Further appeals to conserve water as hosepipe ban is lifted in the west

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Irish Water has appealed to people to continue to conserve water following a decision to lift a Water Conservation Order covering the north and west, one of several placed on the country earlier this year in response to drought conditions.

The order covering counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Donegal, Longford, Cavan, and Monaghan expires tomorrow (Friday) and will not be renewed.

Sláintecare is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for ailing health service to heal itself

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Last month, the Minister for Health announced a programme of action to implement the report of the Special Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare, on which I served as the only member from Connacht.

Headford celebrates the humble apple

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Headford has been working hard to put itself on the map in the last couple of years and it has certainly succeeded — As a pilot town for Galway 2020 it proved that small towns can have very big ideas. Since then, the number of active community groups in the town has grown significantly and cooperation and collaboration among the groups has benefitted the town as a whole and all helped to make Headford one of the most vibrant towns in the county.

Cannon and Rabbitte to make joint submission to rail review

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Minister Ciaran Cannon and Deputy Anne Rabbitte have this week confirmed that they are preparing to make a joint submission to a review of Phase 2 of the Western Rail Corridor.

Children’s allowance must not be used to pay for creches says Green Party candidate

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

A new report from the National Recruitment Federation, arguing for the State to use the children’s allowance to provide additional creches, has been condemned by Galway Green candidate Pauline O’Reilly.

Public meeting on separating church and State

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

A public meeting over the appropriateness of the Roman Catholic Church’s continuing involvement in the running of schools and hospitals in the State, takes place in Galway this evening.

The meeting, entitled ‘Separate Church & State’, will be held in Áras na nGael, Dominick Street, at 7.30pm. The speakers are Jamie Canavan of Galway Pro-Choice and an Irish Research Council PhD candidate researching child welfare history in Ireland; and Kieran Allen, senior sociology lecturer at UCD and author of 1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition.

Leading colorectal surgeon to deliver Freyer Memorial Lecture

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

NUI Galway will host the 43rd Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium, the largest Surgical Conference in Ireland, from 7-8 September. The Symposium, named in memory of the Galway-born surgeon, Sir Peter Freyer, who performed the first successful surgical operation to remove an enlarged prostate in 1900, comprises of multiple research and education sessions across the various surgical subspecialties, two keynote addresses and a discussion forum around the future of Surgical Care in Ireland.

Cuddy demands replacement, not repairs, for Tuam Road pipe network

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Leaks and outages from water pipes on the Tuam Road have been increasing with such frequency that a local councillor has written to Irish Water calling for the pipes to be replaced.

Independent councillor for Athenry-Oranmore, Jim Cuddy, has written to Irish Water, asking for the lines be completely replaced. While significant financial outlay for pipe replacement is available, Cllr Cuddy said replacement, rather than repairs, “makes more economic sense”, as it will “improve the network significantly” and reduce operating costs in the long term.

Public talk on women pioneers in astronomy

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Name the principal figures in astronomy, and Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Galileo, Giovanni Cassini, and Edmond Halley will be mentioned, but such a list omits the women who have made an enormous contribution to the field.

NUI Galway scientists identify strategies to develop better beet

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Plant biotechnologists from the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway have identified genetic breeding strategies to develop bigger and better sugar beet. Sustainable intensification of agriculture to meet rapidly growing global demand for food and non-food products produced by crops will require higher yielding crop varieties that can produce more food using less resources and land area. For crops such as sugar beet, this means the development of varieties that produce more per hectare, while reducing inputs. The findings from their research has been published in the international journal, BMC Plant Biology.

Ecumenical End of Life memorial service to be held next month

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Galway University Hospital’s End of Life Care Committee is holding its ninth annual Ecumenical Memorial Service on Thursday, September 13 at 7.00 pm in the staff canteen, Nurses Home, University Hospital Galway.

Cannon welcomes highest level of employment ever

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Minister for the Diaspora and International Development Ciaran Cannon has welcomed data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing Ireland at its highest ever level of employment.

Galway student unions condemn 'extortionate' rent prices

Tue, Aug 28, 2018

Galway students would be "better off taking out a mortgage instead of renting in the current climate", with student rents in some areas of the city reaching up to €1,250 a month.

Athenry meeting hears of 'overwhelming support' for greenway

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

It is "delusional" to believe the rail line from Athenry to Sligo will ever return according to Tuam area councillor Peter Roche, who made the statement after a public meeting took place in Athenry on Tuesday night to discuss proposals for a greenway.

No properties to rent in Galway for those on HAP or rent supplement schemes, Simon report finds

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Relying on the private rental sector is "not appropriate" for delivering social housing, or tackling Galway's accommodation crisis, especially as there are no properties available to rent for people on Housing Assistance Payment or on rent supplement.

Students’ Union invite applications for its annual charity fund

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

NUI Galway Students’ Union is seeking applications from charities wishing to be considered as beneficiaries for its annual fundraising campaign for 2018/19.

Greens call on council to phase out use of glyphosate based herbicides

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The Green Party is calling on the Galway City Council to follow the lead of Dublin City Council, which has recently announced a trial of alternatives to glyphosates, a herbicide over which there are health and environmental concerns.

'When I talk to Catholics on the street, I find we have a lot of common ground'

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The papal visit this weekend will see plenty of celebratory flags and bunting on show but the Ireland of today is very different to the one which greeted John Paul II in 1979. One small, yet vivid, symbol of our changed country is the advocacy group Atheist Ireland, founded in 2008, and which has some 500 subscribers, as well as 13,000 likes on its Facebook page.

Win, lose or draw, it's a victory for all

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The impact of sport will always be greater on a society in which it is valued, and here in Ireland Gaelic football and hurling are as intrinsic to our culture as cricket is in India, baseball in Japan, American football in the USA, or rugby in New Zealand.

Step back in time at Clarinbridge market day

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The picturesque village of Clarinbridge will take its annual step back in time on Saturday September 1, when it once again holds its hugely popular market day. This year's event is expected to be bigger and better than ever before.

This is a day when the local community displays local culture and fare for all to see and enjoy. The market day kicks off on the village green at 12 noon on the day and continues through the afternoon until 6pm. Throughout the day, costumes, practises, and wares from days gone by will be on display. There will be in excess of 50 stalls on and around the village green, displaying a mixture of home produce and beautiful hand crafted goods. In addition to the many and varied stalls, there will be, throughout the course of the day, demonstrations of traditional farm practises, including threshing, churning, spinning, traditional hand crocheting, traditional open-fire baking, and much more.

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