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Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed the further re-opening of society recently announced by the Taoiseach Mícheál Martin as well as the booster programme, which he has advocated for within Government to be rolled out as soon as possible.

Affording his thoughts following the recent Covid-19 easing of restrictions announcement by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, Local Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, has urged constituents to exercise caution and adhere to public health guidance to ensure positive gains are not lost.

From 10 May

As restrictions such as the 5k rule are set to be eased on Monday, there was a boost in Galway’s Covid19 figures this week when the 14-day incidence rate fell below 100 for the first time since December 24.

At Level 5, the public health risk means that you will be asked to stay at home, except for travel for work, education or other essential purposes, or to take exercise within 5km of home. There will be no gatherings other than small numbers at funerals and weddings.

As Covid-19 case numbers continue on their escalation path, the decision has been taken by Government, following extensive deliberation with NPHET, to move the country to a Level 5 restriction strategy for a period of six weeks.

A local councillor has called for any future lockdowns to be done on a localised basis rather than using county boundaries.

An East Galway TD has welcomed assurances from Retail Excellence that there is no threat to continuity of supply in local stores.

Galway Grammar School was a Protestant institution established under the Erasmus Smith Trust in 1669. It opened around 1675 and has been located at College Road since 1815. The 1950/51 school year was an eventful one when, in November of that year, a wing of the school was gutted by fire, happily, there was no danger of loss of life. Four months later a dormitory ceiling collapsed. The headmaster, George Coughlan, said that the collapse was caused by a 24 foot beam being charred through by a chimney fire. The beam brought down two other beams and half the ceiling. In many old buildings, beams went into chimney flues and successive chimney fires charred them until they came down. Neither incident occasioned an interruption in the school routine.