Galway TD calls on Bus Eireann to reinstate vital city services
Galway TD Catherine Connolly has called on Bus Eireann to reinstate vital services which have been withdrawn from the city network. Certain services from Westside to Claddagh, Scoil Einde to Seacrest...
View ArticleFinal city bypass design to go on public display shortly
The final design for the proposed Galway city bypass will be published next month. A team is currently finalising the design, which includes a number of small and significant amendments to the original...
View ArticleDecision due on Tuam social housing development
Councillors will decide next month whether or not to approve a Part 8 planning application for a major social housing development in Tuam town. The 30-property development at Weir Road would consist of...
View ArticlePlan for new sports facilities on Inishbofin
There are plans for a single-storey sports facility on Inishbofin. This would include dressing rooms, referees room, showers, toilets, storage and a multi-purpose or meeting room. The development led...
View ArticleAlmost €2m to bring derelict Galway homes back into use
Almost €2 million in funding has been approved to bring derelict homes across the city and county back into use. Funds of 1.7 million euro have been ringfenced for Galway’s local authorities as part of...
View ArticleConnemara councillors vote to adopt 2017 district budget
Connemara area councillors have voted to adopt the district’s draft budget for 2017. Councillors have been presented with suggested allocations for the area’s discretionary funding at a meeting at...
View ArticleParking fine ‘no shows’ are put off the road
A District Court judge has started to hand out driving bans in a crackdown on Galway motorists who fail to pay parking tickets and then fail to turn up in court. At Judge Marie Keane’s latest ‘Parking...
View ArticlePoachers cast cloud over angling tourism jobs
Fish poaching is jeopardising attempts to revitalise salmon and trout stocks in South Connemara – and putting tourism jobs at risk. Brian Curran of Indreabhan-based fishing services company, Ireland...
View ArticleCancer appointments cancelled at UHG despite promises
Appointments for cancer patients continue to be cancelled at University Hospital Galway (UHG), a so-called cancer centre of excellence. Galway West TD Catherine Connolly (Ind) said that the...
View ArticleAran ferry users cannot be left high and dry
Galway County Councillors have passed a motion calling on the Government to set up a Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract for the ferry service to and from Inis Mór to ensure residents are no...
View ArticleGalway teachers take to the picket line in row over pay
ASTI secondary school teachers across the city and county are engaged in strike action today in a row over pay. A quarter of a million secondary students nationwide will be forced to stay at home as a...
View ArticleMinister turns sod on new school for Clifden
The Education Minister was in Clifden this afternoon to ‘turn the sod’ on the long-awaited new building for Clifden Community School. The project involves the demolition of the existing school and...
View ArticleLeisureland board to discuss suggestions from public
The board of Leisureland will hold a special meeting today to discuss the first round suggestions gathered from a public consultation. The consultation took place earlier this month and involved...
View ArticleBon Secours to share in €156 million investment fund
The Bon Secours Hospital in the city is to benefit from a share of a €156 million investment. The private hospital group, Bon Secours Health System, plans to spend almost €160 million on expanding and...
View ArticleTwo fined for illegal dumping of hospital waste on roadside
Two people were fined for illegally dumping hospital waste by the side of a city road last month. The culprits were also landed with a hefty bill to cover the cost of the clean-up of potentially...
View ArticlePatients left in lurch as dental X-rays bite the dust
Dozens of children’s orthodontic treatments at Merlin Park have been cancelled – because X-ray equipment at the hospital keeps breaking down. Meanwhile, no new patients requiring orthodontic treatment...
View ArticleCouncil’s festive change of heart of Christmas Market
Galway City Council has conceded it had a significant ‘change of heart’ over this year’s Christmas Market, and granted a licence for its go-ahead. This year’s market will take place from November 18 to...
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Documentary to feature Late Late Toy Show auditions in Galway
The best of the west turned out to audition for this year’s Late Late Toy Show in Galway this week – and even if they don’t make it all the way to the big show, they could still be set for television...
View ArticleGovernment €1.4m grant puts dent in housing waiting list
Eighty-one derelict homes in the county will be restored to help clear the housing waiting list, which stands at 3,600 households. A grant of €1.4 million has been awarded to Galway County Council to...
View ArticleHSE managers told to register all interests to avoid conflict
Senior hospital managers in the HSE West from now on must declare register of interests to guard against potential conflict in the awarding of health contracts. The new measure is one of six...
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