Connolly concerned extra capacity in private hospitals 'not being used appropriately'

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Less than 30 days after an agreement was signed between private hospitals in Galway and the Saolta group, the extra capacity in the private hospitals is "not being used appropriately".

Additional frontline healthcare staff budgeted for in the HSE 2020 Service Plan

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Despite the "immense challenge of Covid 19", concern has been expressed in Galway that commitments to recruit frontline community healthcare staff would not be met this year.

McNelis calls on families to donate unwanted instruments to clubs and schools

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Every home has an unused guitar, tin whistle, tennis racket, or running machine, and a call has gone out for these to be donated to clubs, schools and individuals across the city and county.

Croí adds its voice to global call to heart valve patients

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Among those most impacted by COVID-19 are individuals living with heart disease or with specific heart conditions such as heart valve disease.

People with underlying heart disease or with certain heart conditions such as heart valve disease are among the most impacted by the coronavirus because of factors outside of their control, but also due to some things under their control, according to Croí CEO Neil Johnson, who has joined a global call for heart valve disease patients and their carers to take as much control as possible of their heart health during this global pandemic.

Canney welcomes signing of MOU between Inland Fisheries Ireland and Cairde na Chláir

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Inland Fisheries Ireland and Cairde na Chláir, representing four of its angling clubs on the Clare River, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable both parties to collaborate on the conservation and development of brown trout and salmon and their habitat on the Clare River.

What you’re feeling is what we’re all feeling

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

There is a scene in the film White Mischief where a permanently-sozzled character Alice de Janze played by Sarah Miles, makes her way to the window on a grand morning and looks out across the African plains, takes in the endless heat and staring at what lies before her, groans and says something along the lines of “Oh God, not another bloody beautiful day.”

Saolta chief appeals to the sick to attend hospital

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

The number of patients attending the emergency departments (EDs) of local hospitals has dropped dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Galway man to forefront in search for COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Galwayman Gordon Joyce, Chief of Structural Biology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington DC, is at the forefront of the work being done across the world to find a vaccine for the Coronavirus.

Domestic violence threatens to become a 'powderkeg' under the Lockdown

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Some crimes and abuses can remain hidden from society and are not talked about. Domestic violence is one of these. It is insidious, and under the lockdown, threatens to become a powderkeg.

Galway Hospice to benefit from additional Government funding

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Galway Hospice is set to benefit from new funding as part of a Government decision to end an anomaly which has seen voluntary sector hospices receive less State funding than others.

Farrell demands funding package to support mná tí and Gaeltacht summer colleges

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

While a cancellation of the Gaeltacht summer colleges was expected, the absence of any support packages for the colleges and the man tí has been condemned by a Galway TD.

Give healthcare worker a bonus May Day payment as a 'gesture of solidarity'

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

A one-off payment of €1,000 should be issued to healthcare workers during the May Day Bank Holiday as a gesture of solidarity and appreciation by the Government.

GIAF to wait until May before deciding fate of this year's festival

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

The Galway International Arts Festival is waiting for the Government's next major announcement in May before making a decision on whether or not to proceed with this year's festival.

Decision to close allotments slammed by People Before Profit Galway

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

People Before Profit Galway has condemned the decision by Galway City Council to close the allotments in Merlin Park Woods in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

Galway Volunteer Centre asks public to volunteer from home during COVID-19

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Galway Volunteer Centre and Volunteer Ireland has launched a #volunteerfromhome campaign, encouraging people to volunteer from home during the current pandemic.

O'Hara calls for legislation to protect those working from home

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Working from home brings many economic and environmental benefits, but also raises issues of data protection, workers footing the bill for electronic and communications equipment, and continued poor broadband coverage.

Council must establish business forum 'without delay' to protect city retailers

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

"If we fail to protect businesses in Galway it will have far-reaching consequences. Not only will the economy and jobs be impacted, but we can kiss good-bye to a vibrant city centre populated with diverse independent and international stores."

Masterplan to support SMEs a 'necessity' says Crowe

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

A masterplan needs to be created for small and medium enterprises to help them"rebound" from the Covid 19 crisis, and to protect the economic future of the State.

'The continued sense of ‘togetherness’ in Galway is something we should be very proud of'

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Amid this Covid-19 lockdown, and these extremely unsettling times, as I reflect upon the many profound and unprecedented changes to all our lives, I am sincerely proud of the solid community spirit that exists throughout all of our city.

The challenge of Covid-19 demands a new Government is formed

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

These past few weeks have been a surreal experience for the people of this country. At times it almost feels like the stuff of fiction with, at one stage, Taoiseach Leo Varadkaar’s return to medical duties drawing comparisons with President Whitmore in that 1996 blockbuster Independence Day.

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