UHG surgeons introduce new technique for heart patients
Surgeons at UHG have introduced a new technique which aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing bypass surgery Dr Alan Soo and his team have introduced a new method for harvesting veins from a...
View ArticleCalls for crackdown on arrears before hiking council rents
If Galway County Council collected all of the rent owed, then they would not have to implement increases on local authority tenants. That’s according to one local Councillor who said that outstanding...
View ArticlePetition shows public support for greenway
A campaign group which is pushing for the completion of Galway greenway have so far attracted over 2,000 signatures to a public petition. The Galway Greenway Group is made up of business owners,...
View ArticleWestern rail revitalization dependent on airport access plan
A case could be made for the retention of the old Western Rail Corridor if the Government gave a commitment to providing access to both Knock and Shannon airports. This is the view of a highly regarded...
View ArticleSites in County Galway mooted to house city Travellers
Two sites in County Galway have been suggested as suitable for halting sites to re-home Travellers from Galway City, who are currently living in overcrowded hardstands. Galway Airport at Carnmore was...
View Article76 Galway people declared bankrupt since 2014
76 people were declared bankrupt across Galway over the past three years. New statistics from the Insolvency Service of Ireland show that from the beginning of 2014 to the end of 2016, there were a...
View ArticleCancer and heart disease still Galway’s biggest killers
Over a third of deaths registered in Galway in a three-month period last year were as a result of cancer. New figures from the CSO show that between July and September last year, 353 deaths were...
View ArticleCall for Galway’s derelict buildings to be used for housing
Galway-based Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has called on the government to introduce measures to reduce the number of derelict sites around the city – something he believes could alleviate the housing...
View ArticleCity’s halting sites are ‘a failed entity’, according to councillors
Traveller halting sites are a failed entity, according to a number of Galway City councillors. Several elected members said hardstands and halting sites are not the solution to the overcrowding crisis...
View ArticleCouncil struggles to cope with bylaw submissions after Tribune story
Galway City Council staff are struggling to cope with the volume of submissions received on proposed park bylaws – this despite an earlier suggestion that this process would have been completed by now....
View ArticleMan who died in motorcycle crash named locally
The man who died in a road traffic incident near Monivea yesterday has been named locally as Attila Sterlz. Mr Sterlz was originally from Hungary and had been living in the Monivea area for some time....
View ArticlePilot N59 scheme to remind tourists to drive on left
Galway County Council is to trial a pilot programme on the N59 in the Kylemore area of Connemara in a bid to remind tourists that they must drive on the left hand side of the road. It comes following a...
View ArticleCllrs argue ‘paint and lights’ won’t fix Parkmore traffic
Paint and traffic lights will not solve the chronic traffic issues at Parkmore, a meeting at County Hall heard today. The issue was raised and a number of councillors voiced their concerns over the...
View ArticleFears for other services as bus workers prepare to strike
There are fears that more transport services could be affected when next week’s Bus Eireann strike begins. Bus Eireann is planning to reduce some services nationwide including the 20 and X20 route from...
View ArticleSurveillance operation thwarts phone thief’s escape
A Garda surveillance operation, set up two years ago to target the theft of mobile phones from unsuspecting pub patrons in the city by Dublin-based criminals, has paid dividends. Sergeant Fergus...
View ArticleCouncillors give the go-ahead for staffless library
THE ‘Open Library’ project – providing access to a staffless facility outside normal office hours – is to be trialled in the city for a one-year period. City councillors gave the go-ahead for the pilot...
View ArticleTaoiseach supports ‘engineering solution’ for Parkmore
The Taoiseach is supporting an ‘engineering solution’ to the traffic crisis at Parkmore on the outskirts of the city. Enda Kenny was briefed on the problems at Parkmore, such as delays exiting the...
View ArticleCllrs approve redevelopment of Tuam estate
County xouncillors have given the go-ahead for a major redevelopment of Gilmartin Road in Tuam. The Part 8 planning documents for the area, which has been described as an ‘eyesore’, came before...
View ArticleHSE would consider modular building at Merlin hospital
Senior HSE officials have indicated they would consider the use of modular buildings at Merlin Park Hospital in a bid to increase capacity. The subject of such temporary accommodation was raised at...
View ArticleGalway’s public patients face two year wait for MRI scan
Public patients are waiting an average of almost two years for an MRI scan in Galway – with more than 2,400 people on the list. And the shocking figures show that “urgent” cases – including those where...
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