How to get through the lockdown?

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

It said ‘You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just thought you’d never lose it.’ There has probably never been a time in living memory when that sentiment has meant as much as it does know.

No threat to continuity of supply in Galway stores says Cannon

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

An East Galway TD has welcomed assurances from Retail Excellence that there is no threat to continuity of supply in local stores.

LEO Galway available to help local businesses facing Covid-19 difficulties

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Local Enterprise Office Galway has said it is available to support local businesses in addressing the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, and to help ensure they are in the strongest possible position to deal with this unprecedented and continuously evolving crisis.

Both sides now — Cultural capitals Rijeka 2020 and Galway 2020 postpone raft of cultural events

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Rijeka, the city sharing the 2020 designation of European Capital of Culture (ECoC) with Galway, has announced it will postpone cultural events scheduled to take place in March and in the first half of April due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

How students can take advantage of this unexpected springtime break

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

As you have all become very familiar within a few short days we are in unprecedented territory at the moment. We are living through a situation that none of us know exactly how to deal with. We may be feeling more stressed, insecure, irritable, unsettled, having irrational thoughts. However we all have the capacity and the responsibility to listen to our Government and our professional medical people and the WHO to do our bit to stop the spread of this virus.

Eight ways to keep active and healthy at home

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

The arrival of Covid-19 has brought us to a serious time, whether for health care workers on the front lines, small businesses struggling to stay afloat, or for parents balancing working from home with looking after children without their normal outlet of playing with friends.

Galway 2020’s Savage Beauty transforms Connemara mountains

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is now presenting Savage Beauty as an online art experience created by Finnish light artist Kari Kola. The artwork transforms Ireland’s Connemara mountains with colour and light in the largest site-specific light artwork ever created.

Galway Simon protecting those facing homelessness as Covid-19 crisis escalates

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Galway Simon Community has expressed its concern about the escalating Covid-19 crisis but assures the general public they are doing everything they can to ensure those they are supporting can remain safe.

Keep your Eircode handy, says Cannon

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

An East Galway TD is urging people who may not have used their unique Eircode up to now to post it near the phone or commit it to memory in case of emergency.

The Minister for the Diaspora and International Development said that the Eircode system has huge benefits in helping cut down on the amount of time it takes to find a persons home for both home deliveries and emergencies.

Importance of social solidarity and collective action has never been clearer

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

The challenges we now face are collective and require a collective response. Each individual will have particular strengths and vulnerabilities, but it is when we work together that we are most effective.

Seeing light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Mary Tierney has a hand sanitiser and a notice appealing to visitors to wash their hands attached to her front door at her home in Castlegar.

Free initial HR and recruitment consultation from GHR Consulting

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

GHR Consulting is a Human Resources and Recruitment consultancy based in Galway City and was set up by Ruairi Guckian in October, 2019.

Galway City Council is open for business

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and in accordance with the HSE guidelines, Galway City Council has put some restrictions on services in place.

APOS, Kilcolgan, alters working arrangements in current climate

Wed, Mar 18, 2020

South Galway company, APOS, would like to advise its patients, service users, and colleagues in the allied health professions of modified working arrangements during this current challenging time.

"They will say when things were at our worst, we were at our best," says Taoiseach in St Patrick's Day speech

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh!

Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital deferring appointments

Mon, Mar 16, 2020

Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital are deferring all but very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from today, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases.

Galway 2020's Savage Beauty transforms Connemara mountains

Sun, Mar 15, 2020

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture presents Savage Beauty, now as an online art experience created by Finnish light artist Kari Kola. The artwork transforms Ireland’s Connemara mountains with colour and light in the largest site-specific light artwork ever created.

Get Covid-19 info from reliable sources, urges Mayor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Mayor of Galway city is urging the public to ensure they obtain information about Covid-19 from reliable sources as nationwide efforts are stepped up in the wake of a spike in the number of cases of the virus.

Coronavirus - 'look after each other and stay calm' advises councillor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Panic buying toilet paper, hand sanitisers, and foods because of Coronavirus will "disadvantage vulnerable people and leave them unable to access basic needs", a Galway city councillor has warned.

All-Ireland approach needed to combat Corona virus, says Farrell

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The coronavirus neither recognises nor respects borders, meaning an all-Ireland approach to combating the illness is required, according to Galway West Sinn Féin TD, Mairead Farrell.

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