Last chance to make views known on Galway City Development Plan

Wed, Mar 03, 2021

Friday March 5 is the deadline for submissions to the Galway City Development Plan consultation process, and a former Mayor is encouraging people to make their views known.

Ethan lives on through these pages, says devoted mother

Tue, Mar 02, 2021

For the last six years, Galwaywoman Geraldine Renton has been one of the most popular bloggers in the country. Her writings have focused on her role as a determined and driven carer for her young son Ethan, who suffered from Hunter Syndrome, a rare genetic life limiting condition which mainly affects boys. In that time, she has become a champion for other carers; her words clear and concise, her advocacy appreciated, her forthrightness a welcome distraction.

Team South Galway Special Olympics win cash prize

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Team South Galway Special Olympics club won €400 in cash in the Gala Gifts for Clubs competition.

Racecourse vaccination centre opens this morning

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

A team of vaccinators will begin innoculating healthcare workers at the Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Galway Racecourse this morning (Thursday).

New junction set for College Road and Lough Atalia Road

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

A new junction between College Road and Lough Atalia Road is imminent after the Galway City Council agreed to a variation of the City Development Plan supporting specific projects outlined in the Galway Transport Strategy.

Funding for County Galway bogland conservation

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Conservation works on Galway boglands near Portumna, Kilchreest, Attymon, and Mountbellew received a boost this week with funding from the Government.

New Moycullen primary care centre to open in late summer

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

The new primary care centre for Moycullen is due to become operational this summer. It will include two GP practices as well as other HSE services.

Dolan accuses local authority of keeping councillors 'in the dark'

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Galway County Council is keeping councillors in the dark by actively purchasing properties in towns and villages without alerting the local councillors, alleged Cllr Albert Dolan this week.

New courthouse for Tuam could be delayed until 2030

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

It could be almost a decade before the old courthouse in Tuam, which has fallen into dereliction, is replaced by a new building.

Ulster Bank announcement a ‘hammer blow for Galway’ says McNelis

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Ulster Bank’s decision to withdraw from the market in the Republic of Ireland is “a hammer blow for staff and customers in Galway city”, according to a former Mayor.

Galway Hospice seeks stories of living with loss during Covid

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Galway Hospice is asking the public to share their stories of living with loss during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nominations for Galway City Mayor’s Awards 2020 now open

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Mike Cubbard, is launching the awards to celebrate the incredible community spirit shown during last year in particular, and is asking residents to nominate their own community heroes for an award.

150 over 85s vaccinated this week at Athenry Primary Care Centre

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

150 of the practice’s over 85s were vaccinated as the centre was chosen to be one of the first GP centres in the country to start the rollout of the national vaccination programme.

Figures show Traveller community suffering high rates of Covid-19

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

A total of 329 members of the Travelling community in Galway city and county in 2020 were recorded as having Covid-19.

McNelis demands exam fees be waived for 2021

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

At the time of national crisis, the Government must waive this year’s Leaving Cert fees, and remove both an administrative burden on schools and an unnecessary financial pressure on families.

Developers, not those looking for a home, set to benefit from Government’s LDA Bill

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

The people set to benefit from the Government’s Land Development Agency Bill will not be those looking to buy a house, instead the Bill will provide another boomtime for developers and banks.

Why workers need protections more than ever

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

One of the basic lessons from the pandemic is how interconnected we are - your mask protects me, mine protects you. Early outbreaks of Covid in meat-processing factories - where workers cannot practice social distancing - were exacerbated by the fact these low-income workers lack sick pay. Unable to afford to (willingly) forego wages, workers masked symptoms, hoped for the best, and clocked in, with disastrous results.

With funding at crisis levels, merging the county and city councils must be considered

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

It is with some bemusement that I noted the recent contributions in Seanad Éireann regarding the future of local authority arrangements in Galway and, in particular, the voicing of opposition to the amalgamation of the Galway county and city councils.

Mother and Baby Home Commission cannot be wound up while questions remain, says Hanley

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

The chance to find out why more than 500 testimonies of survivors of the Mother and Baby Homes were destroyed will be lost unless the commission of investigation is extended by another year.

Transport Minister pledges to protect the Western Rail Corridor for rail use only

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

At a meeting of the Northern and Western Regional Assembly last Friday attended by the Minister for Transport Eamonn Ryan, members questioned the Minister on the future of the Western Rail Corridor north of Athenry.

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