New film follows Galway pupils through the challenges of 2020

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

A year in the life - during the most challenging year of 2020 - of the sixth class pupils of Scoil Bhríde Primary School, Shantalla, is captured in a new film, Giant Steps.

Public’s view on Galway to Athenry Cycleway Project sought

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

The public consultation period for the Galway to Athlone Cycleway project remains open until Monday March 1.

Does the Labour Party have a future?

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

There was a feisty and interesting exchange in the Dáil last week that caught the attention of the national media and woke some of the sleeping deputies in the unparliamentary surroundings of the convention centre.

Sisters to raffle their late parents’ home and €50,000 cash

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Galway, along with their other two sisters, have entered their family home into a prize draw, a Donegal property on the Wild Atlantic Way along with 50,000 in cash, completely mortgage and finance free.

It includes a farmhouse with a modern extension and amenities as well an adjoining second property that was previously used as a seasonal hostel and camping site located between Dunkineely and Bruckless in south west Donegal

City council campaign says be part of solution not part of pollution

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Stage 1: How to dispose of bulky waste during Level 5 lockdown.

During Level 5 of COVID-19 restrictions, with so many people at home, many Galwegians have been giving their houses an early spring clean. Galway City Council want to remind people of the legal and safe ways to dispose of your bulky goods waste and avoid using bogus waste collectors.

Crazy, creative or courageous — the man who set up a business during a pandemic

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Stephen Cooke chuckles when it is put to him that setting up a new business during a pandemic could be deemed crazy, creative or courageous. “A bit of everything, a mix of those things anyways,” he laughs.

Mental health during stressful times

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

We all feel stressed for a reason; never punish yourself for feeling what you feel. Life gets simpler the more you love and fully understand yourself. Building the self-awareness and finding the root cause of your negative emotions is the first step to helping you understand why you are feeling the way you are.

NUI Galway Law professor appointed to group reviewing Offences Against The State Act

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Professor Donncha O’Connell of the School of Law, NUI Galway has been appointed by the Government to an independent expert group to review the Offences Against the State Acts.

Let’s Get Connected – online supports during Lockdown 3.0

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Mental Health non-profit Let’s Get Talking has teamed up with St. Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union and St. Jarlath’s Credit Union to provide online mental health supports.

70% of current presentations to Let’s Get Talking are people who are experiencing depression, anxiety and isolation related to the current pandemic.

Network Ireland conference to return to Galway next year as Noreen McKenzie becomes national VP

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Noreen McKenzie has been busy this month. Apart from her day job as a Financial Advisor and as the newly-elected vice-president of Network Ireland, she has been looking ahead and checking out venues for next year’s Network conference which will be held in Galway.

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Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Canney welcomes Kilbannon and Athenry roads funding

Rabbitte welcomes funding for Athenry Relief road and other projects

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Minister of State and Fianna Fáil TD, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed the allocation of €1 million for the Athenry Relief Road as part of the €36.2 million assigned to Galway County Council under the Regional & Local Road Improvement Fund for 2021 announced this week.

NUI Galway Mincéirs Whiden Society honours founding member

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

The Mincéirs Whiden Society at NUI Galway has made its founding member Owen Patrick Ward an honorary life member.

Waiting for the call of hope

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

In all corners of the county this week, the phone is being watched. Those who would normally ring are being asked not to, or to use the mobile instead, in case a call should come through from the local GP telling them the news they have waited to hear for almost a year now.

It is hard to think of anything that has such unified the over 85s as the desire to get that call, secure the vaccination and get on with living their lives.

Galway TDs urged to support new Bill banning ‘dual pricing’

Wed, Feb 17, 2021

Galway TDs are being called on to support a new Bill aimed at reducing insurance costs by banning the practice of ‘dual pricing’.

Cannon fires broadside at decision to have just ONE vaccination centre for all of Galway

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

Fine Gael Deputy Ciaran Cannon is today calling on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the HSE to urgently rethink their plans to provide just one mass vaccination centre for the whole of Co. Galway, located at the Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway city.

Women in Science – Meet Debbi Pedreschi

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11th February 2021, the Marine Institute is highlighting the many brilliant women who play transformative and ambitious roles in understanding, exploring, protecting and sustainably managing our oceans wealth.

Women in Science – Rosemarie Butler

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11th February 2021, the Marine Institute is highlighting the many brilliant women who play transformative and ambitious roles in understanding, exploring, protecting and sustainably managing our oceans wealth.

Women in Science – Vera Quinlan

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11th February 2021, the Marine Institute is highlighting the many brilliant women who play transformative and ambitious roles in understanding, exploring, protecting and sustainably managing our oceans wealth.

Studying the impact of the pandemic on Gaelic Games

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

“It was interesting that the editors of this collection - they are American, UK based - and the responses we were getting as we were sending in drafts that it was so different to anything else that they were encountering in any other national context,” NUIG academic Dr Seán Crosson says about a study compiled alongside Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick lecturer Dr Marcus Free.

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