Galway traffic can ease if we make two hard choices on housing and cars

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

During my 33 years, Galway has changed from a large town to a small city. But we haven’t done a good job of managing that change. Housing estate after housing estate has sprung up with little additional services in the form of public transport, cycle lanes, community centres or local businesses. Jobs were located in business and industrial parks far away from where people lived.

Important spawning tributary of Lough Corrib targeted for improvement

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

Sean Kyne, TD, Minister with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries Sector this week announced that Inland Fisheries Ireland is to commence fish stock management operations on the Owenriff catchment, near Oughterard, to protect and restore trout stocks which have been impacted by recent introductions of pike to the catchment.

Minister Kyne said that the Owenriff catchment is one of the most important spawning and nursery tributaries of Lough Corrib, our most renowned wild trout fishery.

Could Galway be the world’s first plastic free city?

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

Galway is a European Green Leaf city, yet we, along with the rest of the planet, are drowning in plastic. The facts relating to our use of single use plastic and the resulting pollution and health implications such plastics cause are truly shocking.

Public meeting to discuss homeless crisis

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

The Government must declare the housing crisis “a national emergency” and put in place “concrete measures to house people in need”, People Before Profit Galway has declared ahead of a public meeting on the issue.

There are currently 8,374 people in the State, including 3,124 children, who are homeless - an increase of 1,665 since this time last year. In Galway the current official figure is 30 families in homeless accommodation. There are close to 5,000 households on the housing waiting list in Galway - an estimated total of 15,000 people - some of whom are waiting since 2002.

Doughiska development will deliver one thousand jobs

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

An application for planning permission for a development at Doughiska has been lodged this week with supporters believing it could create up to 1,000 jobs for that side of the city.

€12.5 million for 57 new social homes in Galway city

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

The Galway City Council has been allocated €12.5 million to build 57 new homes in the east of the city. The funding is provided by the Department of Housing, under the Rebuilding Ireland Local Authority Housing Construction Programme.

Iconic captain Muldoon calls time on rugby career

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Connacht Rubgy legend and captain John Muldoon has announced he will retire from the professional game after 17 incredible years with the club. The 35-year-old, in his seventh year as captain, announced his decision to retire at the end of this season via an emotional tweet yesterday.

435million-year-old fossil starfish discovered in Maam Valley

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

A new species of fossil starfish discovered in the Maam Valley has been found to be 435 million years old, according to the latest issue of The Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, published by the Royal Irish Academy.

Two decades of perfect sound for Galway Choral Association

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Galway Choral Association is 20 years young in 2018, and to mark the occasion they are hosting a gala concert this weekend.

Making Waves in 2020

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

One of the more unusual duties of being the current mayor is a requirement to sit on the Board of the Galway 2020 Company overseeing the governance, operations and implementation of the European Capital of Culture 2020 programme.

More capacity needed in High Observation Unit at UHG, says Ó Cuív

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West Éamon Ó Cuív says he is disappointed to learn that has been no increase in capacity at the High Observation Unit in the Department of Psychiatry at University Hospital Galway.

Convert your weekend as Skeff Late Bar and Kitchen launch banter-filled Six Nations coverage

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

On Friday, February 2 The Skeff Late Bar and Kitchen are kicking off their coverage of the Six Nations 2018 championships, by hosting a banter-filled Six Nations Preview night for the Womens and Mens competition.

The night will be hosted and podcasted by The Craggy Rugby Crew of Rob Murphy (The voice of Connacht Rugby on the Radio), William Davies and Alan Deegan.

Canney urges dog owners to be careful during lambing season

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

East Galway TD Seán Canney has this week urged dog owners to be mindful of attacks on sheep as the lambing season approaches.

McNelis demands action over blocked drains

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Following serious incidents of surface flooding at Fr Griffin Road and Newtownsmith last weekend, which saw drains clogged and pedestrians splashed by passing cars, a local councillor has called for action to be taken.

Grealish calls for setting up of national register ‘scam artists

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

A national register of individuals with a history of making insurance claims should be established to weed out “scam artists” and to help combat rising insurance costs.

Community health teams staff shortages ‘completely unacceptable’ says Rabbitte

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

It is “completely unacceptable” that only four of 25 community health teams in the Galway/Mayo/Roscommon region, have a full staff allocation, according to Fianna Fáil Galway East TD and spokesperson on children and youth affairs, Anne Rabbitte.

The Farthest director star attraction at this weekend’s Astrofest 2018

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Galway Astronomy Club’s Astrofest 2018, is taking place this Saturday January 27 in the Harbour Hotel, Galway, with registration from 9.15am.

Data Science must be incorporated within all future mathematics syllabii, says Loughnane

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

The first major modern development in computing was the emergence of the personal computer at the end of the 1970s. Then we saw the creation of the internet at the end of the 1990’ paving the way for the ‘Super Highway’.

We are now creating so much data every hour that it is becoming almost impossible to analyse and visualise its importance to business, science, engineering and medicine. However, the third major development in modern computing science is already upon us and it is called Data Science (including data analytics).

McNelis appointed Labour spokesperson on tourism

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Niall McNelis, the Galway city councillor and local businessman, has been appointed Labour Party spokesperson on tourism by party leader Brendan Howlin.

Samaritans in Galway launch volunteer recruitment campaign

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Samaritans in Galway are launching a major volunteer recruitment campaign to encourage people to get involved with the charity to give something back to the local community and help change people’s lives.

Established in Ireland in 1962, there are now 20 Samaritans branches across the country with over 1,800 active volunteers on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Samaritans are best known for the vital support given to callers on its 24-hour telephone service, but volunteers are also on hand to offer support by SMS, email, face-to-face in communities, through written correspondence and in prisons.

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