NUIG's Lit and Deb to debate abortion and the Eighth

Wed, Mar 07, 2018

NUI Galway's Literary and Debating Society will tackle the issue of abortion and the Eighth Amendment when it debates the motion "This house would legalise abortion on request in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy."

Is Noel Grealish in danger of losing his seat?

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Come the next General Election, could Noel Grealish be in danger of losing his seat? The answer is yes, but ONLY if Fianna Fáil gets its act together and learns a valuable lesson from the 'auld enemy' - Fine Gael.

'Pálás is a cathedral of cinema'

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

At long last it is open! More than a decade after it was first mooted, Galway’s arthouse cinema, Pálás, opened its doors to the public last week and early responses have been very favourable.

Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth calls for ‘Votes for Repeal march'

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment has called a ‘Votes for Repeal march' to be held in the city on International Women's Day - Thursday March 8.

Galway schools sign up to 'Fly Kites Not Drones' educational initiative

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Scoil Bhriocáin in Ros Muc, Connemara, and has St Colmcille’s Girls National School in Swords, Dublin, have become the first two schools in the State to sign up to the Fly Kites Not Drones peace project for children.

Health forum hears concerns that Prime Time consultant not confronted

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Management at University Hospital declined to say this week if the unidentified hospital consultant - referred to in a Prime Time telelevision programme which highlighted that the person was working far fewer hours than contracted for in the public system - had been held accountable.

Ann Cosgrove, the chief operating officer at the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the region’s public hospitals - told a meeting of the HSE West’s regional health forum this week that she was not commenting on an individual case.

West feels left out being an onlooker on national weather drama

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Like fading divas on an operatic stage, it has been a strange, although welcome, feeling this week not be the default centre of attention when it comes to adverse weather in this country. For the best part of two decades now, the west has been the owner of the weather monopoly.

If a rogue tide or a heavy gust of wind was spotted on the map at all, we were sure it was coming our way.

A Galway family history with global echoes

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

A FASCINATING documentary by Billy Murray premieres next week in Monivea and Nun’s Island Theatre. A Curious Burial Arrangement tells the story of cousins Rosamond and Kathleen Ffrench, last scions of the dynasty of Monivea Castle, interwoven with that of Billy’s mother Mary, who was a history teacher in Galway.

Still time to transform your community for 2020

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Do you have a great cultural idea that could transform your community? Take that idea to Galway 2020 and they just might help you make that idea a reality. The open call for Small Towns Big Ideas closes on March 20, so there’ is still time to apply.

As a part of Small Towns Big Ideas, Galway 2020 is inviting submissions from communities throughout the city and county, to share their ideas for a cultural project that has the potential to transform their community. It’s a great opportunity to be creative, to think big, and to think outside the box.

University campus to become testbed for driverless cars

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The campus at NUI Galway is to become the testbed for driverless cars, it was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday) when researchers from the Lero SFI Research Centre at the university signed an autonomous vehicles R&D partnership with Valeo, the major automotive supplier headquartered in Paris.

AltoCloud acquired by Genesys

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

In celebratory mood at the Portershed - Barry O’Sullivan from Altocloud with Mary Rodgers, The Portershed, and David Stafford, Altocloud, pictured at the celebrations in the Portershed to mark the acquisition by Genesys of Altocloud. By adding the Altocloud solution to its portfolio, Genesys strengthens its capability in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help organisations deliver a highly responsive, predictive, and fully-contextual experience throughout all stages of the customer journeyfrom marketing to sales to service. Altocloud is headquartered in Galway, Ireland, with a small US presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo: Andrew Downes, XPOSURE .

Galway hotels and guesthouses report good start to 2018

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Galway and across the country are reporting a good start to the year, according to an industry survey undertaken by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) in advance of its 80th Annual Conference in Cavan.

The Stunning to play festival Big Top this summer

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Stunning will be ‘brewing up a storm’ at the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, when the much loved and legendary band play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top.

Ten million euro primary care centre to be located in Shantalla

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

A €10 million primary care facility is to be located on the site of the Shantalla Health Centre.

The HSE West is awaiting capital funding to carry out a pre-planning survey for the development.

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Thu, Mar 01, 2018

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A fundraising table quiz for Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe - Corribside Hillwalking Club will take place at Crowe’s Bar, Bohermore, Galway, on Thursday March 8 at 8pm.

A fundraising table quiz for Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe - Corribside Hillwalking Club will take place at Crowe’s Bar, Bohermore, Galway, on Thursday March 8 at 8pm.

Scientists battle it out for FAMELAB success tonight

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Local scientists and science enthusiasts will battle it out this evening (Thursday) for a place in the national final of FAMELAB, the largest science communication competition in the world. The regional heat will take place at 7pm tonight at An Taibhdhearc in Galway and the event is free to attend.

No White House visit for Galway’s hurlers

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

It was confirmed at the county council meeting on Monday that there will be no trip for Galway’s All-Ireland winning hurlers to the White House for St Patrick’s Day.

King’s Head Bistro to host Special International Women’s Day Lunch for Africa

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Paul and Mary Grealish and the staff of The Kings Head Bistro at 15 High Street, Galway are inviting people to join them on Thursday next March 8 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm for a special lunch to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Cloosh Valley fire inspires Merlin College students in Junk Kouture competition

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Transition year students from Merlin College have made it through to the regional finals of the prestigious Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition, with its entry ‘Wildfire’, inspired by the fires in the Cloosh Valley, Connemara.

Child and adolescent mental health teams in the West operating at only 53% of necessary staff levels

Mon, Feb 26, 2018

Child and adolescent mental health teams in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon are operating with only 53 per cent of necessary staff levels, a situation a Galway city councillor has called “a disgrace”.

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