NUI Galway zoologist brings RTÉ’s Bug Hunters to schools throughout Ireland

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

NUI Galway zoologist, Dr Michel Dugon, and his creepy-crawly friends will tour schools around Ireland to teach kids about bugs, biodiversity and ecology.

Dr Dugon is also the presenter of Bug Hunters, an educational TV series in 30 episodes currently airing on RTÉ2 and RTÉJr. In each episode, Michel and three young naturalists explore parts of the Irish wilderness to unearth some of the most fascinating, colourful and strange-looking creepy-crawlies.

Remembering Peter Tyrrell

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

On April 26 1967 the body of a man was found on Hampstead Heath. It was charred and burnt beyond recognition. Initial investigation found that the man had deliberately set fire to himself. Who was this man?

GMIT welcomes largest ever intake of new students

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

GMIT has welcomed more than 2,000 first year students to its campuses in Galway and Mayo this month, the largest cohort of new students in the institute’s history.

This year’s intake of new students amounts to some 140 more than last year, and 400 more than 2012.

Have you signed up for MeetWest this November

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

Registration is now open for MeetWest 2014, the largest business networking event in the West of Ireland this year.

Fifty students a week use NUI Galway’s counselling service

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

More than 1,000 NUI Galway students availed of the university’s student counselling service last year.

Long summer and water charges will leave the lonely vulnerable

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

Paddy is confused. He's known something has been wrong for the last while, but he just cannot put his finger on it. He wakes up in the morning and there it is, the bright shining light in the sky since 6 am. And he groans cos now it's getting him down. He feels like going to the window in his striped pyjamas and string vest and shouting out at the land outside a la Sarah Miles in White Mischief – Oh no, not another effin' beautiful day.' Cos like Miles , he is now begging for it to end. Or cool down at least. Or make up its bloody mind.

Water charges protest to be held in city centre

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

Galway city councillors will receive ‘messages in a bottle’ over the controversial water charges, as part of a major demonstration in the city against the unpopular new tax.

Legal uncertainty delays River Clare drainage scheme

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

Progress on the River Clare drainage scheme in the Claregalway area is being delayed due to the uncertainty surrounding new legislation passed to comply with EU Directives.

Hundreds claim cars destroyed by contaminated fuel

Fri, Sep 19, 2014

A major Garda investigation is now under way in Mayo into a suspected contaminated fuel crisis and the matter has been raised in the Dáil.

Forty Galway shops sought to collect court fines at the tills

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Along with milk and bread, some people will be adding ‘pay court fine’ to their shopping list from early next year as the Court Service is looking for 40 local shops in Galway to take part in a national penalty payment initiative.

OVER 40% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PROPERTIES SOLD IN COUNTY GALWAY

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

According to the property price register at the end of August, the number of property sales for both Galway city and county is showing a dramatic increase year on year. The register gives the exact selling price of properties and so is the most accurate record of actual sales that have taken place.

Hospitals group admits not all patients given privacy and dignity

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

The West/North West Hospitals Group has admitted that despite ongoing efforts by staff and management at University Hospital Galway “not all emergency department patients are afforded privacy and dignity”.

Ó Conchúir calls for national database to ease housing crisis

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

A city councillor has called for the establishment of a national database to help alleviate the housing crisis by making suitable properties available to each local authority area.

Householders encouraged to resist water charges

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Galway householders are being asked not to fill in the forms from Irish Water or to give the controversial company any information.

The call has come from The Right 2 Water Campaign, which will hold a public meeting this evening at 7.30pm in the Glenoaks Hotel, Rahoon. Hosted by the People Before Profit Alliance, the meeting give an insight into how the campaign against water charges is working around the State and ideas on how it can be successful in Galway.

Prefabricated homes are not the answer to housing crisis says Kitt

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

It is “incomprehensible” that “prefab buildings are being considered” as a response to the housing crisis, and “illustrative of the utter failure of Government to take the problem seriously”.

New health care centre in Tuam must not ‘sacrifice’ services elsewhere

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

The new primary health care centre in Tuam must not come at the expense of health and psychiatric services elsewhere in County Galway, a Tuam based TD has warned.

School children’s lives in danger on Oranmore’s ‘Respond Road’ says Healy-Eames

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Children are taking their lives in their hands when crossing the “dangerous” ‘Respond Road’ in Oranmore to attend the town’s various schools.

President Higgins to visit Circle Of Life garden

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Uachtaráin na hÉireann Michael D Higgins will be returning to Galway on Saturday September 27 to visit the Circle of Life garden in Salthill.

Information night on mental health for young people

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

An information event takes place this evening at 7pm about CAATCH, a new regional, voluntary, initiative to promote physical and mental wellbeing.

The meeting takes place in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, and the guest speakers include John Fitzmaurice from Jigsaw, Marie Moran and Shane Cannon from Pieta House, and Des Greene from Aware.

Bribing the citizens with their own taxes will not work

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

In the ten year period, commencing in 2001, the Social Protection budget increased by 266 per cent. The cumulative rate of inflation in that period was a mere 30 per cent.

E-paper

Read this weeks E-paper. Past editions also available from within this weeks digital copy.