Remembering Connemara journalist Nollaig Ó Gadhra
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
A collection of essays celebrating the life and work of Nollaig Ó Gadhra, journalist, lecturer, historian and activist, will be launched tomorrow Friday September 29 in the Connemara Coast Hotel in Furbo by Junior Minister Seán Kyne TD.
Read more ...International cancer trial seeking cure for leukaemia opens in University Hospital Galway
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
To coincide with Cancer Week (September 25 to October 1), Cancer Trials Ireland has announced the opening of the Irish arm of an international cancer trial at University Hospital Galway investigating promising cures for leukaemia
Read more ...Gerry McInerney to part with iconic moustache for Tony Keady fund
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
Former All Ireland winner and Galway legend, Gerry McInerney, is set to shave off his moustache for the first time in his adult life in order to raise funds for the memorial family fund of his friend and teammate, Tony Keady.
Read more ...Access to Alliance Medicals MRI and CT scan appointments to be fast-tracked
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
Securing appointments for MRI and CT scans at Alliance Medical in Galway is set to be fast-tracked thanks to the introduction of a new electronic referral facility.
Read more ...Man arrested in Ballinasloe following Roscommon assault
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
Gardaí investigating a serious assault which occurred in Roscommon a month ago arrested a man in Ballinasloe on Tuesday.
The man, believed to be in his forties, was one of two men arrested this week as part of the investigation into the incident. A second man, also in his forties, was arrested in Athlone yesterday morning.
Read more ...Fifty years of friendship
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers started building its foundations about 50 years ago when Colm O’Donnellan and Tony Joyce became friends. Little did they know that one day they would be celebrating 35 years in business. Celebrating the big 3-5 this September means this has been a landmark year for the business duo. O’Donnellan and Joyce became friends at a very young age.
Read more ...A snake across the greenness
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
The family of hares sit on the hillock and observed it all, monarchs of a sea of emerald. Away to the right across the large expanse of green, of trees and fields and the occasion red-roofed barn, sat Athenry. To the left, in the distance, a swathe of east Galway leading away in the mist to where lies Tuam.
Read more ...Cancelled Merlin Park operations to be carried out at UHG
Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Arrangements are being made for operations, cancelled as a result of a roof leak at Merlin Park Hospital, to instead be carried out in theatres at University Hospital Galway as an interim measure.
Read more ...Call for probe after Merlin leak causes cancellation of eight hundred procedures
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
A call has been made for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the closure this week of operating theatres in Merlin Park Hospital after the discovery of major leaks in the roof structure.
Read more ...Grealish demands change to planning laws as Apple ‘reconsiders’ Athenry move
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The State’s planning laws, particularly the ability of people, with no established links to an area, being able to make planning objections which impede development, must be changed, especially after reports have emerged that Apple is reconsidering its €850 million data centre in Athenry.
Read more ...St Anne’s at Lenaboy Castle had none of the characteristics of an institution, says former clinical director
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
Clinical Director in Child Psychiatry 1975-2002
It is good to read that the Sisters of Mercy have agreed to transfer St Anne’s Children Home, Lenaboy, Taylor’s Hill to Galway City Council which intends to develop it is a Creative and Young Popele’s Creative and Cultural Hub. This is a very welcome and to an extent represents a continuation of some of its function in its last role with the Western Health Board.
Should Aung San Suu Kyi be stripped of the Freedom of Galway?
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The world has watched in shock, horror, and dismay, as in less than a month, more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rahkine State in Myanmar, in what the United Nations has branded a military operation of ethnic cleansing.
Read more ...'Compassion doesn’t have dogma. It reacts to each individual situation'
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The autumn is well and truly upon us. Not only are the shadows getting longer as the evenings fall that bit earlier each day, but the cold is seeping into the air. Three-quarters through September, we are approaching the final three months of the year - 2017 is beginning to draw to a close.
Read more ...Galway city needs a pro-business candidate
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
As Insider spends endless hours each week sitting in the traffic, he finds it hard to believe the people of Galway, particularly those voting in the city, are so indulgent of populist candidates and those of the 'loony left’.
Read more ...Grealish demands change to planning laws as Apple 'reconsiders' Athenry move
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The State's planning laws, particularly the ability of people, with no established links to an area, being able to make planning objections which impede development, must be changed, especially after reports have emerged that Apple is reconsidering its €850 million data centre in Athenry.
Read more ...Thousands show up for the popular Cannonball Run
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
Three thousand spectators spectators braved the changeable weather at the weekend to view over €32 million worth of supercars at The Galway Plaza last Saturday.
Read more ...BAFFLE Poets Festival to be held at the end of October
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The 21st birthday of the BAFFLE Poets Festival will be held on the October Bank Holiday weekend in O’Dea’s Hotel, Loughrea.
Read more ...City councillors vote down proposal to reduce Property Tax
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The local property tax is set to rise in 2019 to reflect the increases in house prices in Galway over the past four years - meaning Galwegians are likely to be hit with substantially higher rates in the coming years, Sinn Féin has warned.
Read more ...Irish Hot Air Balloon Championship set for Loughrea Hotel and Spa this month
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
The Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships will take place at the Loughrea Hotel and Spa from the September 24-29. It is the longest running national ballooning event in the world and the first event was held in 1971 at Newcastle House in Ballymahon, Co Longford.
There will be balloonists from the UK, USA, France, Holland, Belgium, Chile and Ireland. It is a massive spectacle with these huge ancient aircraft flying totally dependant on the wind for direction.
Read more ...Rugby who’s who back Browne’s Atlantic Challenge Dinner for charity
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt will be the special guest at a dinner hosted by former Connacht Rugby star Damian Browne to raise funds for his Atlantic Challenge chosen charities.
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