Taoiseach confirms funding for Grove site in Tuam

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Seán Canney TD met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Tuam last Friday evening, when Mr Varadkar confirmed that funding was available in the HSE capital budget to proceed with the refurbishment of the Old Grove site.

Home Instead Galway hosts free dementia workshops in the community

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Home Instead Senior Care Galway and local libraries are hosting a series of free Dementia Workshops this September, which is World Alzheimer’s Month.

About 55,000 people in Ireland are currently living with some form of dementia, and that figure is expected to increase dramatically in the years ahead. The workshops, which take place in Galway City, Tuam, Athenry, Loughrea, and Ballybane, aim to educate local families about the disease and share Home Instead’s expertise in dementia care.

Greens to hold Drastic Plastic event this evening

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD will be among the speakers at an information evening about plastic waste, which takes place in the Galway City Museum's Kitchen Café this evening at 6pm.

Renmore Brownies inviting new members

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Brownies group in Renmore is returning after the summer break and reopening its doors to new members to enrol on Wednesday September 19 from 6:45pm.

NUI Galway launches Marine Science and Biology Programme for visiting international students

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

NUI Galway’s International Affairs Office and College of Science have just announced a tailor-made programme in Marine Science and Biology for international students coming to Galway for a semester or year for a study abroad experience.

Brexit masterclass from Tony Connelly in Loughrea next week

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Lough Rea Hotel and Spa will host a Brexit Masterclass Breakfast with RTÉ’s Europe Editor, Tony Connelly on Wednesday 26 September at 7:30am. The broadcaster and historian, John Bowman, will moderate the event.

City conference to hear about how NOT to do public policy

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

NUI Galway’s Whitaker Institute will today (Thursday) host a conference on ‘How (Not) To Do Public Policy’, and launch a report which examines the failure of water charges and the success of the Local Property Tax in Ireland.

The conference will gather senior policymakers, public servants, academics, and other experts to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the policy-making process in Ireland with a view to suggesting how the quality of policy-making might be improved, including how policies are conceived, designed, implemented, communicated, and reviewed.

Grealish demands review of Fair Deal scheme to free up houses for renting

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

More than 500 homes across County Galway are left idle while their occupants are in nursing homes, but a Galway TD is calling for the rules to be changed so such houses can be rented to families caught in the accommodation crisis.

Ó Cuív accuses Michael Ring of ‘failure’ to spend funding ‘vital to the development of rural Ireland’

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The “failure” of the Department of Rural Development to spend funding that is “vital to the development of rural Ireland” is “inexcusable”, according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív.

Kyne announces new angling bye-laws for Galway and Mayo

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Minister Sean Kyne, who has responsibility for the inland fisheries sector, has signed off three new angling bye-laws which affect the Corrib catchment in Counties Galway and Mayo.

Greenways will not shut the door on our rail history

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Every generation is afraid to lose what was gained before. And so it is with the trains. There is a great sentimentality about the fear of losing the rail services. When one thinks of what was lost when the Galway to Clifden service was discontinued, you have to cringe. Imagine the cultural and economic possibilities of that service were it there today. Imagine that train puffing its way through the valleys, past the lakes, over the rivers and arriving in that town in the foothills of Connemara.

Fantasy Football round five preview

Wed, Sep 12, 2018

It is back to porridge for Fantasy managers this weekend after a week of internationals and the new UEFA Nations League.

Construction of Bonham Quay to begin in February

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

More than 500 construction jobs will be created in the city centre next spring when work begins on the €100m Bonham Quay project. An Bord Pleanála this week approved plans by local developer Gerry Barrett to proceed with the substantial office development overlooking Galway docks.

Grealish calls Defence Forces treatment during Pope’s visit 'despicable'

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The treatment of thousands of members of the Defence Forces deployed on duties surrounding Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland has been condemned as "despicable" by a Galway TD.

An autumn of political challenges and discontent awaits

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The sight of the politicians gathering for their annual ‘think-ins’ is one of the signs the summer is over. As with the country as a whole, the Government has had a generally good summer with a post-referendum boost and generally strong economic performance to buoy it. However, the autumn will bring its challenges and it may not all be plain sailing.

'A symptom is your friend'

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Combining the qualifications and skill-sets of both GP and herbalist, and with a passion for knowledge and healing, Dr Dilis Clare, owner of Dr Clare Apothecary on Sea Road, is a woman of enviable energy, commitment, and wisdom.

Clubs and schools encouraged to apply for Sports Capital Programme 2018

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

€40 million in funding is being made available by the Government under a new round of the Sports Capital Programme 2018, and sports clubs, schools, and communities in Galway are being urged to apply.

Presidential candidates to address City Hall today

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Ten of the 11 candidates seeking a nomination to stand for the presidential election, will be in Galway tomorrow to address a special meeting of the Galway City Council, which takes place in City Hall at 2pm.

Let Bonham Quay kickstart real solutions to city traffic

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The announcement this week of planning approval for the state of the art Bonham Quay project is a welcome one in that it will rid the city of the wasteland that lies just a hundred metres from its heart. The removal of the oil tanks a decade ago on that docks site was welcome too, but what it left behind was a barren site that was just calling out to be developed.

Given the financial devastation of the intervening decade, not many foresaw that the site would be developed in this generation. Most of us feared that it would be left as a sad reminder of what could have been, such as the Crown site is at Mervue.

Boost for Loughrea as Tanaiste opens €10m Spot On facility

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Loughrea’s economic future will be boosted this morning (Thursday) when Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, will officially open a new €10 million manufacturing facility at Chanelle Group in Loughrea.

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