Benny the Big Boot is back — Citywide active travel competition for schools

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

After a very successful competition last year, Benny the Boot is back for 2015. And all city national schools are asked to get creative about how their pupils travel to and from school. An Taisce Green-Schools in partnership with Galway City Council re-launched the citywide active travel competition this week at Woodquay.

Focus on lifestyle to reduce heart disease risk, urges Croí dietitian

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

The key to a healthy lifestyle is good nutrition, regular exercise and stress management.

That is according to Claire Kerins, a specialist dietitian with the local heart and stroke charity Croí.

Major Summer School on the Arts and Human Rights to take place just before Arts Festival

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Thought leaders from the seemingly disparate worlds of human rights and the arts will come together for the Galway International Summer School on the Arts and Human Rights from 9-11 July. This landmark event, a world-first, is hosted by NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights, and will take place in the days immediately before the Galway International Arts Festival.

Councillors support plan for a discount foodstore in Athenry

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Galway county councillors have agreed to a material contravention of the Athenry Local Area Plan to make way for the development of a discount foodstore in the town.

One thousand paws needed for prom walk in aid of MADRA

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

World-famous musician Sharon Shannon is calling on dog owners to sign up to take part in the MADRA Dogathon event which will take place on Sunday, May 17, from the Claddagh Hall in Galway city at 1pm.

Galway City Dog Pound set for €125,000 upgrade

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

The Galway City Dog Pound is set to become a much improved place for city strays and unwanted dogs awaiting new homes, as it is set for a €125,000 upgrade.

Grants delay makes people with disabilities ‘prisoners in their homes’ says Grealish

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Galwegians with severe disabilities are being “virtual prisoners in their own homes” with the Government’s failure to bring in legislation to hire transport or get a specially adapted car.

New short courses at NUI Galway for people over 55

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) is recruiting participants aged 55 or over who are living in Galway city and county to participate in a free, short course. The new programme, Touchstone, aims to develop the skills and knowledge of people who wish to play a part in helping to make their communities more age friendly.

Touchstone will run over six weeks, with each weekly session lasting around two hours. Initially, the course will be held on two different days each week, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Ó Conchúir calls for urgent action on “ludicrous situation” with Salthill Tourist Office

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Sinn Féin Councillor Cathal Ó Conchúir is calling on the government, Fáilte Ireland and Galway City Council to rectify what he says is the “ludicrous situation” that has seen the Tourist Office in Salthill closed for the past few years.

Ó Clochartaigh surprised that route selection report to be withheld from public representatives

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Sinn Féin General Election candidate for the Galway West-South Mayo constituency has expressed his surprise and disappointment at the news that the Route Selection Report will be withheld from Public Representatives and the public at large.

City pharmacist slams HSE over ‘morning-after pill’ discrimination

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

A city pharmacist is calling on the HSE to allow women with medical cards access the “morning-after” pill directly from their local pharmacies. It is believed that one in five women who seek this medication is a medical card holder.

Galway Golf Club to host tea day

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

On Wednesday next, May 6, Galway Golf Club will host a Tea Day for Western Alzheimer’s. This is a new venture for the golf club and it is hoped it will raise much needed funds for the charity.

Woodville tea day for Alzheimers

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

A special tea day in aid of the Alzheimers Society will be held at Woodville Walled Garden in Kilchreest, east Galway, on May 7.

Information evening on new Junior Cert cycle

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

An information evening on the proposed changes to the Junior Cert curriculum and assessment will be held in Galway next Wednesday, May 6 at 8pm. The event is being organised by the parents’ association of St Mary’s College, but is open to everyone concerned with the issue. The event will take place in St Mary’s main hall.

Ambassador visit to Galway is confirmation of city’s status as a commercial hub, says KPMG’s Brian Thornton

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Galway’s appeal as a business centre was highlighted yet again during a visit to the city by the US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley.

And us with the big happy heads on us...

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

I remember about a decade or more ago sticking my notebook under the nose of the then Health Minister Michael Noonan, when he was in Castlebar opening the hospital or something and asking him a question about something health related for the Galway area. And in the way he had about him back then, in the days before he was canonised, he cocked an eye and said to me “Right sonny, you're here from a Goll-way paper. This is not a day for Goll-way. Today is Mayo's day, not Goll-way's day.”

And before I could explain to him that I was a refugee from Mayo myself, that I had been cast out upon the Goll-way waters, he was gone, off waving to the Mayos who stayed at home, celebrating Mayo's day.

Unemployment falls - except for those with children and dependents

Tue, Apr 28, 2015

The number of Galwegians out of work, who have dependants relying on them “to put food on the table”, is increasing every year, a situation a local TD has described as “disturbing”.

No campaign posters insult parents and are ‘misleading’ - Nolan

Tue, Apr 28, 2015

No campaign posters using children as a means of advancing their cause have little to say about same-sex marriage, but instead seek to “instil fear, misunderstanding, and prejudice”.

Work to start on €7.1-million Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme

Mon, Apr 27, 2015

Work is set to begin on the €7.1-million Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, is due to sign off on a review of environmental assessments.

US Ambassador to face protests in city today

Mon, Apr 27, 2015

The United States Ambassador to Ireland will face a peace protest, in opposition to American wars across the world, when he arrives in the city today to address a Galway Chamber business lunch.

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