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Music for Galway hits high note with €1m award
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Pay slashed for postgrad teachers
Galway med-tech firm to create 100 new jobs
Plans to create a further 100 jobs were announced at the official opening of a medical devices company in Galway City this week.
ICS Medical Devices works with start-up medical device companies to design, develop and produce catheters for a range of medical procedures.
The company was officially opening its new facility located in Ballybrit Business Park. Already, it has plans to expand by a further 10,000 square feet and create 100 jobs.
“Our aim is to become the first-choice provider of con
ICS Medical Devices works with start-up medical device companies to design, develop and produce catheters for a range of medical procedures.
The company was officially opening its new facility located in Ballybrit Business Park. Already, it has plans to expand by a further 10,000 square feet and create 100 jobs.
“Our aim is to become the first-choice provider of con
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Celebrations as new autism unit launched at Mervue school
From this week’s Galway City Tribune – A city school opened an autism unit last week following a hugely successful fundraising campaign.
Radharc na Mara Primary School in Mervue initially began fundraising in February for a sensory room but was able to expand the project to include an occupational therapy room, life skills room, and outdoor area.
“It’s been fantastic,” said Doireann Hanrahan, a teacher in the Autism Class at Radharc na Mara.
“We didn’t expect to get nearly as much money as wa
Radharc na Mara Primary School in Mervue initially began fundraising in February for a sensory room but was able to expand the project to include an occupational therapy room, life skills room, and outdoor area.
“It’s been fantastic,” said Doireann Hanrahan, a teacher in the Autism Class at Radharc na Mara.
“We didn’t expect to get nearly as much money as wa
Success of Salthill basketball event prompts call for permanent courts
From this week’s Galway City Tribune – For many players in Galway, basketball is not always about competing, it is about making connections.
When Basketball Ireland hosted a ‘3×3’ tournament in Salthill carpark last weekend, many people came out to take part and support.
And now, Galway City Council has come under pressure to provide a permanent basketball court, with Toft Park in Salthill – beside the aquarium – mooted as the idea location.
Joe Coughlan, founder and coach with Titans Basketb
When Basketball Ireland hosted a ‘3×3’ tournament in Salthill carpark last weekend, many people came out to take part and support.
And now, Galway City Council has come under pressure to provide a permanent basketball court, with Toft Park in Salthill – beside the aquarium – mooted as the idea location.
Joe Coughlan, founder and coach with Titans Basketb
Scientists make case for year-round water tests
Scientists at NUI Galway have called for year-round water testing after finding antibiotic-resistant bacteria in bathing waters here.
The study, published by scientists from the university’s Ryan Institute, tested 118 bathing water and 36 sewage samples at locations around the country from July 2019 until November 2020.
ESBLP (Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producers), a type of enzyme produced by germs that makes infections harder to treat with antibiotics, were in 78% of the water samples
The study, published by scientists from the university’s Ryan Institute, tested 118 bathing water and 36 sewage samples at locations around the country from July 2019 until November 2020.
ESBLP (Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producers), a type of enzyme produced by germs that makes infections harder to treat with antibiotics, were in 78% of the water samples
Radon levels on Galway’s radar
Thousands of householders in Galway city and county are potentially living at high risk from exposure to the cancer-causing radon gas.
Newly-updated radon maps from the Environmental Protection Agency show that large tranches of Galway are considered ‘high-risk’ – where one in five homes are likely to have high radon levels.
Radon is invisible, colourless and odourless but it is rated as a Group 1 carcinogen (causing cancer) – in the same category as tobacco smoke and asbestos. The gas is now being linked to 350 cancer deaths a year in the Republic of Ireland.
The radon high-risk area in Galway stretches from the city and Knocknacarra and eastwards across South Conamara, along the Mayo border and through North Galway and parts of East Galway and South Galway and back up to encompass Galway City.
Newly-updated radon maps from the Environmental Protection Agency show that large tranches of Galway are considered ‘high-risk’ – where one in five homes are likely to have high radon levels.
Radon is invisible, colourless and odourless but it is rated as a Group 1 carcinogen (causing cancer) – in the same category as tobacco smoke and asbestos. The gas is now being linked to 350 cancer deaths a year in the Republic of Ireland.
