Mercy girls scoop top award for initiative to combat flushing
Students from the Mercy secondary school in Galway City have won a top award for raising awareness of environmental problems caused by flushing wet wipes down the toilet. The students’ project,...
View ArticlePublic meeting on communities facing crime
A public meeting will be held in Salthill tonight to discuss the “crime wave” sweeping across communities throughout the country. The meeting – organised by Fianna Fáil’s General Election candidates...
View ArticleGLUAS team brand councillor’s comments ‘off the rails’
Sceptical comments made by City Councillor Noel Larkin about the merits of a tram system for Galway have been lashed as ‘off the rails’ by GLUAS backers. The debate about the need for a light rail...
View ArticleGalway girls blame cancer vaccine for life of pain
At least five Galway girls are suffering a catalogue of life-changing debilitating ailments which they blame on the cervical cancer vaccine. The Health Products Regulatory Authority has stated that it...
View ArticleMother to face trial for cruelty and neglect of four kids
A 39-year-old mother is to stand trial tomorrow, along with her former partner, charged with cruelty and neglect of four of her children. The pair, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity...
View ArticleTaoiseach says UHG emergency department ‘not fit for purpose’
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the emergency department at UHG is not fit for purpose. He made the comments during a special meeting to sign off on a €665 million bailout for the health service....
View ArticleHen harriers leave farmers on pig’s back!
Hundreds of County Galway farmers are set to benefit from new compensation measures on restricted land specially designated for the protected hen harriers. Galway members of the Irish Farmers...
View ArticleGardaí saddled with €80k horse fair bill
It is costing more than €80,000 in Garda overtime to implement crime prevention measures for the annual Ballinasloe October Fair. The figures were revealed at a meeting which was convened to discuss...
View ArticleConnacht IFA chief tells of ‘widespread anger and hurt’
Connacht IFA Regional Chairman, Tom Turley, has this week vowed that ‘clarity and transparency’ will be brought to the table when the association’s National Council meet in Dublin on December 15 next....
View ArticleRural doctors warn of threat of extinction
Rural GPs have seen reductions in resourcing of nearly 50% in the past six years alone – leaving many clinics no longer viable and therefore on the brink of closing down for ever. That was the stark...
View ArticleTwo-year wait for surgery for spinal patients
Patients bent over with severe spinal conditions are waiting two years or more for surgery, the HSE West Regional Health Forum meeting has heard. One such patient with scoliosis, a condition which...
View ArticleNew link road proposal to help improve flow of traffic
Galway City Council is examining the introduction of a major overhaul of traffic flow on Dominick Street, Raven Terrace and Fr Griffin Road. As well as the creation of a new link road between Lower...
View ArticleRetailers warned as heroin addicts cause shoplifting spike
The city’s retail community has been put on ‘red alert’ for drug addicts and other criminals shoplifting in the lead-up to Christmas, potentially costing tens of thousands of euro. Galway’s top Garda...
View ArticleSeal on the crest of a wave after lucky rescue
A distressed grey seal pup found near Grattan Beach this week has been sent to a sanctuary in Wexford. The male Atlantic Grey seal pup was discovered by City Council workers on Tuesday morning on the...
View ArticleGardai advise against travel as Storm Desmond hits
Gardaí across Galway are advising against all unnecessary travel this evening as Storm Desmond hits. A status red weather warning has been issued for Galway and the west and north-west. Persistent...
View ArticleGusts up to 120km/h recorded in Galway tonight
A gust of more than 118km/h was recorded at Mace Head off Galway tonight as Storm Desmond batters the west coast. The 118.5km/h gust was recorded at around 7pm. Since then, they have been peaking at...
View ArticleCancer patients are ‘second-class citizens’
Galway could learn a few lessons from a new hospital in Kilkenny on the treatment of vulnerable cancer patients, according to a local TD. Unlike University Hospital Galway, cancer patients do not have...
View ArticleJail for One Direction tickets conman
A teenager has been sentenced to eight months in prison for duping three people into lodging money into his bank account for non-existent One Directions tickets which he advertised for sale on the...
View Article€137m budget to run county voted through
A budget of nearly €137 million has been adopted for Galway County Council for next year, with an eleventh-hour extra allocation from the Department of Environment to partially offset a big shortfall...
View ArticlePeople living in fear, crime meeting is told
People are living in fear of being attacked in their rural homes across the county while some others are living in terror of a repeat attack, a public meeting on crime heard. The crux of the matter is...
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