Applications open for community grants

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Galway County Council is inviting applications for funding from community groups and facilities within the Galway county administrative area, under the Community Activities Fund.

Galway’s Noreen McKenzie begins term at helm of women’s business group

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Galway’s Noreen McKenzie has taken up her position as the National President of Network Ireland for 2022, following the group’s AGM at the weekend. She succeeds Waterford’s Aisling O’Neill and will be working with almost 1,200 members in 14 regional branches throughout the year.

Cybersecurity to be focus of GMIT Digital West conference

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Leaders in public and private sector organisations, along with academics, will share cybersecurity and trust stories at this year’s GMIT Digital West conference. The annual conference takes place fully online next week.

Community multi-use complex to form part of new city development plan

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

A proposal for a community multi-use complex for Galway city, for sports, arts, and community groups and organisations, has been included in the draft Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029.

A change in Taoiseach could be the first of many changes in 2022

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The volatile nature of politics is such that change for the big office holders may only ever be around the corner, but at the outset of 2022 we find ourselves in the unusual position of being guaranteed a change of Taoiseach this year, and this in turn may have a knock-on effect in other areas.

TD calls for RSS supervisors to be included in new pension scheme

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Rural Social Scheme supervisors must be included in the new pension arrangement that was reached between the Government and the Community Employment supervisors.

New Online Safety Bill will ‘keep people safe online’, says Naughton

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will “go a long way in keeping people safe online by reducing the availability of harmful content”.

Small tax on Ireland’s super-wealthy could ‘raise billions for the housing and health’, say PBP

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Calls are being made for the introduction of a small tax on Ireland’s super-wealthy - a move which could raise billions for the housing, health, and education sectors.

Safety measures for Dublin Road junction in Tuam

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

The Galway County Council is proposing to carry out works on the Dublin Road at the junction with the Purcell Stockwell Road in Tuam.

TG4 primetime share grew to over 2% in 2021

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

3.6m people or 81% of the population watched TG4 at some stage during 2021. The average viewing share for 2021 was 1.89%, up from 1.83% in 2020, and there was an increase in primetime share from 1.92% in 2020 to 2.05% in 2021. This increase is the first time TG4 has had over 2% share in primetime since 2013.

May was the best month for TG4 in 2021 in terms of audience share. The station had an all-day share of 2.74% during the month.The highest daily reach of 829,000 was on May 23 during the Allianz League triple header.

Audit the public realm for accessibility for people with disabilities, says Murphy

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Cllr Niall Murphy is satisfied that the Galway City Council has committed to audit the public realm for accessibility for people with disabilities.

Galway angling clubs encouraged to apply for Sponsorship Programme

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats and the promotion of recreational angling, is encouraging angling clubs in Galway to apply for funding this week under its 2022 Sponsorship Programme.

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Thu, Jan 20, 2022

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In the early hours of Wednesday January 12 between midnight and 1.30am a house at An Clarin, Ballymoneen Road was broken into.

Online platform offers free courses to migrants and refugees in Galway

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

A new online platform that provides free access to education and training courses for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in Galway has been launched.

A great sadness hangs over the country

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

For the past week, the entire country has woken up with a pain in the pit of its stomach, a gut-wrenching physiological reminder of the great sadness that has engulfed us all in this tragic start to a new year.

Not a moment went by in the past week without the majority of us being deservedly distracted by the overwhelming sympathy we felt, not just for the family of Ashling Murphy, but also for the first class children in her care.

Growing pressure on beds creates long waiting times for ED patients

Wed, Jan 19, 2022

Patients attending University Hospital Galway's emergency department (ED) who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward, continue to experience long delays again this week due to pressure on bed capacity.

Hybrid council meetings should be viewable by public, says Curran

Tue, Jan 18, 2022

If Galway City Council meetings are going to continue in hybrid format, then they should be streamed so that the public can have access to them.

More than 5,000 children waiting for dental appointments in Galway

Mon, Jan 17, 2022

A total of 5,635 children in Galway are waiting for routine dental appointments, a situation described as “unacceptable” by a Galway West TD.

Planning application for apartments and retail development at Corrib Great Southern site expected in Spring

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The demolition of the former Corrib Southern Hotel is set to be completed within weeks, with all remains of the former iconic building set to be rubble by the end of the month.

Hospital under growing pressure with Covid outbreaks on two wards

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

University Hospital Galway is under growing pressure this week due to rising Covid-19 patient numbers, hundreds of staff being unavailable for work due to the virus, and outbreaks of the illness in the facility.

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