Outdoor dining is restoring the heart of our community

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

I have always been fascinated by the audio offerings that come with whatever car I have had. From the first cassette players to the smoothness of the CD drives, sucking in the discs; to the Pioneer speakers which I had drilled into the doors. As times has gone by, what passed as extraordinary in those cars are now de rigeur, the norm. This year when I changed my car in Galway, I discovered that my new car and its complicated audio system had an even newer feature that ordinarily would be like a lighthouse in the Bog of Allen, brilliant but useless.

But in this year, in this time, perhaps this feature had its use. Under the button marked media, comes up on the screen sights and sounds of walking in snow; the crackling of a winter fire, the images of a forest under birdsong...and perhaps the most unusual one, the full sound and clatter of a cafe with the hum of conversation, the banging of cups and saucers, the tinkling of cutlery.

Significant delays for patients at University Hospital Galway

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Patients attending the Emergency Department, outpatient and other appointments at University Hospital Galway are facing significant delays as the impact of the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to affect the delivery of hospital services.

Discussions continue as Council looks for way to facilitate outdoor dining

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Galway City Council hopes to be able to facilitate outdoor dining in Dominick Street, William Street West, and the Small Crane, with discussions ongoing with the emergency services and businesses in the locality. However, it is unlikely that any arrangement will be finalised before this Bank Holiday weekend.

Major redevelopment of Ceannt Station to begin in 2022

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Tenders will issue later this year for the €24 million upgrade of Galway city’s Ceannt Station. A contractor is expected to be appointed in 2022, with construction expected to be completed by 2024.

Design work begins on major upgrade for Oranmore Train Station

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Preliminary design work on a major upgrade for Oranmore Train Station has begun. The upgrade will see a 1km passing railway loop to allow trains pass each other within the twin track section.

From the Abbey to the Áras - Connemara mare and foal focus of biodiversity partnership

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

On Monday morning, Gray Lass (affectionately known as “Snowy”) and her colt foal along with a small delegation of Kylemore Abbey staff made the 280km journey from Kylemore Abbey in Connemara to Áras an Uachtaráin in the Phoenix Park. “Snowy” and her six-week-old foal will take up residence in the front paddock of Áras an Uachtaráin for four months.

Walk-in Covid Test Centre should be in city centre to benefit from footfall, says Crowe

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Fianna Fáil councillor Michael J Crowe has requested the HSE to consider moving their Walk-in Covid Test Centre from the grounds of NUIG to a suitable location in the city centre.

Continued pandemic supports will be needed ‘until at least the end of this year’, says McNelis

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Setting hard targets on the phasing out of pandemic income and business supports is “a bad idea”, and the Government needs to adopt a more “flexible and long term stance”, rather than adopting “a hawkish and hard-line approach”.

Planning permission for local families should be allowed on regional roads, says Cuddy

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Families living along regional roads should no longer be refused planning permission when seeking to build their own homes on their own family lands.

NUIG Students’ Union demands end to €3,000 Student Contribution Fee

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

NUI Galway Students’ Union is demanding an the Student Contribution Fee. The fee is €3,000 in the Republic of Ireland - the highest undergraduate fees in the EU.

Has Ballyloughane beach been needlessly closed for six years, asks O'Flaherty

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has demanded answers from The Environmental Protection Agency, after she claimed an analysis of water quality test results showed that Ballyloughane Beach had needlessly suffered six years of swimming bans.

Changed world of Covid-19 must be reflected in planning, says Ó Cuív

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

“No longer will most employees who work in offices have to attend Monday to Friday at fixed hours. Hybrid working from different locations, including from hubs and home as well as the office, will be the order of the day.”

New Garda station building for An Spidéal

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Planning Permission for a new Garda Station building in An Spidéal is to be sought by the Office of Public Works.

Galway to host 10 of Ireland’s first remote working hubs

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Galway city and county will host 10 of the State’s first national network of remote working hubs. There are currently 66 such hubs, with that number set to rise to more than 100 by the end 2021.

40 new jobs are to be created as part of €1.9m expansion of Cambus Medical

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

More than 40 new highly skilled jobs are to be created as part of a €1.9m expansion work being carried out by Cambus Medical, in An Spidéal.

Disruption to local hospital services from HSE cyber attack likely to continue for several weeks

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

The major disruption to local hospital services caused by the recent cyber attack on the HSE’s IT system is expected to continue for a number of weeks with thousands of patients facing cancelled appointments and delays.

Majority of people in the county want council to take back waste collection services

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

More than 60 per cent of people living in rural Galway believe waste collection services should be taken back into public ownership, and carried out by the local authority.

Fears grow that rents in Galway will rise by €100 a month from July

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Rents in Galway city stand to be hiked by almost €100 a month from July, raising fears of rents spiralling even higher and leading to a summer of evictions.

Arts bureaucrats urging writers to put themselves up for sale?

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

In a book called Das Kapital, first published 154 years ago, Karl Marx predicted capitalism would, in time, transform everything into a saleable commodity.

O’Reilly invokes Elvis Presley during Seanad Housing debate

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Elvis Presley was invoked by Green Party Galway senator Pauline O’Reilly in the Seanad, when she described the controversial Affordable Housing Bill 2021 as requiring “a little less conversation, a little more action please”.

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