Only twenty eight per cent of HSE West emergency responses met eight minute target

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

HSE West ambulance crews are still a long way off meeting the response time of eight minutes to life-threatening emergency calls. In the first five months of 2013 only 28 per cent of emergency calls were responded to within the eight minute time frame as set out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in 2011.

Nominations sought for Rehab Galway People of the Year awards

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Nominations for the 18th Annual Rehab Galway People of the Year awards are now being accepted by the Rehab Foundation in Galway which the organisers of this very high profile and prestigious event which honours and recognises the high achievers in our city and county.

Details announced of Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat competition ahead of Galway Races

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

With just over a month to go, the countdown is on to the most glamorous fashion event of the Irish racing calendar when thousands of fashionistas will don their glad rags and compete for the coveted title of Best Dressed Lady at the Galway Races.

Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering to celebrate women writers

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

The Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering, now in its 19th year, will this year include a tribute to women writers around the world. This year’s event will take place in Coole Park over five days in October.

McNelis calls for better tour bus parking facilities

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

The lack of proper tour bus parking facilities and the distance buses must drop tourists from the city centre “needs to be addressed as soon as possible”.

Get walking and talking for Jigsaw

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Claregalway village will be the setting for a special ‘Walk and Talk’ event to raise funds for the Jigsaw counselling service.

NUI Galway spin-off company scoops major international tender

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Qpercom, a spin-off company from NUI, Galway, which specialises in providing high-tech solutions for practical examinations, has won a major tender with the National University of Singapore.

Model inspiration for tough Console challenge for Mr Catwalk

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Galway’s Ger O’Connor is taking a break from the glamour of the catwalk to tackle the Gael Force West adventure challenge and raise money for suicide prevention and bereavement Charity Console.

Speed limit increase between Galway Airport and Ballintemple

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

The speed limit on the road from Galway Airport to Ballintemple is to be increased from 60kmph to 80kmph.

Funding announced for Claregalway/Oranmore roads

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Additional funding of €400,000 for roads in the Oranmore area has been provided by the Department of Transport, but it must be spent within the next six months.

Nominations sought for Rehab Galway People of the Year awards

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Nominations for the 18th Annual Rehab Galway People of the Year awards are now being accepted by the Rehab Foundation in Galway which the organisers of this very high profile and prestigious event which honours and recognises the high achievers in our city and county.

Julian Gough’s new novella on Anglo-type greed to be published in two weeks

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

As the revelations from the Anglo tapes cause public revulsion at the financial culture of greed, megalomania, and callous disregard for the welfare of the State and its citizens, a new novella, which satirises such behaviour, is about to be published.

Westside park to be transformed into sports campus

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Works to transform Westside Amenity Park into Westside Sports Campus will begin in September with €1.75 million in funding secured for the project.

Pandora’s Box vintage fair takes place on Saturday

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

The monthly indoor thrift and vintage market Pandora’s Box takes place in the Electric Garden, Abbeygate Street, this Saturday from 12 noon to 6pm.

Save Mountbellew Agricultural Show

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

The Save Mountbellew Agricultural Show campaign has been launched to try to ensure a future for one of the oldest and most popular agricultural shows in County Galway.

Connaughton welcomes additional resource teaching posts in schools

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Five hundred additional posts are to be created in schools to cope with a substantial increase in demand for resource teaching hours.

A bit of bubbly and a touch of style

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Customers of Concepts Ladies Fashions in Oranmore are in for a treat this evening as part of its four year birthday celebrations. The style haven in the Carraig Lair Shopping Centre in Oranmore will host its much anticipated customer evening at their store.

Culture and tradition to be celebrated next week at Spiddal 2013

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Traidphicnic is back for the second year. The festival, which celebrates Irish culture and traditions, will run in Spiddal on Friday July 5 and Saturday July 6.

Missed outpatient appointments cost Galway and Roscommon hospitals €3m last year

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Last year almost 40,000 patients did not attend appointments or notify the hospitals in the Galway and Roscommon University Hospital Group that they could not attend in advance. This cost the hospital group over €3 million in lost time preparing for appointments for patients who did not turn up.

Ahmadiyya Muslims to host intercultural exhibition in Galway

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

An exhibition covering issues of religion, interculturalism, integration, and diversity, opens in the Ballybane Library on Tuesday.

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