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County Council rejects plans for cemetery outside Carraroe

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Galway Daily news County Council seeks sites for Connemara cemeteries

Galway County Council has refused planning permission for the development of a new cemetery outside of Carraroe.

Planning permission was sought by Patrick McDonagh for a burial ground with car parking at Barr an Doire.

Galway County Council ultimately refused permission for the development for road safety and environmental reasons.

The 1.48ha site was to be developed in four phases as space was required at the cemetery, with a maximum capacity of 1,459 burial plots.

The land is currently a disused quarry, which the application noted is “visually unpleasing on the landscape” of the area.

The developer proposed to import subsoil and topsoil to ensure the minimum soil depth of 2.4m required for burial, and a storm water system was also to be installed to prevent any runoff from adjacent lands due to the topography of the site.

“Landscaping is to be provided with local indigenous trees to screen the stone cliff around the perimeter of the site,” the application stated.

Two submissions were received by the county council in relation to this application, one of which expressed concerns about the prevalence of Japanese Knotweed on the site, and stating that it frequently floods.

In refusing permission for the development the county council said that the local road is deficient in its “width, composition, alignment, and overall carrying capacity to serve a development of this nature”.

The council also stated that 77 parking spaces was not sufficient considering the potential scale of the cemetery, and that due to the isolated location, there was insufficient pedestrian infrastructure.

Environmental concerns were also expressed about “ambiguity as to the source of the soil material” which would be imported, as well as the lack of a hydrogeological/hydrological impact assessment, and not enough information about the design and potential impact of the storm water management system.

Irish ticket misses €200m Euromillions jackpot by one number

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Galway Daily news Galway lotto players won over €15 million in prize money this year

Celebrations are surely underway in a French household today after a ticket sold in the country won the Euromillions jackpot in what was the third draw at the €200m cap.

But one Irish ticket was agonisingly close to sharing the mega jackpot, after getting six out of the seven numbers necessary to win.

The ticket sold in Ireland matched four numbers out of five and also the two ‘lucky stars’, winning just €1,655.

Twelve people across Europe won €2,364,169, after matching five number and one ‘lucky star’ – also one number away from the jackpot prize.

In total, over 118,000 players in Ireland won prizes, ranging from €4 to €1,655.

There was no winner of the Euromillions plus draw yesterday.

Coronavirus: Fewer than 5 new cases reported in Galway today

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Galway Daily news 25 percent drop in COVID cases in Galway hospitals

The Department of Health has today reported three further deaths related to Covid-19 and 248 new cases of the disease.

Fewer than five of the new cases are in Galway, while there are 99 new cases in Dublin, 21 in Louth, 16 in Limerick,15 in Meath and 13 in Cavan.

There are now 185 people with Covid in Irish hospitals, of whom 31 are in ICU. There are no patients with Covid-19 in critical care in Galway hospitals.

This is the first time the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital across the State has dipped below 200 in more than two months.

Speaking this evening, Dr Tony Holohan said: “Ireland currently has the lowest incidence in Europe and has protected against the significant mortality and severe illness that many European countries, as well as the United States.

“Our younger generation led the way, with the incidence in the 19-24 year age group reduced from 432 per 100,000 population to 41 per 100,000 population. This is an enormous achievement.

“We all need to recognise how well our younger generation has reduced their contacts and helped to protect the whole population. We all now need to follow this example in the weeks ahead.”

 

Galway lifeboat rescues man trapped by rising tide

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Galway Daily news Lough Derg RNLI rescue two people after boat strikes rocks

The Galway RNLI Lifeboat today rescued a man who became trapped by the rising tide at Ballyloughane beach and had to shelter on an island.

The man was walking on the beach this morning, and took refuge on Hare Island after being caught by the tide at approximately 11am.

A member of the public spotted he was in difficulty and contacted the Coast Guard for help.

The Galway Lifeboat launched a few minutes later, and brought the man to safety back at the docks.

Mike Swan, Galway Lifeboat Launch Authority, urges the public to be aware of the tide times and to take extra care when out walking any of the coastal areas around the bay so as not to get caught out.

Galway charities and community groups awarded €750k in grants

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Galway Daily news Galway allocated €9 million for LEADER programme 2023-2027

Almost €750,000 in grants have been awarded to 33 Galway charities, community groups, and social enterprises under the COVID-19 Stability Fund.

