Cuirt na Coiribe issue statement in response to concerns over rent increase

Tue, May 08, 2018

Cuirt na Coiribe has issued a statement in relation to concern among students at the proposed rent increase. It reads as folows:

"Cuirt na Coiribe, Galway, has recently advised residents of rent updates planned to take effect in the September 2018 / 2019 academic year and a new €2m investment programme over the next two years. The new rent rates will bring Cuirt na Coiribe in line with the wider student accommodation market in Galway. From September 2018 a single room in Cuirt na Coiribe will cost €140 per week compared to current rents of €141 per week in Gort na Coiribe, €148 in Donegan Court and €135 at Corrib Village on the NUIG campus. Existing rental agreements with tenants for the remainder of this year are unaffected.

Seventeen families join Galway homeless list in last eight weeks

Thu, May 03, 2018

 The housing crisis in Galway city is worsening with 17 new families joining the homeless list in the city over the past eight weeks.

Grealish says figures prove case for minor injuries unit at Merlin Park Hospital

Thu, May 03, 2018

People with a minor injury now face an average wait of five and a half hours from the time they are first registered to when they are discharged from the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway.

McNelis raises concerns over numbers of AIR B&Bs in the city

Thu, May 03, 2018

Many apartments in the city centre being run as Air B&Bs are not paying commercial rates or water charges, but are instead “reaping the benefits” of the hard work of rate payers in the accommodation industry in Galway.

Gort and Spiddal Water Treatment Plants to receive €1.5m upgrade

Thu, May 03, 2018

Irish Water, working in partnership with Galway County Council, is investing €1.54 million to upgrade the Gort and Spiddal Regional Water Supply Schemes.

Craughwell NS extension plan moves ahead

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway East TD Seán Canney has welcomed news that an application for planning permission has been lodged with Galway County Council for an eight-classroom extension to Craughwell National School.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinic now open in Galway

Thu, May 03, 2018

A state of the art Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Clinic has opened on Merchant Road in the city offering therapeutic and healing treatment to the people of Galway and beyond.

Ó Tuathail accuses city council of having ‘worst record for social housing’

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway City Council has been accused of having “the worst record for social housing nationwide” having built “no social housing at all” and having acquired “the lowest number of units” in the State.

Cannon welcomes funding for radon testing in east Galway

Thu, May 03, 2018

Approximately 1,400 homes in the West and Mid-West of the country will be tested for radon levels with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment providing €70,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for high risk areas in East Galway and Roscommon.

Connolly welcomes return of bus service for St Francis Primary Care Unit after one-month cessation

Thu, May 03, 2018

After an absence of almost one month, a bus service to cater for the day centre at St Francis Primary Care Unit in Newcastle, has been reinstated, a move which has been welcomed by Independent TD Catherine Connolly.

Planning and procurement process is too slow

Thu, May 03, 2018

At the third special meeting held in April we discussed two of the Quarterly reports for the period ending March 30 2018. I have said before that one of the more frustrating things for me is the problem of getting bogged down on unproductive matters such as minutes or enduring spells of pointless bickering which, in the long run only serves to prohibit us from dealing with unproductive matters.

People with disabilities in Galway to benefit from investment in respite services

Thu, May 03, 2018

People with disabilities in Galway are to benefit from new Government investment in respite services, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Deputy Hildegarde Naughton announced that the Government-funded Respite Development Programme for 2018 will mean additional services for Galway.

Aisteoirí óga ag ceiliúradh

Thu, May 03, 2018

Tá daltaí Ghaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh i gcathair na Gaillimhe agus daltaí Scoil Náisiúnta Cholmcille ar an Tulach i gConamara ag ceiliúradh i ndiaidh dóibh gradaim náisiúnta a bhaint amach ag an bhFéile Náisiúnta Scoildrámaíochta. Bronnadh an gradam scothléiriú na Féile ar Ghaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh agus an gradam don Bhunscoil Ghaeltachta is fearr ar scoil Náisiúnta Cholmcille.

