Childhood learning difficulties just do not disappear

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Welcome to the April 2014 article on our brain and what can affect its function.Frequent childhood ear infections make language and speech muffled and this is whatchildrenhear, process, sequence (put in order), and memorise, resulting in stored nonsense. So when a teacher asks a question, a child will give a completelydifferent answer to the question that was asked.

Will FF and SF benefit most on polling day?

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

With the Galway City Council being expanded from 15 seats to 18, all parties look set to increase their representation in City Hall, with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin possibly benefiting most.

Free seminar on digital marketing at Ballybane Enterprise Centre

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Ballybane Enterprise Centre will host a free seminar, at 7.30pm on Thursday April 3, on Digital Marketing, with particular emphasis on Facebook for Business.

Polling Stations to open from 7am on May 23

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

People across Galway county and city will be going to the polls, to elect local councillors and MEPs, between 7am and 10pm on Friday May 23.

Migrant children less likely to attend university because of education system

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The headline on last week’s story ‘NUI Galway study shows non-migrant children have less chance of college’ contained a typographical error and should have read ‘migrant children.’

NUI Galway researchers involved in project to use stem cells to regenerate cartilage

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

NUI Galway researchers are part of an exciting EU-funded project looking at how stem cells from adult fat tissue could be used to activate the regeneration of cartilage. If successful, their work could lead to effective new treatments for millions of osteoarthritis sufferers. Positive, early results indicate the treatment could become a reality for patients within the next five years.

Calling all Galway foodies — the search is on for Ireland’s Foodie Town

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The Restaurants Association of Ireland, in conjunction with Admailer.ie from An Post, is on the search for Ireland’s premier foodie destination, and a group of Galway gourmands are preparing to compete with towns and communities around the country to be named Ireland’s top foodie town.

Free accommodation needed for suicide awareness cyclists

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

People in the vicinity of Tuam are being urged to offer free accommodation in their homes to cyclists taking part in a major suicide awareness initiative.

Access audit needed to address Knocknacarra wheelchair issues

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

A city councillor has called on the council to carry out an access audit in the Knocknacarra area as soon as possible so that funding could be made available to alleviate the problems being faced daily by wheelchair users, as well as parents with prams and buggies.

Galway City West councillor Donal Lyons raised the issue of access for people with special needs on roads and footpaths in the west of the city at a recent meeting of Galway City Council. He also formally wrote to the council requesting an urgent access audit to be carried out.

Nothing should interfere with Pearse’s Cottage commemoration plans, Council told

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

No one or nothing should interfere with plans to develop the Connemara Cultural Centre at Pearse’s Cottage in Rosmuc, according to county councillors this week.

HSE gets green light for additional psychology services

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The HSE West has got the go-ahead to provide additional psychology services through a locum.

The local health authority received the approval recently. There are a number of staff members on long term leave.

CAO applicants and parents invited to NUI Galway Open Day next week

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

NUI Galway invites all CAO applicants, both undergraduate and mature students, to the annual Open Day on Saturday, April 5 from 10am to 3pm. Open Day is an excellent opportunity for students, along with their parents and families, to explore NUI Galway’s facilities and to learn first-hand from the lecturers themselves about the more than 60 courses on offer.

New funding could reduce numbers on housing waiting list says John Walsh

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Derelict and vacant properties in the city could be renovated and the housing waiting list reduced if City Hall can avail of a new €15-million funding scheme.

McNelis calls on businesses to sponsor flowerboxes to show off floral city

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Galway city businesses are being asked to sponsor flower boxes that will be in place across the city from early May to the end of October.

Fundraising movie quiz for Kiran Emrich campaign

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

A fundraising movie table quiz takes place this Monday at 8pm in the Róisín Dubh to support the election campaign of Kiran Emrich.

Mr Emrich is standing as the People Before Profit Alliance candidate for Galway City Central. The quiz will cover everything film-related from Alien to Zoolander. There will be prizes and a raffle.

Former world darts champion to play for Galway Hospice

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Two times World Darts Champion Adrian ‘Jackpot’ Lewis will take on Team Galway in a charity darts match this Sunday.

Mike Geraghty to run in Galway City Central

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Mike Geraghty has become the third Independent candidate to stand for election in the highly competitive Galway City Central ward in May’s Local Elections.

Call for financial aid for protected structure owners

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Councillors have called on Galway County Council to provide more information and financial assistance to the identified owners of properties added to the protected structures list.

At Monday’s meeting of the local authority, Cllr Tom McHugh (FG) told the chamber that he had received a number of representations in relation to the issue of protected structures and the letters received from the council. “They have concerns about what this means for their properties. We need to allay these concerns,” urged Cllr McHugh who added that in some cases maintenance of the properties has been minimal and would therefore require substantial repairs. He then called on the council to help owners struggling to carry out these repairs in the form of grant aid.

New county speed limits adopted

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

County councillors have adopted a new speed limits, set down by the Road Traffic Special Speed Limit County Galway Bye-Laws 2014, to be introduced across the county from May 8 next.

The new bye-laws were passed and adopted at this month’s Galway County Council meeting. While the majority of the changes involve reducing the speed limits, the road between Galway Airport and Ballintemple was increased from 60km/h to 80km/h, a change that was welcomed by Independent councillor for the Oranmore electoral area, Jim Cuddy.

Galway county manager to retire and start new chapter

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

After 37 years in local government, county manager Martina Maloney has announced that she is to retire from her role when her contract ends on July 7.

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