Call for council to trial two-way cycle path along Prom

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Galway Urban Greenway Alliance wants the Galway City Council to trial a two way cycle path along the coastal side of the Salthill promenade.

Too easy to be distracted and lose hope

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

As a child in Mayo, I always had a great sense of the potential for hope that comes with this time of the year. We had three wooden lake boats for fishing on Lough Mask, and every winter, they were upturned in our garden and allowed to hibernate against the harsh winds and rain while the fishing season remained shut. And then in late January, the boats would be turned again and the process of getting them ready for a new season would begin.

The old and weathered paint would be stripped off with scrapers and gas torches, gaps in the wood were filled with Isopon and putty. The ribs of the boat would be checked for cracks and if needed, new ribs would be created, heating them until they bent in a rubber pipe, and then bolted in with copper bolts and washers. When it was all sanded down and washed, it would be time to apply three coats of thick gloss, normally blue, with a different colour picked every year for the top board. The seat knees would be varnished, the floorboards and oars put in place, and the engines, a three or four horsepower Seagull that you’d start with a knotted rope, would be geared up and ready for the lake.

Statements and apology from Galway County Council on Tuam Mother and Baby Homes report

Mon, Jan 25, 2021

Galway County Council has issued a statement on and an apology for their role in the administration of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. The authority, at their meeting held in Corrandulla this morning (Monday) has issued the following statements:

Senator calls for full Mother and Baby apology from Galway County Council at meeting

Sun, Jan 24, 2021

Green party Senator Pauline O'Reilly has called on Galway County Council to issue a full apology to the survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Homes at their meeting in Corrandulla tomorrow (Monday).

Soeaking in the Seanad, Sen O'Reilly commended all of those who came forward, adding that said that no one could read their reports and not say that it was abuse and neglect.

Unprecedented pressure on local hospitals as infection runs rampant in community

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

The local acute hospital system remains under “severe pressure”, the like of which it has never experienced before, the chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the seven public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, said this week.

Cheevers demands council initiate CPO on derelict Corrib Great Southern site

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

A demand has been made for the Galway City Council to initiate a Compulsory Purchase Order on the controversial and derelict Corrib Great Southern site.

NUI Galway team advances understanding of Covid-19 infection process

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

A team of researchers within the Advanced Glycoscience Research Cluster (AGRC) at NUI Galway have discovered how human respiratory cells respond to the invading Covid-19 virus.

Galway Simon warns of impact of lifting of eviction moratorium

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Galway Simon Community has revealed that a significant number of people sought their support during the pandemic in 2020 and warned of the challenges that lie ahead in the coming year.

Put shelters on every bus stop, says Mayor

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Mayor Mike Cubbard has stressed the importance of providing adequate bus shelters in order to attract people to use public transport.

McNelis calls for nurses registration fees to be waived for 2021

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Registration fees for nurses and midwives - workers who have been at the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic for close to a year - must be waived for 2021.

Galway to benefit from 'significant investment' in the development of remote working hubs

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Galway is expected to benefit from “significant investment” in the development of remote working hubs later this year as part of the Government’s National Remote Working Strategy.

Online petition to explore making Oranmore one-way

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Oranmore community action group MÓR Action has set up an online petition on Uplift.ie asking Galway County Council to trial a one-way traffic system through Oranmore village.

Galway-Barna Greenway should not have to ‘wait in the queue’, says Murphy

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Fears have arisen that the Galway-Barna Greenway will receive the least attention and priority among the various Greenway routes and cycle lanes planned for the Galway region.

Departing COPE Galway CEO says 2020 was extremely challenging, but enlightening

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

As we begin a new year and as I prepare to step down from my role of 23 years as CEO of COPE Galway, my reflections on the last 12 months lead me in a number of directions.

Grealish demands IDA 'do more' to attract industry to Knocknacarra

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Pledges that Knocknacarra, the city's most populated suburb, would be promoted as a location for investment, have not been met, and there remains "no indication" of any new industries locating there.

Galway house prices set to soar by eight per cent in 2021

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

House prices across Galway are set to soar by eight per cent in 2021 - the highest increase in the State, and almost twice the national average of 4.4 per cent.

Dare we see a spark of hope amid the gloom that is 2021 so far?

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Looking back 12 months at Insider’s preview of 2020, the danger of making even short-term predictions is starkly illustrated! The upcoming General Election, a post-Brexit trade deal, and the ongoing housing crisis were cited as the issues likely to dominate the political year; as it turned out, all featured but there was not one word about the issue that dominated the year - Covid-19.

McNelis calls for fast tracking of citizenship applications of frontline workers

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

A total of 4,000 people will complete their citizenship process by the end of March, but this still leaves 20,000 people waiting for their applications to be processed - and many of them are frontline workers.

Public consultation launched on Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

A public consultation process for the preparation of the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 has been launched by the Galway City Council.

Cannon welcomes publication of preferred routes for Athlone-Galway greenway

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Fine Gael Deputy Ciaran Cannon has welcomed the publication of five preferred routes for the development of a greenway connecting Galway city to Athlone and on to Dublin, thus forming part of Ireland's longest greenway.

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