Consultation can move us all forward

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

Consultation is an under-rated concept. But it is key as it helps engender the support that decisions need to be successfully implemented. The importance of it is to the fore in Galway this week because of two major projects. One which is just starting out, and the other which is midway through.

Last Friday, NUI Galway announced that it is engaging on a major consultation process to start a collective train of thought that will eventually, they hope, create a civic, academic, and cultural space on Nuns’ Island that will link the university to the city inextricably, by bringing its campus right to the core. It is a project that is exciting and pivotal to the development of Galway over the next century. The way the project has been handled so far has been welcoming; it encourages input from diverse voices, and it will proceed to fruition when a consensus of what will be the optimum blueprint has been reached.

Consultation process begins on €200m regeneration of Nuns' Island

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

NUI Galway and Galway City Council have welcomed the commitment of the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund for the exciting regeneration of Nuns’ Island in the heart of Galway City.

Appointments cancelled due to nurses's strike will be re-scheduled, says hospital group

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Saolta University Health Care Group, the organisation which runs the local public hospitals, has reassured patients who have had appointments or procedures cancelled because of the nurses' strike that they will be contacted directly to re-schedule.

City Hall defends its stance over Barista Bus controversy

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Pressure is mounting on City Hall to allow the popular Barista Bus to resume trading near Blackrock, but the local authority has said it was an unauthorised development and that Barista Bus needs to apply for planning permission before it might again operate in Salthill.

Councillors stand with striking nurses

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

The Mayor of Galway, along with other city councillors, joined nurses protesting outside UHG on Wednesday morning, and called on the Government to address the INMO concerns around recruitment and retention.

Gradam 2019 launched as cathaoirleach evokes spirit of UNESCO Year of Indigenous Languages

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

The spirit of 2019 being UNESCO Year of Indigenous Languages was evoked by the Cathaoirleach of Gaillimh le Gaeilge when she spoke at the launch of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2019 at an event in the Connacht Hotel on Tuesday.

Ó Cuív expresses disappointment over delays on alcohol pricing provisions

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív has expressed serious concerns that the Minimum Pricing Provisions of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 have not been implemented.

Many will still have to travel to Britain to access abortion care, warn Galway Pro-Choice

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Despite abortion now being legal in the Republic of Ireland, the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 means many people will still have to travel to Britain to access abortion care.This is the view of Galway Pro-Choice, which has noted that if a pregnancy exceeds 12 weeks (10 weeks gestation) and there is no risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant person, an abortion will not currently be permitted.

Green candidate calls for ‘school run’ ban on trucks on the roads

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

A local election candidate is calling on Galway developers and delivery companies to consider a "truck exclusion hour" in order to allow children to "cycle to school safely".

Funding for marine geophysical investigations at Inis Oírr pier

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Funding of more than €28,000 has been granted towards marine geophysical investigations and a survey as part of the development of the new pier on Inis Oírr, the Aran Islands.

Mary McPartlan receives Ireland-US Distinguished Alumni Award

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Mary McPartlan from the School of Humanities at NUI Galway was honoured with the Ireland United States Association (IUSA) Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes alumni for their achievements and demonstrated exemplary leadership in the IUSA alumni community.

CÚRAM welcomes almost €5 Million in Disruptive Technologies innovation funding

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at NUI Galway will be involved in three key industry projects worth almost €5 million (€4.8 million) following the recent announcement of the Government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund. CÚRAM teams, in collaboration with industry partners, will be driving disruptive innovation on the key areas of medtech and connected health.

Professor Abhay Pandit, Scientific Director at CÚRAM in NUI Galway, said this funding of €4.8 million to CÚRAM research labs is a strong recognition of our pivotal role in the development of the next generation of medical devices and implants that target chronic illnesses.

McNelis and Ó Tuathail wrestle for supremacy on the 'Soft Left'

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

A very wicked man recently suggested to Insider that the coming race for supremacy on the soft left in Galway West should be solved by a wrestling match between the Mayor of Galway, Labour city councillor, Niall McNelis, and Niall Ó Tuathail of the Social Democrats.

'Poetry, simplicity, and an undercurrent'

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Veteran US folk singer Jim Page, author of the Moving Hearts' hit, ‘Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette’, plays The Crane Bar tomorrow night [Friday, February 1], for what promises to be a great gig.

Hanley condemns decision to scrap public vote for Mayor of Galway

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

The Government's decision to "remove" Galway's chance to have a directly elected mayor "once again shows that Galway is an afterthought to those in Dublin," according to the Social Democrat's Owen Hanley.

New county speed limits to come into effect in March

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Bye-laws adopted by the Galway County Council this week, and which come into effect on Friday March 1, will see 80kmph speed limits on some roads reduced to 60kmph.

O’Flaherty calls for council action on illegal dumping

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has called on Galway City Council to take action against a small number of householders who refuse to pay for domestic waste collections and dump their refuse instead in local alleyways and green spaces.

She issued the appeal in the wake of a major clean-up which took place in Ballybane on Saturday. The rubbish collected filled four skips.

Future Landscapes Workshop — play your part in Galway 2020 digital programme

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

NUI Galway and Galway 2020 are offering an exciting opportunity to get involved with the Galway 2020 digital programme through the ground-breaking initiative – Future Landscapes.

Lack of consultation on new after school service regulations ‘shocking’, says Rabbitte

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

The introduction of “stringent regulations” on after school services without any proper consultation with parents or service providers has been called “shocking” and “astounding” by a Galway East TD.

Sean-nós singing workshops at NUI Galway

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Tomás Ó Neachtain, the 2018/19 Sean-Nós Singer-in-Residence at NUI Galway, will give a series of sean-nós singing workshops beginning at 7pm on Tuesday next February 5, in the Seminar Room at the Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway.

Born and raised in Coilleach, An Spidéal, Tomás is part of a family which has a long and rich tradition of sean-nós singing. It is from his father, Tomás, that he heard and learned most of his singing, and indeed his father had learned from his father before him.

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