Councillors wish their former colleagues well following election

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Councillors paid warm tributes to newly elected Galway East TDs Anne Rabbitte and Sean Canney at Monday’s local authority meeting.

Uachtarán na hÉireann to launch Bilingual City Initiative in Galway City Council on Monday

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins will launch a bilingual city initiative for the City of Galway as part of a programme of events for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2016.

An tUachtarán will attend a Special City Council Meeting on 7th March 2016 to launch the project. It is hoped that the initiative will engage all sectors of the community in Galway City to promote a sustainable bilingual project, with a view to developing and improving the level of bilingualism in Galway City.

Uachtarán na hÉireann ag seoladh Togra do Chathair Dhátheangach i gComhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Seolfaidh Uachtarán na hÉireann, Micheál D. Ó hUigínn, Togra do Chathair Dhátheangach do Chathair na Gaillimhe mar chuid de chlár imeachtaí Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2016 i gComhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe 2016. Freastalóidh an tUachtarán ar Chruinniú Speisialta ar an 7 Márta leis an togra a sheoladh.

Flowers for Magdalene’s event takes place at Bohermore Cemetery

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

A flower laying ceremony will be held at the Magdalene graves in Bohermore cemetery on Sunday at 3pm. This is part of the national Flowers for Magdalene’s event, which will see flowers being laid on Magdalene graves in cities and towns throughout the country that were home to Magdalene Laundries.

Councillors lament the sad state of the county’s roads

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Councillors were united in their disgust at the state of the county’s roads during a debate on the 2016 roads budget at this week’s local authority meeting.

Councillor Dermot Connolly said it was not right that the roads budget had been reduced by more than half since a high of €38.9 million in 2008 to €18.5 million in 2016. The Ballinasloe representative told an anecdote about a young woman who had become stranded near his home recently, following a break-down due to her car hitting a pothole. He called aspects of the council’s road section ‘dysfunctional’ due to the lack of funding.

New Masters in Biomedical Genomics first of its kind in country

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

NUI Galway has launched a new Masters programme in Biomedical Genomics, the first of its kind to be offered in Ireland. This programme places NUI Galway at the forefront of training the next generation of scientists and clinicians in the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies, both within fundamental scientific discovery and in clinical applications.

GRETB free pharmacy sales assistant programme

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

The GRETB Training Centre has announced another free full-time day training course in Mervue. The retail pharmacy skills programme will commence on March 14. The programme is open to all unemployed adults and preference given to those in receipt of social protection payments.

Successful trainees will avail of a recognised QQI qualification, and the programme includes 10 weeks’ work experience.

Michelin Star chef to open fifth Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Ross Lewis, the Michelin Star chef from the Chapter One Restaurant, Dublin, will open the fifth annual Galway Food Festival, which this year will celebrate ‘100 years of Irish Food’, across the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Launch of Oranmore Maree coastal search unit

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

A public meeting will be held in the Oranmore Lodge Hotel next Monday March 7 where details of a newly established coastal search unit will be unveiled.

Housing crisis to be focus of discussion at GMIT’s annual International Construction Management Day Conference

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

The sixth annual GMIT International Construction Management Day Conference will take place in the institute on Tuesday March 8, from 9am to 3.45pm. The annual conference is the largest construction event in the west of Ireland and provides a meeting place for professionals, contractors, and academics to meet and discuss matters of concern to the industry. The event draws delegates from Ireland and abroad.

Leahy to host NUI Galway alumni ceremony

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Broadcaster and solicitor Will Leahy will host this weekend’s NUI Alumni Gala Banquet featuring the 2016 Alumni Awards ceremony.

Leahy, an NUI Galway graduate BA (1992) LLB (1994) who is a Limerick-based solicitor specialising in Local Authority and Family Law. He is also an award winning broadcaster with both RTÉ Radio and Television presenting primarily on RTÉ 2FM and RTÉ Radio One.

Marathon election count predicted

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

It could be early next week by the time Galway voters learn the full line-up of their representatives in Dail Eireann. With voters going to the polls across the three constituencies from dawn tomorrow (Friday), the complexity of the counts could mean that the Galway TDs may not be fully confirmed until Monday at least.

Renmore man who survived three heart attacks receives prestigious world award

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

An 82-year-old city man, who survived three heart attacks and has been volunteering with the local heart and stroke charity Croí for 19 years, has received a prestigious international award.

It heartens me to see so many people out running

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Sonia O'Sullivan will headline an event in the Salthill Hotel next Wednesday as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of Irish Schools Athletics.

Positive thinking from NUIG students for university Mental Health Week

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

The importance of good mental health, the need to remove any and all stigmas attached to it, and promoting wellness, are the aims of NUI Galway’s Mental Health Week runs from Monday February 29 to Sunday March 6.

Disability inclusion a top priority for Fianna Fail in Government

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on mental health, disability and special needs and General Election candidate for Galway East Colm Keaveney has said that disability inclusion will be a priority for Fianna Fáil if elected to run the country.

Speaking in the wake of a protest earlier this week by people with disabilities outside the Dáil he accused the Government of sidelining them over the past five years.

Lecture in the Library to focus on Ceannt and Kenny

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

The final two lectures in the ‘Lectures in the Library’ series, curated by the Centre for Irish Studies to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising, will focus on the contribution of two Galwegians to the Irish revolution.

On Tuesday, 1 March, Dr Verena Commins will explore the role of Éamonn Ceannt, Galway-born signatory of the Proclamation in the Gaelic revival of the early twentieth century. As a player of both uilleann and war pipes, Ceannt was central to the foundation of the Dublin Pipers’ club and their attempts to recuperate the status of these instruments.

Give me the chance to build a new alternative, says O Tuathail

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

After many years abroad it is great to be home and raising my family in Galway. I have always been driven to maximise my impact on society but I never thought I would ever be asking my neighbours for votes. In my career, I’ve worked on major health reform in the English NHS. I’ve built infrastructure all over the world. More recently, I moved home and set up my own software business here in Galway.

Seamount students plan to sell innovative Transition Year project board game

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Three entrepreneurial students from Seamount College, Kinvara have developed a board game which they are aiming to sell in shops as part of a Transition Year project. The Eco-Nico project highlights the devastating effect of climate change - something that is particularly relevant in south Galway due to the area’s ongoing flooding issues.

Galway’s Insight Centre among institutions to present at Mobile World Congress

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

CityPulse, an international research project exploring the use of smart city applications to improve the quality of life in urban environments, will be among the projects demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress 2016, taking place in Barcelona this week. The Galway-based Insight Centre for Data Analytics is among the institutions spearheading the project.

CityPulse is one of five research projects being demonstrated at the European Commission pavilion during the event, and is the only one focusing on smart cities and the Internet of Things.

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