Councillors take 45 minutes to decide on meeting in person or online

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Following a 45 minute discussion, a vote took place determining that Galway City Council meetings will be held remotely for the rest of the month with a review set for February.

Contractor appointed to construct new footbridge in Athenry

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

A contractor has been appointed to construct a new footbridge to provide safer pedestrian access to Clarin College, Athenry.

PBP call for HEPA filters to be installed in every classroom

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

HEPA filters must be provided to every classroom in the State, as this would be a practical and “relatively inexpensive” measure that would “provide considerable protection” against transmission of Covid-19.

Disability services waiting lists for children ‘spiral’ in the west

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

“Spiraling” waiting lists for disability services in the west of Ireland have resulted in more than 13,000 children waiting up to a year before they can see a specialist.

Appeals for witnesses following burglaries

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Gardaí are appealing for information following a series of burglaries which took place in the south and east Galway areas around the Christmas period.

Witnesses sought after hit and run

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Gardaí in Salthill are appealing for witnesses in relation to a hit-and-run road traffic collision at the junction of Bothar Lé Cheile and the Seamus Quirke Road, Newcastle.

Farrell calls for resources to allow EDs deal with people presenting with self-harm

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Emergency departments in Galway, and throughout the State, need to be properly resourced by the Government, so they can provide appropriate care for people presenting with self-harm.

Galway Traveller Movement named as recipients of Engage & Educate Fund

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The Galway Traveller Movement (GTM) has been announced as one of the awardees of the €1.2m Engage & Educate Fund 2021-2024. The 2021-2024 Fund, supported by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, will see the largest ever amounts awarded since the project began, with five organisations receiving grants and non-financial supports packages.

People have been hurt by the experience of church, says new Archbishop of Tuam

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

People have been hurt by their experience of Church and now must be listened to, the new Archbishop of Tuam, Francis Duffy said on Sunday after he was installed at a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Assumption held before a reduced audience in line with Covid restrictions.

Fishing and cooking as Neven Maguire heads to Galway on his seafood trail

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Galway and the west features prominently next Wednesday (January 19) when Neven Maguire presents an episode of Neven’s Irish Seafood Trails, in which he travels around Ireland meeting some of the producers and chefs who are responsible for Ireland’s great seafood reputation.

A poet’s gaze on familiar places

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

When Desmond Kavanagh came to Galway in 1972 to commence an orthodontist practice at the Crescent, not only did he have to apologise for his quiet, lilting Donegal accent, but also for his medical qualification.

Cheevers demands answers to ‘unanswered questions’ about Galway 2020

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The Mayor of Galway has been asked to write to the chair and chief executive of Galway 2020 and ask them to come before councilors to answer “unanswered questions”.

More than 600 people across Galway and the west still waiting for a carer

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

It is “unacceptable” that more than 600 people across Galway, and the west, are still waiting for a carer to be allocated to them despite having received approval for a carer.

Minimum unit pricing of alcohol will ‘push up’ cost of living for workers, warns PBP

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Minimum unit pricing of alcohol will increase the cost of living for young people and workers who consume lower cost alcohol, while protecting publicans from low prices elsewhere.

Re-alignment of N17 from Milltown to Gortangunned

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

A planning application has been lodged by the Galway County Council with An Board Pleanála for the re-alignment of the N17 road from Milltown to Gortnagunned.

Toll charges hikes ‘another burden’ on motorists, says Canney

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The increase in toll charges, which came into effect on January 1, were “ill timed, unfair, and are adding further costs” to already “hard-hit motorists”.

Canney calls for Help to Buy Scheme to be extended to derelict sites

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The Help to Buy Scheme should be extended to first time buyers who purchase derelict sites, and that such sites be exempt from planning and development charges.

More than €700,000 for Gort town centre regeneration

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

A total of €798,584, for the redesign of Market Square and Cannon Quinn Park in Gort has been allocated under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund.

Passing of Dermot Murray, well-known businessman and entertainer who performed for tens of thousands of city visitors

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

One of Galway’s best known businessmen Dermot Murray, Ard Aoibhinn, Dalysfort Road, died peacefully at University College Hospital last Friday.

Gorgeous Gort welcomes Rural Regeneration and Development Fund announcement

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

The Gorgeous Gort Forum have warmly welcomed the decision of Minister Heather Humphries to approve funding of €798,000 from the Rural Regeneration and Development application for Gort. This application was submitted by Galway County Council with the support of the Gorgeous Gort Forum, the representative body for all local community groups, clubs and organisations.

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