Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages group concerned about new bacterial fish disease

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

The Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages (GBASC) group says it is very concerned about a new emerging bacterial disease called salmonid rickettsial septicaemia (SRS) also known as Piscirickettsiosis which is causing huge mortalities on Irish salmon farms, including in the west.

Síle Seoige to MC Rosabel’s Ball in aid of worthy charity

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Rosabel’s Ball in aid of Rosabel’s Room in collaboration with Irish Hospice Foundation is back on Saturday April 22 in the Hardiman Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway.

Mervue GP honoured for commitment to and advocacy for patients

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Galway GP Dr Niamh O’Brien has been announced as the winner of the Dr Fiona Bradley national award. The presentation was made at a Joint Annual Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and the Irish College of General Practitioners, hosted by the University of Galway.

Galway initiatives set to benefit from STEM funding

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

A number of Galway initiatives are among more then 40 projects set to benefit from over €6 million in government funding aimed at increasing and diversifying engagement with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

The investment under the Science foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover Programme will be used to reach less represented voices and people who would not typically engage with STEM subjects.

NTA review of city bus routes next month

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Fine Gael Councillor Eddie Hoare has this week received confirmation that the National Transport Authority will be completing a review of the Galway city bus routes in April. As part of the review there will be public consultation.

United senior women’s team to be ambassadors for Galway Rape Crisis Centre

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Galway United’s groundbreaking senior women’s team have lent their support to the Galway Rape Crisis Centre text donate campaign which goes to provide essential services offered to victims of sexual abuse.

HID launches employee resource group for its female workers

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Global company HID which has a Galway-based Centre of Excellence announced yesterday (International Women’s Day) that it is to launch an Employee Resource Group for its female employees.

Spring into St Patrick’s weekend with special musical concert

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Oranmore soprano Helen Hancock will present The Lark in the Clear Air in the Mick Lally Theatre on Saturday March 18 at 8pm.

Galway staff shortages hitting people’s health, Grealish tells Dáil

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

A growing shortage of staff is making it increasingly difficult for people in Galway to get the health care they need, Independent TD Noel Grealish told the Dáil this week.

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Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Shot fired at house in Rahoon
Gardai in the city are investigating an incident at Rahoon last Friday in which a shot was fired at a house.

Gardai in the city are investigating an incident at Rahoon last Friday in which a shot was fired at a house.

Review of Tuam ambulance service under way

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

The HSE’s national ambulance service in the west is currently reviewing Tuam’s ambulance base to see if it needs to be expanded.

The changing shape of the city experience

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Sometimes when we look at a old picture of the heart of Galway City and notice something that is there no longer, we strain to remember when exactly that change took place. There are many time-stamped prompts to help us. Maybe it is the sight of cars on Shop Street, some pulled up to collect heavy goods from the likes of O’Connor TV or Naughtons. Or books from O’Gormans. Or the sight of Una Taaffe, shawled up to greet the morning.

Iconic Aran Islands ferry Naomh Éanna to feature in permanent maritime heritage exhibition

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

The iconic Naomh Éanna, which served as the main ferry link between the Aran Islands and the mainland for several decades up to the 1980s, is set to feature in a permanent maritime exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life in Mayo.

Students to strike over climate concerns

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Students will take to the streets in Galway tomorrow (Friday) as part of an international movement that will see students across 150 countries strike in a demonstrative response to what they consider a lack of action by global leaders when it comes to climate change.

Organised by Fridays for Future, a movement inspired by young climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, it has become a global ideology with national and regional branches across the world. The origin of Fridays For Future stems from Thunberg’s 2018 protest which saw her set up camp outside the buildings of Swedish parliament, frustrated with the lack of action to combat climate change by global leaders. The first school strike took place that year, with four million protesters around the world, made up largely of school children who abandoned their classrooms and took to the streets in protest.

Government action needed as five thousand people leave local EDs without being assessed

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

A total of 5,327 people walked out of emergency departments in Galway's public hospitals last year without being assessed.

McNelis slams electric Ireland for favouring business over struggling families

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has slammed Electric Ireland for failing to pass on a reduction in energy bills for businesses to ordinary householders at a time when more and more families are sinking into energy poverty.

This Is Art is back

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The annual, all-island national art competition This Is Art! is back for its third consecutive year.

Through the glass darkly

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

In sonnet 78, by Shakespeare we catch the poet’s oblique allusion to the physical effects of the destruction wrought by the Reformation –

History in the making this weekend

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

History will be made in Galway this Saturday when the first ever senior Galway United football team will play in the Women’s National League. The development brings to an end the uncertainty that beset the women’s game in Galway last Autumn when it was announced that Galway WFC would not be applying to play in this year’s league.

Galway annual Novena commences on Monday

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

The final preparations are being made in Galway Cathedral for the upcoming annual Novena which runs for nine days from Monday March 6 to Tuesday March 14.

The theme this year is ‘Faith In Challenging Times’, and the Novena will hear from a number of insightful speakers, each with diverse experiences of church, and each bringing a unique personal perspective.

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