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Galway rail service disruptions this Bank Holiday Weekend

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The rail service between Galway and Heuston will see several cancellations or other disruptions this Bank Holiday Weekend.

The rail service is being disrupted by line improvement works Irish Rail are carrying out between Sallins and Newbridge today and on Sunday.

Bus transfers will operate for all services travelling to and from Heuston Station over on May 4 & 5, and a number of services will be cancelled on the Galway and Westport lines.

On Saturday, the 6:30pm service from Dublin to Galway is cancelled.

While on Sunday the 3:45pm Westport to Dublin, 5pm Galway to Dublin, and 8:30pm Dublin to Galway services have also been cancelled.

Irish Rail is advising people travelling by rail this weekend to consult their journey planner to make sure that their train is running.

Take the 48 Hour Challenge with Little Cinema Galway

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Galway Daily life & style 48 Hour challenge with Little Cinema Galway

If you’re a filmmaker who works best under pressure, then the 48 Hour Challenge with Little Cinema Galway might be just the thing for you.

Little Cinema and Galway City of Film are once again running this challenge which will see 10 teams competing to write, shoot, and edit a short film all in just two days for a €500 grand prize.

Each team will create a five minute film over June 7 – 9 from 11am, with a screening later that evening at the Town Hall Theatre.

This year, just to throw in an extra wrinkle, people taking part in the challenge will have to incorporate a random prop, a given line and a genre “just to make it a bit more difficult!”.

Applications are now open for teams to join the challenge. Each team must have at least six members, and the competition has space for ten teams.

The 48 Hour Challenge will launch at the Portershed at 11am on June 7 and run to 11am on June 9.

This will give time for the films to be made ready for a screening at the Town Hall Theatre in front of judges and an audience.

The judges will be industry professionals and on top of an overall winner for the €500 prize they will select winners for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Use of Line, Best Use of Prop and an Audience vote of favorite film.

The winner of the 2018 48 Hour Challenge was Connection Interrupted by Conor Quinlan & Team Timo which can be viewed at thelittlecinema.com/48hour.

The application fee is €80 and application forms can be downloaded here and here.

Any further questions and completed applications can be sent to littlecinemagalway@gmail.com

Drop off electronic waste for free recycling in Loughrea today

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Galway Daily news Free electrical waste collection event in Galway this weekend

Anyone with any electronic waste building up around the house can bring it to Loughrea for recycling free today.

Galway County Council and WEEE Ireland are offering free recycling of anything with a plug or a battery, from fridges to phones and everything in between.

The collection will be open at Supervalu in Loughrea from 10am to 4pm.

This is the last in a series of free collections that the county council and WEEE have been organising over the past month.

Between them, collection at Gort, Oughterard, and Casla brought in nearly 100 tonnes of electronic waste for recycling over April.

22 tonnes were collected in Casla on April 13, another 26 tonnes of rubbish was gathered at Oughterard on April 20, and just last Saturday a collection in Gort netted a whopping 48 tonnes of waste.

Netflix and Chill at the Residence Hotel

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Galway daily life & style Residence Hotel
The Residence Hotel in the Latin Quarter

The chic Residence Hotel in the heart of Galway city has found a new way to show off its ultra-modern rooms and award-winning drinks.

Sitting right in the heart of the Latin Quarter, the Residence Hotel is a boutique hotel with individually designed rooms that put an emphasis on comfort and modern amenities.

To best make use of those 42 inch Samsung screens, the television in every room comes with Netflix for tourists who want to get some holiday binge watching in.

Other essential services for the modern tourist provided include high-speed wifi, multiple USB wall sockets for charging your devices, and a Nespresso machine.

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The modern amenities are matched by a stylish decor filled with eye-grabbing art and photographs inspired by pop-culture that would make you doubt this building was ever a Carmelite convent.

Of course good entertainment goes hand in hand with a delicious drink, and for that guests at the Residence Hotel don’t even have to step onto the street.

Attached to the hotel is the award winning 1520 Bar, recently named the Best Hotel Bar in Ireland in Ireland at the prestigious Irish Hotel Awards.

Anyone staying would be foolish to pass up on the opportunity to try their hickory smoked Old Fashioned with orange and chocolate bitters and maple syrup, presented with showmanship by the amazing bar staff.

But it’s not just a one trick pony and good drinks are accompanied by an amazing menu that includes creamy seafood chowder and smoked salmon straight from Galway Bay and a bevy of other great homecooked food.