The radon high-risk area in Galway stretches from the city and Knocknacarra and eastwards across South Conamara, along the Mayo border and through North Galway and parts of East Galway and South Galway and back up to encompass Galway City.
Archers ask Galway City Council for outdoor space to grow
From this week’s Galway City Tribune – A group of archery enthusiasts is hopeful that Galway City Council will be on point with a proposal that they be considered when any new sports facilities are being planned.
Galway Archers – who currently use Árus Bóthar na Trá in Salthill – told the City Council in a submission under the Draft City Development Plan 2023-29 that such clubs in Ireland are very restricted in where they can let their arrows fly.
At the moment, there are three archery clubs i
Galway Archers – who currently use Árus Bóthar na Trá in Salthill – told the City Council in a submission under the Draft City Development Plan 2023-29 that such clubs in Ireland are very restricted in where they can let their arrows fly.
At the moment, there are three archery clubs i
Two tonnes of waste in canal – ‘the cost of outdoor living’ in Galway
From this week’s Galway City Tribune – Two tonnes of waste removed from the Claddagh Basin and Eglinton Canal during a clean-up last weekend is the cost of the pandemic transition to outdoor lifestyles, according to a Galway City Council official.
“Unfortunately, there has been an environmental cost to the outdoor lifestyles adopted during the pandemic. From the recent clean-up, we took out a huge amount of pint glasses, beer and wine bottles, bikes and even shopping trolleys. We all need to do
“Unfortunately, there has been an environmental cost to the outdoor lifestyles adopted during the pandemic. From the recent clean-up, we took out a huge amount of pint glasses, beer and wine bottles, bikes and even shopping trolleys. We all need to do
Helping business to grow
Domestic Violence Response recorded highest number of clients in 24 years under Covid ‘shadow’
A domestic violence support charity in Galway has recorded its highest number of clients in 24 years – “under the shadow” of Covid-19.
Domestic Violence Response (DVR), which is based in Moycullen, also reported its highest level of counselling support sessions in its 2021 annual report published last week.
The charity saw 136 new clients in 2021, and a total of 266 people utilised its services. It also saw a significant increase of return service users.
The support service also provided 51 n
Domestic Violence Response (DVR), which is based in Moycullen, also reported its highest level of counselling support sessions in its 2021 annual report published last week.
The charity saw 136 new clients in 2021, and a total of 266 people utilised its services. It also saw a significant increase of return service users.
The support service also provided 51 n
You Had Me at Yellow - Yellow Team takeover show
FLIRTFM takeover show completed as part of my MA in Journalism from NUIG
First ever micro-music festival coming to Galway this weekend
First ever micro-music festival coming to Galway this weekend
A first of its kind micro-music festival is coming to Galway this weekend.
The first Gig Economy festival will feature three acts representing the underground music scene in Galway.
The line-up includes performances by A Lilac Decline, So Cow’s Brian Kelly, and Field Trip.
A Lilac Decline is the musical counterpart for visual artist Cecilia Danell, whose songs have been described by Terrascope to have “a ghostly, hazy beauty that
A first of its kind micro-music festival is coming to Galway this weekend.
The first Gig Economy festival will feature three acts representing the underground music scene in Galway.
The line-up includes performances by A Lilac Decline, So Cow’s Brian Kelly, and Field Trip.
A Lilac Decline is the musical counterpart for visual artist Cecilia Danell, whose songs have been described by Terrascope to have “a ghostly, hazy beauty that
Breaking The Barriers - International Women's Day
This episode of Breaking the Barriers looks ahead to this year's International Women's Day.
False widow spider found feeding on a bat for the first time
Galway scientists have discovered the first case of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a bat.
The Noble False Widow originates from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first reported in southern England in 1879. The species has increased its range and population density in recent decades, spreading north towards Scotland, and west through Wales and Ireland.
The species has also spread globally across Europe, East Asia, North A
The Noble False Widow originates from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first reported in southern England in 1879. The species has increased its range and population density in recent decades, spreading north towards Scotland, and west through Wales and Ireland.
The species has also spread globally across Europe, East Asia, North A
Biodiversity Spotlight: “the most beautiful melodic warble” of the lesser horseshoe bat
If you’re going to catch the sound of the lesser horseshoe bat, you’re going to need both a bat detector and chance on your side.
