Not enough time for mammoth task

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Updated guidelines published by the Department of Education last week have left schools with not enough time to implement all the new measures for the proposed reopening at the end of the month, according to a local deputy principal.

Call for sprinklers to disperse Claddagh Basin crowds

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The installation of sprinklers at crowd gathering hotspots in the city could be used to encourage people to disperse after 10pm says Galway City Central councillor Eddie Hoare.

Kyne calls for An Bord Pleanála to resume city ring road oral hearing

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The Galway City Ring Road is "too important" a project for the city, and further delays in resuming the oral hearing will ultimately delay construction of the road itself.

Knocknacarra bus petition launched

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

An online petition has been launched calling for reinstatement of bus services to the Knocknacarra area.

No vehicles allowed

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Road access to Silverstrand will remain closed to vehicles until at least next Monday due to large volumes of traffic using the road, and the car park at the beach reaching full capacity

Sinn Féin raise issue of 70,000 people waiting for a driving test

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The "massive backlog" of 72,738 people awaiting a driving test is a problem that will only grow and become more serious, especially once schools re-open.

Cheevers calls for 'urgent review' of walkways around the city

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

An "urgent review" of paths and walkways around the city is needed with many paths in a "bad state of repair", according to a local councillor.

€3 million available housing adaptation grants for elderly and people with disabilities in Galway

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

More than €3 million has been made available by the Government for housing adaptation grants in Galway for older people, those with disabilities, and people with mobility problems.

Kyne demands extra resources to help disability services combat threat of Covid-19

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The resumption of disability day services is welcome news for the more than 430 adults in Galway with a disability, but supports needed to combat the impact and continuing threat of Covid-19.

Swimmers wanted for research into superbugs in water

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

A team of researchers at NUI Galway is calling on swimmers and surfers to take part in a project to find out if recreational water users are more at risk of picking up superbugs.

Ballybane neighbourhood clean-up this Saturday

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

A clean-up day for Ballybane, in conjunction with the Merlin Residents Association, and the Galway City Council environmental sections, takes place this weekend.

My Kind Of Town - a vision for Galway after Covid-19

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Rev Lynda Peilow
Rector of Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway

Hoare urges B&Bs to apply for new Restart Grant

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Hundreds of B&B owners across Galway city and county will be entitled to a grant of up to €4,000 to help them re-open following the lockdown necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 encourages inter-generational bonds in east Galway

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

A group of primary school students in Galway have used their time during Covid-19 to reach out to the elderly in the community.

The youngsters aged 10 and 11 from Lavally National School have been writing letters to the residents at Central Park Nursing Home in Clonberne to help encourage each other during these difficult times.

Improvement works to start on Mausrevagh and Clooneen roads

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

The Galway County Council will begin improvement works on the Mausrevagh and Clooneen roads next week.

Sinn Féin demands 'urgent investment' to protect State's health service

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Covid-19 has exposed "a decades-long failure" to build a public health system that has enough doctors, nurses and beds, and with the pandemic far from over, this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue.

Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh will feature a different ceremony this winter

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Gaillimh le Gaeilge is taking to the airwaves this autumn for Galway’s very own bilingual business award - Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh.

The category winners and overall winners will be announced live on Galway Bay FM's Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan on November 5/6. The announcements will also be streamed live on the Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Galway Advertiser and Galway Bay fm Facebook pages.

Leading business women lined up for GMIT's annual entrepreneurship event

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Business women will share their successful start-up experiences in a special webinar hosted by GMIT.

Galway youth services receive boost

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

Some €102,687 has been allocated for youth services in Galway and Roscommon, which will allow groups and organisations to purchase vital equipment, according to Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan.

It is part of an announcement by Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman, of some €2.32 million in capital grant funding for 147 youth projects and 25 national youth organisations in Ireland.