For more details visit www.residencehotel.ie

 

sponsored by the Connacht Hospitality Group

Lack of safety equipment contributed to death of fisherman on Galway Bay

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Galway Daily news Ros a Mhíl fishery centre to receive €3.4 million funding this year

A newly released report into the death of a fisherman on Galway Bay in 2017 has said that a lack of safety equipment aboard contributed to his death.

On November 22, 2017 the FV Julie Eleanor departed from Galway with one fisherman aboard.

At a 21:46 that night the Coast Guard got a call reporting the vessel as overdue.

Within half an hour a search and rescue helicopter had found the boat just off Barna.

When a lifeboat crew searched the vessel they found no one aboard, and the Personal Flotation Device still stored in the wheelhouse.

It wasn’t until noon the next day that the fisherman’s body was found in the water five miles away from the Julie Eleanor.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board was not able to definitively determine what caused the fisherman to go overboard, but it said that if he had been wearing his flotation device and Personal Locator Beacon then the alarm might have been raised earlier, and he may have survived.

There was also no side ladder or scrambling net on the boat that could have helped someone who went overboard to climb back onto the vessel.

The Marine Casualty Board looks into all deaths involving Irish vessels at home or internationally.

At the time of this incident the fisherman was potting, though it’s unclear if he was doing so commercially or recreationally.

But the Board said regardless of its purpose, the vessel was not compliant with safety regulations for either activity.

The report calls on the Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport Shane Ross to issue a Marine Notice reminding vessels to comply with the Code of Practice governing the type of fishing they’re engaged in.

City playgrounds should be more inclusive of kids with disabilities – McDonagh

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Galway Daily news Three Galway playgrounds slated for upgrades

Labour Party candidate for Galway city council John McDonagh has said that more can be done to make Galway accessible for people with a disability, and playgrounds would be a good place to start.

McDonagh has said that while there are many good playgrounds around the city, more could be done make them inclusive for children with a disability.

“Playgrounds should be all about social interaction, and disabled children shouldn’t have to be watching the fun from the sidelines instead of being part of it,” he said.

This is not something that requires extensive investment he insisted, but can be achieved easily with proper planning by providing items such as wheelchair swings, wheelchair accessible roundabouts and equipment for special sensory areas which are available at a reasonable cost Mr McDonagh insists.

There are 30 playgrounds in Galway city under the supervision of the council Recreation & Amenity Department.

Several of those such as the Millennium Children’s Playground, South Park Playground, An Sean Baile playground, McGrath Field do include amenities designed for children with disabilities like inclusive rockers and swings.

McDonagh added that the city council should work with the Changing Places Ireland campaign to provide public toilets for people with complex disabilities.

Changing Places facilities are different from standard disabled toilets, which may not be sufficient to the needs of people with certain disabilities, and are designed to enhance the dignity of people who may need extra support or facilities during personal care.

The Labour candidate concluded by saying that it is time for the city council to put “accessibility and inclusion at the top of their priority list” and make Galway as welcoming a place as possible to locals and tourists alike.

Galway Ring Road decision pushed back

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Galway Daily news "Irrational" to build roads in climate crisis says group challenging Ring Road

A decision on the €600 million city ring road has been delayed as An Bord Pleanála has requested a bevy of further information from Galway County Council.

The 18km ring road will connect the M6 motorway near the Coolagh roundabout with Bearna, and plans include major construction projects including the digging of two tunnels and the construction of a bridge across the Corrib.

An Bord Pleanála was due to make a decision on the planning application submitted last year by May 7, but have request further information from the county council on the ecological and traffic impact of the project.

The higher planning authority questioned why the council was using of of date information about traffic levels and bird in the area.

The county council has until the end of the month to submit this information, after which it is expected that an updated deadline for a decision will be issued.

An extensive oral hearing on the project will also take place this year for public consultation.

Some 500 Compulsory Purchase Notices were issued to landowners within the imprint of the ring road last October, with 44 homes expected to be demolished to make way for the road.

It’s estimated that if it proceeds the ring road will take roughly three years and €600 million to complete.

Those in favour of the project have said that it is essential to tackling the city’s chronic traffic problem by taking cars out of the city centre.

However, those opposed argue that the money should be invested in public transport options, and the building more roads will simply lead to more cars.

Cannon welcomes news of Africa Day events in the works for Galway

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Galway Daily news Cannon welcomes Africa Day events in the works for Galway

Galway city is one of ten local authorities around Ireland which will be helping to facilitate events to mark Africa Day this year.

