Helping sick children have fun

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

A children’s charity which provides play and fun for sick children in hospitals is seeking play volunteers to help out at University Hospital Galway.

Módh Eile within weeks of opening its doors

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

On Monday afternoon, I visited Modh Eile as a guest of COPE Galway. It is the perhaps one of the last times that the media will see inside it fully, because from next month it will become the temporary and private home of many families who experience domestic violence in Galway every year and who require a place to flee to, receive respite, to be cosseted. A place of great privacy and comfort.

Lack of funding is affecting women with mental health problems during pregnancy or after childbirth

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

by mary O’Connor
Funding earmarked for services for women in the west experiencing mental health problems during pregnancy or after childbirth is no longer available for the project.

Gardai probe city centre assault

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Gardai are looking for witnesses to an assault which took place in the city centre earlier this week, which led to a man being hospitalised.

Boston Scientific and NUI Galway objections withdrawn on dramatic opening day of ring road hearing

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

On a day when it seemed the proposers of the new N6 Galway City Ring Road would merely go through the motions of outlining the project, there was drama when it emerged that both Boston Scientific and NUI Galway had withdrawn objections/submissions to the plan — in both cases to allow amendments to address their concerns.

Rural towns to suffer as a result of cuts to Irish Water budgets says Fitzmaurice

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Rural towns and villages are set to suffer the lasting consequences of cuts to Irish Water budgets, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.

He noted that the budget cuts would have a significant impact on rural areas where upgrade works were to be carried out or where new sewerage systems were to be put in place.

Green councillor says council housing maintenance is major issue

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

The maintenance of city council housing stock is of great concern to tenants of ‘the biggest landlord’ in the city, according to Green Party councillor Martina O’Connor.

Tomorrow is deadline day for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

The closing date for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh nominations, is tomorrow February 21 at 5.30pm. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the longest running award of its kind in Ireland, organised by Gaillimh le Gaeilge in partnership with the Galway Advertiser and with support from TG4 and the Galway Chamber.

If you are interested in using the Irish language or wish to increase the use of Irish in your business/organisation, this is the award for you and there is no cost to enter! You can nominate your own business or nominate another business or organisation for the award. To enter, simply fill in the application form, available online at www.gleg.ie, or pick up a form at Gaillimh le Gaeilge’s office, Flood Street, Galway.

Standun flies Galway flag to silver place in Ireland’s Most Creative Company award

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Galway destination store Standun have finished runners-up in the quest to find Ireland’s most creative company.

Hoare calls on university to reconsider rental increases

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Fine Gael councillor Eddie Hoare has lamented the recent decision by NUI Galway to introduce a four per cent rental increase for on campus student accommodation.

City Council publishes European Green Leaf final report

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

The Galway City Council has published a final report on the city’s European Green Leaf designation by the European Commission, encompassing a wealth of activities which took place in the city throughout 2017 and 2018.

New radiation oncology centre to open in 2022

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Construction will begin shortly on a new three-storey radiation oncology centre at University Hospital Galway. The facility is expected to open in two years.

It will include seven radiotherapy treatment vaults, a brachytherapy suite, two CT rooms, on-treatment support and ancillary physics, treatment planning, and administration facilities.

Threshold warns of rental scammers targeting Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

National housing charity Threshold has warned people seeking rented properties to be careful of fraudsters following an increase in the occurrence of rent-related scams in the west of Ireland in recent weeks. The charity has seen a particular concentration of these incidents in Galway.

Football’s back — and this time we’re genuine contenders

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

About an hour or so after I write this every Wednesday evening, you’ll find me on a muddy pitch, shouting orders with my fellow coaches, at two dozen U-12 footballers as they lash into one another. We are just one group of thousands who do this a few times a week, up and down the country. Instilling a love of football into those in our charge, in the hope that they get as much enjoyment out of it as we did when we chased a ball up and down a pitch.

Fantasy Football round 27 preview

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Game week 27 came to an end in the Etihad on Wednesday night as Man City strolled to a 2-0 victory over hapless West Ham. Elsewhere Man United breathed new life into their fight for the Champions League by defeating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Sheffield United and Spurs won again to close the gap on a top four spot or should I say top five? And Liverpool continued their stroll to the title with a 1-0 success over Norwich City.

Galway Jobseekers Report Mental Health Strain and Housing Fears.

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

? Bullying: 18% of people have experienced bullying from colleges, while 23% have experienced bullying at the hands of a manager.

Who will form the next government - and is it possible?

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

As the dust settles on a tumultuous General Election, attention turns to the central question – who governs? If this looked like a conundrum in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election, then if anything a solution is even less apparent on this occasion.

The history maker

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

From the early rounds of tallies on Sunday morning it became obvious that Mairead Farrell would win a seat in Galway West, and that in doing so she would make history.

'We were playing against a hurricane'

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

A good day for Hildegarde Naughton. A bad day for her party. The Galway West TD admits that Election 2020 has been a "bittersweet" one, with her returning to the Dáil, and her party colleague, Sean Kyne, losing his seat.

'This change been coming for some time'

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

In a sense, Catherine Connolly has made history four times in Galway West, a constituency that, up until last Saturday, was largely one of the most stable and predictable in the State.

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