Open data and open roads — how data can show the value of road improvements around Galway

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

This article was written for the European Commission's annual Europe in my Region blog contest. To vote visit the contest site.

City book launch for US author of paranormal Bohermore novel

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Jennifer Rose McMahon will officially launch her new paranormal/historical novel, Bohermore, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, tomorrow at 6.30pm. There will also be a book signing, reading, and Q&A.

Bohermore, book one in Jennifer’s Pirate Queen Series, featuring the 16th century pirate queen Grace O’Malley, has already enjoyed critical acclaim, with Publisher’s Weekly saying: “McMahon’s excellent debut makes a contemporary paranormal mystery feel cozy and romantic. Teen and adult readers alike will be clamoring for the sequel.” Sarah Kelly, the O’Malley Clan chieftain, said: “Jennifer’s novel captures the connection with the past which we treasure in Ireland. The Irish landscape, contemporary social life, the Irish language, and romance are woven into this fantasy story. I am certainly looking forward to the sequel.”

Spinathon a huge success for Let’s Get Talking, Galway

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

The first ever Spinathon in aid of Let’s Get Talking Galway has been deemed a great success, both financially and in raising the awareness soft mental health issues.

Parkmore N6 right-turn extension plans go to tender

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton has said that Galway City Council has formalised a tender notice for the proposed works at Parkmore last Friday, June 23, and interested parties have two weeks to submit tenders.

As a result, work on the extension of the traffic lane turning right towards Parkmore from the N6 could begin as early as next month. It is seen as a key step towards the alleviation of traffic congestion in the area.

New Ireland West Airport gallery is a playground for aviation enthusiasts

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Never be bored at Ireland West Airport again — Located upstairs adjacent to the Sláinte restaurant, a new aviation gallery provides a great way to spend time while waiting for a flight to arrive or depart.

Our experts were experts by experience, say centre directors in response to Lunacy Act article

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Dear Editor
We fully understand the deep frustration of Phil Kennedy (Advertiser, 22 June 2017) with the outdated and insulting legislation on ‘Lunacy’ in Ireland. She is rightly aggrieved that her daughter finds it impossible to acquire a bank loan because of the old legislation. In passing she described our annual Summer School on disability law as a ‘talking shop’ for experts. We would like to share some information about our Centre and our Summer School and set the record straight.

NUI Galway to host immune function in psychosis meeting today and tomorrow

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

More and more research is pointing to the role the immune system plays in causing neurological disorders. Finding out how it fits with psychosis will be the focus of the annual Immune Function in Psychosis (iPsychosis) meeting at NUI Galway today and tomorrow June 29 and June 30.

From Pierce to Pearce

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

The world has changed a bit since the first time that Galway had a mayor named Pierce.

Anonymous marking for new academic year at NUI Galway

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

NUI Galway’s academic council has approved a proposal to introduce anonymous marking of exams commencing in the next academic year (2017-18) that no student’s name will appear on the formal examination papers and students will only be identified by their student ID number.

Galway Garden Festival this weekend

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

This weekend’s festival, June 1 - 2, at Claregalway castle will be the eighth year of a uniquely charming garden event which caters for specialist and eclectic tastes.

Rare and special plant traders from all across the country will convene in Galway for expert talks, a fine artisan food and crafts market, street theatre, a medieval tournament, and a whole host of musical entertainment.

Former city mayor lashes delay in Connemara ambulance cover - branding it ‘outrageous’

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

A former city mayor has launched a blistering attack on a level of ambulance cover in Connemara saying it was “outrageous” that a 60-year-old man with a life threatening illness had to wait by the side of the road for an ambulance for almost an hour.

HSE regional health forum member Cllr Padraig Conneely said the incident - which was highlighted recently in this newspaper and revealed how a local GP treated and remained with the man until the ambulance arrived - indicated how far off the mark the service was in meeting its target time.

Regional health forum elects its first woman chairperson

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

A Fianna Fail county councillor from Headford has become the first woman chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum.

Former Shop Street busker to play Pearse Stadium twice next summer

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Music mega star Ed Sheeran will play two dates in Galway next year.

COPE Galway to remember the women linked to the dark history of their new centre

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

In advance of its move to the former Magdalene Laundry on Forster Street, COPE Galway has embarked on a project to remember the women associated with the former Magdalene Laundry on Forster Street.

Let SeaFest woo you with the magic of the ocean

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

If Galway Bay was covered with a sheet of strong glass, and if the skies reflected off it, like they do off the water on a summer’s day, you can be sure we would be out there all the time, slipping and sliding on it, falling on our arses on it, making up strange glass-bound games to play on this strange playground.

If it stretched pane-like all the way across to Ballyvaughan, we would be like Irish Inuits, scooting across it pulled by an army of donkeys with ash hurls on their feet. We’d never be off it. But if the glass ended at the edge of the bay, our journey would probably stop there. And we’d trek back, having been to the edge, without any great desire to go further.

Caprice Café celebrates one year in business

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

With its first anniversary on the horizon for Caprice Café, owner Vicky Casey sat down with the advertiser.ie to talk about the cafe's successful first 12 months .

More than 100 Galway women forced to seek abortion in UK in 2016

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

More than 100 women gave Galway addresses when accessing an abortion in the UK in 2016. At least 9 women travelled each month from Galway to the United Kingdom in order to access abortion services.

19th century Lunacy Act prevents my daughter from buying a house, says mother

Thu, Jun 22, 2017

The mother of a 24-year-old woman with Down syndrome claims young people with disabilities “are out in the cold” and “on their own” when they turn 18.

Shortage of youth mental health staff in west is shocking says Ó Clochartaigh

Thu, Jun 22, 2017

Sinn Féin senator, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, says that it is shocking that the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) teams under the auspices of the HSE in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon have only just over half of the staff they need to fulfil their duties

Why Ireland needs Church-State separation

Thu, Jun 22, 2017

Crisis situations can often lead to unresolved issues being brought to the fore, and while the worst extremes of the financial and political crisis facing Ireland have been temporarily papered over, a host of other issues have reemerged to expose the social, political, and operational contradictions of the State.

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