“This is welcome additional funding boost for these groups who give so much to those in need and who have found fundraising very difficult during COVID-19,” said Galway East TD Seán Canney.

Minister of State Joe O’Brien this week announced that an additional €10 million was being distributed to charities around the country this year under the Fund.

The money was announced as part of Budget 2021, and brings the total capital for the Stability Fund to €45 million.

The Covid-19 Stability Fund was established in May to provide immediate, short term cash flow to qualifying organisations which provide critical services to those most vulnerable in society.

The funding was intended for organisations in danger of imminent closure due to a in reduction funds-raised or traded income because of COVID-19 restrictions.

The original grants levels were awarded based on the assumption that COVID-19 restrictions would be short lived, however the second lockdown made it hard for organisations to get back to fundraising.

“I am very happy to be able to provide some additional funding to organisations approved for funding under the COVID-19 Stability Fund,” Minister O’Brien said.

“The previous funding is supporting a diverse range of organisations providing critical services to communities all over the country and I hope that this additional funding will provide them with the resources they need to continue this work.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank organisations in the community and voluntary sector, charities and social enterprises for the support they are providing to the most vulnerable in our communities during this pandemic”.

  • Cancer Care West – €90,500
  • Galway Simon Community – €90,500
  • Croí – €90,500
  • COPE Galway – €90,500
  • Galway Hospice – €90,500
  • Galway Traveller Movement – €35,601
  • East Galway & Midlands Cancer Support – €24,190
  • Is Maith É an Caint – €21,038
  • Tearmann Eanna – €18,343
  • Hand in Hand – €17,523
  • Galway Rape Crisis Centre – €15,897
  • Claregalway & District Day Care Centre – €15,680
  • Act For Meningitis – €15,049
  • Tuam Cancer Care – €13,563
  • Comhairle Ceantair na n-Oileán – €13,378
  • Galway Autism Partnership – €11,852
  • Ballinasloe Social Services – €11,482
  • Connemara Community Radio – €9,992
  • Westside Resource Centre – €9,237
  • Area Renewal Company Clifden – €7,854
  • Ballygar and Districts (Ballygar, Newbridge, Toghergar) – €7,213
  • AMACH! LGBT+ – €6,884
  • Gort Cancer Support Group – €6,690
  • The Athenry Community Council Trust – €6,385
  • Our Lady’s Boy’s Club – €5,475
  • Helplink Support Services – €4,562
  • Galway Teleworking Co-Operative – €4,120
  • Inishbofin Community Services Programme Co – €3,468
  • Galway Head Injury Support – €2,779
  • Ionad Pobail Chill Chiarain – €2,067
  • Williamstown Development Company – €1,730
  • Cosain – €1,425
  • Amicitia Health & Social Care – €1,061

Galway ICUs empty of COVID-19 patients

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The number of people in Galway hospitalised with COVID-19 has dropped to just four known cases, none of whom are in Intensive Care.

The latest HSE figures from 8pm on Friday show that there are three confirmed cases at UHG and just one at Portiuncula Hospital.

There are an equal number and spread of suspected COVID cases at Galway’s acute hospitals.

Importantly there not a single confirmed or suspected case in Intensive Care in Galway as of Friday evening.

Nationwide there are 187 people hospitalised with COVID-19, of whom 34 are in the ICU and 18 are on ventilators.

There were 14 new cases reported in Galway yesterday, with the county’s 14-day incidence rate now standing at 63.6 cases per 100,000 population.

Cathaoirleach Charity offers best wishes to Galway Camogie team

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Galway daily sport Cathaoirleach Charity offers best wishes to Galway Camogie team

Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council James Charity delivered a message wishing the best of luck to the senior camogie team in the All-Ireland final today.

Galway and Kilkenny will meet at 7pm in Croke Park this evening, with the Galway women seeking to retain the All-Ireland title.

“On behalf of us all at Galway County Council I want to wish the best of luck to our Galway senior camogie team as they play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final this evening in Croke Park,” Cllr Charity said.

“It’s a phenomenal achievement to get to the final again, and I have no doubt that they’re going to do us proud and retain the O’Duffy Cup, and bring it back home West this evening again.”

