Councillors rezone derelict Spinnaker hotel site
City councillors have paved the way for a new hotel or residential development on the site of the derelict Spinnaker House Hotel in Knocknacarra. A submission by owner Clearwater Ventures Ltd on the...
View ArticleHouseholders urged to offer accommodation to students
NUI Galway is hosting an information evening this week for property owners who are interested in renting to students. The event will provide free advice and information on how a person can earn up to...
View Article2020 team gets to work following Capital of Culture victory
The Galway 2020 team is getting to work following Galway’s designation as European Capital of Culture for the year 2020. Over the coming weeks, the team will regroup and come up with a county-wide...
View Article184 complaints made to GSOC against Galway Gardaí
The Galway Garda Division had one of the highest number of allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty last year outside of Dublin.complaints That’s according to the Garda Ombudsman annual...
View ArticleNUIG to lead study on hand hygiene at intensive care units
NUI Galway is to lead a health research board funded project to improve hand hygiene practice. The three year project will provide theoretical and practical tools to improve compliance in Irish...
View ArticleConcern over efforts to promote tourism in East Galway
Concerns have been raised over efforts to promote tourism in East Galway and its surrounding areas. The matter was raised at this week’s meeting of the local authority where members received a...
View ArticleTrolley waiting figures at UHG down 60%
There’s been a 60 percent drop in the number of patients waiting on trolleys at UHG in the past 12 months. New figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that in June last year, 670...
View ArticleCOPE accommodating 33 homeless Galway families
COPE Galway is currently accommodating 33 homeless families including 58 children, and a further 52 single-person households. The organisation is working with a further 20 families and three single...
View ArticleGalway cancer women search for miracle cure
Two young women living metres apart in Ballinfoile in Galway City are trying to raise money to seek alternative treatment abroad for their terminal cancer. The devastating stories of Ann Marie...
View ArticleUnder starter’s orders for Galway Races
Advance bookings for the 2016 Galway Races are slightly up compared with last year, as the city prepares for the annual pilgrimage to Ballybrit. Michael Moloney, who has succeeded his father John as...
View ArticleGalway Capital success can create 18,000 new jobs
By Denise McNamara The designation of Galway as the European City of Culture in 2020 has the potential to create over 18,000 jobs. Following the euphoria on the streets last Friday on hearing the...
View ArticleSchool bus farce would drive you mad
A Galway couple are scratching their heads at state bureaucracy which will see their young son going to school by bus from September – while his sister has to make her own way to the same school. Even...
View ArticleFlood defences to be considered by insurance companies
The Office of Public Works is to share information with representative body, Insurance Ireland, about demountable flood defences, when assessing flood risk for homes. Demountable flood defences are...
View ArticleGalway Clinic to push ahead with hospital expansion
Plans for a major expansion at Galway Clinic have been given the go ahead. The private hospital at Doughiska will now push ahead with plans for a new A&E and diagnostic and treatment facilities...
View Article73 new social housing units approved for city
73 new social housing units are to be provided in the city. The development at Ballyburke (behind Clybaun and Rahoon) has been approved as one of eight sites nationwide in six local authority areas....
View ArticleFather and son rescued after kayak capsized
A father and son have been rescued after getting into difficulty when their kayak capsized in Galway Bay this afternoon. The pair had departed Traught Beach in North Clare at about 2.30pm and were due...
View ArticleHSE extends bone scanning service at Merlin Park
The bone-density scanning service at Merlin Park Hospital has been extended. DXA scanning is an important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of bone-related conditions such as osteoporosis. The...
View ArticleCouncil vows to pursue criminal action over felled Salthill Park trees
Galway City Council has made an official complaint to Gardaí over the felling of five healthy trees in Salthill Park, which are believed to have been at least sixty years old. Garda and Council...
View ArticleCompulsory Purchase Orders process for homes on bypass route
Plans for the Galway City outer bypass are to be submitted at the end of the year directly to An Bord Pleanala, while documentation for Compulsory Purchase Orders is also being prepared for homes and...
View ArticleCouncillor fails to declare €146k earned from local authority contracts
A Galway City councillor and businessman has not declared tens of thousands of euro worth of local authority contracts – despite being obliged to do so. Pragmatica, the company of Fine Gael’s Pearce...
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