Shane Walsh nominated for 2021 PwC All-Star awards

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October 8, 2021

Galway Daily news Loughrea Gardaí warn of scam package delivery calls

The amount of money lost by scam victims last year went up by more than half last year, with a huge jump in the number of people targeted.

A report by FraudSMART found that there was an 80% jump in the number of fraudulent scams in 2020, with the average victim losing €5,300.

In total there was €15.6 million lost to fraudulent scams last year, 51% higher than in 2019. This came from a range of impersonation scams, romance scams and investment scams targeting vulnerable people.

Impersonation scams in particular have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 68% of people reporting being targeted by one in the year up to July 2021. Among 18-24 year olds, this rises to 84% being the target of at least one impersonation scam.

These scams occur when the fraudster pretends to be from a legitimate organisation or business to get sensitive information or money from the victim.

When asked who the fraudster was pretending to be, more than half (56%) said a government department or agency, including the Revenue Commissioners or Gardaí.

Just over a third said that scammer pretended to be from the bank, and one in five people were hit with a scam delivery company message.

Phone calls have been the most common source of this fraud (72%), with 37% of people saying they were contact by email, and 32% receiving scam text messages.

Brian Hayes, Chief Executive of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) said” “Fraudsters continuously update and adapt their tactics and tools.”

“They can quickly identify and exploit scam opportunities presented by evolving consumer and business behaviour as well as the ever-changing economic and social environment.”

“Banks use a range of measures such as encryption and continuous fraud monitoring to protect their customers and ensure every day payments can be made securely but it is important for everyone to protect themselves from fraud by being vigilant.”

Encouragingly, blanketing people with scam calls and texts this year seems to have backfired somewhat, leading to fewer people being taken in by the increasingly endless pestering.

The bulk of people, some 70%, say that they do nothing when contacted by scammers trying to threaten or frighten them into giving over money or personal information.

Just 6% of people reported clicking on a link in an email, some 3% gave over their personal or account details, and only 2% gave out bank or credit card details.

For further information and a host of fraud advice consumers and business can check out www.fraudsmart.ie.

Corrib Great Southern site should be CPO’ed for public student accommodation – PBP

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October 8, 2021

Galway Daily news Corrib Great Southern derelict levy

The derelict Corrib Great Southern hotel should be acquired with a compulsory purchase order to make way for publicly owned student housing on the site, Galway PBP have argued.

Preliminary works preparing for the demolition of the former Corrib Great Southern, which has been derelict and becoming more and more dilapidated for almost fifteen years, began at the end of August.

Adrian Curran of PBP Galway said that it is good to hear that the long derelict hotel is finally to be knocked after years as a “bone of contention” for the city, but that it is a long way from being useful ground.

“The recent news that the Comers are finally commencing demolition of the building has been met with great enthusiasm from TDs and councillors, however there is still no prospect of anything useful being done with the site in the foreseeable future.”

“It has taken many years and a lot of public pressure for the owners to even begin demolition. With no plans in place, it seems highly unlikely the site will be brought into use that is beneficial for the community any time soon.”

In the many years it has been left empty, the Corrib Great Southern has been a thorn in the side of locals; frequently a site of anti-social behaviour, and multiple fires, it has been called out as an ugly scar on the way into Galway.

In the past, the billionaire Comer Brothers, who own the site, have said that they intend to use it for apartments and student accommodation.

Curran said that with the “dire housing crisis” in Galway, the site should be acquired via CPO for publicly owned student accommodation.

“Its proximity to GMIT and the extreme difficulty students are having this year finding accommodation in Galway make this the obvious best use of the site.”

COVID-19: 1,207 new confirmed cases reported

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily news Galway hospitals see COVID cases double in recent weeks

The Department of Health has today reported a further 1,207 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State.

As of 8am today, 355 people with the disease are hospitalised in Ireland, of whom 69 are in ICU.

The five day moving average for coronavirus cases nationally is 1,052.

The number of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Galway has increased to 16 in the latest figures from the HSE.

On Wednesday night there were 15 confirmed cases at University Hospital Galway, up from 12 at the start of the week.

Calls for improved worker protections emerging from pandemic

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily news Calls for improved worker protections emerging from pandemic — Cllr McNeilis and Deputy Alan Kelly with Forsa and SIPTU representatives to discuss issues facing workers in Local Employment Services

Now is the time to guarantee greater worker protections than existed before the pandemic, a Galway City Councillor has said.