Councillor Charity also took the time in his message to remind people to stay safe when supporting the team and hopefully celebrating this evening.

“For all of us who are supporting the ladies this evening I’ve been asked to remind you of the importance of the ongoing public health restrictions, and to make sure that when we do welcome the O’Duffy Cup to the west, we do so in the safest manner possible, and in compliance wit all level three restrictions. Gaillimh Abu!”

Galway based fuel company expands their environmentally friendly fuels

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Galway Daily news Galway based fuel company expands their environmentally friendly fuels

Galway based fuel company EcoFuel has launched their new range of sustainable EcoBirch Briquettes, made from 100% reclaimed Birch wood.

The sustainability structure and ethos of Ecofuel is centred around ‘Small Acts Change the World’.  The Ecofuel products sold through their website have been sourced from sustainable forestry in the EU, where company founder Janis Vitols is originally from.

The Kiln Dried Firewood (Ash, Birch and Oak) comes from FSC managed forests in Latvia where the Latvian State Forests are committed to reforestation and promoting biodiversity. Last year they planted over 29 million trees in their forests to replace the trees felled for firewood.

The Ecofuel Wood Briquette products are all made from by-product or recycled wood products. The briquettes are an Aspen by-product, so no trees are intentionally felled for their production.

Or they may also be Beech Wood logs made from recycled Beech Wood furniture, PiniKay Heat Logs, beech, and oak sawdust

“Sustainability has always been key to us,” said Janis Vitols, “We never wanted to compete with coal or fossil fuels, instead we wanted to introduce the Irish market to cleaner more environmentally friendly fuel options like I grew up with in Latvia.

“This combined with our excellent customer service has driven our business faster than we ever expected,” the company co-founder added.

Latest Macnas Gilgamesh film unveils wild warrior Enkidu

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Galway Daily arts culture Latest Macnas Gilgamesh film unveils wild warrior Enkidu

Macnas, the masters of storytelling and spectacle, and Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, this week released the Legend of Gilgamesh: Ep 3.

This is the third in a series of stunning short films depicting the ancient and exhilarating legend of Gilgamesh.

Firmly rooted in the city and landscape of Galway, this is a beautiful Macnas-infused interpretation of an EPIC story, the first ever hero’s journey, written over 1,000 BC.

The third in a triptych of short films sees ISHTAR (Úna Kavanagh), Goddess of Love, War and Death, act on behalf of the Gods to create the wild young warrior ENKIDU.

He is sent down from the heavens to rival the tyrant king GILGAMESH and challenge his quest to live forever.

Also, unveiled this week – a new mural of GILGAMESH himself – along with text from Marina Carr, located just off Eyre Square (to the side of The Hardiman Hotel).

A second mural, on the corner of Dominick Street and Bridge Street features UTA, the immortal one, who made a live appearance on Shop Street and the Prom in Salthill in September.

The project was originally conceived as a creative programme of large scale public performances in celebration of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture.

However Covid-19 has seen Macnas go back to the drawing board to deliver a remarkable reimagined vision in the form of a digital storybook, the Gilgamesh Experience, unfolding online at Macnas.com.

Macnas will bring new life to the legend of Gilgamesh, with 3 short films rolling out between September and December 2020 and an extraordinary finale early next year.

A stellar team of local and international talent have collaborated to shapeshift and translate this mythical story for a whole new audience online.

The story explores contemporary themes of human relationships, power, corruption, loneliness, friendship, loss, love, revenge, mortality and death.

It centres on Gilgamesh, a tyrannical young king who rules the city of Uruk (Galway). Two thirds god, one third man, Gilgamesh is bored, beautiful and obsessed with fame.

A cruel and unjust king, he wants to find the secret to immortality, become a God and live forever. The citizens of Uruk cry out to the Gods for help.

The Gods listen and create Enkidu, a wild young warrior sent down from the heavens to rival Gilgamesh and challenge his quest to live forever.

Join Macnas to see Gilgamesh forge battles, wreak havoc on his citizens and meet his match in the wild warrior Enkidu.

Director Noeline Kavanagh and playwright Marina Carr are joined by cinematographer Colm Hogan, Tony Award-nominated designer Julian Crouch, co-designer Orla Clogher and costume designer Cherie White, with music and soundscapes from composer and sound designer Nick Powell.

