Sinn Féin demands 'urgent investment' to protect State's health service

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Covid-19 has exposed "a decades-long failure" to build a public health system that has enough doctors, nurses and beds, and with the pandemic far from over, this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue.

Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh will feature a different ceremony this winter

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Gaillimh le Gaeilge is taking to the airwaves this autumn for Galway’s very own bilingual business award - Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh.

The category winners and overall winners will be announced live on Galway Bay FM's Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan on November 5/6. The announcements will also be streamed live on the Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Galway Advertiser and Galway Bay fm Facebook pages.

Leading business women lined up for GMIT's annual entrepreneurship event

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Business women will share their successful start-up experiences in a special webinar hosted by GMIT.

Galway youth services receive boost

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Some €102,687 has been allocated for youth services in Galway and Roscommon, which will allow groups and organisations to purchase vital equipment, according to Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan.

It is part of an announcement by Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman, of some €2.32 million in capital grant funding for 147 youth projects and 25 national youth organisations in Ireland.

Galway events showcase our past in celebration of National Heritage Week

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

National Heritage Week, one of Ireland’s largest cultural events, starts on Saturday (August 15) with a week of activities across Galway.

New cycling, coffee and cake group takes to the streets

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

CycleCoffeeCake, a new social cycle project of the Galway Cycling Campaign, will hold its next event on Sunday August 16 in the city centre as part of Galway Pride.

Overcoming boundaries at Architecture At The Edge

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The year 2020 will be remembered for the outbreak of Covid-19 around the globe and the boundaries which the Government had to impose on the population; boundaries of 2km and 5km from our homes; boundaries from visiting our elderly relatives and those in high risk categories; boundaries from socialising with friends; and boundaries from exploring the world.

Ó Cuív seeks publication of the Western Rail Corridor review

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív has reiterated his call for the Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport, Eamon Ryan, to publish the rail review on the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry in County Galway to Claremorris in County Mayo as soon as possible.

“With so much attention being focused on the need to tackle climate change, the development of rail services in the west of Ireland provides a very significant opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint and to improve the public transport services in the west," Dep Ó Cuív said this week.

Time to tackle class sizes

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Now is the time to tackle class sizes as schools prepare for students' return next month, says Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell.

Overcrowding in classrooms is a huge problem, she says, with new figures revealing the median class size in 2019 was 25 students, while the EU average is 20 students per class.

Quiet Man Greenway receives funding for feasibility study

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

It has been revealed that an allocation of €75,000 has been made available for a concept and feasibility study on the Quiet Man Greenway between Athenry and Milltown.

Councillor calls for support for landlords not receiving HAP payments

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Financial support is needed to support landlords who have seen their Housing Assisting Payment (HAP) stopped because their tenants are no longer paying rent contribution to the Galway County Council, that is according Cllr Noel Thomas.

County councillors agree to electronic payslips

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

The Galway County Council has agreed to have all payslips for councillors and staff electronically distributed and to discontinue the use of payslips being printed and posted on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis.

'Move your grass'

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

It is not acceptable to expect residents in Galway City Council managed estates to dispose of their own grass cuttings and then have to pay for it says Fianna Fáil councillor Alan Cheevers.

Government decision leaves pubs on the brink, says publican

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

The decision by the Government to delay the reopening of pubs in Ireland for another three weeks has been described by the Galway chairman of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Cllr Joe Sheridan, as "gut-wrenching".

Digital speed signs wanted for Castlepark Road says community activist

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Two digital speed signs need to be installed on the Castlepark Road before someone is injured, says community activist Donal Lynch.

Galway Pride 2020: The show must go on

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Every year Galway has a summer of non-stop action, festivities, and cultural and artistic show cases. At the end of typical that summer in Galway comes Galway Pride. This is no typical Galway summer but Galway Pride will still be delivering a week full of events like the 30 years that have come before it.

Virtual competiton keeps the Spirit of Ladies’ Day alive

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Fashion enthusiast Danielle Gingell from Claremorris was this year's winner of the best-dressed competition at the Galway Races.

Additional adult flu vaccines will not go far enough, says TD

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

An additional 200,000 adult flu vaccines for the forthcoming flu season is well short of what is needed, according to TD Denis Naughten.

The Roscommon/Galway Independent TD says the HSE is falling short with its plans to purchase only 200,000 adult flu vaccines despite the pressure this could place on Ireland's health system over the winter months.

Town Hall Theatre partners with Dublin Fringe Festival

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Town Hall Theatre Galway has announced it will partner with Dublin Fringe Festival on the festival’s exciting new Artist At Work residency as well as working with local theatre artist Oisin Robbins as part of the initiative.