Reddington calls for traffic calming measures in Headford

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Cllr Reddington has called for urgent traffic calming measures on the Cong road in Headford.

Return your unused school transport tickets, Cannon urges parents

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Local Fine Gael Deputy Ciaran Cannon is urging parents who have unused school transport tickets to relinquish them so that seats can be freed up on bus routes for students who urgently need to avail of them.

Astatine invests €1M in Oranmore solar project

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Leading renewable heat and power specialist Astatine has announced a €1M investment project in a project at the CMLS Limited cold storage facility in Oranmore, involved the upgrading of the building’s roof to solar power, with an investment of €1M.

TD calls for urgent changes to children’s mental health services

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Sinn Fein TD Mairéad Farrell has called for urgent action to address the continued and damning failures in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) which were identified in a report by the Mental Health Commission.

Monaghans Galway sets €30,000 target for charity fundraising

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Tuam Road based garage and car dealership, Monaghan and Sons, has announced a fundraising campaign which will see a donation from the profit of all car sales and service invoices in its workshop to three local charities.

New technique to help women find their voice in workplace lauded by Galway senator

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

A new technique designed to give women a voice in the workplace has been successfully utilised by Galway Senator Pauline O’Reilly in the Oireachtas.

For many years, women have struggled to have a voice, particularly in the workplace where their male counterparts were being heard above them, promoted ahead of them, becoming more successful. Balancing roles between parenthood and career ambitions, many women struggle to feel heard, despite all the changes in recent years.

University of Galway appoints new Storyteller-in-Residence

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

University of Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies has announced the appointment of Máirín Mhic Lochlainn as Storyteller-in-Residence for this year.

Traffic changes in Moycullen as roundabouts are ‘tied in,’ says Kyne

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

Traffic delays can be expected in Moycullen in the coming weeks as the new bypass roundabouts are to be ‘tied in’ to the existing N59 initially at Clydagh and then Drimcong from early February.

According to Sen Sean Kyne, kerbing on the Clydagh roundabout is to take place this week and tarmac surfacing will occur next week, weather permitting.

Here for the bear — Original Teddy Bear Hospital returns

Thu, Jan 26, 2023

The Sláinte Society in University of Galway have announced the return of the much loved Teddy Bear Hospital to the Bailey Allen Hall on University of Galway campus.

Ireland West Airport is flying

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

Ireland West Airport is flying. Literally.
When I visited the airport this week to chat with MD Joe Gilmore, things could not be more different than they had been this time last year. Back then, the airport was closed, the Omnicron variant was dominant and hopes that the airport would come anywhere near their record 2019 figures of 800,000 passengers seemed fanciful.

Nick Cave and Benedict XVI on music and mystery

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

The late emeritus Pope Benedict XVI once wrote: “The art of music is uniquely called to instil hope in the human spirit, so scarred and sometimes wounded by the earthly condition.” It is fascinating to compare this insight with the reflections found in singer songwriter Nick Cave’s new book Faith, Hope and Carnage.

O’Reilly welcomes record number of retrofitting enrolments

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly said she is delighted that the target to retrofit 27,000 homes was met in 2022, adding that this year the aim is to retrofit 37,000 homes.

Moneysave wins successive Best Health Insurance Broker awards

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

Moneysave wins Best Health Insurance Broker for the second year in a row and continues the acquisition trail as turnover jumps record levels.

Talk on Civil War in Galway and the executions at Athlone Barracks

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

On 20 January 1923, six months into the civil war, four anti-treaty IRA Volunteers from Galway – Martin J. Burke (25), Hubert Collins (23), Stephen Joyce (29), and Michael Walsh (26) – were executed at Athlone Barracks, having been found guilty by a Free State Military Court of the unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.

Galway boosted with 20 new vets

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

The growing demand for veterinary services has been boosted with a rise in newly registered vets in Galway.

According to the Veterinary Council of Ireland, 302 new vets and 139 new veterinary nurses were added to the Irish register in 2022, and of those Galway and Cork both received 20 each. Thirty-two opted to practise in Dublin.

Local scientists discover potential new method to treat superbug infections

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

Scientists at University of Galway have detailed a new discovery with the potential to improve treatment options for superbug MRSA infections with penicillin-type antibiotics that have become ineffective on their own.

Happiness as stolen dog reunited with Galway family after two years

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

A local family whose dog was stolen two years has spoken of the delight at the news that she was found in Dublin and traced back to them using micro-chip technology.

Popular astronomy festival returns to Galway next week

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

AstroFest, Galway Astronomy Club’s annual festival of all things astronomy, will return next week after a three year hiatus.

The festival will take place in the Menlo Park Hotel on Saturday January 28, and promises a packed programme of talks, along with trade displays, photographic displays, and a lunchtime workshop with Tom O’Donoghue, one of Ireland’s best known astrophotographers.

Call for roundabout redesign after latest serious accident

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with an articulated lorry on the Old Dublin Road in Renmore this week. Gardai are appealing to people who witnessed the incident to come forward.

Call for roundabout re-design after latest serious accident

Thu, Jan 19, 2023

A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with an articulated lorry on the Old Dublin Road in Renmore this week. Gardai are appealing to people who witnessed the incident to come forward.

The accident happened at the Skerritt Roundabout on Tuesday, January 17, shortly before 6pm. Emergency services were called and the cyclist, a man in his thirties, was taken by ambulance to UHG. He was understood to be in a serious condition following the crash.

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