Staff must be in place for HPC vaccine roll out in September, says McNelis

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, must guarantee that the rollout of the HPV vaccine for boys in their first-year at secondary school will proceed in September, and that the HSE recruitment embargo he has put in place will not delay it.

Funding for coastal protection works at Oran Island

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Funding of €29,000 has been provided for coastal protection measures to be taken at Oran Island, Oranmore. The works will protect homes in the area from flooding and tidal events.

Power to the people — Naomh Breandain Credit Union launches e-car initiative

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Loughrea Credit Union is leading the way in climate change with the launch of its hybrid or electric car finance package. Since its launch a few weeks ago a number of loans have gone out to members with an average value of €20,000 over a five-year period. But what makes this product attractive? – an interest rate of 3.99% APR which will be offered for one year. With this e – car package are two charge points located in the credit union car park for members’ use.

Long wait for physiotherapy service in Connemara

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Eleven people are waiting for up to a year for physiotherapy services in Connemara, Inisbofin, and the Aran Islands. In all, there are 214 people awaiting these services in that region.

A total of 121 are waiting for up to 12 weeks, 59 are waiting for up to 26 weeks, while 23 are waiting up to 39 weeks, a meeting of the HSE’s Health Forum West was told this week.

Naughton welcomes ‘substantial’ funds for Corrib Mask Search and Rescue

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Corrib Mask Search and Rescue is set to receive €42,000 for the replacement of its current rescue vessel on Lough Corrib with a new rigid inflatable boat, under the latest round of funding from the LEADER programme.

€17k funding for Galway museums a welcome boost, says Cannon

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Galway museums are to benefit from a funding boost of €17,000, in a move welcomed by Minister Ciaran Cannon.

“Galway is to benefit from this funding boost with €5,000 for the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna and €12,000 for Galway County Council`s Education and Learning Zone. This funding will help to protect and promote our cultural heritage,” he said.

Claregalway Castle Botanical Art Expo to be launched on Monday

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Over the past eight years, Claregalway Castle has become the premier centre for botanical art and illustration in the west of Ireland, thanks to the annual Botanical Art Expo held in conjunction with the Galway Garden Festival every July.

Galway City Arts Officer James Harrold will open the Botanical Art Expo at the Castle on Monday July 1 at 7pm. He will also launch the Castle’s new, mostly bilingual publication The Claregalway Castle Project, which celebrates the history and restoration of the Castle and the annual events that are held there.

Ahead of plans marking twenty five years in Galway, Boston Scientific opens new global support facility

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Boston Scientific Galway has officially opened a new facility at its Ballybrit site. The expansion facilitates increased capacity to support global product demand and also includes an industry-leading Equipment Technology Centre.

City celebrates one hundred and twenty years of local democracy

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Mayor of Galway City, Mike Cubbard, and Deputy Mayor, Donal Lyons, launched a visual exhibition celebrating 120 years of local democracy in Ireland on Tuesday.

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to speak at NUI Galway Summer School

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Dr Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will deliver a public lecture during this year’s annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court. This special event marks the 20th anniversary of the world-renowned International Criminal Court Summer School, hosted each year by NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights. The School will take place from 24-28 June in the University’s Human Biology Building.

Gardai apoplectic over catalytics as thieves target Priuses

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Gardai have warned Toyota Prius owners to be particularly mindful when securing their vehicles following a series of incidents involving the theft of catalytic converters from these cars.

Canney demands improvements to Tuam roundabouts

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Tuam’s new roundabouts off the motorway and by-pass are not only “in a poor state”, they also “do nothing to promote the town”, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney.

New maternity hospital planned for Galway by 2024

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

A new maternity hospital is on the cards for Galway in the next four to five years. The facility at University Hospital Galway will be accommodated in the four floors above the new emergency department.

Cathaoirleach launches 2019 gum litter campaign

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway, Cllr. Jimmy McClearn, officially launched the Gum Litter Taskforce’s gum litter education campaign in Portumna last week.

Free GMIT summer camp for young entrepreneurs

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

A free young entrepreneur summer camp for 40 second-level students will run this summer in GMIT’s Galway (Dublin Road) campus, commencing on July 8. The camp is hosted by the School of Business, for the third year in a row, as part of a national initiative funded by the Higher Education Authority. The course is designed to meet a key objective of the National Skills Strategy 2025, the promotion of entrepreneurial thinking and design skills among secondary school pupils.

Kevin McDonagh and Ivan McPhillips, lecturers in enterprise, creativity, and innovation, will lead the delivery of the one-week course which is open to secondary school students in Galway city and county, aged 12 to 17 years. It will run from Monday July 8 to Friday July 12, from 10am to 4pm (except Friday, which runs from 10am to 1pm). Participation is free and lunch/refreshments are provided each day.

COPE makes final push for million to complete refuge

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

A local charity is appealing to the public to donate vital funds to complete a new state-of-the-art domestic abuse service and refuge in Forster Street.

Derry Girls' Sister Michael helps launch new Galway booklet on abortion services

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

Siobhan McSweeney, best known as Sister Michael from hit comedy series Derry Girls, was in Galway recently to help launch a new information booklet detailing the process of having an abortion in Ireland.

Hanley demands re-think on 'punitive' childcare funding scheme

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

A new funding scheme for childcare is in danger of "disproportionately going to those who are better off", while at the same time "hurting families" who live in "the areas of highest deprivation".

HSE nursing homes in Galway are being paid eight per cent more than private ones

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

HSE nursing homes in Co Galway are being paid 80% more to provide care per person than their private and voluntary counterparts, new figures published by the HSE reveal.

Fianna Fáil and the Greens putting politics ahead of patients, says Naughton

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton has said Fianna Fáil and the Greens are putting politics ahead of patients with their wishes to change the National Development Plan.

Deputy Naughton said that everyone is well aware that waiting lists, including at University Hospital Galway, are too long.

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