Get Covid-19 info from reliable sources, urges Mayor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Mayor of Galway city is urging the public to ensure they obtain information about Covid-19 from reliable sources as nationwide efforts are stepped up in the wake of a spike in the number of cases of the virus.

Coronavirus - 'look after each other and stay calm' advises councillor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Panic buying toilet paper, hand sanitisers, and foods because of Coronavirus will "disadvantage vulnerable people and leave them unable to access basic needs", a Galway city councillor has warned.

All-Ireland approach needed to combat Corona virus, says Farrell

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The coronavirus neither recognises nor respects borders, meaning an all-Ireland approach to combating the illness is required, according to Galway West Sinn Féin TD, Mairead Farrell.

Employee tells of stressful traffic from Parkmore, as hearing is told by Medtronic Galway boss that medtech industry ‘has choices’

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The frustrating nature of traffic access to and from Parkmore was outlined at the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the proposed Galway City Ring Road, when a senior VP from one of the biggest Galway employers reminded the local authorities that the “tech industry had choices” when it came to locating their bases.

Proposed demolition of home has left me humiliated and demoralised, says resident at roads hearing

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

A Headford Road resident whose home is to be demolished to make way for the Galway City Ring Road has told the oral hearing organised by An Bord Pleanala, that the process has left her with a worry for the last six years.

Galway is Ireland’s Carmageddon and capital of sprawl, author and journalist tells oral hearing

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Former Irish Times Environment correspondent Frank McDonald said that Galway was Ireland’s answer to Carmageddon, and likened it to Atlanta, America’s capital of sprawl, when he made a lengthy submission to the Galway City Ring Road oral hearing, which is being held at the g Hotel in the city.

Gaeltacht Giveaway at St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union just opened the competition doors on their Gaeltacht Giveaway. This competition gives one second level student a contribution of up to €1,000 to attend a Gaeltacht College of their choice this year.

A great day for Galway says Mayor

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Galway city was the perfect tonic for the disappointment of the cancellation of the European Capital of Culture launch in February, that is according to Mayor of the Galway City Council, Mike Cubbard.

Memories made for club and GAA

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The club secretary of Salthill/Knocknacarra GAA club has described the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's stopover to watch and participate in football and hurling drills as an historic day for the club as well as the whole organisation.

Speaking to the Galway Advertiser, Conor McGauran said the visit to the club and local community an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of the GAA in the everyday life of villages and towns across the island.

Nine nights of top drama at Claregalway Festival

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The drama of the General Election may be behind us and Galway 2020 may be in full swing, but in Claregalway, the drama is just beginning as it Is that time of year again when the local Leisure Centre is transformed into a theatre for the 38th Annual Claregalway Festival of Drama.

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Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Council meeting moved to The Galmont Hotel
The Galway City Council meeting for March was moved from City Hall to The Galmont Hotel in order to comply with HSE guidelines for the Covid-19 prevention.

City council defers decision on Galway Port's future

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The future of Galway Port Company remains unresolved after the Galway City Council voted to defer a decision on whether to take over the company's shareholdings or to dissolve it entirely and take over its operation.

Business suffers the latest in a series of attacks

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

A Galway city centre business has been left counting the cost after a night of vandalism resulted in the premises’ front windows being smashed.

Appropriate measures being taken by Government over Covid-19 says Naughton

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Government is taking every appropriate measure in response to the global and national public health emergency arising from the outbreak of Covid-19, that is according to Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton.

Need for definitive timeline on flood relief schemes says Rabbitte

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East Anne Rabbitte says the Department of Public Expenditure, and the Office of Public Works (OPW) should prioritise flood defence projects over the next number of months to ensure vulnerable areas of Galway are protected from flooding following extreme weather events.

Galway Chamber helping make workplaces safer for all during coronavirus spread

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Corona Virus has the potential to have a serious impact on Galway’s economy over the coming months as infection spreads through communities across the country and abroad.

Galway research centre launches new app to forecast air pollution

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

NUI Galway’s Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) has launched a new app to provide real-time forecasting data on atmospheric composition. The app, called StreamAIR, will shine a light on the key drivers of climate change and air pollution and build on its internationally recognised Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station.

A challenge that is alien to many of us

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

"Rodders, my son, this end of the world could be the making of us..." — Del Boy, Only Fools and Horses.

It's a sense of entrapment to which we are not accustomed. The releases to which we would normally look at this time of the year are not an option for us. An island nation, there was always the option to get to where the sun shines, where the headspace is clearer, to a place sufficiently different from our own that it would class as a break from the normal worries and stresses of human life.

Mayor cancels States trip because of rise in Covid-19

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Mayor of the Galway City Council has confirmed that he has cancelled his proposed trip to the USA for St Patrick’s Day due to the rise of cases in Covid-19 across Seattle.

Mayor Mike Cubbard who was due to visit Seattle and New York from March 14 to 18, informed councillors of his decision at the local authority’s monthly meeting at The Galmont Hotel on Monday.

City council approves loan to buy houses for Galway Simon

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

The Galway City Council has agreed to raise a loan under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for the acquisition of five properties by Galway Simon Community.

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