The first film, Legend Of Gilgamesh: Ep. 1 features Enlil, father of the Gods and an enemy of Gilgamesh, observe from the heavens a city and people living under the repressive rule of the young Gilgamesh as he wreaks havoc and chaos on all around him in his quest for immortality.

The second film, Legend Of Gilgamesh: Ep. 2, is again narrated by Seán McGinley as  Enlil, as he looks down on the majestic city of Uruk (Galway), a “city of canals and palaces, libraries and temples. Jewel of jewels.”

Here we are introduced for the first time to the imposing and majestic 12ft tall Gilgamesh on his throne at the Palace of Ishtar, as Enlil hauntingly reminds us of the young king’s tyrannical ways “You will gorge on your savage crimes… to the last rotting morsel.”

This dramatic new interpretation of the world’s oldest story, Gilgamesh is a Galway 2020 commission for the European Capital of Culture celebrations and sees Macnas take its traditional theatre and storytelling into new outdoor and digital territories, bringing the contemporary themes of this ancient origin story to life.

Visit the Gilgamesh Experience here: https://gilgamesh.macnas.com/

Coronavirus: 14 new cases reported in Galway

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Galway Daily news 25 percent drop in COVID cases in Galway hospitals

The Department of Health has reported 313 new cases of Covid-19 and three further deaths related to the disease.

Of the new cases reported today, fourteen are in Galway, while 70 are in Dublin, 31 in Mayo, 21 in Kilkenny, 19 in Donegal and 18 in Laois.

67% are under 45 years of age and the median age is 35 years old.

The situation at Galway’s hospitals remains steady, with six people in total at UHG and Portiuncula.

There has now been a total of 75,507 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland.

As of 2pm today, there are 197 people with Covid-19 in hospitals, of which 35 are in ICU. There have been 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Mixed outlook in weekend weather forecast for Galway

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Galway Daily weather Mixed bag for Easter weekend weather as sunny start gives way to rain

After a cold week, Met Éireann’s weekend forecast for Galway is a mixed bag of sunshine, showers and some heavy rain.

Tonight will be cold again, but any lingering showers will make way for clear spells overnight. Temperatures will reach lows of 1 to 6 degrees, causing some grass frost in sheltered areas.

Tomorrow, Saturday, will be a bright day with sunny spells and just a few occasional showers. Cloud will build from the southwest late tomorrow evening though ahead of a band or more persistent rain moving in from the Atlantic.

Tomorrow’s temperatures will be around 8 or 9 degrees, but tomorrow night will see heavy rain at times and lowest temperatures between 1 and 5 degrees.

Sunday looks set to be another cold and miserable day with persistent rain. There will be heavy rain at times, and any brighter spells will be overshadowed by showers during the afternoon and evening, with some heavy bursts.

Highest temperatures will be between 9 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds and blustery showers continue into Sunday night, bringing a wet start to next week.

Woman taken to hospital after being hit by car in Galway city

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Galway Daily news missing teen found safe

A female pedestrian has been hospitalised after a traffic collision involving a car in Knocknacarra this morning.

Gardaí are investigating after a woman was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on the Western Distributor Road.

The incident took place at approximately 8am on Friday morning.

The female pedestrian was taken to University Hospital Galway.

A Garda spokesperson said that her condition is not believed to be life threatening.

NUIG PhD student wins prestigious national research award

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Galway Daily science NUIG student wins prestigious national research award

Dr Kathryn Schoenrock, a PhD researcher at NUIG, has been recognised for her her exceptional achievements with the Irish Research Council’s Early Career Researcher of the Year award.

Dr Schoenrock’s research at NUIG’s Ryan Institute focuses on the kelp forests that grow along the Irish coastline, looking at the importance of this ecosystem for the ocean and ourserlves.

Kelp forests are known to be a habitat for hundreds to thousands of marine species and recently they have been highlighted as an important blue carbon sink that may buffer against the impact of climate change in marine environments by absorbing carbon dioxide.

As a postdoctoral researcher in Ireland, Dr Schoenrock led an intensive kelp forest monitoring effort over the past three years, which is the first effort of its kind.

