Clarenbridge generosity results in ‘Home of Hope’ for orphaned children

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Chernobyl children have Clarenbridge locals to thank for giving them a new ‘Home of Hope’ as part of Chernobyl Children International’s de-institutionalisation programme.

Fifteen schools to lose teachers

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Fifteen schools across County Galway are set to lose at least one full teaching post in September and be expected to endure larger class sizes at the same time.

Engineers Week in the city to highlight vital role of the profession

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Engineers Week, an annual campaign to present the possibilities a career in engineering can offer and highlight the vital role played by engineers in sustaining the community, is taking place in Galway from February 9 to 15.

Labour to adopt risky strategy to keep council seats

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Labour is confident it can retain at least four of its five Galway City Council seats, but in running three candidates in Galway City Central, it is taking a high risk strategy.

Buskers with amplifiers should ‘turn it down’ says McNelis

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Buskers playing loudly through PA systems and amplifiers are harming city businesses and preventing other buskers with acoustic instruments from being heard.

Leading smoking cessation expert to hold workshop for healthcare professionals

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A leading expert in smoking cessation, Professor Peter Hajek of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, will be in Galway on Friday February 21 to host a one-day expert training course in effective strategies to help smokers quit.

Bohermore Community Centre opening is a boost to the locality

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

The opening of the Bohermore Community Centre is “another positive step in the effort to ensure the community has the resources it deserves”.

Custom-fitted mouthguards offer best protection and fit

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Since January 1, it has been mandatory for all GAA football players to wear gumshields during both training and games, and it is estimated that only about 20 per cent of players prior to this wore mouthguards on a regular basis.

Table quiz for Cois Coiribe Walking Club

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A fundraising table quiz for Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe Walking Club will take place at Huntsman Pub, Dublin Road, Galway, on Monday February 3 at 8pm.

UHG overcrowding ‘critical and dangerous’ says nursing union official

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

A leading nursing union boss has branded the current overcrowding situation at University Hospital Galway’s emergency department as “critical” and “very dangerous” for frontline workers trying to provide safe care for patients.

Immediate funding needed for unfinished estates left like ‘builder’s yards’

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

The plight of residents left living in unfinished estates resembling ‘builder’s yards’ was highlighted in the Galway City Council chamber last week with the passing of motions calling for immediate Government funding and changes to legislation to prevent guilty developers making future planning applications.

New septic tank legislation is flawed says Grealish

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Homeowners will not maintain or repair their septic tank systems if they can only apply for a grant after a random inspection from their local authority says Galway West TD Noel Grealish.

NUIG to go potty for Harry as wizard convention comes west

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

NUI Galway will hosts Ireland’s only Harry Potter Convention when PotterFest Galway takes place from January 31 to February 2 in the university’s Bailey Allen Hall.

Organised by NUIG’s Harry Potter Society, the event will offer a taste of Hogwarts in potions, astrology, or defence against the dark arts classes. In the opening ceremony on the Friday fans will be sorted into their houses and compete in games for the auror or deatheater teams. On Sunday there will be a chance to try out muggle Quidditch and to watch a couple of matches.

Mike Denver the star as Gort’s boys NS turns 30

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Gort boy's national school this year celebrates its 30th birthday in the present building and to kick off this special year, pupils have chosen Mike Denver as their entertainer for the first of several fundraising dances in the local community centre which will be transformed into a bar and dancehall for the night.

BIM says proposed fish farm would have survived storms

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Far from providing a case against the proposed giant salmon fish farm for Galway Bay, the recent “unfortunate storm” is “robust evidence” the proposed site is “well suited” for a such a structure.

Closure of housing estate alleyways to battle anti-social behaviour

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Galway City Council is to work with residents in three housing estates to carry out the closure of alleyways providing public rights of way in an effort to combat on-going anti-social behaviour.

Contracts for €3.4m Ballinfoyle Neighbourhood Centre to be signed

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

The final contract documents for the €3.4 million Ballinfoyle Neighbourhood Centre is due to be signed by Mayor Padraig Conneely at end of January.

McNelis concerned by state of Rosary Lane wall

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

A wall near Taylor’s Hill Road has fallen into “serious disrepair” and presents a “serious health risk” to schoolchildren and other pedestrians.

Labour councillor ‘disgusted’ at absence of ministers

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, and senior representatives of the Office of Public Works (OPW) have been called on to visit Galway as a matter of urgency and to meet with city councillors and officials to discuss concerns over the extensive damage caused by the recent storms and flooding.

The motion was unanimously passed at last week’s Galway City Council meeting where one Labour councillor spoke of how he was “absolutely disgusted” that such a visit has not already taken place.

Run and have a laugh at PREDA’s Freedom Weekend

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Last year more than 300 people ran twice around Galway Racecourse in aid of the Philippines based children's charity PREDA — and organisers are hoping that number will increase when the popular 5k is held this year on Saturday March 1.

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