Grealish calls for Kenny to raise plight of undocumented Irish with Obama

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

The visit of US president Barack Obama to Ireland in May is the “ideal window of opportunity” to press for legalisation for the undocumented Irish in the States.

This is the view of Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish, who is calling on the Government to make the case for “the thousands of undocumented Irish that are presently living in ‘legal limbo’ in the US”.

NUI Galway student awarded prestigious international prize

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

A doctoral fellow at the Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (CISC) at NUI Galway, Ciara Fitzgerald, was presented with second prize in the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Graduate Student Literature Review Prize at their annual meeting in Las Vegas recently.

Galway SF to ask public to sign petition against Universal Social Charge

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

Galway Sinn Féin will be calling on the public to sign its petition against the controversial and much resented Universal Social Charge.

Top class coach and nutritionists to give talk on sports nutrition

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

Evergreen Healthfoods will be hosting an information evening on sports nutrition at the Pillo Hotel & Spa, (formerly the Courtyard by Marriot) on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30pm. The event is being organised in support of Special Olympics Ireland, and in association with the Pillo Hotel & Spa. There will be three speakers on the night, each covering different aspects of sports performance and nutrition.

Michael D’s daughter not running for Seanad

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

Alice Mary Higgins, daughter of Labour president Michael D Higgins, has announced that despite much speculation, she is not running in the Seanad elections.

UHG’s poor performance in hospital league tables is ‘embarrassing’, says health forum chief

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has slammed University Hospital Galway’s poor rating in the HSE’s latest league tables as “embarrassing”.

Will removing roundabouts cause greater congestion?

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Galway’s days as the ‘Roundabout city’ could be coming to an end with new plans to remove seven of the city’s roundabouts and replace them with signalised junctions.

Galway Airport faces uphill challenge to find new Dublin carrier

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Finding a new replacement for the Galway to Dublin route will be a challenge, but it is one that Galway Airport is still hoping to win, according to managing director Joe Walsh.

We have stood up, but how will we be counted?

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

So now everyone in the country should have been counted and accounted for, the real work starts in making heads and tail of the results to ensure our politicians and policy makers can make informed decisions.

Walkers discover dumped dead dogs inhumanly killed

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Four dead dogs found abandoned along a rural laneway in the Kilbannon area of Tuam recently had all been shot at close range in an inhuman attempt to put them down.

Claregalway families petition Europe over flood damage

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

As two Claregalway families bring a petition to the European Parliament over the lack of flood prevention in the area and compensation to help them with their financial burden following the flooding crisis of 2009, the Irish Insurance Federation has called on local authorities to stop the practise of granting planning permission on flood plain areas.

Urgent action need to stop illegal dumping

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Illegal dumping has become a serious problem in Tonabrucky, but tackling it is proving difficult as the area has a lot of privately owned land and is also located between the city and county council boundaries.

HSE urged to keep open ‘wonderful’ nursing home

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

A former vice chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling on the health authority to rethink its decision to close St Francis Nursing home in Upper Newcastle as a residential facility.

New reservoir will ensure better water supply for the people

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

People living between Moycullen, Barna, and Rahoon can look forward to a better and more regular water supply from the major new reservoir to be built at Tonabrocky.

New crossing for the Corrib

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Plans for a vehicle only bridge in the city were presented by engineers from RPS consultants to city councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.

Patricia Scanlan to read at Corrandulla Library

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Patricia Scanlan, one of Ireland’s most popular novelists, will read at the Corrandulla Library, tomorrow at 7.15pm.

Cúirt 2011 - ‘getting the English language to throw off its clothes’

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

A large crowd turned out at Galway City Museum on Tuesday for the launch of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature which runs until Sunday.

City gears up for Tidy Towns challenge

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Galway will be competing with Waterford and Limerick for the top spot at this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

This is the first year the city has entered the competition and as part of the preparations, the Galway City Council held a meeting with local businesses to get them on board and to outline the local authority’s ideas and objectives.

‘Alarming’ rate of children attend sexual assault treatment centre from January to March

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Eighteen children attended the childen’s sexual assault treatment service in the city in the first three months of this year.

Cllr Catherine Connolly, a former vice chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum and a long time advocate for a sexual assault treatment unit in Galway, has described the figures as “truly alarming”.

Friday is Special Olympics collection day

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Special Olympics Ireland’s annual collection day will take place throughout Ireland tomorrow (Friday).

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