Africa Day, which falls on May 25 each year, marks the day of the foundation of the African Union which was established in 1963 by 32 countries in Africa to help bring unity and economic prosperity.

Irish Aid, the government’s programme for overseas development, provides financial and practical supports for organisations hosting events to mark the day.

Events are being either held or facilitated by Galway city council, Cork City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, Laois County Council, Limerick City and County Councils, Meath County Council, South Dublin County Council, Waterford City and County Councils, and Wexford County Council.

Minister of State for International Development and Galway TD Ciarán Cannon welcomed the news that local authorities have “responded so positively to our invitation to engage in helping communities to celebrate Africa Day 2019 by leading their own events and celebrations.”

“While this year we are taking a different approach to marking Africa Day, I am confident that communities will continue to enjoy multiple wonderful opportunities to learn more about how Ireland engages the countries and people of Africa in so many positive ways.”

Details of the events are still being finalised, but Cannon is adamant that there will be something for everyone to enjoy “Whether your interest is in cultural activities, African film and music, or African cuisine”.

 

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Entries open for Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition

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Galway Daily life & style Entries open for 2019 Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition

Since it’s inception in 2005, The Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition has said that the backbone of anything you see on screen is solid writing, and has worked to give new writers a foot in the door.

Entries are now open for any budding writers who want to pitch their screen project for the 2019 Galway Film Fleadh.

All that is required for entry is a 500 word written treatment pitching the idea from beginning to end.

The finalists will then be chosen to deliver a 90 second ‘Elevator Pitch’ to an audience and a panel of judges on the final day of the Film Fleadh.

The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony that evening and will receive a cash prize of €3000.

There’s a lot of benefits to taking part in this competition. On top of the prize money for one lucky winner and getting to practice pitching to industry professionals past entrants have said it has been a great way to get introduced to producers, find a mentor, or get work optioned.

Whoever wins the grand prize will also have an amazing opportunity to expand into a full feature film script, as was the case with Will Collins and My Brothers.

Three years after Collins won the Pitching Competition in 2010 the completed My Brothers opened the Galway Film Fleadh, and Collins himself went on to write the Oscar® nominated Song of the Sea and the hotly anticipated Wolfwalkers.

The regular deadline for entry to the Pitching Competition is Friday, May 31 at 5pm and the entry fee is €40. The late deadline is Friday, June 7 at 5pm and the fee is €50.

For further information or to submit a pitch, visit www.galwayfilmfleadh.com.

 

photo: 2018 Pitching Competition judges Nicola Lyons (Northern Ireland Screen) Mary Kate O’ Flanagan (Screenwriter/Story Consultant) and Steve Davey (101 Films International).

New mobile tower planned for Ballybrit

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Galway Daily news Mobile tower plans to address broadband "blackspot" near Recess

Permission is being sought to erect a mobile telecommunications tower in Ballybrit to improve the phone and broadband coverage in the area.

Cignal Infrastructure Ireland are seeking planning permission for a 21m high mobile tower at Silke’s Field on land adjacent to Briarhill Business Park in Ballybrit.

The tower would carry satellite dishes and antennae, with associated ground equipment contained within a 2.4m high palisade fence compound.

Eir Mobile wrote to the city council expressing their support for the project. Eir noted that, as per regulatory guidelines, mobile operators share equipment space on each others’ antennae.

This tower would be of significant help to them in expanding 4G coverage to customers in the area, and in the rollout of 5G networks according to Eir.

Planning documents submitted by Cignal make the case that “This area of the county is insufficiently developed in terms of telecoms infrastructure.”

“The subject application for a multi-use structure will provide progressive services to the area, while ensuring that the visual impact of the infrastructure is minimised”.

Cignal Infrastructure is a new telecoms infrastructure provider operating since 2015.

It owns and maintains towers and fibre networks for operators such as eir, Three, Vodafone, and others to use for their phone and internet services.

Galway city council is due to make a decision on this planning application by May 30, submission can be made to the council concerning this project until May 9.

NUIG spin-out company Qpercom wins prestigious e-Assessment Award

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Galway Daily news NUIG spin-out company wins e-assessment awards

NUI Galway spin out company Qpercom has been chosen as a winner of a prestigious 2019 e-Assessment Award in a competition of glocal assessment providers.

Qpercom was selected as winner for ‘Best Use of Summative Assessment 2019’, with winners chosen by a panel of international experts at the recent awards hosted by the e-Assessment Association in London.

Summative Assessment examines the outcome of courses and stands between the student and their accreditation.

