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.

Weight loss plan from System 10

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss plan – diet, exercise and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off.

Galway County Council to launch Health and Wellbeing Day at Claregalway Castle

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Galway County Council will officially launch the Healthy County Galway Programme at Claregalway Castle on Thursday next March 15. The aim of Healthy County Galway is to drive local action and promote local leadership for health and ensure that County Galway is a healthy, equitable, resilient and vibrant place for all who live, work and visit. This is part of a series of projects currently being undertaken countywide which are being funded by the Healthy Ireland Initiative.

Bands on the run — Musicians are being penalised by high motor insurance, says Rabbitte

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Band members and singers are being penalised by exorbitant motor insurance fees, Fianna Fail TD Anne Rabbitte said in the Dail when she hit out at the government for failing to curb rising motor insurance costs for drivers and businesses.

Claregalway locals to plant 5,000 trees this weekend at Knockdoemore Park

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Every week, Knockdoemore Park near Claregalway is home to almost 2,000 people running, walking, stretching, jumping. The players of Claregalway GAA train and play on the three pitches; the young athletes of Clare River Harriers jump and run in one corner; walkers and joggers use the floodlit and gravelled 1km circuit to build up fitness; the scouts practise their routines and learn their skills in another corner.

Why doesn’t she just leave? — time to stop blaming the woman

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

When we hear of violent and abusive relationships, we often ask the question – “why doesn’t she just leave him?” or “who would put up with that?”

Poor Clares’ fun in the snow goes viral

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

The exitement generated by the snow last week was not just confined to the delighted children who had days off school, but it also extended to the order of the Poor Clares on Nuns Island.

City council approves funding for arts groups

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Galway City Council has approved funding for 75 arts groups throughout the city.

‘Threat of closure’ over Time4Us must be ‘lifted immediately’ says Connolly

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

The “threat of closure” hanging over Time4Us must be “lifted immediately” to allow “some measure of security to the families using the service”, according to Independent Galway West TD Catherine Connolly.

Time4Us, on Shantalla Road, has, for the past 10 years, provided a neutral, child-friendly meeting-place where children can meet with their non-resident parent. The service currently caters for 40 families. However in January it was announced that the service would close. Since then a campaign has been under way to prevent this happening.

RTE and Galway 2020 sign partnership for year of celebration

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

The Director-General of RTÉ, Dee Forbes, and the Chief Executive of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, Hannah Kiely, today signed an agreement that will see the national public service media organisation act as the lead media partner for Galway 2020, in a special association that will promote Galway’s historic year as the European Capital of Culture.

NUIG's Lit and Deb to debate abortion and the Eighth

Wed, Mar 07, 2018

NUI Galway's Literary and Debating Society will tackle the issue of abortion and the Eighth Amendment when it debates the motion "This house would legalise abortion on request in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy."

Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth calls for ‘Votes for Repeal march'

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment has called a ‘Votes for Repeal march' to be held in the city on International Women's Day - Thursday March 8.

Galway schools sign up to 'Fly Kites Not Drones' educational initiative

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Scoil Bhriocáin in Ros Muc, Connemara, and has St Colmcille’s Girls National School in Swords, Dublin, have become the first two schools in the State to sign up to the Fly Kites Not Drones peace project for children.

Health forum hears concerns that Prime Time consultant not confronted

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Management at University Hospital declined to say this week if the unidentified hospital consultant - referred to in a Prime Time telelevision programme which highlighted that the person was working far fewer hours than contracted for in the public system - had been held accountable.

Ann Cosgrove, the chief operating officer at the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the region’s public hospitals - told a meeting of the HSE West’s regional health forum this week that she was not commenting on an individual case.

A Galway family history with global echoes

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

A FASCINATING documentary by Billy Murray premieres next week in Monivea and Nun’s Island Theatre. A Curious Burial Arrangement tells the story of cousins Rosamond and Kathleen Ffrench, last scions of the dynasty of Monivea Castle, interwoven with that of Billy’s mother Mary, who was a history teacher in Galway.

Still time to transform your community for 2020

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Do you have a great cultural idea that could transform your community? Take that idea to Galway 2020 and they just might help you make that idea a reality. The open call for Small Towns Big Ideas closes on March 20, so there’ is still time to apply.

As a part of Small Towns Big Ideas, Galway 2020 is inviting submissions from communities throughout the city and county, to share their ideas for a cultural project that has the potential to transform their community. It’s a great opportunity to be creative, to think big, and to think outside the box.

University campus to become testbed for driverless cars

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The campus at NUI Galway is to become the testbed for driverless cars, it was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday) when researchers from the Lero SFI Research Centre at the university signed an autonomous vehicles R&D partnership with Valeo, the major automotive supplier headquartered in Paris.

AltoCloud acquired by Genesys

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

In celebratory mood at the Portershed - Barry O’Sullivan from Altocloud with Mary Rodgers, The Portershed, and David Stafford, Altocloud, pictured at the celebrations in the Portershed to mark the acquisition by Genesys of Altocloud. By adding the Altocloud solution to its portfolio, Genesys strengthens its capability in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help organisations deliver a highly responsive, predictive, and fully-contextual experience throughout all stages of the customer journeyfrom marketing to sales to service. Altocloud is headquartered in Galway, Ireland, with a small US presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo: Andrew Downes, XPOSURE .

Galway hotels and guesthouses report good start to 2018

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Galway and across the country are reporting a good start to the year, according to an industry survey undertaken by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) in advance of its 80th Annual Conference in Cavan.

The Stunning to play festival Big Top this summer

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Stunning will be ‘brewing up a storm’ at the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, when the much loved and legendary band play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top.

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