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The HSE West is appealing to the public to visit elderly relatives and neighbours to make sure they are well during the current cold spell.

The Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust has launched a 2010 calendar featuring artwork by patients of Unit 5 and Unit 6 of Merlin Park University Hospital.

Twelve taxi drivers from Galway Taxis are taking part in an eight week programme to shed weight and raise vital funds for a local cancer charity.

The number of people attending the emergency department of University Hospital Galway rose by 22 per cent during the Christmas period.

The HSE West has reiterated its appeal to parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles in the wake of an outbreak of the condition in Co Galway towards the end of last year.

The Galway Alliance Against War will be joining the monthly vigil which takes place at Shannon Airport on the second Sunday of every month from 2pm to 3pm.

St Mary’s Church and graveyard are to be bought by the local authorities in Kilkenny from the Church of Ireland in what is seen to be an important move for the conservation of heritage in the Marble City.

Having replenished its salt stocks through deliveries on Monday and Wednesday this week, Westmeath County Council says it is continuing to apply grit to some 462 kilometres of major roads in the county as the prolonged spell of freezing weather continues.

Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson for Social and Family Affairs Nicky McFadden, has said findings by the Inspectorate of Mental Health Services that a number of psychiatric hospitals, including St Loman’s in Mullingar, are ‘unfit for human habitation’ are harrowing beyond belief.

A local university and charity have joined forces to benefit some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in Galway.