Cllr Niall McNelis and Galway-West Labour Party, are marking World Day for Decent Work today, calling for action to address gaps in worker protections.

“As we emerge from the pandemic, it is important to recognise those whose jobs are not returning, and provide supports to enable them to engage in training and education, and to support job creation efforts,” Cllr McNelis said.

He added that there must be a path back to employment for people out of work, but that the “old normal” should not be the goal.

“I support my colleagues in Labour Women in their campaign for a universal, public, childcare scheme, which will address the high costs, and variable availability, of childcare in Ireland. Access to childcare is important to support gender equality and ensure access to work for all.”

The International Trade Union Confederation is calling for the creation of 575 million jobs worldwide by 2030, and for at least half of all informal jobs to be properly formalised in the same time.

Cllr McNelis said that people currently working in the gig economy need to be recognised as employees, and afforded the same protections as other workers.

“We need to legislate to ensure a right to meaningful representation by the unions chosen by workers.”

“Irish unions, such as Forsa, are currently working with employers to explore the potential of the 4-day week as a new standard for the 21st century,” Niall McNelis said.

“This has exciting implications for a new social contract, much as previous innovations like the 8-hour day and the 5-day week reshaped opportunities for leisure and recreation.”

“Similarly, it is heartening to see increasing recognition of the living wage as a benchmark for ensuring a decent minimum standard of living, one which supports social inclusion.”

Noting the global nature of the campaign for decent work, Cllr McNelis called on the Irish government to use its position in the EU, and in multilateral organisations such as the UN and ILO, to push for the adoption of strong worker protections, and conditions of employment.

Weather warning now in place ahead of heavy rain and possible flooding

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily weather Weather warning for heavy rain and possible flooding now in effect

Met Éireann’s status yellow weather warning for rain is now in place in Galway and six other counties in the west and south of the country.

The warning, which came into force last night, is for prolonged rain with heavier bursts at times – with the heaviest and most persistent rain forecast for later tomorrow, Friday.

Met Éireann says that significant accumulations are possible in upland areas and there is a risk of localised flooding.

Galway City Council has reminded motorists to beware of spot flooding and to watch out for walkers and cyclists as they move about.

The status yellow warning is set to remain in place until 3am on Saturday morning.

Man jailed for unprovoked assault on woman

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily courts Man charged in connection

A man received the maximum allowed jail sentence of one year in prison for a vicious and unprovoked assault on a woman in Galway City.

Martin Ward (29), of Fairgreen Hostel, Galway City, was convicted of assault causing harm on a woman at Galway District Court this week, after contesting the charge.

The woman, who was attacked by three men, sustained severe bruising to her face and across her body, after she was pushed to the ground by men who proceeded to kick and punch her while she was down.

The assault occurred behind Curry’s on the Headford Road on the evening of February 2 of this year.

The injured party said that she had been hanging out with a group of people and drinking. After two of them left to go to the shop, she was attacked by three others, who first shoved her to the ground.

While on the ground, she was kicked and punched repeatedly, including in the face. “I tried to defend myself, but I couldn’t,” she told the court. After a time, she managed to get away and get help.

The woman went to the garda station to make a complaint the next morning. Photos of her injuries were taken at the station, which were handed into the court. Judge Mary Fahy noted that the woman had two black eyes in the photos, one of which was “particularly bad”.

Garda Mark Kelly told the court that he assisted in the investigation. After Martin Ward was identified as a suspect, he was arrested and interviewed by him and Detective Garda Ronan Leonard.

Martin Ward denied the charge when interviewed, saying that he had been in Tuam with his father that day.

Giving his own evidence during the hearing, Ward said that he had come to the area in Galway City later that day, but only after the assault had already occurred. “I know I have a drink problem, but I’ve never hit a woman in my life,” he said.

Inspector Finbar Philpott said that Gardai had asked Ward’s father for a statement after he told them this, but that he declined to give one.

He asked Martin Ward why his father wouldn’t give a statement I’d they had been together as he claimed, suggesting that it was because he hadn’t been in Tuam.

The court heard that Ward had 117 previous criminal convictions, including two for assault. His most recent convictions were for producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury, and making threats to kill or cause serious harm.

Judge Fahy said that this was a case of two people giving competing accounts, but that she did not believe Ward’s evidence. “The pictures speak for themselves, they’re horrific injuries,” she said.

