Crowe calls on Taoiseach to reward 'sacrifice' of healthcare workers

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The "sacrifices of healthcare workers" during Covid-19 must be "acknowledged and rewarded" by the Government in the form of a voucher or gift.

Students call on NUIG to abolish repeat exam fee

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

NUI Galway's refusal to remove the "exorbitant €295 repeat exam fee" is putting "huge stress" on students who are "already at breaking point".

Public urged to have say on Galway City Development Plan

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Galway City Community Network, which represents 145 community, voluntary, and environmental groups in Galway, will hold a series of meetings on the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029.

Waste water and poor planning threaten city's future development

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

In its recent publication, Wastewater Treatment in Galway, An Taisce reminded us that until the wastewater treatment plant on Mutton Island came into operation in 2004, this city had historically allowed 6,000,000 litres of untreated raw sewage a day to flow out into Galway Bay, a Special Area of Conservation.

Irish Unity no longer a question of if, but when

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

There is no doubt that we live in extraordinary and unpredictable times. Covid-19 has proven just how quickly life as we know it can change. Few would have predicted our current situation only a short time ago, just as few would have predicted that the issue of Irish Unity would be pushed to the forefront of political debate and become an increasingly likely eventuality in the near future. Unity, once thought of as a remote and distant prospect, is no longer a question of if, but when.

NUI Galway Students’ Union start Kilometre Challenge today

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Monday February 1 will see NUI Galway Students’ Union start its Kilometre Challenge which will raise funds for three Galway charities.

Let Flowers.ie be your Cupid this St. Valentine’s Day

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Valentine’s Day is definitely going to be a little different this year. Landing right in the middle of lockdown, by the time Cupid pays a visit many of us will have spent months either cooped up with our significant other, or been separated for weeks.

Retired GMIT lecturer Anne Brindley awarded prestigious Napoléonic honour

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Anne Brindley, a retired French lecturer from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), has been awarded the prestigious title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiquesby the French government in recognition of her innovative approach to the teaching and learning of French throughout her career.

Let Halvey & Associates give your business the expertise it needs

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

During the first lock down in April, after working in management for more than 20 years Shirley Halvey began thinking about starting up her own business. What commenced as an idea in April turned into reality six months later when her new company Halvey & Associates opened.

Providing finance, system development solutions, and supports to business is the objective. Targeting small and medium sized enterprises, Ms Halvey believes that she can offer valuable assistance and guidance to those who may not be able to employ full-time staff to carry out certain functions.

Funeral without a handshake

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Last week I lost my Dad to Covid. In talking since with my friend, Declan Varley, editor of this paper, he asked would I put some words down to relay to you readers what it is like to lose someone during these surreal times. If this piece, that I write amidst oceans of grief, helps one person to adhere to Covid restrictions more fully, and therefore potentially saves a life, that would be an enduring legacy to Dad.

Live streaming of city council meetings to be discussed next month

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Galway City Council will discuss live streaming meetings once again on February 8.

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Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Gardai probe city and county burglaries
On Wednesday January 20 between 4.30pm and 5pm a house in Tirellan Heights, Galway was broken into and damage caused. During the course of the burglary a number of items of jewellery were taken. Anyone who may have seen any person acting suspiciously in the Tirellan Heights area around that time, or who may have any information in relation to this break in or the stolen jewellery is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091-538000.

On Wednesday January 20 between 4.30pm and 5pm a house in Tirellan Heights, Galway was broken into and damage caused. During the course of the burglary a number of items of jewellery were taken. Anyone who may have seen any person acting suspiciously in the Tirellan Heights area around that time, or who may have any information in relation to this break in or the stolen jewellery is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091-538000.

Galway remains ‘moderately littered’ in latest IBAL litter survey

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Both Galway city centre and Ballybane were deemed to be ‘moderately littered’ in the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL), though both areas have improved in the national ranking of 37 towns and cities.

UHG needs better infrastructure, clinical director tells council meeting

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Professor Pat Nash, Saolta Group chief clinical director, told a briefing before Monday’s Galway City Council meeting that the pandemic has underlined ‘the need for better infrastructure’ in UHG.

NUI Galway commits to ‘campus-wide’ promotion of leadership skills

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

LIFT Ireland and NUI Galway yesterday (Wednesday) announced the first partnership in Ireland’s third-level sector aimed at improving leadership skills amongst students and staff.

LIFT Ireland is an initiative to raise the level of leadership nationwide, working with organisations and individuals in a variety of settings to develop key leadership attributes. Current partners include ESB, Munster Rugby, Bank of Ireland, RSA Insurance, Vodafone, Dublin Airport, and over 100 secondary schools nationwide.

Call for council to trial two-way cycle path along Prom

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Galway Urban Greenway Alliance wants the Galway City Council to trial a two way cycle path along the coastal side of the Salthill promenade.

Too easy to be distracted and lose hope

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

As a child in Mayo, I always had a great sense of the potential for hope that comes with this time of the year. We had three wooden lake boats for fishing on Lough Mask, and every winter, they were upturned in our garden and allowed to hibernate against the harsh winds and rain while the fishing season remained shut. And then in late January, the boats would be turned again and the process of getting them ready for a new season would begin.

The old and weathered paint would be stripped off with scrapers and gas torches, gaps in the wood were filled with Isopon and putty. The ribs of the boat would be checked for cracks and if needed, new ribs would be created, heating them until they bent in a rubber pipe, and then bolted in with copper bolts and washers. When it was all sanded down and washed, it would be time to apply three coats of thick gloss, normally blue, with a different colour picked every year for the top board. The seat knees would be varnished, the floorboards and oars put in place, and the engines, a three or four horsepower Seagull that you’d start with a knotted rope, would be geared up and ready for the lake.

Statements and apology from Galway County Council on Tuam Mother and Baby Homes report

Mon, Jan 25, 2021

Galway County Council has issued a statement on and an apology for their role in the administration of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. The authority, at their meeting held in Corrandulla this morning (Monday) has issued the following statements:

Senator calls for full Mother and Baby apology from Galway County Council at meeting

Sun, Jan 24, 2021

Green party Senator Pauline O'Reilly has called on Galway County Council to issue a full apology to the survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Homes at their meeting in Corrandulla tomorrow (Monday).

Soeaking in the Seanad, Sen O'Reilly commended all of those who came forward, adding that said that no one could read their reports and not say that it was abuse and neglect.

Unprecedented pressure on local hospitals as infection runs rampant in community

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

The local acute hospital system remains under “severe pressure”, the like of which it has never experienced before, the chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the seven public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, said this week.

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