Bus Eireann announce daily direct services to and from Galway Races

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Celebrating 150 years, the 2019 Galway Racing Festival will get off to a flying start next Monday, 29 July 29 until Sunday, 4 August at Ballybrit Racecourse. Bus Éireann will provide direct Special Shuttle Services for race-goers for the seven days of this hugely popular event.

O’Reilly raises concerns over low levels of reporting sexual assaults

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Sexual assault reporting is “so low in Galway” it was “excluded from the Garda report” received by councillors and community representatives at the Joint Policing Committee this week.

Kyne to chair new Government committee on the islands

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Galway’s islands could be set to benefit from an initiative, the Interdepartmental Committee for Island Development, which would comprise representatives from Government departments and be chaired by Minister Seán Kyne.

Connolly says new Galway 2020 committee must include artists

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

The establishment of an arts infrastructure/legacy committee “although belated”, is “welcome” in addressing how Galway 2020 will leave a “lasting legacy for the city and county”.

Cannon welcomes funding for Gort Community Centre

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Gort Community Centre is set to benefit from a grant of almost €65,000 which has been issued under the LEADER programme. The money will go towards renovations at the centre.

Improvement works begin on Connemara’s Derrartha Road

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Improvement works have begun on the Derrartha Road which links An Cheathrú Rua with Ceantar na nOileán, following an allocation of €300,000.

Galway Triathlon Club hosts aquathon festival

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Galway Triathlon Club’s Aquathon Festival makes a welcome return to the racing scene on Saturday.

Swimming in Lough Corrib and running around the grounds of Dangan on the shores of the river, the event is expected to attract athletes of all abilities and aspirations from across Ireland.

The healing pain — a hip-op odyssey

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

There was a sense of déjà vu about the whole thing. After more than of year of pain, a refreshing air of calm pervaded Professor McCabe’s surgery. After an extremely short conversation, he asked me to walk the length of his office. “Your problem has nothing to do with sciatica it has everything to do with your hip”.

Keen interest in plans to introduce marine themes onto primary school curriculum

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Up to 100 primary school teachers from Galway, Kerry, Waterford, and Dublin took to the beaches joining the wave of formal educators around the country keen to introduce marine themes onto the Irish primary school curriculum.

Call to revisit tax relief on pensions in Ireland

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

A report recently published by NUI Galway and launched by Deputy Kate O’Connell, Fine Gael TD, concludes that the Irish Pension System is not fit for purpose, calls for revisiting the tax relief provisions on pensions, and suggests policymakers need to begin to listen to what citizens want with respect to pensions.

The study was undertaken against the backdrop of population ageing, which has been identified as a major societal challenge for all Western nations, and a key challenge for the Irish government is in relation to the sustainability of current levels of pension provision. It reflects the voices of the people who are directly affected by these reforms which has been largely absent from the discussions and debates in the pensions reform process.

Home support waiting list in Galway climbs towards three hundred

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Close to 300 people in Galway are waiting for funding for a home support service, with the figure for the Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon region being close to 800.

Hoare calls for ‘urgent works’ to city roundabouts

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

“Urgent works” must be carried out on the city roundabouts, many of which have been neglected and are now overgrown with grass, according to Fine Gael city councillor, Eddie Hoare.

The perpetual pursuit of soundness

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

They always say that the coolest person in the hospital is the ultrasound guy. And on the days that he’s not around, the next best is the hip replacement guy.

Ó Cuív slams delay in providing full orthopaedic services in Merlin Park

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, Éamon Ó Cuív, has slammed the HSE and the Minister for Health for the inordinate delay in providing full orthopaedic services in Merlin Park, Co. Galway where two operating theatres have been out of action.

Connacht Rugby has a chance to win silverware this year

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

Connacht Rugby has been given a reasonable chance of seizing silverware in the Pro14 next season after bookmakers released odds for the 2019/20 campaign. Defending champions Leinster are understandably the favourites to win the trophy, but only four teams have shorter odds than Andy Friend’s men. Munster, Glasgow and Ulster are all tipped to challenge for glory, but Connacht are next in line at 20/1 along with Scarlets and Ospreys.

It follows a successful that saw Friend’s side finish third in Conference A and surge into the quarter-finals, where they suffered a narrow defeat to Ulster. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt responded by calling up Bundee Aki, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, Finlay Bealhamn and Ultan for his pre-season training squad. It was a reward for they're fine form over the campaign, while Quinn Roux could yet force his way into contention after missing out through illness. The upshot of the strong campaign is that Connacht is back at Europe’s top table after a two-year absence, having qualified once more for the Champions Cup.

Kyne calls for An Post site to become dedicated city gallery

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Minister Sean Kyne has added his voice to calls that a city centre site, currently being used to display the flagship Galway International Arts Festival exhibition, In The Flesh, become a dedicated art gallery for the city.

Hanley condemns unpaid dereliction fees 'a disgrace'

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

A total of €112,500 in unpaid dereliction site levies on the former Corrib Great Southern hotel remain unpaid from the last invoice issued in March for the site, a situation one city councillor called "a disgrace".

'I have been really open because I don’t want to have secrets anymore'

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

‘A hopeful tale of heroin, hooking and happiness’ is the arresting strap-line that goes with Runaway Princess, Mary Goggin’s candid, and multiple award-winning, show about her early years as a drug addict and prostitute and how she overcame them to become a successful actress.

Grealish condemns ‘unacceptable’ rise in number of people waiting for orthopaedic surgery

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

It is “unacceptable” that almost 7,000 people are currently waiting for inpatient or outpatient treatment in Galway, and that the numbers waiting for orthopaedic surgery has shot up by one third - despite dropping in the rest of the State.

Ó Cuív demands cuts to rural schools be reversed

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

Changes introduced in the pupil-teacher-ratio for two, three and four teacher schools must be reversed as they have resulted in many rural schools losing a teacher.

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