She convicted him of the assault, and decided to impose the maximum permitted sentence of 12 months.

At the District Court level, judges may only impose a maximum of 12 months for a single offence, or two years for multiple charges brought together.

The sentence was backdated to July 1, after the court tried to untangle how long Ward had already spent in custody on this matter, having gotten bail and then gone back into custody on different occasions.

NUI Galway announces first ever Irish Language Officer

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October 7, 2021

galway daily news nui galway first irish language officer

NUI Galway has appointed its first ever Irish Language Officer as part of the University’s Irish Language Strategy for the next four years.

Caroline Ní Fhlatharta, a native speaker from Connemara, joined NUI Galway over 16 years ago and has worked in various roles, including in Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge.

She will take up her new position as Irish Language Officer at the end of this month.

The University’s President, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, said the appointment reinforces the message that NUI Galway is fostering and developing an exemplary bilingual campus.

“The appointment of an Irish Language Officer is a key first step in our Straitéis don Ghaeilge and an act of recognition that reflects NUI Galway’s clear vision for the Irish language within university education,” he said.

“She has the full support of colleagues in the University in promoting the values set out in the Irish Language Strategy, increasing and strengthening the University’s Irish language community.”

Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh, Deputy President and Registrar of NUI Galway, said the University’s strategy for the Irish language is an ambitious one.

“The appointment of Caroline Ní Fhlatharta as Irish Language Officer will support that, and our vision to develop and foster a sustainable bilingual environment and promote our language across University life and the NUI Galway community, as well as in the Gaeltacht and Irish language communities.”

The Irish Language Officer will have overall responsibility for driving the University’s vision for the Irish language and the role involves working on the University’s current Scéim Teanga and planning the next, as well as ensuring the University lives up to obligations for the Irish language.

Speaking about her appointment, Caroline Ní Fhlatharta said: “It is an honour to be given this opportunity and pioneering role as NUI Galway’s first Irish Language Officer and to start implementing the University’s Irish Language Strategy.

“I am looking forward to pouring my energy into improving the status and profile of the Irish language and on developing and encouraging language awareness and competency across the entire NUI Galway community.”

The Irish Language Officer will also oversee implementation of the new policy which requires all units to provide customer services through the medium of Irish; implement a scheme whereby the Irish language as a skillset is officially recognised in recruitment processes; and that 20% of professional staff will have the ability to conduct business through Irish.

Just over 5,000 people receive PUP this week in Galway

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily news Details announced for reopened Pandemic Unemployment scheme

A total of 5,178 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Galway this week – down by 262 people since last week.

Nationally, 101,470 payments were paid into people’s bank accounts or post offices this week, a fall of 4,775 on last week.

The number of PUP recipients aged under 25 has now fallen from one in four in May to one in ten. A total of €26.3 million was paid to those in receipt of the PUP this week.

Commenting on this week’s figures, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said that since the outset of the pandemic, there has been considerable concern about the impact the loss of employment would have our young people.

“In May, one in four people out of work as a result of COVID-19 were aged under 25,” said Minister Humphreys.

“Today, that number has now fallen to one in ten – demonstrating the huge progress we have made in terms of reopening our economy and getting people back to work.

“It is also an indication of the importance of our ‘Pathways to Work’ strategy, which is all about giving people the tools, skills and experience they need to enter, or re-enter the workforce.”

Water restored in Salthill following long outage

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily news Water outages in Moycullen

Repair works have been completed to a burst water mains in Salthill this morning after outages throughout Wednesday.

A burst water main was reported in the San Antonio area of Salthill shortly before 10am on Wednesday morning, affecting the surrounding area.

Irish Water originally estimated that repairs would be completed by 3pm on Wednesday, October 6, however the outage persisted overnight.

In an update at 10:38am today, Irish Water said that “Works are now complete and supply should have returned to all affected areas”.

Further interruptions to the water supply in San Antonio and surrounding parts of Salthill are expected tomorrow due to scheduled works.

Hydrant Installation works, and a reservoir interruption, may cause outages from 11:30am to 3:30pm on Friday, October 8.

Upgrade works planned for cycling and pedestrian connectivity in Rahoon

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October 7, 2021

Galway Daily news Upgrade works planned for cycling and pedestrian connectivity in Rahoon

A public consultation is underway on plans to enhance parts of Rahoon for cycling and pedestrian permeability, and build connections between neighbourhoods.

