Tests show contaminated South Park soil is ‘no longer threat to public’

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

Contaminated soil in South Park no longer poses any risk to human health a new report has confirmed, although a local councillor said it should not have “taken eight years to come up with this analysis”.

In a new, written, report, by City Hall, Galway City Council management confirmed that detailed re-examination and soil retesting shows there is now no risk to human health from the contaminated soil and that there is no requirement to remediate the site.

Exploring traditional skills on the Aran Islands

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

‘Seo é Inis Oírr’, a workshop weekend celebrating island crafts and the traditional skills of Inis Oírr, Aran Islands, takes place from September 19 to 21.

Corribdale Duathlon on this Saturday

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

The second annual Corribdale Duathlon will take place on Saturday in Oughterard.

Council applies for major Salthill to Silverstrand walkway

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

A scenic pathway and footbridges spanning the shoreline between Salthill and Silverstrand is the subject of a major new planning application.

The Galway City Council has applied to the Department of the Environment for a foreshore licence to pave the way for a continuous coastal walkway. Applications to the Department can be a protracted process.

Galway Baytones host top Norwegian a cappella group tonight

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

Fans of a cappella singing are in for a treat tonight when the Galway Baytones host top Norwegian a capalla group Halvdan Svartes Guttekor from Norway.

Public consultation on ‘world class’ Eyre Square to Ballinasloe greenway

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

Public consultation on the Galway city to Ballinasloe section of the Dublin to Galway greenway is to begin next month with planning permission expected to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála by autumn 2015.

Traffic delay warning as stop/go in place as Lough Atalia ahead of road lowering

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

Motorists are being warned of possible traffic delays caused by a stop/go system at Lough Atalia bridge to facilitate site investigations ahead of a major road lowering project due to begin next January.

Change needed to tackle housing crisis

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

The Rental Accommodation Scheme is a waste of time, that is according to a number of city councillors who called for major change to properly address the housing crisis which has gripped the city and left many families with young children homeless.

Kyne accuses Dublin MEP of ‘threatening progress’ on Connemara road

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

A Dublin MEP has been accused of “threatening progress” on a road she “does not travel regularly”, by raising questions about it in the European Parliament.

City Hall investigation into houses allocation accusations continues

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

The internal investigation over allegations that a Galway City Council official improperly allocated a house to a fellow council staff member remains ongoing in City Hall

Government commitment to Gaeltacht questioned over changes to LEADER programme

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

The future of community services in the Gaeltacht and smaller Gaeltacht areas has come under question after it was revealed that it will not be treated as a separate entity under the new rural development programmes.

Property sales increase by 50 per cent

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

According to the property price register at the end of August, the number of property sales for both Galway city and county is showing a dramatic increase year on year. The register gives the exact selling price of properties and so is the most accurate record of actual sales that have taken place.

Some property reports use asking prices as their source, others use prices which properties were 'for sale' at; neither of these give accurate information which can be relied on. As the property price register is only completed when sales are finalised, it could be argued that it lags behind real time selling prices by a few months. However, it is still the only definitive register for actual property sales.

Galway City Council figures reveal city election candidates’ expenses

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

Expenses ranging from more that €9,000 to under €1,000 were incurred by local election candidates across Galway city’s three wards in May’s local elections. However one candidate’s campaign cost him only €39.

Young mother left homeless as city housing crisis continues

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A mother of young children, including a baby born 26 weeks premature, is the latest victim of the city’s housing crisis, which has seen rising rents, lack of housing, and the refusal of landlords to accept rent allowance force many families to seek the emergency assistance of the housing section at Galway City Council.

Elderly forced to find own transport to daycare centre

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A number of elderly people attending a day care centre in the city must organise their own transport to and from the facility because a HSE West bus service is no longer available.

The bus, which can carry 10 people, is out of action for two weeks so far due to a mechanical problem and the local health authority says it could be a few more weeks before a replacement vehicle is in operation.

New €15 coin launched in honour of inventor John Philip Holland

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A new €15 limited edition silver proof collector coin honouring John Philip Holland, the Irish born inventor of the modern submarine, was launched on Monday in Oranmore by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Connemara MND sufferer fights for operation denied by HSE

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A Connemara MND sufferer has accused the Health Services Executive of denying him the right to choose to undergo an operation that will extend his life and has set up the Andrew Lydon Trust to help raise funds for the procedure and extensive aftercare that will be needed.

Two-year Advertiser history series to remember events of a century ago

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

The question as to how the events of the Irish revolution of c. 1914-23 (and particularly the Easter Rising) will be remembered in Ireland and in Galway during the forthcoming decade of centenaries is an important one; and will form the bedrock of a two-year series of articles to start in the Galway Advertiser next week.

The series will be written by Fergus Campbell, Reader in Social and Cultural History, School of Historical Studies, in Newcastle University.

Galway obstetrician/gynaecologist accused of carrying out fertility treatment without patient’s consent

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A Medical Council fitness to practise committee has adjourned an inquiry into an allegation that a Galway doctor carried out a fertility procedure without the patient’s consent.

According to reports, Dr Declan Egan, a consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist who practises at University Hospital Galway and runs the Galway Fertility Unit in Rahoon, faces an allegation of poor professional performance.

Trial date set over death of Connemara man in Perth

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A plea of self-defence is expected to be given by a man who will face trial next May in relation to the killing a Connemara man in Perth last December.

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