6,700 on trolleys in UHG and Portiuncula last year
Nearly 6,700 patients spent time on trolleys at UHG and Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe during 2016. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today published its full year analysis of Trolley...
View ArticleAd campaign to attract British tourists to Wild Atlantic Way
Fáilte Ireland is to spend €500,000 over the next four weeks on an advertising campaign designed to attract British tourists to the Wild Atlantic Way. It’s part of a major drive to attract more UK...
View ArticleCall for Loughrea to be included on new Wild Atlantic Way loop
Fáilte Ireland is being urged to attend the next meeting of the Loughrea district to discuss plans for the new loops off the Wild Atlantic Way. The tourism body has announced that two new loops will be...
View ArticleNumber of Garda reserves in Galway halved
The number of Garda reserves in Galway has almost halved over the past two years. That’s according to Galway Roscommon Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy. He says the Galway division has seen a 48% drop in...
View ArticleIncrease in December drink driving arrests in Galway
62 people were arrested across Galway last month on suspicion of drink driving. That’s an increase of 59 percent on the figure for December 2015. Galway Gardai were out in force over the Christmas...
View ArticleStranded sailor to be brought to shore this evening
Galway sailor Enda O’Coineen will be picked up by a trawler this evening, after becoming stranded off the coast of New Zealand during a round-the-world trip. The 60-year-old was taking part in the...
View Article100 new beds and 200 more nurses needed at UHG
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says 100 new beds and 200 more nurses are needed at University Hospital Galway to solve the current crisis. It follows a record high in trolley figures across...
View ArticleGalway’s rising QPR star reflects on Man of the Match debut
The latest jewel in Galway’s sporting crown was this week reflecting on his dramatic introduction into the big time – a Man of the Match performance on his debut for Queens Park Rangers. Ryan Manning,...
View ArticleMotorway work leaves farmers facing road to ruin
THE Galway farmer – close to the new motorway project – who had his dairy herd decimated by a TB outbreak last year, never wants anyone else to suffer the same fate. Galway IFA Chairman and dairy...
View ArticleGalway well placed on jobs front
More than 850 new jobs were announced by IDA-supported companies in Galway over the past year, with the city and county well placed to continue attracting investment, according to officials. Site...
View ArticleCouncil left with €660,000 corner on road plan that never happened
A debt of more than €665,000 used to buy land in a County Galway town before the property market collapsed remains a noose around the neck of the local authority. Galway County Council spent €665,124...
View ArticleMan hospitalised following city waterway rescue
A man has been hospitalised after being pulled from a city waterway last evening. Gardaí and two units of the city fire service attended the scene of an incident at Upper Canal Road shortly before 7pm....
View ArticlePlanning report due on Galway Wind Park after complaints
A report on the planning compliance of the controversial Galway Wind Park near Roscahill will be completed shortly. The planning enforcement department of Galway County Council is reviewing the...
View ArticleAlcoholics need to have mental health issues to get HSE help
People with alcohol problems in Galway will now also have to present with a mental health issue before they can access treatment under new Health Service Executive guidelines for the west. Sinn Féin...
View ArticleDelay in rolling out rent controls in Galway slammed as ‘clumsy’
The delay in rolling out the new rent control legislation measures for cities like Galway could end up ‘severely worsening’ the situation for many tenants, a city councillor has warned. Labour...
View ArticleNew powerlines may have to be dug up for outer bypass
There are concerns new power line cables and poles that were installed in Bearna this week will have to be dug up again in a few years because they are located along the footprint of a proposed new...
View ArticleCouncillors open up units on city centre streets to food outlets
Councillors have voted to allow the use of retail units on the city centre’s main shopping streets as food outlets – despite warnings from the Council’s Chief Executive it could turn Galway into...
View ArticleChanges to ambulance service could relieve pressure on UHG
Changes to the way the ambulance service operates could vastly alleviate the overcrowding situation at University Hospital Galway. That’s according to Paul Bell, SIPTU’s regional organiser for...
View ArticleAran Island air service contract faces problems
The newly-agreed contract for an air service to the Aran Islands is facing a series of problems, according to Galway Senator Trevor O’Clochartaigh. He says there’s complication in the new Public...
View ArticleGardai appeal for information on burglaries
Gardaí are investigating a number of burglaries in Spiddal and Moycullen in the early hours of today. A house was broken into at Shanagurrane, Spiddal while a second home was burgled a short time...
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