“If you’re lucky enough to be in an area where there are some horseshoes, close to one of their roosting sites, there at dusk and you’ve got the detector directed in the right place – it comes across on the bat detector as the most beautiful melodic warble,” said Dr Kate McAney, Head of Conservation Development at the Vincent Wildlife Trust.
“Once heard, never forgo
“If you’re lucky enough to be in an area where there are some horseshoes, close to one of their roosting sites, there at dusk and you’ve got the detector directed in the right place – it comes across on the bat detector as the most beautiful melodic warble,” said Dr Kate McAney, Head of Conservation Development at the Vincent Wildlife Trust.
“Once heard, never forgo
Celebrate all things space at the Galway Astronomy Festival
Galway astronomy enthusiasts will come together this weekend to celebrate all things space-related.
The Galway Astronomy Festival will be celebrating its 18th year this Saturday, 29th of January.
Organized by the Galway Astronomy Club, the festival will be a “celebration of astronomy” and appeal to both beginner and advanced astronomers alike.
John Keady, Chairmen of the Galway Astronomy Club, said that the goal of this year’s festival was to get as many speakers as possible to talk about the
The Galway Astronomy Festival will be celebrating its 18th year this Saturday, 29th of January.
Organized by the Galway Astronomy Club, the festival will be a “celebration of astronomy” and appeal to both beginner and advanced astronomers alike.
John Keady, Chairmen of the Galway Astronomy Club, said that the goal of this year’s festival was to get as many speakers as possible to talk about the
NUI Galway study finds increased risks for young people suffering from high blood pressure
A global study led by NUI Galway found that patients under 50 with a form of high blood pressure are at a higher risk of heart attack or death.
Isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) is defined by the American Heart Association as a diastolic blood pressure number – the force exerted by the heart on the arteries in between beats – greater than 80 millimetres of mercury, or mmHg, and a systolic blood pressure number – the force exerted each time the heart beats – of less than 130mmHg.
The diasto
Isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) is defined by the American Heart Association as a diastolic blood pressure number – the force exerted by the heart on the arteries in between beats – greater than 80 millimetres of mercury, or mmHg, and a systolic blood pressure number – the force exerted each time the heart beats – of less than 130mmHg.
The diasto
NUI Galway astronomer part of international team that detected gas released in a giant planetary collision
An international team, including an astronomer from NUI Galway, have detected evidence of a giant impact that occurred in a nearby star system.
The findings, based on the research by NUI Galway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cambridge University have been published in the leading international journal Nature.
It is the first discovery of a planet’s atmosphere being stripped by a giant impact.
The star that gave astronomers this rare glimpse into planetary formation is HD1725
The findings, based on the research by NUI Galway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cambridge University have been published in the leading international journal Nature.
It is the first discovery of a planet’s atmosphere being stripped by a giant impact.
The star that gave astronomers this rare glimpse into planetary formation is HD1725
NUI Galway CÚRAM research to advance treatment of Crohn’s disease
A team of researchers at NUI Galway have discovered a new approach to the treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
The study, published in Advanced Science, identified a groundbreaking therapeutic strategy for restoring the lining of the intestine of patients with the condition.
The treatment could also help prevent further inflammation, which causes the disease to worsen over time.
Professor Abhay Pandit, Director of CÚRAM said that the team strongly believed the system will “res
The study, published in Advanced Science, identified a groundbreaking therapeutic strategy for restoring the lining of the intestine of patients with the condition.
The treatment could also help prevent further inflammation, which causes the disease to worsen over time.
Professor Abhay Pandit, Director of CÚRAM said that the team strongly believed the system will “res
NUI Galway professor appointed to panel reviewing social care services in Northern Ireland
A NUI Galway professor has been appointed to a special panel to review social care services in Northern Ireland.
Professor Pat Dolan was appointed to the panel after an announcement made by the Northern Ireland Executive Health Minister Robin Swann MLA.
The panel is expected to run for 16 months. The review will engage with parents, children, young people, and those working in and alongside children’s social care services.
Professor Dolan will be on an Advisory Panel which will assist the lea
Professor Pat Dolan was appointed to the panel after an announcement made by the Northern Ireland Executive Health Minister Robin Swann MLA.
The panel is expected to run for 16 months. The review will engage with parents, children, young people, and those working in and alongside children’s social care services.
Professor Dolan will be on an Advisory Panel which will assist the lea
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