Rates likely to remain the same as council announces draft budget 2018

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

It is expected that commercial rates and local property tax will remain the same as last year after the Galway City Council published its draft budget for 2018.

A journey in Syria, among its resilient people

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The Prophet Mohammad, when asked why he had never visited Damascus, replied that you "only enter paradise once". Thus advised, I joined a group of international peace activists on a tour of Syria.

Turning adversity into advantage: why 2018 is going to be the West of Ireland’s big year

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The West of Ireland is offering more and more families an escape from the pressures of Dublin with a lifestyle and career to match, according to the organisers of a major conference showcasing entrepreneurialism in the region.

Where is Europe going (and why you should be concerned)

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Insider has been closely following the Tweets of former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, especially since the onset of the Catalonian crisis, often replying to and commenting on his pronouncements. So is Insider ‘Trolling’ the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe?

'My writing background is not Joyce or Yeats but the Americans'

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The Ghosts Of Galway, Ken Bruen’s 13th Jack Taylor novel, has just been published and to mark its arrival Bruen met me in the Hotel Meyrick last Monday to range widely over his eventful life and acclaimed work.

Help brave Jonah at Christmas party and family fun day

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

On Sunday November 26, a very special Christmas Party and Family Fun Day will take place at the Clayton Hotel Galway, to raise funds and support the ongoing medical care of one truly amazing little hero, Jonah Murphy. Speaking at the launch of “Jingle Bells for Jonah” this week, event organiser and family friend Leona Donlon told the incredible story of little Jonah’s journey so far.

Free embroidery at Outback Jacks

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Outback Jacks’ new embroidery service for corporate clients and organisations has a great November offer of free embroidery on Helly Hansen jackets.

Kyne welcomes Inland Fisheries Ireland board decision on Galway Weir

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne TD has welcomed the decision of the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to immediately re-open the Galway Weir for bookings.

Galway students win national awards at SciFest 2017

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

On Friday November 10 Shannon McHugh and Ciara Keaveney, third-year students from Glenamaddy, and Thomas Hayes, a sixth-year student from Yeats ColLege, competed among the top young scientific minds at SciFest 2017 and were awarded an Excellance in STEM award, for their projects examing the benefits of ash as a fertiliser for plant growth, and to heart valve prototypes to treat heart valve disease. SciFest, now in its 10th year, is funded primarily by Science Foundation Ireland, Intel Ireland and Boston Scientific.

Hail, the King — Science and Technology Festival brings Richard III saga to Galway

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The ‘Richard III Discovered’ Exhibition arrives from University of Leicester and will be hosted by NUI Galway as part of the 20th Galway Science and Technology Festival in collaboration with British Council Ireland. The discovery of King Richard III’s skeleton has been the scientific detective story of the decade. Special guest of the Galway Science and Technology Festival Dr Turi King, Professor at University of Leicester, a passionate communicator of science will recount the story of a most ambitious Greyfriars project which led to the discovery of the remains of King Richard III in 2012. The Galway Science and Technology Festival is part of the SFI National Science Week.

The exhibit led by colleagues Dr Turi King and Mathew Morris from University of Leicester shows how science and technology was used to discover a body during an archaeological dig under a council car park in Leicester which led to the identification through DNA of King Richard III’s skeleton.

Message from the Mayor

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The November meeting of Galway City council was held last Monday and once again we did not get through the agenda. As a result I proposed a motion that we meet again next Monday at 11am for a special sitting of council and continue on until we clear the agenda. This was passed with a narrow margin.

Galwayman who brought shotgun to daughter’s bedroom when he abused her is jailed for ten years

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

A Galwayman who brought a shotgun to his nine year old daughter’s bedroom when he sexually abused her has been given a eleven and a half year sentence.

Law Reform Commission to hold meeting at NUI Galway

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The Law Reform Commission is hosting a consultative meeting in the Aula Maxima at NUI Galway on Wednesday November 22 at 5pm. The Commission would like to hear from local stakeholders, legal professionals, and members of the public about areas of law that may be in need of reform.

Learn about rheumatoid arthritis and joint replacement at Galway Clinic patient education evening

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Would you like to learn more about rheumatoid arthritis and joint replacement? If so, you may be interested in attending a free patient education evening being held at the Galway Clinic.

NUI Galway to develop novel imaging platform for regenerative medicine

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The European Commission has awarded a €6 million project grant to a consortium led by Professor Martin Leahy of the Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging (TOMI) group at NUI Galway to develop a novel imaging platform for regenerative medicine. This new project, ‘STARSTEM’ will allow researchers and eventually, hospital doctors, to detect and measure the healing effects of novel stem cell therapies, even where they occur under the skin.

Regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies provide unique opportunities for treating a wide range of human diseases. While clinical trials have shown very promising results, scientists do not yet fully understand how stem cells trigger healing, or indeed where the cells go after they are administered to the patient. This uncertainty makes it difficult for regulators to approve new stem cell therapies, and for doctors to prescribe them.

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Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Ultimate Agri Christmas Party hosted by West Women in Farming

A spaceman came travelling — Chris Hadfield’s doing his bit for the Wild Atlantic Way

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

The world’s most famous modern day astronaut Chris Hadfield jetted into Shannon Airport last week and stated it was good to be back on Ireland’s west coast.

Ten men and 30 hours and Eyre Square’s Big Wheel is back

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

In just its second appearance, the Ferris wheel in Eyre Square has become a seasonal part of the Galway city skyline, standing at 32 metres high.

The Big Wheel runs from mid-November right up to December 22, and will carry thousands of visitors over the next four weeks.

Search continues for man who went missing in the river

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

A wide ranging search for a man who went missing in the River Corrib was due to resume in the city this morning. The search, which is now entering its third day, follows reports of a man in the river on Monday morning.

Let light guide us through the winter

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

There is a strong sense of impending Christmas about Galway this week. Tomorrow, the city lights will be switched on, in a progressive way by a city-hopping Santa who will by the end of his journey have brought the power of illumination to us all. The crews have been working on this and on the Christmas Market stalls and huts for the past seven days. The clang clang of their hammers and drills; the constant beeping of the reversing vehicles; the rattling of the dividing fences that will provide safety, the chatter of men dangling by ropes from the steel structure that forms the big Ferris wheel, almost 100 feet above the ground.

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