NUI Galway webinar to discuss proposed increases in State Pension age

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

A policy roundtable on the views of older healthcare and financial sector workers on the proposed increases to the state pension age will take place on today Thursday, June 10.

O’Reilly welcomes €17.3m package to help Ireland’s road network become more climate resilient

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Galway is to receive €1.2m of a €17.3m climate adaptation investment programme for regional and local roads.

Crowe calls for Galway Races to have spectators

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Senator Ollie Crowe wants a minimum of 5,000 spectators each day to be allowed attend the 2021 Galway Races Festival.

180 Galway complaints to Ombudsman last year

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

The Ombudsman received 180 complaints from people in Galway including 21 about Galway City Council and 38 about Galway County Council, according to the Ombudsman Annual Report 2020. Meanwhile, there were four complaints about the National University of Ireland Galway.

The report published yesterday (Wednesday), found that complaints about public services such as those provided by Government departments, local authorities and the HSE, remained high in 2020 despite the pandemic.

New CEO at the helm of COPE Galway

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

COPE Galway has announced that Michael Smyth has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. The local charity provides services across Galway for people who experience homelessness, domestic abuse and for older people requiring nutritional and social supports.

Connacht’s Tom Daly gets ready to race

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Connacht Rugby’s Tom Daly is the digital ambassador for this year’s Grant Thornton’s Corporate 5K Team Challenge which takes place on September 8.

Connacht’s Tom Daly gets ready to race

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Connacht Rugby’s Tom Daly is the digital ambassador for this year’s Grant Thornton’s Corporate 5K Team Challenge which takes place on September 8.

The 2021 GT5K, usually run in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast, will take place virtually for the second year, and marks the milestone 10th year of the event.

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.

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