Pregnant woman with breast cancer had operation deferred
Thu, May 19, 2011
A 39-year-old pregnant woman suffering from breast cancer had her surgery deferred at University Hospital Galway because her consultant could not get access to a operating theatre.
The woman, who is three months pregnant, had to wait a week for the operation. This is the latest in a series of incidents which have highlighted the effects of the health cutbacks, particularly the embargo on the recruitment of nurses.
Read more ...New CEO for Galway’s Volvo Ocean Race festival
Thu, May 19, 2011
A new chief executive officer has been appointed to spearhead next year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.
Read more ...One woman dead, one injured, in separate road accidents
Thu, May 19, 2011
A woman lost her life and another woman was seriously injured in two separate road accidents in Galway this week.
Read more ...Taxi review is overdue and welcome
Thu, May 19, 2011
Not since Robert de Niro looked at us and asked ‘are you looking at me’ has the stock of the impoverished taxidriver plummeted as low as it has this week following the Prime Time Investigates programme on the industry. While nobody is surprised that there are rotten elements to all out of our professions, it is the scale of this decomposition that is the most alarming fallout from Paul Maguire’s fantastically researched and edited programme.
Read more ...Virgin America plane is dedicated to Clifden man
Thu, May 19, 2011
Virgin America’s latest fleet of Airbus A320s, which took to the air across the US in recent weeks, includes an aircraft commemorating the life and legacy of Clifden man Myles King, who died earlier this year.
Read more ...Politicians to meet HSE management for health service briefing
Thu, May 19, 2011
Oireachtas and regional health forum members from Galway and Roscommon will be briefed on local health services at a special meeting to be held at University Hospital Galway tomorrow (Friday).
Management representatives from UHG, Merlin Park, Portiuncula and Roscommon hospitals and Galway Primary and Continuing Care department at Newcastle Road will meet the politicians at 2pm.
Read more ...Government TDs urged to put pressure on Health Minister to keep St Francis’ nursing home open
Thu, May 19, 2011
A local city councillor is urging Government TDs and the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum to put pressure on the Minister for Health to keep a city public nursing home open.
Read more ...Support the Galway United Golf Classic
Thu, May 19, 2011
Galway United are running the Galway United Golf Classic at Cregmore Park Golf Club on Friday May 27 and Saturday May 28, and are hoping to build upon the success of previous years.
Read more ...Overweight nine to twelve-year-olds targeted as part of HSE/Titans physical activity programme
Thu, May 19, 2011
Overweight nine to 12 year-olds are being targeted as part of a HSE West programme aimed at halting the trend towards weight gain in children.
Read more ...Kyne welcomes all weather pitch for Chnoic Indreabhán
Thu, May 19, 2011
Chnoic Indreabhán is to benefit from a new all weather pitch, Minister for Environment, Community, and Local Government Phil Hogan announced on Monday. The pitch will be located in Coiste Pháirc Uile Aimsire Ghleann and funding to the tune of €411,019 has been approved for the project.
Read more ...Fine Gael to dominate county mayor posts
Thu, May 19, 2011
Former PD and now Fine Gael councillor, Michael Mogie Maher, will be elected as the next Mayor of County Galway in June.
Read more ...Fine Gael to dominate county mayor posts
Thu, May 19, 2011
Former PD and now Fine Gael councillor, Michael Mogie Maher, will be elected as the next Mayor of County Galway in June.
Read more ...Recession busting ten-day Irish summer course for only €450
Thu, May 19, 2011
Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college located in the Connemara Gaeltacht, has come up with this fantastic offer in these difficult economic times. For only half the price of the typical summer course (normally almost €900) you can experience all the spraoí, spóirt, craic agus ceol while learning Irish, which has made Coláiste Cholumba a huge success for more than 40 years.
Read more ...GMIT delivers new Six Sigma course for local employees
Thu, May 19, 2011
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has commenced its new Six Sigma course with a group of employees from local companies including Boston Scientific, Creganna, and Celestica.
Read more ...A beautiful new career
Thu, May 19, 2011
The Georgina Price College of Beauty is currently enrolling for its new 2011 schedule of classes.
Read more ...New language classes at The Granary Learning Centre
Thu, May 19, 2011
The Language Institute at the Granary Learning Centre has launched its packed spring and summer language programme for adults, and a special programme for teenagers. The ever popular practical Spanish courses will run throughout the spring and summer with a new class beginning each month. German classes will also start in the middle of May for beginners and improvers, as will courses in Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian. The Spanish for teens short summer courses begin again in June, and the foreign language teacher training course will be repeated in May and June.
Read more ...GMIT fine art students present final year exhibition
Thu, May 19, 2011
Final year students on the BA fine art degree at GMIT Cluain Mhuire will present their third year ceramic undergraduate exhibition in Galway city this month. Called Crank It Up, the exhibition will run from May 19 to 24. The exhibition can be seen from 11.30am to 6pm, and is closed on Sunday.
Read more ...Summertime — enjoy sun, sea, and speaking French
Thu, May 19, 2011
The brilliant sunshine we have been enjoying in recent weeks cannot be guaranteed, but one thing that is certain this summer is that there is a great opportunity to brush up and practise your French at a range of classes on offer at the French Institute in the Bridge Mills.
Read more ...The life of a nutritional therapist with Maev Creaven
Thu, May 19, 2011
Maev Creaven is the director of Maev Creaven Nutrition (www.nutritioncentre.ie) and director of studies at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Galway. She divides her time among the college, her centre in Galway, running healthy eating and yoga weekends, and teaching yoga.
What do you do as a nutritional therapist?
Read more ...Pint and shoot — McGinns becomes a new concept — the Photo Pub
Thu, May 19, 2011
Mc Ginn’s, Bar & Restaurant are moving away from what was the small ‘early house’ pub on the Docks in Galway, and are adapting to an ever changing market. Tomorrow (Friday) sees the launch of Mc Ginn’s as a ‘Photo Pub’; a marriage of the traditional pub with photography. The launch on Friday night is entitled ‘Six of the Best’, an exhibition by six Galway-based photographers; Joe Geoghegan, Sean Tomkins, Sean Mc Cormack, Pat O Connor, Conor Ledwith, and John Smyth who have each created six landscape studies for the opening of Mc Ginn’s as the first dedicated Photo Pub in the world !
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