Galway City Council is planning a range of upgrade works to Millar’s Lane in Rahoon and Fort Lorenzo, connecting areas on either side of the Western Distributor Road.

The objectives of the plans put forward by the council are to:

Support permeability, by providing off-road walking and cycling routes for residents, and for children travelling to school.
Enhance connections between Rahoon Road, Manor Drive and the surrounding areas.
Create diverse and functional open spaces – with a balance of ‘passive’ and ‘active’ uses e.g. seating, walking, cycling and play.

The council plans call for sensitive treatment of the biodiversity in the area, plants and animals, with parks along Millar’s Lane to be carefully managed for the benefit of pollinators, bats, and other species.

Other works on Millar’s Lane will include lighting along the route, and a pedestrian crossing at Gort na Bró to improve connectivity, as well as linking it to the wider city cycle network, to improve connectivity beyond the Knocknacarra/ Rahoon area.

A brochure with a map of the area where works are planned, and what the council hopes to do in each area, can be found online here.

Feedback on the proposed upgrade works can be given to the city council until October 22, either by emailing Activetravel@galwaycity.ie, by post to the council transport department, or an online form which will be available soon.

Full details on the project can also be found on the city council website. Subject to funding from the NTA, it is hoped that works will begin in Q1 of next year.

COVID cases rise to 15 at University Hospital Galway

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October 7, 2021

The number of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Galway has increased to 16 in the latest figures from the HSE.

On Wednesday night there were 15 confirmed cases at University Hospital Galway, up from 12 at the start of the week.

But at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, the number of COVID-19 patients dropped from two, down on one as of yesterday.

Back at UHG, the number of patients who have been admitted to the intensive care unit increased to three, from a low of just one case in the ICU.

Nationwide there were 335 confirmed cases in Irish hospitals as of 8pm on Wednesday, of whom 70 are in the ICU.

A further 984 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ireland yesterday, the second time this week where there have been fewer than 1k daily cases.

Galway TD calls for Government to increase fuel allowance in Budget

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October 6, 2021

Galway East TD Seán Canney has called on the Minister for Social Protection to increase the level of payments for recipients of the fuel allowance to help people meet the rising costs of heating oil and electricity.

The Independent TD also raised the issue of expanding the qualifying payments so that more people in fuel poverty can qualify for the fuel allowance.

“As we approach the winter season, I am aware of many people who just cannot cope with the unprecedented level of increase in electricity and heating oil,” said Deputy Canney.

“These people need help and the Government can take positive action in this year’s budget to assist those in need.”

Deputy Canney raised these issues in a meeting this week with Minister Paschal Donohue and Minister Michael McGrath – and both accepted that there were issues which they will give serious consideration to, he said.

“In these times of unstable costs there is an onus on Government to protect those most vulnerable who are living in fuel poverty.”

COVID-19: 984 new cases with 343 patients hospitalised

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October 6, 2021

Health officials have been notified of 984 further coronavirus cases in Ireland this afternoon.

As of 8am today, there are 343 people with COVID in hospitals across the country, of whom 70 are in intensive care units.

There has now been a total of 5,280 deaths related to the disease notified in Ireland.

There have been 31 deaths newly notified since last Wednesday.

Local food festival named best Autumn festival in Europe!

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October 6, 2021

Galwat Daily life & style Galway Oyster and Seafood Festival declared second best food festival in the world

Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival has been named as the best autumn festival in Europe by a leading travel website.

Big 7 Travel has published a list of the 25 best autumn festivals in Europe, with the local Galway festival being chosen to top the list of fantastic European events.

Also included in the top ten are Csabai Sausage Festival in Békéscsaba, Hungary; Eurochocolate in Perugia, Italy; and The Great British Food Festival in Yorkshire, England.

Big 7 says that it took suggestions from its audience as well as contributions from its editorial team, while following certain criteria for the ranking.

The criteria ranged from must-try dishes, original and postponed festival dates and attendance numbers.