Her ground-breaking work in this field has made her the authoritative voice on Irish kelp forest ecology, and the productivity and biodiversity of these systems in nearshore waters.

Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of NUIG, said that the university is extremely proud of her work, and congratulate her on her prize.

“Research defines us as a university and defines the excellence of NUI Galway. Awards such as this sustain the next generation of excellence in research so it is wonderful to see the quality of Kathryn’s research being respected and acknowledged in this way.”

The award for Early Career Researcher of the Year is given to a current or former Irish Research Council awardee who is at an early stage in their career.

They must be currently working in research in an academic institution and have demonstrated an exceptional level of achievement in their field at this stage in their career.

Speaking about her award, Dr Schoenrock said that she was honoured to receive it, and that this field of research was being recognised for its importance.

“What’s really nice is that this research could be applied to many technologies and pharmaceuticals,” she said.

“While this is basic natural history, I’m delighted it’s being recognised as essential for our understanding of the natural world, which is very encouraging for our future.”

‘Dream come true’ for Nicola Coughlan to be on Graham Norton Show tonight

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Galway actress Nicola Coughlan has said it is a ‘dream come true’ to be on the Graham Norton Show on BBC One this evening.

Nicola, who stars in Derry Girls and the upcoming Bridgerton which premiers on Christmas Day on Netflix, took to social media earlier today reminding people to tune in at 10.45 pm.

Graham Norton has interviewed some of the biggest names in cinema, theatre and music, and the Irishman has another stellar line-up for tonight’s programme.

Nicola will join Lee Mack, Claudia Winkleman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Saunders and Gal Gadot, as well as McFly this evening in what promises to be a great show.

WATCH: Trailer for new Netflix series starring Galway actress Nicola Coughlan

 

 

 

 

Funding boost for three Galway organisations under CLÁR programme

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L- R Michael Lally, Jenny O'Sullivan, Teresa Coughlan, Sr. Alacoque, Stephen Kerr, Regina Power, Annette Lynagh, Padraig O'Ceithearnaigh, Ann Kenny. Missing from photo Margaret Oliver, Cath

Three Galway organisations have been successful in securing funding under the CLÁR programme, Minister Heather Humphreys has announced this afternoon.

Ballinasloe Social Services, Brothers of Charity and Ability West will receive €154,000 between them for essential vehicles.

The three Galway organisations are among 26 successful applicants which will get a share of the total funding package of €1.3 million for essential transport services for people with mobility issues.

It supports voluntary organisations that provide, free of charge and includes transport to and from day care, or other medical therapy and respite services, and/or transport to or from designated cancer treatment hospitals and centres under the National Cancer Care Programme.

Ability West will receive funding of €54,000 and Brothers of Charity will receive €40,406, while Ballinasloe Social Services was awarded €59,400.

Welcoming the funding, Senator Aisling Dolan said that it means people in rural areas will have more equal access to services such as Meals on Wheels, Day-Care and transport for medical/cancer treatments.

“It will tackle the very real problem of rural isolation particularly for older members of our community,” said the Fine Gael senator.

“I had the opportunity to work closely with Teresa Coghlan, Manager of Ballinasloe Social Services and to provide letters of support for this application.

“This large mini-bus with lift means that the Social Services will be able to deliver meals on wheels all over the Ballinasloe area and more areas will be able to access day services when they re-open in safer times.”

Senator Dolan said that Ballinasloe Social Services provides a fantastic community service and the funding will make a huge contribution to the local community.

“I have seen first-hand the amazing community services that Teresa and her team of over 40 volunteers as well as the excellent Board of Management give to the people of the Ballinasloe area,” she said.

“Last year I had the honour to meet people who come to the Day Services and hear songs and music as well as meeting expert card-players!

“Volunteer bus drivers brought people from Kellysgrove, Clontuskert, Lawrencetown, Kilconnell in the East Galway area as well as Moore, Ballydangan, Taughmaconnell, Castlesampson in South Roscommon.

“I know the challenges as well in terms of not having the resources to provide a service to the likes of Ahascragh last year.

“Now Ballinasloe Social Services will have a new minibus and it will allow more people to access Day Services to meet friends and participate in activities as well as give respite to families and carers when the Centre opens again.

