Craughwell NS extension plan moves ahead

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway East TD Seán Canney has welcomed news that an application for planning permission has been lodged with Galway County Council for an eight-classroom extension to Craughwell National School.

Soeaking yesterday, he said that he has received notification from the project’s senior architect that planning documents will be lodged this week.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinic now open in Galway

Thu, May 03, 2018

A state of the art Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Clinic has opened on Merchant Road in the city offering therapeutic and healing treatment to the people of Galway and beyond.

Ó Tuathail accuses city council of having ‘worst record for social housing’

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway City Council has been accused of having “the worst record for social housing nationwide” having built “no social housing at all” and having acquired “the lowest number of units” in the State.

Cannon welcomes funding for radon testing in east Galway

Thu, May 03, 2018

Approximately 1,400 homes in the West and Mid-West of the country will be tested for radon levels with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment providing €70,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for high risk areas in East Galway and Roscommon.

The EPA will undertake the comprehensive Radon Testing and Remediation Survey, including behavioural factors, which will help inform the design of a new financial incentive scheme, which may be provided for in future legislation.The Radon Testing and Remediation Survey will assess the degree of uptake of radon testing and remediation in homes in high radon areas and adjacent lower risk areas.

Connolly welcomes return of bus service for St Francis Primary Care Unit after one-month cessation

Thu, May 03, 2018

After an absence of almost one month, a bus service to cater for the day centre at St Francis Primary Care Unit in Newcastle, has been reinstated, a move which has been welcomed by Independent TD Catherine Connolly.

The bus service ceased on April 4 as it appeared the bus was “unfit for purpose”. More than 60 people, with an average age of 80 years, attend this centre on a weekly basis, the majority of whom are reliant on the bus service. According to Dep Connolly, the withdrawal of the service “added to the stress of the service users and their families”. She also understands that instructions were given to users and their families to “use private cars”, a move, she said, which would only “add to the traffic congestion on the city’s roads”.

Planning and procurement process is too slow

Thu, May 03, 2018

At the third special meeting held in April we discussed two of the Quarterly reports for the period ending March 30 2018. I have said before that one of the more frustrating things for me is the problem of getting bogged down on unproductive matters such as minutes or enduring spells of pointless bickering which, in the long run only serves to prohibit us from dealing with unproductive matters.

People with disabilities in Galway to benefit from investment in respite services

Thu, May 03, 2018

People with disabilities in Galway are to benefit from new Government investment in respite services, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Aisteoirí óga ag ceiliúradh

Thu, May 03, 2018

Tá daltaí Ghaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh i gcathair na Gaillimhe agus daltaí Scoil Náisiúnta Cholmcille ar an Tulach i gConamara ag ceiliúradh i ndiaidh dóibh gradaim náisiúnta a bhaint amach ag an bhFéile Náisiúnta Scoildrámaíochta. Bronnadh an gradam scothléiriú na Féile ar Ghaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh agus an gradam don Bhunscoil Ghaeltachta is fearr ar scoil Náisiúnta Cholmcille.

Léacht Uí Ghadhra

Thu, May 03, 2018

Is ar an gCéadaoin seo chugainn, 9 Bealtaine, a reáchtálfar Léacht Uí Ghadhra 2018, léacht a bheidh ar siúl i Halla na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath. Seo léacht bhliantúil Chonradh na Gaeilge, ócáid atá ainmnithe i gcuimhne ar Nollaig Ó Gadhra, iarUachtarán de chuid an Chonartha.

Ceiliúradh ar Raifteirí

Thu, May 03, 2018

Tabharfar ardán faoi leith don óige ag Féile Raifteirí na bliana seo le hOíche na nÓg a bheidh ar siúl ar an Déardaoin 17 Bealtaine sa Phlaza, Cill Tullach, ar an M6. Mar chuid den chlár imeachtaí cuirfear fáilte roimh Oisín Mac, fear óg as Cill Mhantáin atá ag baint cáil amach do féin mar rapaire Gaelach agus fear a raibh aitheanta freisin ag Gradaim Ceoil Nós. Beidh an ócáid seo ar siúl ó 7.30 – 9.00in agus bronnfar duaiseanna Chomórtas Raifteirí ag an ócáid chéanna.

Should the Labour Party be disbanded?

Thu, May 03, 2018

In recent polls, the Labour Party has been bumping along at five or six per cent, slightly down from its catastrophic performance in the 2016 General Election, when the party achieved just 6.6 per cent, and held only seven of the 37 seats it had won in 2011.

'I am voting Yes as I believe we should trust women to make the decisions'

Thu, May 03, 2018

"As parents, we love our children, and we care deeply about them and their well-being. We make all of our major life decisions with them in mind. We believe in the right of every child to be born into a family where they are wanted and loved. This means that, sometimes, the best decision we can make is to not continue with a pregnancy.

'Our biggest task at the moment is the environment and technology can help us'

Thu, May 03, 2018

He has been Galway Science Person of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, a recipient of Galway Mayoral Community and Social Award and both the Technology in Schools Award and Technology in the Community Award.

Dreamers and space voyagers as Galway Theatre Festival turns ten

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway’s vibrant theatre festival returns for its 10th year this week, showcasing more of the unique and exciting talent from the West’s performance scene.

Technology centre and computer museum team up to inspire Galway students to build the future

Thu, May 03, 2018

Galway Technology Centre (GTC) and the Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland (CCMI) launched a new partnership, and a Made In Ireland exhibition, at the technology centre in Mervue on Friday. The exhibition is accompanied by the CCMI’s interactive, pop-up, retro gaming collection.

Register to vote ahead of Eighth Amendment referendum

Thu, May 03, 2018

Following reports that up to 150,000 young people are not registered to vote in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment, Galway city councillor Niall McNelis, has urged young people to get on the Register.

“The upcoming referendum is a once in a generation opportunity to take our this complex medical issue out of our constitution,” said Cllr McNelis, who is also the Labour Party director of elections. “It is vital young people, who may have turned 18 since the General Election, have their say on this issue.

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Thu, May 03, 2018

Bacik to launch Labour Yes campaign in Galway
Senator Ivana Bacik will launch the Galway West Labour Party Yes Campaign to repeal the Eighth, this Friday, at 12noon in the Kasbah Wine Bar on Quay Street. A canvass will take place afterwards on Shop Street.

Gregory grandson reads ‘An Irish Airman’ at RAF centenary celebration

Thu, May 03, 2018

A great grandson of Galway's World War I fighter ace Major Robert Gregory, Robin Murray Brown, read WB Yeats' famous poem An Irish Airman Foresees His Death in Belfast last Sunday. St Anne's Cathedral was filled to capacity for a service to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which succeeded the Royal Flying Corps in which Major Gregory flew. Major Gregory joined the war effort in 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. He was also awarded the Legion d’Honneur — France’s highest honour.

Rents will ‘continue to spiral’ without new affordable housing scheme, warns McDonnell

Thu, May 03, 2018

Commitments by the Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to bring forward an affordable housing scheme are welcome, but to have any real effect, the scheme must come into operation “as soon as possible”.

Learn more about Alzheimer’s disease at coffee morning

Thu, May 03, 2018

A coffee morning will take place tomorrow (Friday) from 10.30am to 1pm at the Connemara Lake Hotel, Oughterard.

The event will raise funds for a conference on dementia which will be held at the Glenlo Abbey on Monday May 28.

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