Eleven children dying in Syria every day, says Tuam native GOAL chief

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

General Manager GOAL
It is now seven years since a civil war in Syria started to tear that country apart.

Some two hundred Galway jobs created by Local Enterprise Office in 2017

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Enterprise Ireland has released the results of its 2017 Annual Employment Survey. Nationally, results show that there are now 37,485 people, employed by 7,182 small businesses and start-ups, which have received support from their Local Enterprise Offices. LEO Galway worked with 254 clients in 2017 and created a total of 192 gross and 95 net new jobs.

A further 59 business programmes were organised by LEO Galway, with a total of 1,312 participants taking part across the city and county. 26 business projects received direct financial assistance, such as business priming and expansion grants, reaching a combined value of €508,371.

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Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Funding for Coláiste an Chreagáin
Deputy Seán Canney has received confirmation that Coláiste an Chreagáin, Mountbellew, has been allocated funding by the Department of Education for a new science lab and prep area.

‘All nominees are winners,’ says Mayor in call for Mayor’s Awards nominations

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

“All the volunteers who are nominated for a Mayor’s Award are already winners in their own right,” said Mayor of Galway Cllr Pearce Flannery this week as he launched the 15th annual Mayor’s Awards. The Mayor is calling on people to nominate volunteers for their work in communities in the city.

Ireland West Airport appoints Arthur French as chairman

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Ireland West Airport has appointed businessman Arthur French as the new chairman of the airport. The appointment comes as long serving chairman Joe Kennedy announced he is to step down from his current role as chairman to become Honorary President of the airport.

‘All nominees are winners,’ says Mayor in call for Mayor’s Awards nominations

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

“All the volunteers who are nominated for a Mayor’s Award are already winners in their own right,” said Mayor of Galway Cllr Pearce Flannery this week as he launched the 15th annual Mayor’s Awards. The Mayor is calling on people to nominate volunteers for their work in communities in the city.

The Mayor’s Awards acknowledge outstanding people and organisations throughout the city who, through their commitment to participating in unpaid community and voluntary activities, have had a significant impact on the quality of life of their communities in Galway city.

European Region of Gastronomy programme to launch tomorrow with free family event

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A free family event will be held in Galway tomorrow (Friday) to officially launch the flagship programme for Galway, West of Ireland European Region of Gastronomy (ERoG) 2018. The event will take place at the Spanish Arch from 5pm.

Galwayman jailed for eight years for rape and sexual assault of daughter

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A Galway man who committed “despicable crimes” by subjecting his daughter to years of physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for eight years.

The man (55), who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of rape of his daughter on dates between 2000 to 2002, and to sexually assaulting his daughter from 1995 to 2002 when the girl was aged between 11 and 18 years old.

Number of people on Live Register in Galway down 12 per cent, says Cannon

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The number of people signing on the Live Register in Galway has dropped by 12 per cent in the last year, Minister Ciaran Cannon has said. Unemployment has fallen steadily from a peak of 16 per cent in 2012 to 6 per cent in February 2018. Ireland is a stable, competitive, secure economy that is open for business.

Run to remember Aoibhe at the 2018 Renville Challenge

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Meningitis is sadly back in the news this week with the death of a little girl in Navan. You can do your bit to help raise awareness of the symptoms next month by taking part in a special running of the Remembering Aoibhe Renville Challenge which this year marks a decade since the loss of little Aoibhe Carroll.

New Oughterard sewage treatment plant will ensure capacity for growth

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Irish Water working in partnership with the Galway County Council celebrated the official opening of the Oughterard Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday with Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs, and Digital Development Seán Kyne, and Galway County Council cathaoirleach Eileen Mannion.

Major collaboration between CÚRAM and Boston Scientific announced by Taoiseach in Washington

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A major research project between CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at National University Ireland (NUI) Galway, and Boston Scientific, that will enhance medical devices that allow surgeons to support minimally invasive procedures when carrying out life-saving repairs for aneurysms and aortic valve repair, was announced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Washington last evening.

Speaking at a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) event in Washington DC to celebrate and build scientific collaboration between Ireland and the United States as part of the St Patrick’s Day Festival, Mr Varadkar said that these new research projects are further evidence of the high calibre of our research talent and the continued growth of the medical devices sector in Ireland.

50 First Dates Galway !! Did they live happily ever after?? …

Tue, Mar 13, 2018

Love conquers all!! Not even ‘Storm Emma’ or ‘The Beast from the East’ come between our hopeful singles. Last Wednesday & Thursday night our matched hopefuls descended upon The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen to meet their blind date!

Stories, suffrage and strong women — NUI Galway event tonight

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

BY CAROLINE FORDE (POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, CENTRE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S STUDIES) AND ELAINE MEARS (DIRECTOR, STORIES OF UNA)

The shape of water — thousands of homes in county still without a supply

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Homes on several public water schemes in the county were told to curtail their usage last night as water restrictions continue and some 3,000 households around the county remain without water almost one week after Storm Emma.

More than 1200 patients left waiting twenty-four hours in UHG emergency department in 2017

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

More than 1,200 patients over the age of 75 were left waiting for more than 24 hours to be seen in the Emergency Department at Galway University Hospital in 2017.

How the Eighth Amendment affects healthcare

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

We deserve compassionate healthcare in Ireland. The Eighth Amendment prevents this, which is why it is vital to remove it from the Constitution when we have the opportunity to vote in the May/June referendum.

People who have children through surrogacy should be eligible for maternity leave, says HSE forum member

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

A member of the HSE West’s regional health forum says it is wrong that HSE employees who have a child through surrogacy are not eligible for statutory maternity leave.

City councillor and forum member Cllr Padraig Conneely raised the issue at a meeting of the forum at Merlin Park Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

What exactly does choice mean in the context of the abortion debate?

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Spokesperson for LoveBoth
It’s a word that gets bandied about so much but maybe it’s time to think about what ‘choice’ means in the context of the abortion debate. Some of my friends consider themselves ‘pro-choice’. Some don’t understand why I support keeping the Eighth Amendment in the Constitution. Doesn’t it restrict women’s choices?, they say? Doesn’t it tell women what they can and can’t do? Isn’t life more complex than the Eighth Amendment would have us believe?

Overseas nurses being sought to work in local public hospitals

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Management at UHG and Merlin Park hospitals plan to spearhead an international recruitment drive for nurses.

Eighty nurses were hired so far this year in GUH (UHG and Merlin Park Hospitals). Some 77 of these were temporary hires while three were permanent.

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