Qpercom’s Observe software solution was created ten years ago at NUI Galway to digitalise the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) used in healthcare education to assess clinical skills of students.

Today it is used to measure thousands of clinical assessments in universities around the world.

Dr Thomas Kropmans, CEO of Qpercom and Senior Lecturer in Medical Informatics and Education at NUIG said “We have supplied Observe to universities worldwide for over ten years, with thousands of students and their examiners benefiting from the technology.”

He went on to say that receiving an award with “international recognition of this calibre” is the “icing on the cake” for the company.

Dr Kropmans highlighted the importance of providing in depth, accurate information which can have a huge impact on the future of the people whose decisions are being assessed.

“Qpercom’s advanced assessment solutions provides detailed psychometric analysis. Our work allows educators to make reliable decisions of who should pass or fail.”

“These decisions are backed up by embedding the Standard Error of Measurement, which should be incorporated in any kind of robust assessment.”

Qpercom spun out from the School of Medicine at NUI Galway in 2008. Originally based at the University’s Business and Innovation Centre with a team of seven specialists, Qpercom provides advanced assessment software solutions to universities globally, including the University of Dundee, Karolinska Institute and the National University of Singapore.

“Observe assesses our future clinicians and nothing is more critical than assessing life and death situations,” Dr Kropmans added.

“Our mission to advance assessment will continue, and we are grateful for this recognition of the direction of our work by the e-Assessment Association.”

For more information about Qpercom, visit: www.qpercom.com or follow on Twitter @qpercom.

Tickets for Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant’s band Saving Grace sell out in a flash

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Galway Daily life & style Tickets for Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant's new band sold out

Tickets to go see Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant’s new band Saving Grace at Galway International Arts Festival this summer have sold out in a matter of hours.

Plant, best known as the lead singer for rock legends Led Zeppelin, will be playing with his new acoustic band Saving Grace at St. Nicholas Collegiate Church on July 18.

The five person band consists of Suzi Dian on vocal, Oli Jefferson with the percussion, Tony Kelsey on mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars, Matt Worley playing banjo, acoustic and baritone guitars, and cuatro, and of course Plant himself also providing vocals.

The band is described as a “co-operative” that have been performing at small venues since making their stage debut earlier this year.

With a sound that’s been described as bluesy and folk-inspired, Saving Grace packs a punch ranging ‘from a whisper to a scream’.

The concert at St. Nicholas’ Church is in keeping with their ethos of playing smaller, more intimate venues.

Special guests The 4 of Us, best known for chart-topping albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like ‘Mary’ and ‘She Hits Me’ will be supporting.

Tickets for the limited capacity concert went on sale this morning at 9am, and have already sold out.

Musical acts already confirmed for the 2019 GIAF include Burt Bacharach, Macy Gray, ORBITAL, Villagers, John Grant, The Academic, The Coronas, Two Door Cinema Club and Bell X1 who will all play the Heineken Big Top.

The full festival line up will be announced on May 15.

Murphy: Recruitment freeze of Primary Care staff is keeping patients from returning home

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Galway daily news strike called off

More Primary Care healthcare staff are needed in the west of Ireland so that patients who are ready to go home aren’t stuck in care centres.

That’s according to Galway TD Eugene Murphy who has said that a moratorium on Primary Care staff recruitment in HSE Community Healthcare West means that there aren’t enough home care supports to allow patients to return home.

The HSE issued a Directorate at the end of March announcing a three month recruitment freeze due to the cost that came with a high level of recruitment last year.

“I have been contacted by one distressed family in particular,” Deputy Murphy said, “Their relative wants to return home, is ready to return home, but requires nursing care in the home.”

“Due to the moratorium placed on recruitment the nursing agencies identified cannot commence providing this service.”

The Fianna Fáil TD said that interim solutions like outdoor trips and visits are not comparable to the benefits of living in your own home.

“We have a crisis in health care, with hospitals at capacity. Yet the government do not appear to be making any attempt to solve this crisis,” Eugene Murphy added.

He said hiring rules should be malleable in instances where a lack of Primary Care staff is keeping people in care centres or hospitals for longer than they should be there.

Permission sought for 30 houses in Claregalway

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Galway Daily news

Plans for a residential development in Claregalway consisting of 30 houses are currently with the county council.

Planning permission is being sought to demolish an existing single storey house and build 30 new houses on the site at Lakeview, Claregalway.

The 2 hectare site is Cuirt na hAbhain residential development to the north, Claregalway Community Centre and GAA pitch to the west, and Coláiste Bhaile Chláir 400m to the south.

