Home Building Finance Ireland looking to fund Galway projects

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI), set up by the Government to fund the delivery of new homes, has grown total loan approvals to €395m during 2020, its second year of operation.

It’s time for patience and calm

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

They say that patience is the ability to idle your motor, while in reality you feel like stripping your gears and throwing it all overboard.

It is perhaps the greatest virtue we can train ourselves to have, because with patience comes calmness, fewer rash decisions, less frustration and an acceptance that we cannot rush time although we might want to.

Rising infection and 800 staff on sick leave puts Galway hospitals under pressure

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The escalating number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs), combined with high levels of staff absenteeism due to the virus, is putting severe pressure on local hospitals.

UHG should become Ireland’s base for Covid 19 hyperbaric oxygenation, says Galway solicitor

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

A Galway-based solicitor is calling on the Government to intervene and make provision so that Galway University Hospital immediately becomes Ireland’s centre for Covid using hyperbaric oxygenation.

NUI Galway PhD student selected for Antarctic expedition

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

NUI Galway student Sukanya Saikia has been selected as a Climate Force Ambassador for the upcoming International Antarctic Expedition in November 2021.

McNelis calls for Covid-19 border checks

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

With the Covid pandemic at its height, and in the absence of an all-Ireland strategy to suppress the virus, Labour's Niall McNelis has called for Covid checkpoints near the border.

Council appoints contractor for Clifden storm water diversion works

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Galway County Council has appointed a contractor to carry out storm water diversion works in Clifden, with works are due to start in the next week.

Questions remain over medicinal cannabis access programme, say PBP Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Government's decision to begin a medicinal cannabis access programme later this year is "very welcome news", but "important questions" still need to be answered.

Early intervention is key to good mental health

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Government’s mental health policy, enshrined in Sharing the Vision, foresees an Ireland where early intervention is guaranteed and those who experience mental health difficulties are provided with community-based services which cater to their individual needs.

Council keen to get to bottom of baby wipes at Claddagh Beach

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Galway City Council will continue to monitor a problem with wet wipes gathering at Claddagh Beach.

Rural areas of Oranmore and Clarinbridge to get high-speed fibre broadband

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Rural areas of Oranmore and Clarenbridge will be getting high-speed fibre broadband within the coming weeks, it has been confirmed.

End delay in introducing three weeks parental leave, says Farrell

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The three weeks’ Parent’s Leave and Benefit, promised almost four months ago by the Government, must be introduced now, especially with crèches closed or taking reduced numbers due to the pandemic.

City council launch wellbeing booklet for older people

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

A 20-page booklet, and series of accompanying videos, has been launched by the Galway City Council and the HSE Community Services in Galway, to support older people in minding their physical and mental health over the coming months.

Statements and apology from Galway County Council on Tuam Mother and Baby Homes report

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Galway County Council this week issued a statement on and an apology for their role in the administration of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. The authority, at their meeting held in Corrandulla on Monday issued the following statements to councillors and assembled media.

Crowe calls on Taoiseach to reward 'sacrifice' of healthcare workers

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The "sacrifices of healthcare workers" during Covid-19 must be "acknowledged and rewarded" by the Government in the form of a voucher or gift.

Students call on NUIG to abolish repeat exam fee

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

NUI Galway's refusal to remove the "exorbitant €295 repeat exam fee" is putting "huge stress" on students who are "already at breaking point".

Public urged to have say on Galway City Development Plan

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

The Galway City Community Network, which represents 145 community, voluntary, and environmental groups in Galway, will hold a series of meetings on the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029.

Waste water and poor planning threaten city's future development

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

In its recent publication, Wastewater Treatment in Galway, An Taisce reminded us that until the wastewater treatment plant on Mutton Island came into operation in 2004, this city had historically allowed 6,000,000 litres of untreated raw sewage a day to flow out into Galway Bay, a Special Area of Conservation.

Irish Unity no longer a question of if, but when

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

There is no doubt that we live in extraordinary and unpredictable times. Covid-19 has proven just how quickly life as we know it can change. Few would have predicted our current situation only a short time ago, just as few would have predicted that the issue of Irish Unity would be pushed to the forefront of political debate and become an increasingly likely eventuality in the near future. Unity, once thought of as a remote and distant prospect, is no longer a question of if, but when.