Ceol agus damhsa in aid of Grace in Monroe’s Live tonight

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Tonight, Thursday January 30, Monroe’s Live will host a night of ‘ceol agus damhsa’ in aid of Cairde Grace, the group established to raise funds for the care and treatment of eight-year-old Grace Kenneally from Tirellan Heights, who is battling the aggressive childhood cancer, neuroblastoma for the third time.

European Commission to examine contentious Merlin Bus Corridor

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

The European Commission is to examine the proposed Merlin Bus Corridor to see if it complies with the EU Habitats Directive, that is according to Midlands-North West MEP Jim Higgins who will be visiting the Merlin Woods site this coming Saturday.

Is Cope hesitation a clue that O Cuiv’s running for Europe?

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

By Kernan Andrews
Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher’s reluctance to declare whether or not he will stand in May’s EU Elections has created an opening that could see Éamon Ó Cuív become the main Fianna Fáil candidate.

Clarenbridge generosity results in ‘Home of Hope’ for orphaned children

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Chernobyl children have Clarenbridge locals to thank for giving them a new ‘Home of Hope’ as part of Chernobyl Children International’s de-institutionalisation programme.

Fifteen schools to lose teachers

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Fifteen schools across County Galway are set to lose at least one full teaching post in September and be expected to endure larger class sizes at the same time.

Engineers Week in the city to highlight vital role of the profession

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Engineers Week, an annual campaign to present the possibilities a career in engineering can offer and highlight the vital role played by engineers in sustaining the community, is taking place in Galway from February 9 to 15.

Labour to adopt risky strategy to keep council seats

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Labour is confident it can retain at least four of its five Galway City Council seats, but in running three candidates in Galway City Central, it is taking a high risk strategy.

Buskers with amplifiers should ‘turn it down’ says McNelis

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Buskers playing loudly through PA systems and amplifiers are harming city businesses and preventing other buskers with acoustic instruments from being heard.

Leading smoking cessation expert to hold workshop for healthcare professionals

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A leading expert in smoking cessation, Professor Peter Hajek of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, will be in Galway on Friday February 21 to host a one-day expert training course in effective strategies to help smokers quit.

Bohermore Community Centre opening is a boost to the locality

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

The opening of the Bohermore Community Centre is “another positive step in the effort to ensure the community has the resources it deserves”.

Custom-fitted mouthguards offer best protection and fit

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

Since January 1, it has been mandatory for all GAA football players to wear gumshields during both training and games, and it is estimated that only about 20 per cent of players prior to this wore mouthguards on a regular basis.

Table quiz for Cois Coiribe Walking Club

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

A fundraising table quiz for Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe Walking Club will take place at Huntsman Pub, Dublin Road, Galway, on Monday February 3 at 8pm.

UHG overcrowding ‘critical and dangerous’ says nursing union official

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

A leading nursing union boss has branded the current overcrowding situation at University Hospital Galway’s emergency department as “critical” and “very dangerous” for frontline workers trying to provide safe care for patients.

Immediate funding needed for unfinished estates left like ‘builder’s yards’

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

The plight of residents left living in unfinished estates resembling ‘builder’s yards’ was highlighted in the Galway City Council chamber last week with the passing of motions calling for immediate Government funding and changes to legislation to prevent guilty developers making future planning applications.

New septic tank legislation is flawed says Grealish

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Homeowners will not maintain or repair their septic tank systems if they can only apply for a grant after a random inspection from their local authority says Galway West TD Noel Grealish.

NUIG to go potty for Harry as wizard convention comes west

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

NUI Galway will hosts Ireland’s only Harry Potter Convention when PotterFest Galway takes place from January 31 to February 2 in the university’s Bailey Allen Hall.

Mike Denver the star as Gort’s boys NS turns 30

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Gort boy's national school this year celebrates its 30th birthday in the present building and to kick off this special year, pupils have chosen Mike Denver as their entertainer for the first of several fundraising dances in the local community centre which will be transformed into a bar and dancehall for the night.

BIM says proposed fish farm would have survived storms

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Far from providing a case against the proposed giant salmon fish farm for Galway Bay, the recent “unfortunate storm” is “robust evidence” the proposed site is “well suited” for a such a structure.

This is the view of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara, which has described as “speculative, misinformed, and incorrect”, claims made in last week’s Galway Advertiser by Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages, Salmon Watch Ireland, and Independent county councillor Tom Welby that the recent storms would have destroyed a structure like the fish farm proposed for off the coast of Inis Óirr.

Closure of housing estate alleyways to battle anti-social behaviour

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Galway City Council is to work with residents in three housing estates to carry out the closure of alleyways providing public rights of way in an effort to combat on-going anti-social behaviour.

Contracts for €3.4m Ballinfoyle Neighbourhood Centre to be signed

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

The final contract documents for the €3.4 million Ballinfoyle Neighbourhood Centre is due to be signed by Mayor Padraig Conneely at end of January.

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