Crew of nine rescued by Galway Lifeboat after vessel ran aground in Ballyvaughan Bay

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Galway RNLI Lifeboat rescued nine people on Tuesday night after their 6.5 metre rib ran aground in Ballyvaughan Bay.

Hollywood star Murray hosted in Galway by Connacht Hospitality Group

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

The Connacht Hospitality Group wasthis week delighted to host Hollywood star Bill Murray and welcome him to Galway Bay Golf Resort. Mr Murray is in Ireland with his family and New York Times best-selling author Tom Coyne to film a new golf series, The Links Life.

NUI Galway-sponsored research demonstrates that clinicians should treat patients on their stomachs

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Critically-ill Covid-19 patients are less likely to die or to require invasive ventilation if lying prone on their stomachs while receiving oxygen, a global research project sponsored by NUI Galway has found.

The impact of the technique, known as awake prone positioning, was assessed in hospitals in six countries on more than 1,000 coronavirus patients requiring advanced breathing support.

Entertainment industry in Galway cannot remain suspended while thousands attend sporting events, says McNelis

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

It “beggars belief” that the arts and entertainment sector still has “no clarity” as to when it will be permitted to operate “on any sustainable scale”, while at the same time workers in that sector will see their income supports cut from September 7.

Martin Junction cannot become another Kirwan Junction, says Cheevers

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

“Lessons must be learned” from the issues which plagued the replacement of the Kirwan roundabout with the Kirwan Junction, as major works are about to start on another roundabout in the city.

Galway towns and villages to get a facelift under new Government scheme

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Oranmore, Oughterard and Headford are among six towns and villages in County Galway set to get a facelift under a €7 million Government scheme to enhance streetscapes across the State.

PBP to hold a socially distanced protest at Sandy Road this Saturday

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

People Before Profit will hold a socially distanced protest at Sandy Road this Saturday at 2pm, demanding that the public land there be used to construct public housing.

Spiddal Sewerage Scheme expected to stop raw sewage being discharged into Galway Bay

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Work is set to begin on the Spiddal Sewerage Scheme, a €4 million water infrastructure upgrade to stop raw sewage from being discharged into Galway Bay.

Visiting restrictions again in place in UHG as hospital deals with Covid-19 outbreak

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Visiting restrictions are once again in place in UHG, as the hospital deals with a Covid-19 outbreak, increased numbers of Covid admissions, and a significant return of non-Covid patients.

‘The housing crisis is dire. It’s demoralising for students‘

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

University should be a time of discovery and expanding horizons, a time to broaden your mind and education, and to plan for the future. It is also a social experience, a chance to meet people from all walks of life, and where you will form some of the most enduring friendships of your life.

Communities urged to apply for new scheme to improve safety of local roads

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Community groups and residents in areas where local tertiary roads are in need of improvement or repair are being encouraged to apply for inclusion in the Community Involvement Scheme.

Controversial fisheries bye law to be withdrawn

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

A controversial fisheries bye law, which has been found not to meet the conditions necessary to protect the western lakes, including Lough Corrib, is to be withdrawn.

Galway Hospice seeks photos of Galway for 2022 Calendar

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Galway Hospice is looking for photos of Galway for its 2022 Calendar, which will be sold to raise much-needed funds for local hospice care.

BIGbin opens in Galway

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

BIGbin, the pay-as-you-go waste disposal service with over 30 locations across Ireland has jiust opened a new location in Galway. Members of the public can come along to the new location at Circle K, Newcastle Rd, Galway City, H91 YKF3 which the first in Galway, and dispose of two standard black bags of rubbish for €8 or two bags of recycling for €5.

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Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Burglaries in city at two city premises
On approximately 5.40 am on Wednesday morning August 4, two commercial premises were broken into at the Mulvoy Business Park, Sean Mulvoy Road, Galway.

Conservation work begins on Annie Woods Collection at Galway City Museum

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Galway City Museum has recently received funding from the Heritage Council to undertake conservation work on a Victorian wedding collection. The Annie Woods Collection was kindly donated to the museum in 2019 by a granddaughter of the original owner, Annie Shorten (nee Woods).

Climate emergency requires a united front of Galway’s stakeholders

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

The recent United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report signed off by 195 governments is a truly terrifying read. It makes clear that Global Warming- characterised by more intense and frequent heatwaves, storms, rainfall, flooding and melting glaciers as well as rising sea levels, is due to human activity. It further stated that no part of the world is safe from its consequences and that these changes are accelerating.

Inspiring Galway pensioner makes his international sporting debut

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

Galway’s Seán O’Fiacháin is the perfect example that age is no barrier.

O’Fiacháin took up hockey little more than a decade ago, and last weekend made his international debut for Ireland. It was for the Ireland Over 65 team in a tournament at the Nottingham Hockey Centre and was part of the team’s preparations for the Masters World Cup.

Motorway crash a reminder of the fragility of life

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

As a community, we come together not just physically, but in our minds, to mark the occasions that bring extreme of emotions to us all. When our sports teams win, we line the streets, we roar at our televisions, we don the colours to send a powerful energy to those who wear those colours in the heat of sporting battle. When our athletes make us proud at Olympic Games, we honour them and the families and mentors who have brought them to this stage.

And when we mourn, we mourn with the support of those around us who provide a cocoon for us from the reality of the moment and the impending sadness that follows.

Online Book of Condolences for Karzan Sabah, Shahen Qasm and baby Lena

Wed, Aug 25, 2021

An online Book of Condolences in memory of Karzan Sabah, Shahen Qasm and Baby Lena has been opened on the Galway City Council website.

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