Big 7 Travel’s TOP 10 BEST AUTUMN FESTIVALS IN EUROPE 2021

Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival, Galway (Ireland)
Csabai Sausage Festival, Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Eurochocolate, Perugia (Italy)
The Great British Food Festival, Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
The International White Truffle Festival, Alba (Italy)
Oktoberfest, Munich (Germany)
Fiesta del Marisco, O Grove (Spain)
Kookeet, Bruges (Belgium)
Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival, Paris (France)
Helsinki Herring Festival, Helsinki (Finland)

Galway Weather Warning: Heavy rain forecast across the West

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October 6, 2021

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rain warning for Galway which will come into force at midnight tonight, remaining in place until Saturday morning.

Prolonged rain with some heavier downpours are forecast across the West, with the heaviest and most persistent rain later on Friday.

Significant accumulations are possible in upland areas, with a risk of localised flooding in places, Met Éireann says.

The warning, which is set to last until 3am on Saturday morning, also affects Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.

Today, Wednesday, will stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and some heavy rain in the West – but drier weather will then develop in all areas.

It will remain very mild and humid, with patches of mist and fog on hills and in some coastal areas.

Thursday will be another dull, humid and breezy day with outbreaks of heavy and persistent rain.

It is set to be another warm day, with highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Rye Aker – The reluctant laureate who is wowing the West

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October 6, 2021

When Rye Aker arrived in Ireland in late 2019, his task was simple: to record Galway’s European Capital of Culture adventure in poetry, so that it would form part of a book on the year; twinned with another one that a separate poet was writing about the shared capital in Rijeka in Croatia.

54-year-old Aker had backpacked around Ireland as a student of linguistics and had amassed a love for Irish expression, humour, melancholy and culture.

To him it seemed the ideal commission. A chance to have an existence where he would survive on the proceeds of his work alone, eschewing luxury for a simple life of living and writing and making new friends.

“The prospect excited me. But like the best documentary projects, it snowballed into something else,” he said.

“I have come here and made friends, but early 2020 was waylaid by unbelievable natural disasters. Storms that lashed the west coast; waves that upturned cars; floods that made hard farmers cry and a virus that shut down the earth.

“The main reason I came here has been sadly shattered by the Covid-19, but this has not deterred me from portraying this beautiful place in words and common expression. I have amassed maybe five thousand expressions from friends, and from research and I hope to use many of these in my work.

“My agent Dirk de Vries told me that as the project was suspended, I had the option to come home. I had planned to move on to another project in Luxembourg, but that too was up in the air. So, I decided to stay and record a country in crisis and chaos and lockdown.”

Aker has become a familiar figure in Galway, taking opportunity to surreptitiously attend events and eavesdrop to pick up new expressions, nuances, traditions.

He famously over-attended the Solemn Novena in Galway Cathedral last year, attending three services a day for nine days, not knowing that he only needed to attend each one daily.

He has clearly fallen in love with Galway and Galway with him, although he is at pains to stress that his role as a sort of local poet laureate for the age is an unofficial one.

“I am conscious of the many great poets in the west of Ireland. I am not like them, I am different an I hope I am not stepping on toes, so I keep a low profile and avoid the going out,” he said.

However what has emerged from his stay is some of the finest contemporary observational poetry seen in this country for some time. The modest Aker has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC with work that has spanned the social, the humorous, the tragic, all observing Irish life as only an outsider can see.

His poems such as A Penance of Sundays, The Last Avocado in Recess, The Man With The Clock all hit home as did his poem dedicated to Vicky Phelan called Vicky In The Flat which had more than a million views on twitter.

Other poems include When Fungie Fecked Off; The Horse Who Sat On The Dead Man, The Extra Hour In Bed and All Togged Out, commissioned by AIB for its The Toughest GAA campaign.

A generous tome, his first book was called Fifty Akers- A Penance of Sundays; this new one, A Hundred Akers – To Be Among, the second of two collections each holding fifty moving poems.

“In my first collection of poetry from Galway called A Penance of Sundays, I recalled a year in which I had experienced a piece of Galway entering Covid, and was then able to compare the two.

“In this collection, To Be Among, my poems are my complete immersion into an Ireland in lockdown, experiencing the ups and downs along with the rest of the population, sharing tough times, funny times and strange times with a people who are very close to my heart.

“None of this has been like I thought it would be, but I have to say that this has been the best year of my life. I have left my mobile cellphone back in Holland. I check Twitter messages just every week or so in my splendid semi-isolation. I have been interviewed for some newspapers and radio but I keep to myself and my small collection of great friends who taxi me here and there, and who help me deliver books to shops.