“Thank you again to Teresa for her efforts in winning this investment, to the Committee and Chairperson Regina Power for their continued guidance and support and to the great team of volunteers for all the care and joy they bring to people all around Ballinasloe.”

Win smoked Corrib salmon & luxury B&B stay while helping the RNLI

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After raising €1,243 for the RNLI in October through the Fish Supper campaign, Eatmorefish.ie are back with a bumper prize that will make Christmas!

Last September Chef Neven Maguire was in Galway, filming for the next season of his Irish Seafood Trails.

This trip on the River Corrib gifted Neven his first-ever wild salmon, reeled in live in front of the camera.

Win smoked Corrib salmon and overnight hotel stay and support the RNLI

To mark this triumph, Stefan at Gannet Fishmongers decided to have it smoked by Sally Barnes of Smokehouse Woodcock Smokery in West Cork.  

“Neven then asked Sally to send back one half of the fish to me. I had the RNLI in my mind and so decided to raffle off this catch to raise funds for the RNLI,” said Stefan.

“On hearing of this Neven, who is always so generous, decided to make this prize even more special by adding on a dinner and overnight stay for two at his award-winning MacNean House & Restaurant in Cavan.”

The prize in this fundraising raffle consists of Neven’s wild salmon, smoked by Sally Barnes and dinner and an overnight + dinner stay for two at Mac Nean House.

Tickets can be purchased at EatMoreFish.ie for €10, and all money raised will go directly to the RNLI.

The winning ticket will be drawn on the 20th of December, and eatmorefish.ie will ship the fish to your door on time for Christmas.

Donate and be in with a chance to win here:

COVID-19 hospital figures stay level in Galway

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Galway Daily news

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Galway has remained steady at six cases across both acute hospitals in the county.

There are five confirmed cases at University Hospital Galway as of 8pm on Thursday, along with one at Portiuncula.

There are a further three suspected cases each at UHG and Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe.

The number of COVID patients in Intensive Care in Galway remain low however, with just a single suspected case at UHG.

Nationwide there are 202 people in hospital with COVID-19, of whom 37 are in the ICU. There are 21 known cases where patients are on ventilators.

On Thursday there were 13 new cases reported in Galway, out of 310 nationwide. A further 15 deaths related to COVID-19 were also notified yesterday.

Dr Ronan Glynn cautioned that people should not allow the prospect of a vaccine rollout to allow them to let their guard down towards the end of the year.

“A vaccine will have no positive impact on the trajectory of this disease over the coming weeks and does not give immunity to people over the Christmas period.”

“We must not allow COVID-19 to spread through our communities now, after all the efforts we have made throughout 2020 and how close we are to beginning to vaccinate.”

Vaccine allocation plan ignores protection of vulnerable children – Naughten

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Galway Daily news Galway TD calls for retired healthcare staff to be used in vaccine rollout

The government’s provisional strategy for the order in which people will receive a vaccine for COVID-19 doesn’t take vulnerable children into account a Galway TD has said.

Galway Roscommon TD Denis Naughten has questioned why adults who are in constant contact with vulnerable children are not part of the early stages of the rollout of any COVID-19 vaccine.

The government this week published a provision Vaccine Allocation Strategy, which lays out the order in which different groups in the population will be prioritised for vaccination based on age, health, and essential employment.

Top of the list are people aged 65 and over who are in long-term residential care facilities, followed by frontline healthcare workers, and people over the age of 70 in the general population, and on down.

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“If vulnerable older people are being prioritised based on medical evidence, surely that same advice would also apply to vulnerable children?”

“And if that is the case why are they not included in the initial phases of the vaccination strategy?” Denis Naughten asked

“I accept these children cannot be vaccinated themselves because we have yet to receive vaccine trial evidence on children.”

The Independent TD added “But that would make it even more important to vaccinate those adults who come in daily contact with them in order to minimise the risk of picking up Covid-19.”

The allocation list was drawn up based on ethical principles and epidemiological concerns the department of health stated, taking into account what we know about the characteristics of COVID-19, its modes of transmission, and the most vulnerable groups.

However the government also stated that the allocation strategy will be adapted as more data comes in, and different groups and unions representing workers in different sectors have been lobbying for priority access.