Léacht Uí Ghadhra

Thu, May 03, 2018

Is ar an gCéadaoin seo chugainn, 9 Bealtaine, a reáchtálfar Léacht Uí Ghadhra 2018, léacht a bheidh ar siúl i Halla na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath. Seo léacht bhliantúil Chonradh na Gaeilge, ócáid atá ainmnithe i gcuimhne ar Nollaig Ó Gadhra, iarUachtarán de chuid an Chonartha.

Ceiliúradh ar Raifteirí

Thu, May 03, 2018

Tabharfar ardán faoi leith don óige ag Féile Raifteirí na bliana seo le hOíche na nÓg a bheidh ar siúl ar an Déardaoin 17 Bealtaine sa Phlaza, Cill Tullach, ar an M6. Mar chuid den chlár imeachtaí cuirfear fáilte roimh Oisín Mac, fear óg as Cill Mhantáin atá ag baint cáil amach do féin mar rapaire Gaelach agus fear a raibh aitheanta freisin ag Gradaim Ceoil Nós. Beidh an ócáid seo ar siúl ó 7.30 – 9.00in agus bronnfar duaiseanna Chomórtas Raifteirí ag an ócáid chéanna.

Mar chuid d’Fhéile Raifteirí na bliana seo freisin eagrófar Oíche Mhór Litríochta ar an gCéadaoin 16 Bealtaine. Cuirfear tús leis an oíche ag 7.00in leis an gClub leabhair, áit a mbeidh filíocht Raifteirí, Uí Ríordáin agus Uí Mhaonaigh á phlé. Ag 8.00in tabharfaidh an tOllamh Fionntán de Brún léacht ar Raifteirí agus Athbheochan Litríocht na Gaeilge. Cuirfear críoch bhreá leis an oíche litríochta nuair a sheolfaidh Uachtarán Chonradh na Gaeilge, Neil Comer, an leabhar Amhráin agus dánta Raifteirí, leabhar cáiliúil Dhúghlas de hÍde, atá athchóirithe ag Nollaig Ó Muraíle agus foilsithe ag Futa Fata. Beidh an ócáid ar siúl san ionad Cúl an Tí, 3 Seanbhóthar na Gaillimhe, Baile Locha Riach.

'I am voting Yes as I believe we should trust women to make the decisions'

Thu, May 03, 2018

"As parents, we love our children, and we care deeply about them and their well-being. We make all of our major life decisions with them in mind. We believe in the right of every child to be born into a family where they are wanted and loved. This means that, sometimes, the best decision we can make is to not continue with a pregnancy.

Dreamers and space voyagers as Galway Theatre Festival turns ten

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway’s vibrant theatre festival returns for its 10th year this week, showcasing more of the unique and exciting talent from the West’s performance scene.

Technology centre and computer museum team up to inspire Galway students to build the future

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway Technology Centre (GTC) and the Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland (CCMI) launched a new partnership, and a Made In Ireland exhibition, at the technology centre in Mervue on Friday. The exhibition is accompanied by the CCMI’s interactive, pop-up, retro gaming collection.

Register to vote ahead of Eighth Amendment referendum

Thu, May 03, 2018

Following reports that up to 150,000 young people are not registered to vote in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment, Galway city councillor Niall McNelis, has urged young people to get on the Register.

“The upcoming referendum is a once in a generation opportunity to take our this complex medical issue out of our constitution,” said Cllr McNelis, who is also the Labour Party director of elections. “It is vital young people, who may have turned 18 since the General Election, have their say on this issue.

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Thu, May 03, 2018

Bacik to launch Labour Yes campaign in Galway
Senator Ivana Bacik will launch the Galway West Labour Party Yes Campaign to repeal the Eighth, this Friday, at 12noon in the Kasbah Wine Bar on Quay Street. A canvass will take place afterwards on Shop Street.

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