“I meet people on the street and they greet me and praise the poems and I am so grateful for this, because it means that the poems are connecting, but I have no interest in being the luvvies,” he said.

Aker’s work was commissioned by AIB for their The Toughest GAA campaign; his poem All Togged Out given on condition that all fees go to the charity.

“I have offered my services with no fee to many charities and I remain willing to do what I can to use my words to help those people who are at this very moment helping someone else. Life is short, my friends.

“If my words can bring a laugh or a moment of reflection, I am glad to do so. If I can raise funds or make a highlight of the work these people do, I will be of service.”

“For now, I hope people enjoy my work. The west of Ireland has given me wonderful expressions and I hope they live on in my work,” he said.

Hundred Akers – To Be Among by Rye Aker is available online and also from Kenny’s Bookshop, Galway. You can follow his latest work on twitter and instagram.

Galway Hotel leading the way in sustainable hospitality

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October 6, 2021

Galway Daily tourism Galway Hotel leading the way in sustainable hospitality

Galway’s Connacht Hotel has been putting sustainability in the spotlight of its drive in the rebuilding tourism industry this year and beyond.

With more and more tourists and businesses concerned about the environmental footprint their holidays and conferences leave, the Connacht Hotel has invested heavily in a green strategy which they have continued to build on during the past year and a half.

In February of 2020, the Connacht Hotel was awarded a silver accreditation from Green Hospitality Ireland for drastically cutting waste and energy usage, and plans to advance further to a Gold accreditation in the not-too-distant future.

The level of recycling at the hotel has gone up 56% year on year, while the usage of disposal cups has been cut by 75%, and paper usage by 19%.

Little advances in going green such as installing LED lights, key care activated power in rooms, availing of green power, and other common sense initiatives have also combined to cut energy usage at the hotel by 20%.

While hotels have been closed for much of the past year and half due to COVID-19, the green team at the Connacht have used this time to push ahead with their sustainability initiatives.

In the Spring just gone, there was the welcome introduction of electric vehicle charging units at the hotel for guests arriving by car.

Wildflower gardens have also been cultivated around the hotel grounds in Renmore to make them a haven encouraging local biodiversity.

Leanne Nolan, Green Team manager, “At The Connacht Hotel, we are passionate about sustainability & are committed to making a positive impact on the environment.”

The newly renovated Connacht hotel has taken significant measures to reduce its carbon emissions over the last few years by reducing energy consumption, preserve scarce water resources and minimize waste production.

The green team actively protect and promote local biodiversity, buy locally where possible and encourage visitors to use local “green” businesses and services.

Of course, hotels aren’t just for families on their holidays, with corporate guests and conferences making up the other half of the equation.

Corporate guests interested in a greener stay or meeting can enquire with the Connacht about offsetting the carbon footprint of their meeting.

The hotel have calculated the average CO2 omission from a corporate stay and average meeting delegate experience and will offset this impact by partnering with environmental charity “Hometree”.

This charity plants native Irish trees with the aim of conserving permanent native woodland in Ireland, encouraging land regeneration and biodiversity through afforestation, restoration, and education.

“We are excited to launch our campaign ‘choose us choose green’ that will help support corporate companies make better choices as we all get back to doing business,” Leanne Nolan said.

sponsored by the Connacht Hospitality Group

33 NUI Galway research projects awarded government funding

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October 6, 2021

Thirty-three NUI Galway research projects have been awarded funding by the Irish Research Council.

The successful projects were announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris as part of a €28 million investment in research and academia.

Welcoming the announcement, Professor Jim Livesey, Vice President for Research and Innovation, NUI Galway, extended his congratulations to the talented group of postdoctoral and postgraduate researchers for their innovative projects.

“As a research-led University, the IRC’s Government of Ireland programmes animate NUI Galway’s values of respect, openness, sustainability and excellence,” said Professor Livesey.

“All 33 projects demonstrate how important public research and innovation is to the fabric of our lives when confronting national and global challenges.

“I would also like to thank the Irish Research Council and the Government for supporting these important research projects.”

In total, the IRC Government of Ireland Postgraduate and Postdoctoral 2021 programme will fund 330 awards, made up of 254 postgraduate scholarships and 76 postdoctoral fellowships.

To deliver on shared national objectives, each year the Government of Ireland programmes collaborate with strategic funding partners, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Met Éireann.

Work on Moycullen Bypass to begin next month

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October 6, 2021