Medtronic’s ventilator efforts to be marked by public artwork in GMIT collaboration
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Medtronic will partner with the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) School of Design and Creative Arts to commission a public artwork commemorating the collaborative effort of the local community and Medtronic employees in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read more ...Galway applicants sought for Eden suicide prevention programme
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
A ground-breaking suicide prevention programme will be delivered in Galway, Roscommon, and Mayo in the coming months, offering hope to those at risk of taking their own lives.
Read more ...McNelis welcomes announcement of gambling authority
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Cllr Niall Mc Nelis says the independent Gambling Regulatory Authority must be empowered to protect players and anyone suffering from a gambling problem.
Read more ...Salthill to Swim in Pink this Halloween with June Curtin of Snámhaí Sásta
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Mental health advocate and sea swimmer June Curtin of Snámhaí Sásta will join Galway fire and rescue service at Salthill’s first Swim in Pink event in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. June will travel from her native Spanish Point in Co Clare to lead anyone willing to swim, dip or splash in pink into the water at Ladies Beach, Salthill, on Sunday, October 31st at 1pm.
Read more ...School children in city and county set to join Picker Pals to tackle national litter problem
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
75 primary school classrooms across Galway City and County will this year join the litter-picking Picker Pals Programme, learning about how to make the world better and have fun doing it.
Read more ...NUI Galway’s Coldvember Crew planning to make this the best Coldvember yet
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Coldvember NUIG is a student-driven fundraising initiative that aims to raise funds for mental health charities. In the past they have helped raise thousands for fantastic organisations such as Helplink and Movember by inviting everyone in Galway to join them for a dip in the sea every day of November starting on Monday November 1.
This is their fourth year running and they are delighted to be fundraising in aid of the Galway Rape Crisis Centre. The Galway Rape Crisis Centre’s mission is to provide a professional, caring and confidential counselling and support service for those in our community affected by sexual abuse and sexual violence.
Read more ...Dad’s passion for old Clifden RNLI lifeboat saw teen son buy it back for family
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
James Mullen, a Coxswain at Clifden RNLI with over 27 years voluntary service saving lives at sea on the west coast of Ireland is also a proud Dad to four boys who have inherited their father’s remarkable passion for the sea, the RNLI and everything to do with boats. It wass this passion which inspired James’s son Ronan (age 14) to track down and buy the very first lifeboat his father helmed back in 1996.
James claims to not have a favourite child, but he does have a favourite boat; the C-class 522 inshore lifeboat which was stationed in Clifden between 1989 and 1997. The boat holds so many memories for him as a teenage RNLI recruit and when his sons would ask him for the history of the station and his favourite lifeboat, the stories he told them always came back to the C-class.
Read more ...Managers need to realise workers get the work done without being seen, says Portershed co-working advocate
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
While remote working is by no means a new concept, it has become the new norm for many over the past year and a half. From the moment the first lockdown turned kitchen tables into office desks and shortened commutes to mere steps, we have been donning waist-up fashion and Zooming into work mode from across the county, country and world.
Read more ...Humanity Dick’s biographer says new pedestrian bridge should honour him
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Holidaying in Connemara just after the Millennium, I read one of those small grey boxes in the Rough Guide they use to give additional information about a specific location; in my case Ballynahinch Castle where I was having lunch. The description of a previous owner – Richard ‘Humanity Dick’ Martin - was intriguing.
Read more ...Report those with illegal fireworks to Gardai says Senator Ollie Crowe
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Senator Ollie Crowe has this week urged people to contact the gardai if they are aware of people selling or in possession of illegal fireworks as Halloween approaches. Senator Crowe said the dangers posed by illegal fireworks were significant and serious.
Read more ...Agriculture is stepping up to the mark on climate change, says Fitzmaurice
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
The Irish Government should recognize that agriculture is stepping up to the mark on climate change and respond itself, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.
Read more ...Canney welcomes Athenry national school plans
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Galway East deputy Sean Canney has welcomed the confirmation from the Minister for Education that the proposal to amalgamate the Boys and Girls National Schools in Athenry is part of the Department’s Capital plans.
Read more ...Ronan’s Irish camino to raise funds and remember beloved niece
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Ronan Scully will put his best foot forward with some of his lifelong friends again this year, as he embarks on his 4th Bay to Bay charity walk commencing on Saturday, November 6 next.
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021
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Read more ...Gaeltacht jobs boost as Connemara company secures major aerostructures contract
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
ÉireComposites, an Údarás na Gaeltachta client company located in the Conamara Gaeltacht, has secured a €8.1 million contract with Spirit AeroSystems, the world’s largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer, to provide structural components for business jets and commercial airliners.
Read more ...SmartFit Hearing brings something new to Galway hearing aid wearers
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Smartfit Hearing has opened a six day a week Audiology Centre in Galway to provide people with an alternative to overly priced hearing solutions.
Read more ...Lucia Evan to headline event for Rosabel’s Rooms tomorrow night
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Carried Away PR & Events is to host a beautiful evening tomorrow at Caprice Galway in aid of Rosabel’s Rooms.
Read more ...Community calls for support of the social enterprise sector in Galway
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Tomorrow Friday October 29 Galway City Community Network (GCCN) will host an event focusing on the potential of the social enterprise sector in Galway entitled ‘ Social Future: Supporting a Thriving Social Enterprise Sector for Galway.’
The event will be held in St. Josephs Community Centre in Shantalla. For those who cannot attend in person, people will also be able to participate online.
Read more ...Closing Eyre Square is not the solution, says FF councillor
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
“The knowledge of the facility being within the control of the Gardaí and providing the Gardaí with support for patrols, surveillance and operations could play some part in deterring or limiting the opportunity for anti-social behaviour in Eyre Square.
“I believe the council should contact local Gardaí and advise them of the availibilty of the kiosk to assist them in their duty specifically in relation to the challenge currently faced within Eyre Square as outlined by the Chief Superintendent.
Read more ...Historic day as Minister approves Technological University for west and northwest
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
The Presidents of the three institutes of technology in the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) today warmly welcome the announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, that GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo have together been approved for designation as a Technological University (TU).
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