Calls for night bus service for city following concerns around getting home safely

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

There have been renewed calls for a night bus services for the city following hundreds of women joining a WhatsApp group to help safely navigate their way around the city.

Look after the little things this Christmas

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Look after the little things in life. Because one day the time will come when you realise they are the big things. And there is no better time to find this out than at this time of the year.

University Late Night Pharmacy – Getting ready for Christmas

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

It has been a busy few months for pharmacies with many respiratory conditions on the rise, coupled with medicine shortages and providing vaccinations.

Stewart Construction to sponsor the COPE Galway Christmas Swim

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

For over 30 years, swimmers and dippers have made it their Christmas tradition to wear the COPE Galway t-shirt and “brave the cold” in the bracing Galway waters to raise awareness and funds for the local charity. People can also register on copegalway.ie/swim to “swim where you are” anywhere in the world from 20-26 December.

Sponsors, Stewart Construction have strong local connections with Galway Bay. While the company has completed many notable projects over the years, it is fitting that four generations ago, James Stewart and Co built the iconic Blackrock Diving Tower in 1954, the home of the COPE Galway Christmas Swim.

Labour councillor urges respect for all workers this Christmas

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has said the Christmas rush cannot be an excuse for breaching workers’ rights.

Trad legend Frankie out the other end after cancer scare

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

When I arranged to meet traditional music legend Frankie Gavin in a quiet corner of the Galmont this week, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard he had been seriously ill, had lost a significant portion of his body weight and that wonderful hair, but when he came around the corner, wrapped in a grey tweet coat and scarf, he was the same Frankie I’d ever known. Buzzing with energy and life, a head full of hair and keen to sit down for coffee and croissants to share the story of the last year during which he feared for his mortality.

News of Cancer Care Centre for West welcomed by Prof Kerin

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A new Cancer Care Centre at University Hospital Galway, to be included in the HSE’s National Service Plan (NSP)next year has been welcomed by leading surgeon Prof Michael Kerin.

Drum for Rosabel’s Rooms at the Spanish Arch this Christmas

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A unique festive family drumming event with Galway’s Drumadore takes place at the Spanish Arch on Friday, December 23, to raise funds for Rosabel’s Rooms in partnership with the Irish Hospice Foundation.

The free workshop is open to all from 11am to 2pm to drum up support for the local charity who reach out to bereaved parents and families across Ireland to support them through the trauma of child loss. With Christmas classics and performances by Drumadore’s adult troupe, it’s set to be a rocking experience for a good cause. Not only that, but no experience or equipment is required.

Cell therapy may slow kidney damage from type 2 diabetes, University trial shows

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

University of Galway, in collaboration with the EU Horizon 2020-funded NEPHSTROM Consortium, has announced promising results from a new cell therapy trial for people living with diabetes.

McDonnell says Green Party councillors’ votes are holding back Galway’s progression

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A former Mayor of Galway has strongly criticised the Green Party members on Galway City Council — accusing them of not having the best interests of the people of Galway at heart.

New North Galway bus services to go to tender

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

At Monday’s meeting of Galway County Council with officials of the NTA, Cllr James Charity confirmed to the meeting that Local Link and NTA had issued confirmation that a tender for a new bus service for the North Galway region was due to issue in January 2023.

Cllr Charity, based in Annaghdown and a representative of the Athenry-Oranmore MD, has been campaigning for a new bus service for the area since 2018 following the cessation of the previous Bus Éireann service to Corrandulla village overnight without any prior notice.

Áine Lally appointed as TG4’s Communications Manager

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

TG4 has announced that Áine Lally has been appointed as the broadcaster’s new Communications Manager. Áine, who has over twenty years experience as a broadcast journalist and newscaster with Nuacht TG4/RTÉ, began her television career in the 1990s in TG4’s Communications Department working with former Deputy Chief Executive Pádraic Ó Ciardha.

Connolly welcomes proposal for two new pedestrian crossings

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Plans from Galway City Council to install two new pedestrian crossings on roads in the west of the city in 2023 have been welcomed by a local councillor.

Cllr John Connolly said that for some time he has been pursuing the development of a pedestrian crossing in Rahoon to complement the ongoing works on the enhancement of Millers Lane.

Music Generation Programmes inspire young music talent

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

An inspirational evening was had at Galway Community College, Wellpark Road last Thursday as local young musicians taking part in Music Generation Programmes from local youth services such as Foróige picked up electric guitars, keyboards or microphones and drew in their audience. Another special treat came from TUSLA family services staff who strongly supported the young musicians of tomorrow onstage.

Nana’s inspiration sees Galway girl wins Irene Sandford Award and Bursary

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Galway girl Aimee Banks, was the recipient of The Irene Sandford Award and Bursary 2022 at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.

Cheque presentation to Oncology Patient Comfort Fund in UHG

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A generous donation of €3,240 was recently presented to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund at University Hospitals Galway (UHG) in memory of the late Durcan Forde from Sickeen, Woodquay in Galway who had been a patient in the oncology day ward for two years.

Shave and Dye in Kilcolgan

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A zany night of fundraising will be held in Kilcolgan on St Stephen’s Night when locals will gather to support the Irish Cancer Society.

Twenty people have volunteered for a Shave or Dye event in Raftery’s Rest, but there will be more than just hair hitting the floor.

Leisureland legacy of swimming marked with stunning mural

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

Since the Leisureland pool opened in the 1970s, thousands of local people, through many generations, have learned to swim at the facility.

Half a century for justice — businessman reveals impact of abuse by former Christian Brother

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

A well-known Galway businessman said he had waited fifty years for his journey to justice to be completed, after a former Christian Brother who indecently assaulted him in the early 1970s was told he will be sentenced in March.

A Letter to Tanáiste, Leo Varakdar

Fri, Dec 16, 2022

Dear Leo,
Congratulations. Assuming there are no last minute problems, you are about to be appointed to the position of Taoiseach this weekend.The biggest challenge you face is to define exactly what Fine Gael stand for, under your leadership. Insider understands that you have been on a ‘political journey’ in relation to a number of issues in recent years.

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