Galway City Council signs contract with local development company

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Galway City Council and Galway City Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) recently signed a contract with Galway City Partnership appointing them as programme implementers for the new Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP).

Migrant women urged to take action on high risk of heart disease

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Migrant women from the Imo Region of Nigeria, living in Galway (who have formed the Imo Women’s Association, Galway) are teaming up with local heart and stroke charity Croi and Galway County Council for a free health promotion event on Friday April 10 from 10am to 2pm in the Croi Heart and Stroke Centre, Newcastle Galway

This event is being run as part of Croí’s ‘Women at Heart’ campaign which aims to raise awareness of the fact that heart disease is the biggest killer of women in Ireland. However, women seem largely unaware of the significant differences between the sexes when it comes to symptoms, age of onset and need for medical care. This campaign aims to educate women on their risk of cardiovascular disease and empower them to take action. Announcing details of the event, Croi says this is a particularly important health promotion event as African women have a particularly higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

Local blood bike charity launches GPS on its vehicles

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Blood Bike West, a charitable organisation which provides an emergency out-of-hours free service to the HSE in the west of Ireland, now has GPS tracking devices on all its vehicles, thanks to the support of a local telematics company.

Medtronic Chorale hit the right note and wow judges at Choirfactor

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

The Medtronic Chorale were singing on high after winning the top prize in the 2015 Galway Choir factor Competition which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel on Saturday night.

Technologies which mimic the human eye to be developed for large space telescopes

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Scientists at NUI Galway are developing technologies which mimic the human eye for use in large space telescopes.

More than one thousand social housing units for Galway

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

More than 1,100 new social housing units will be provided throughout Galway by 2017, following a €58.4 million grant by the Government to the county’s two local authorities.

The grant is aimed at providing a total of 1,126 social housing units throughout the city and county through buying houses, long-term leases, and construction of housing. This in turn is expected to take 21 per cent (518 units) and 29 per cent (608 units) of households off the city and council housing waiting lists respectively.

Controversy over FORUM Connemara rumbles on

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

A local senator has this week questioned the democracy of a decision to withdraw social inclusion funding from FORUM Connemara. The organisation has administered social and community assistance programmes in Connemara for the past 25 years, but was informed last month that service will shortly come to an end.

The County Galway Local Community Development Committee decided to reduce the ‘lots’ for the delivery of social inclusion funding in the county from two to one. FORUM Connemara lost the bid to tender, meaning east-Galway based Galway Rural Development will deliver all social and community assistance programmes across the county for the next five years.

Famous Galway brand Supermac’s announces a surprise name change

Wed, Apr 01, 2015

One of the most recognisable brands in Ireland is changing its name. Galway owned Supermac’s has announced this morning that its 100 plus restaurants will now change their name to McDonagh's.

Scrapping city council will ‘hurt city’s ability to attract inward investment’

Tue, Mar 31, 2015

Scrapping the Galway City Council and allowing the Galway County Council take over its powers would “destroy the marketing power” the city has in “attracting inward investment” and hurt its “tourist pulling power”.

O’Flaherty demands action to stamp out anti-social behaviour at Merlin Castle

Tue, Mar 31, 2015

Vandalism, under age drinking, fires, and the constant risk of serious accident has made Merlin Castle a dangerous place, and an issue that urgently needs to be addressed by the Galway City Council.

‘Funeral of Irish Water’ protest to be held next week

Tue, Mar 31, 2015

The public are being asked to take their Irish Water bills and deposit them in a coffin as a mark of protest, to take place in Galway next week, against both the highly mistrusted body and the Government’s water charges.

NUI Galway launches Strategic Plan with ambitious aims for 2020

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

NUI Galway’s President, Dr Jim Browne, today unveiled Vision 2020, the University’s new Strategic Plan 2015–2020.

Councillors debate contentious issue of unfinished housing estates

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

A suggestion by a number of county councillors that a special €100,000 fund, which has been made available by Galway County Council to fund badly needed repair works in unfinished estates across the county, be used to solely provide public lighting, was rejected by councillors at this week’s local authority meeting.

Hunt for thugs who terrorised elderly couple

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

The vulnerability of elderly people living in rural County Galway has once again been highlighted following a violent attack in the Craughwell area last night.

Star-studded Abbeyglen Castle movie makes its screen debut in Times Square

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

A short movie featuring celebrities enjoying Clifden’s Abbeyglen Castle Hotel has gone viral after being shown on the famous screens in New York’s Times Square. Ryan Tubridy, Brendan Grace, Mary Kennedy, Sharon Shannon, Tony Tormey and the late Tony Fenton star in I’m a Celebrity Get Me In There promoting the historic Connemara Manor House Hotel to New Yorkers.

Cyber security company makes city its European base

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

IDT911, a leader in identity theft and data risk management services this week announced its intention to hire an additional 60 new staff during the next five years, making Galway its base of European operations as it looks to extend into this new market.

Making the announcement in Galway this week with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, IDT911 COO, Sean Daly, outlined the company’s growth trajectory which will require this significant expansion and investment in staff during the next five years.

‘Speak Outs ‘ in Clifden and Galway for European Capital of Culture bid

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

Two more Speak Outs have been arranged as part of a public engagement campaign in Galway’s bid to win the European Capital of Culture 2020 designation. Following the success of the first two city Speak Outs a third event will take place in the county at the Clifden Station House Hotel on Thursday 26th March 2at 7pm.

County councillors unanimous in opposition to extension of city boundary

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

Civil servants were accused of being ‘highly paid, underworked, living in an ivory tower, hatching crazy plans and taking no regard of what people want’ at Monday’s meeting of Galway County Council.

Lough Atalia Bridge road lowering update

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

Works continue in Lough Atalia next week and the council has issued an update to ensure members of the public are up to speed on the situtaion.

Quest service users launch information brochure to mark Brain Awareness Week

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

Service users of Quest compiled an information brochure to aide other people who have suffered an acquired brain injury. The bropchure was launched to acknowledge Brain Awareness Week 2015.

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