indeed some 'facts' are not even cited.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:7E8:CB4A:A500:6472:9AE4:46DC:5476 (talk) 17:15, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section