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Galway has once again been labelled as ‘moderately littered’, dropping to No 34 in the IBAL Litter League of Ireland’s cleanest and dirtiest towns and cities.

The HSE spent almost €400,000 on private ambulance transport in Galway in the first six months of this year.

Time flies, as the saying goes, however this summer truly has flown and it is hard to believe that schoolbags are packed, lunch boxes at the ready, and uniforms are ironed and ready to go. In keeping with these annual rituals, the auction team at DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard have commenced their own ritual and are gearing up for their September auction, which will see the Galway city based firm bring more than 20 properties to the market. Featuring a wide variety of properties ranging from investment opportunities to family homes, this auction sees DNG taking to the road also and incorporates properties all along the western seaboard in Clare, Mayo, and Donegal.

RTÉ Sports broadcaster, Michael Lyster, officially opened ‘Slí An Chroí’ Family Room in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, last Tuesday, May 10.

Cancer patients in Mayo who are attending Mayo General Hospital for chemotherapy treatment are being encouraged to avail of a free transport service which is available to bring them to and from their treatment. The Irish Cancer Society’s Volunteer Driver Service offers patients transport to and from their hospital treatment with a view to alleviating some of the stress or difficulty experienced by cancer patients getting to their appointments.

The ambulance providing back-up to the ambulance base in Ballinasloe is to be moved a further 40 minutes away from the town from February 1, according to local TD Denis Naughten.

Deputy Denis Naughten has described plans by the Saolta University Hospital Group to delay reviews of both maternity and A&E services at Portiuncula Hospital as “very concerning”.