Cannon welcomes funding for Gort Community Centre

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Gort Community Centre is set to benefit from a grant of almost €65,000 which has been issued under the LEADER programme. The money will go towards renovations at the centre.

Improvement works begin on Connemara’s Derrartha Road

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Improvement works have begun on the Derrartha Road which links An Cheathrú Rua with Ceantar na nOileán, following an allocation of €300,000.

Galway Triathlon Club hosts aquathon festival

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Galway Triathlon Club’s Aquathon Festival makes a welcome return to the racing scene on Saturday.

Swimming in Lough Corrib and running around the grounds of Dangan on the shores of the river, the event is expected to attract athletes of all abilities and aspirations from across Ireland.

The healing pain — a hip-op odyssey

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

There was a sense of déjà vu about the whole thing. After more than of year of pain, a refreshing air of calm pervaded Professor McCabe’s surgery. After an extremely short conversation, he asked me to walk the length of his office. “Your problem has nothing to do with sciatica it has everything to do with your hip”.

Keen interest in plans to introduce marine themes onto primary school curriculum

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Up to 100 primary school teachers from Galway, Kerry, Waterford, and Dublin took to the beaches joining the wave of formal educators around the country keen to introduce marine themes onto the Irish primary school curriculum.

Call to revisit tax relief on pensions in Ireland

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

A report recently published by NUI Galway and launched by Deputy Kate O’Connell, Fine Gael TD, concludes that the Irish Pension System is not fit for purpose, calls for revisiting the tax relief provisions on pensions, and suggests policymakers need to begin to listen to what citizens want with respect to pensions.

The study was undertaken against the backdrop of population ageing, which has been identified as a major societal challenge for all Western nations, and a key challenge for the Irish government is in relation to the sustainability of current levels of pension provision. It reflects the voices of the people who are directly affected by these reforms which has been largely absent from the discussions and debates in the pensions reform process.

Home support waiting list in Galway climbs towards three hundred

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Close to 300 people in Galway are waiting for funding for a home support service, with the figure for the Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon region being close to 800.

Hoare calls for ‘urgent works’ to city roundabouts

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

“Urgent works” must be carried out on the city roundabouts, many of which have been neglected and are now overgrown with grass, according to Fine Gael city councillor, Eddie Hoare.

Kyne calls for An Post site to become dedicated city gallery

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Minister Sean Kyne has added his voice to calls that a city centre site, currently being used to display the flagship Galway International Arts Festival exhibition, In The Flesh, become a dedicated art gallery for the city.

Hanley condemns unpaid dereliction fees 'a disgrace'

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

A total of €112,500 in unpaid dereliction site levies on the former Corrib Great Southern hotel remain unpaid from the last invoice issued in March for the site, a situation one city councillor called "a disgrace".

Grealish condemns ‘unacceptable’ rise in number of people waiting for orthopaedic surgery

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

It is “unacceptable” that almost 7,000 people are currently waiting for inpatient or outpatient treatment in Galway, and that the numbers waiting for orthopaedic surgery has shot up by one third - despite dropping in the rest of the State.

Ó Cuív demands cuts to rural schools be reversed

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Changes introduced in the pupil-teacher-ratio for two, three and four teacher schools must be reversed as they have resulted in many rural schools losing a teacher.

Mechanics of a twisted brain: How side impacts to the head can be as damaging as frontal impacts

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Side impacts to the head can be just as dangerous as frontal impacts, new research suggests, which was published this week in the international scientific journal Soft Matter.

Crowe welcomes funding for St James’ GAA club

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

St James’s GAA Club has received a grant of €19,000 from the Galway City Council towards renovation works at it’s Renmore clubhouse.

The works will involve conversion of toilets, showers, and changing rooms, and will also improve accessibility. The funding was secured through the Community Enhancement Programme 2019.

Athenry Credit Union offer more services online

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

With an exceptional reputation for offering excellent financial products and services to their members, Athenry Credit Union has unveiled its new website experience.

The new and enhanced online service is available 24/7, offering members new and efficient ways to conduct their day to day banking.

14 years swimming across the Bay for Cancer Care West

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Now in its 14th year, the Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West returns to the waters of Galway Bay this Saturday. And I will be one of the swimmers taking part.

TG4 and Údarás na Gaeltachta launch Media Training Development Scheme

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

A TG4 and Údarás na Gaeltachta Media Training Development Scheme was launched by Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with Seán Kyne TD, Chief Whip and Minister of State for Gaeilge, the Gaeltacht and the Islands during the Galway Film Fleadh.

CÚRAM signs agreement with Rutgers University to share expertise in medical device research

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

A formal collaboration is to take place between CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices at NUI Galway, and Rutgers University, New Jersey, regarding complementary medical device programmes.

The formal agreement will focus on developing multi-disciplinary collaborations involving research on medical device technologies, commercialisation of medical technologies, and business incubation and acceleration.

Musgrave MarketPlace invests €1.7 million in state of the art Galway branch

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

One of Ireland’s leading wholesale suppliers to the foodservice, retail, and SME businesses has invested €1.7 million in upgrading its Galway branch.

The upgrading initiative undertaken by Musgrave MarketPlace in the first six months of this year is part of a €2.6m project which also involved the development of its Derry branch.

Planning approved for new sports centre in Oranmore

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

A new sports complex for Oranmore Maree has been given the green light by the Galway County Council.

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