Rabbitte says FG responsible as Galway bears brunt of post office closures

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East Anne Rabbitte says Fine Gael has a lot to answer for when it comes to the closure of 18 rural post offices in the county.

Tuam and adoption scandals may involve enforced disappearances

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

On UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the State to ensure that family members of children who were forcibly disappeared, either through forced adoption or unidentified burials while in institutional care, are given information about the children’s fate and whereabouts.

Galway worst affected as Carthy hits out at rural post office closures

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has described An Post plans to close 159 post office branches across rural Ireland as an absolute scandal that must be resisted.

Local group hit out at Roche’s comments on Athenry to Sligo rail line

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Local organisation Future Athenry Looking Group (FLAG) has hit back at comments made by councillor Pete Roche about the disused Athenry to Sligo rail line.

Boil notices stay in place for two county water schemes

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Irish Water, working in partnership with Galway County Council, have reminded customers supplied by the Kilconnell Public Water Supply and the Ballyboggan Group Water Scheme, that the Boil Water Notice issued on the scheme on June 18 due to elevated levels of turbidity in the raw water remains in place.

Irish Water has instructed a hydrogeologist to carry out trials at an alternative borehole supply to determine if it is suitable to supply the scheme. If this is successful then this would be used as a temporary solution. A longer term, permanent ground water solution is also being investigated by the hydrogeologist. The boil water notice will remain in place while the short term solution is being trialed. Irish Water will continue to liaise with the HSE on the matter.

Sunny spells and scattered showers — TG4 unveils latest team of weather presenters

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

TG4’s callout for new weather presenters earlier this year attracted interest from all over the country and highlighted the breadth of talented Irish language speakers from all areas.

Chief technology officer at Hitachi appointed honorary professor at NUI Galway

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Bill Schmarzo, Chief Technology Officer, Internet of Things and Analytics at Hitachi Vantara, has been appointed Honorary Professor at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway.

More action needed on impending fodder crisis, MEP warns

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

The Government is not doing enough to address the impending fodder crisis, MEP Matt Carthy has warned.

The Sinn Féin MEP has criticised the Government’s response to the deepening fodder crises as inadequate.

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.

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