Galway towns waiting over double approved ambulance times
Ambulance waiting times across the county are hitting an average of 20 minutes – over double what they should be. That’s according to the latest figures from a HSE commissioned report. Oughterard,...
View ArticleAppointments ease threat to Portiuncula
A serious threat hanging over the emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital has been eased with the appointment or approval of ten key senior staff. However, its future as a round-the-clock accident...
View ArticleHalf of those on Galway housing list have already rejected a home
Almost half of the 3,500 applicants on the county’s housing list have already turned down the Council’s offer of a new home. Some have refused more than one offer – and that led to a proposal at this...
View ArticleJes girl Eimear hits the right note in song contest
A 16-year-old Transition Year student in the Jes has been selected as a finalist for this weekend’s national competition, ‘Song for 16’. Eimear O’Tuathail penned and composed ‘The Great Emerald Isle’...
View ArticleFirst of seven cruise ships arrives in Galway
The first cruise ship of the 2016 season arrived in Galway Bay last weekend, with more than 400 passengers and crew on board. L’Austral – which is described as a “luxury mega-yacht” by its owners,...
View ArticleCouncil concerns over big screen plan for Eyre Square
The City Council may have to kick to touch an application for the erection of a big screen in the green area of Eyre Square near the Meyrick Hotel on Saturday week next when Connacht take on Glasgow...
View ArticleLethal Legionnaires’ disease detected in fire station
Potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease has been detected in water tanks in the dilapidated Galway Fire Station – in an area firefighters use to clean their breathing masks. The deadly bacteria was...
View ArticleSaolta admits new hospital only solution to UHG crisis
The Saolta Hospital Group has admitted that UHG is no longer fit for purpose – and a brand new facility is the only solution to the ongoing crisis. At a high level meeting between the Saolta, the...
View ArticleRight2Water Galway to hold ‘bill-burning rally’
Right2Water Galway is holding a rally in the city this afternoon at which water charge protestors are planning to burn their bills. The event aims to reinforce the group’s belief that Irish Water...
View ArticleDealing with the aftermath of spinal injury
Trevor Martin was a fit and healthy early retiree enjoying a round of golf when his life was changed forever. It was the August bank holiday weekend in 2014 and the 57-year-old former regional brewery...
View ArticleStudents help homeless before they head home!
This week sees thousands of third-level students depart Galway, with the last exam wrapped up – many of them dreading the thought of throwing out all those needless bits and bobs accumulated over the...
View ArticlePrestigious award for drone and 3D mapping
A Portumna man has landed a hugely prestigious international award for his work which combines drone technology and 3D mapping to preserving sites of major archaeological importance. Daniel Maher, a...
View ArticleGalway golfing legend Christy O’Connor Snr has passed away
Galway golfing legend Christy O’Connor Snr has passed away at the age of 91. He passed away in the Mater Hospital, Dublin in the early hours of this morning. His nephew, Christy O’Connor Jnr, passed...
View ArticleFamily Volunteer explains how much you get when you give
RUTH FAGAN is a mother of Mae (5) and Daniel (2) and lives in Knocknacarra; she is also a Family Volunteer and here she explains what it’s all about. As a mother of two small children I’ve often...
View ArticleMoggie’s road trip took him on 40km trip across county
A clever Galway cat who went missing for a month had managed to hitchhike his way across the county – and ended up living the life 40 kilometres from home. It could be the stuff of a soap opera – which...
View ArticleFather spared jail over lurid texts to teen daughter’s friend
A 63-year-old Mountbellew man has been given a suspended two and a half year sentence for sending anonymous, lurid text messages to a schoolgirl for three years. John Quinn, of 7 Forest View,...
View ArticleSlipways must be sprayed for safety
All of the slipways at piers in Connemara should be treated with a chemical to make them safer – to avoid a repeat of the tragedy that occurred in Buncrana in March. Galway County Council has given an...
View ArticleScene of Claregalway house fire preserved by Gardai
Gardai have preserved the scene of a fire at a house in Claregalway in the early hours of today. Two units of the fire brigade, one from Athenry and one from Galway city, are still at the scene of the...
View ArticleLifeboat called after boaters sail ‘dangerously close’ to swimmers
Gardaí and the Coast Guard called in the RNLI Lifeboat this afternoon to warn boat owners and other vessel owners they were “dangerously close” to swimmers. A member of the public complained at...
View ArticleTesco and unions to attend talks to avert strikes
A strike which had been due to go ahead at 70 Tesco supermarkets around the country this morning, including Galway, has been suspended. Fresh talks between the parties are due to take place later this...
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