Galway’s rivers need the public’s help

Wed, Jan 26, 2022

Galway City Community Network and the Local Authority Waters Programme are hosting an event on the new draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland, how it will impact Galway, and how the public can have its say on the plan.

Galway online meeting to focus on sexism and misogyny

Tue, Jan 25, 2022

An open, online meeting, of the socialist feminist organisation, ROSA, takes place this Thursday at 7.30pm, focussing on sexism, oppression, and misogyny.

Pressure on beds creates long delays for ED patients

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Patients attending University Hospital Galway's emergency department (ED) who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward, continue to experience long delays again this week due to pressure on bed capacity.

Calls for longer opening hours for Ballinasloe running track

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Calls are being made for the Galway County Council running track in Dunlo, Ballinasloe, to have its hours of operation extended from 7am to 9pm and for it to open on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Galway to host vigil marking 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

A vigil to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday will take place in Eyre Square on Saturday January 29 at 4pm.

Kyne condemns TII decision to pull funding from N59 upgrade

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s decision to suspend the Clifden to Maam Cross N59 upgrade is “short-sighted”, “unacceptable”, and must be immediately reversed.

Three additional neurology nurses to be hired for UHG

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Three additional neurology nurses will be hired at UHG this year, a move one leading Galway politician said was “a significant step in the right direction” for the specialty at the hospital.

Temporary cycleway will a 'disaster' says Village Salthill group

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Village Salthill group believes the proposed temporary cycleway will be a disaster for the area.

Cycling groups back Option 2 for Salthill Temporary Cycleway

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Galway’s community cycling groups and cycle-buses are united in supporting Option 2 for the Salthill Temporary Cycleway. They are encouraging residents, school and sport communities, businesses and visitors to participate in the public consultation which closes at 4pm on Friday January 28.

Renters can expect little from new Housing Commission, warns McNelis

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The more than 400,000 people living in the private rental sector in the State will “remain voiceless”, as no renters’ rights activists have been included on the new Housing Commission.

Deadline looms for online consultation on Basic Income Scheme for the Arts

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

People working in culture and the arts in Galway are being urged to take part in an online consultation ahead of the introduction of a pilot scheme to provide a basic income for the sector.

Report finds more than 44,000 vacant residential and commercial properties in the west

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

A total of 44,905 residential and commercial properties in the west, north-west, and border areas are lying vacant, according to a new report which has led to calls for “positive discimination” in funding and supports for the region.

Applications open for community grants

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Galway County Council is inviting applications for funding from community groups and facilities within the Galway county administrative area, under the Community Activities Fund.

Galway’s Noreen McKenzie begins term at helm of women’s business group

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Galway’s Noreen McKenzie has taken up her position as the National President of Network Ireland for 2022, following the group’s AGM at the weekend. She succeeds Waterford’s Aisling O’Neill and will be working with almost 1,200 members in 14 regional branches throughout the year.

Cybersecurity to be focus of GMIT Digital West conference

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Leaders in public and private sector organisations, along with academics, will share cybersecurity and trust stories at this year’s GMIT Digital West conference. The annual conference takes place fully online next week.

Community multi-use complex to form part of new city development plan

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

A proposal for a community multi-use complex for Galway city, for sports, arts, and community groups and organisations, has been included in the draft Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029.

A change in Taoiseach could be the first of many changes in 2022

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The volatile nature of politics is such that change for the big office holders may only ever be around the corner, but at the outset of 2022 we find ourselves in the unusual position of being guaranteed a change of Taoiseach this year, and this in turn may have a knock-on effect in other areas.

TD calls for RSS supervisors to be included in new pension scheme

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Rural Social Scheme supervisors must be included in the new pension arrangement that was reached between the Government and the Community Employment supervisors.

New Online Safety Bill will ‘keep people safe online’, says Naughton

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will “go a long way in keeping people safe online by reducing the availability of harmful content”.

Small tax on Ireland’s super-wealthy could ‘raise billions for the housing and health’, say PBP

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Calls are being made for the introduction of a small tax on Ireland’s super-wealthy - a move which could raise billions for the housing, health, and education sectors.

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