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BY DECLAN VARLEY

Hidden Hearing has announced the opening of a new Centre of Excellence for Diagnostic Audiology and Vestibular Assessments in Galway, the first dedicated regional hub of its kind in the West of Ireland. The centre offers advanced diagnostic services to address hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo, balance disorders, concussion-related vestibular issues, and fall risk.

FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Science, is bringing its My Moving Brain Community Connect series to the University of Galway on Saturday, November 1. Funded by the Research Ireland Discover Programme and delivered in partnership with Epilepsy Ireland, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, and the Galway Sports Partnership, the Galway event is the final stop in this national series exploring brain health and inclusion in sport for people living with brain conditions. The event is supported by the Galway Science and Technology Festival and forms part of the festival’s 2025 programme.

A consortium led by University of Galway spin-out Fortis Medical Devices has secured a €2.1 million government grant to accelerate the development of breakthrough stroke rehabilitation technology.

Women in Galway are being encouraged to register for a national webinar aimed at giving them the practical tools to protect their heart health.

A powerful new art exhibition titled Healing in Colour has been officially launched at University Hospital Galway by Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Mike Cubbard. The exhibition showcases a deeply moving collection of artworks created through a series of participatory art workshops held in hospital and community settings across the city.

Croí, the west of Ireland Heart and Stroke Charity, is one of two Irish pilot projects to participate in the EU Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (JACARDI), funded under the EU4Health programme.

Croí, the Heart & Stroke Charity, in collaboration with Galway University Hospital, invites you to a free public event dedicated to managing high blood pressure (hypertension). Taking place on Wednesday, August 27, at 6pm at Croí House, Moyola Lane, Newcastle, Galway, this special evening is open to anyone living with or supporting someone with high blood pressure.

The first golf course in Galway was constructed by Lieutenant Colonel Jourdain, the last Colonel of the Connaught Rangers, on military grounds at Renmore Barracks, between the rifle range and Cromwell’s Fort, in 1893. Play was originally confined to military personnel, but then some members of the public were invited and it took off so well that the colonel and his friends were invited to lay out a course on Knocknacarra Hill.