The provisional order for vaccine distribution approved by the Cabinet on this week is:

1 People aged 65 years and older who are residents of long-term care facilities (likely to include all staff and residents on site)
2 Frontline healthcare workers
3 People aged 70 and older
4 Other healthcare workers not in direct patient contact
5 People aged 65-69
6 Key workers
7 People aged 18-64 with certain medical conditions
8 Residents of long-term care facilities aged 18-64
9 People aged 18-64 living or working in crowded settings
10 Key workers in essential jobs who cannot avoid a high risk of exposure
11 People working in education sector
12 People aged 55-64
13 Other workers in occupations important to the functioning of society
14 Other people aged 18-54
15 People aged under 18 and pregnant women

Galway United joins SVP Christmas food drive

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Galway United is once again taking part in the St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Drive, with a drop off point for donations at their pop-up shop.

The club’s Christmas pop-up shop is now open at Odeon House in Eyre Square, next to O’Connolls pub.

The food donations that people leave for SVP as part of the Christmas drive will be boxed and distributed on December 22.

“Everyone involved at Galway United, from our Co-Op to our Academy, and the Galway Football Association, is delighted to play a small role in helping to provide local families with food supplies to ensure they have a happy and healthy Christmas,” said club manager John Caulfield.

“This can be an extremely worrying time of year for many people and we are confident, with the generosity of the Galway United fans and those in the community, that this year’s appeal will be a fantastic success. Go raibh maith agaibh!

The Christmas Shop is open until 6pm on Wednesday, December 23 for people who want to drop off food or pick up some club gear to fill stockings.

Opening hours for the Galway United Christmas shop are as follows:
Monday – Saturday: 10.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday: 12.00pm – 6.00pm

5 Reasons Your Business Should Use A VPN

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Virtual Private Networks or simply VPN have been popping up in the past few years. While individuals might be using it to bypass certain websites or stay anonymous on the internet, VPN is also very beneficial for businesses if they know how to take advantage of the many different features it provides. A VPN lets you create your own personal secure network connection, which is something that businesses crave. They can use this secure network to communicate with their clients or to send sensitive information to anyone they want to. As a VPN offers so much to small businesses and large corporations alike, it is only fair that you know why you should use it. In this article, I am going to highlight five reasons why you, as a businessman, should use a VPN to take your business to its heights of success.

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Running a business can be very hard, especially if you are always worried about hacks and scams. While technology has presented businesses with lots of opportunities to grow and scale, it has also provided hackers and scammer some clever ways to extract information from the internet. To make sure that you don’t fall prey to any hacker, you have to do everything that you can to stay anonymous. VPN gives businesses much need security by completely hiding their identity. As all your data is encrypted, you don’t have to worry about being attacked. 

Geo-Independence 

The world is slowly becoming an interconnected mesh as businesses are starting to operate around the world. It doesn’t matter which industry you belong to; if you truly want to be considered a pioneer, you have to go worldwide. However, there can be a lot of complications if you want to operate in different countries. For example, China has a lot of internet restrictions in place, which might reduce your user count a lot. VPN lets you bypass these restrictions so that you can use the internet from any place in the world by using any location you want to. 

Better Value for Money 

Most businesses don’t go for VPN because they think that it is a luxury they can’t afford. However, when you weigh the benefits it provides against what it costs, you are merely paying cents against dollars. Investing in a good VPN like https://nordvpn.com/risk-free-vpn/ is going to allow you to effectively manage your security, meanwhile giving you fresh opportunities to market your business. So, you are not going to get a better deal than this in terms of value for money. 

Make Your Clients Feel Secure 

As a businessman with lots of clients, you might have to save a lot of client data. Now, as most businesses are going digital, most of this data is secured online. Client data contains a lot of personal and sensitive information which needs to be protected at all cost. If this information gets into the wrong hands, it could wreak havoc on your business. You can make your clients feel secure by using a good VPN that not only protects your data by your client’s data so that they can get in business with you without any doubt. 

Remote Access

Last but not least, in today’s world, remote access is very important if you want to run a successful business. The current pandemic has clearly awakened the world, and most businesses are paving a path for work from home situations. Having a VPN means that your employees can access information from anywhere in the world without jeopardizing your business. Moreover, a good VPN doesn’t only solve your security issues, but it also allows your employees to work together much efficiently so that your overall productivity increases.

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