DWK Ltd is proposing to build 20 four bedroom semi-detached houses, 4 three bedroom semi-detached units, 3 four bedroom detached homes, 2 three bedroom terrace houses and 1 two bedroom terrace house on the site.

Other work involved in the project includes the provision of communal and private open spaces, onsite and visitor car parking, and creating access from the Lakeview road.

Planning documents state that the development would contribute to “a significant response to Galway’s housing needs”, noting that the County Development Plan calls for the construction of 100 new homes in Claregalway by 2021.

As Claregalway is in the Gaeltacht, 6 of the proposed units would be reserved for Irish speaking members of the community.

A further three units would be reserved for social or affordable housing under requirements from Part V of the Planning Act.

Local councillor Jim Cuddy made a submission to the council planning department objecting to the development, saying that the chosen site floods, and that the Lakeview road is already busy with traffic from a nearby 1,000 pupil secondary school, and another school is under construction.

He also said that a similar planning application at this location was rejected by An Bord Pleanála last year.

A Flood Risk Assessment for the proposed development was carried out by Hydro Environmental Ltd which said that the risk of flooding from the Clare River had been addressed by the Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme.

A traffic assessment declared that this development would contribute less than 1 percent of the traffic passing through the N18 junction with the Lakeview road.

Galway county council is due to make a decision on this planning application by May 28.

Boston Scientific planning major expansion of city campus

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Galway Daily news Boston Scientific profits jump by nearly a third

Boston Scientific, one of the biggest employers in Galway, is planning a significant expansion of its campus in Galway city new offices and staff facilities.

A planning application has been made for Boston Scientific to expand into the former APC building in Ballybrit Business Park.

The project will include converting 1,305m² of space from industrial use to offices, as well as the construction of a canteen and fitness centre.

Other works involved in the project include the construction of an internal courtyard, an extension to the north side of the building and the construction of a compactor yard.

The new office space will accommodate 97 existing Boston Scientific employees working at the current building complex which is overcrowded.

As the proposed development will simply relocate existing employees to a new building, its not expected that the project will bring any increase in traffic to the area according to the developer.

It’s estimated that the construction period for this project will be approximately 7 months, with work planned to commence this September.

Retention permission is also sought for 10 car parking spaces and two windows on the building, as well as steps and ramps at the main entrance.

Galway city council is due to make a decision on the planning application by May 22.

Nurses vote to accept proposals that ended nationwide strike

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Galway Daily news Nurses vote to accept deal that ended strike

Nurses and midwives in the INMO have voted to accept proposals from the Labour Court that ended an industrial dispute earlier this year.

A dispute over pay levels, staffing and working conditions for nurses and midwives sparked three days of strikes in January and February before the Labour Court intervened to mediate.

The INMO balloted its 37,000 members on its proposals over the past several weeks, with 62% voting to accept the deal and 38% voting against.

General Secretary of the INMO Phíl Ní Sheaghdha said that they had “fought hard for patient safety and staffing in a determined, controlled and collective manner”.

She added that she proud the safe, patient-focused strike organised by the strike committees.

In Galway, nurses and midwives at UHG and Merlin Park Hospital took to the picket lines on the street.

They said that poor pays levels were making it impossible to retain staff, and that pay levels should be brought in line with other health professionals like physiotherapists.

The Public Service Pay Commission rejected that there was a general problem with retention and offered a €20 million package of improved allowances which nurses also rejected.

The government did not want to negotiate a new deal with nurses out of concern that it would undermine a general public sector pay agreement which is set to expire at the end of 2020.

The Labour Court proposals include an enhanced pay grade for nurses once they reach a certain point, more promotional opportunities, and increased allowances.

Other public sector unions have indicated that they also seek changes to their pay agreements, with Minister for Education Joe McHugh telling the teachers conference here in Galway that there is “unfinished business” from the deal.

Phil Ní Sheaghdha said that the government is fully committed to implementing the Labour Court proposals and that the union will seek a meeting shortly to ensure this happens “without delay”.

Galway’s Kai Restaurant named in guide to the best food in Europe

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Galway Daily life & style The best of the best in Galway on display for 2023 Food Oscars

Galway’s Kai Restaurant received a place of pride in a new guide to the best food in European Green Cities.

Kai Restaurant was named in this EU guide to the best recipes in European Green Leaf cities for its incredible cured mackerel.

Great Food from European Green Cities is a new book collecting recipes and stories about sustainable food practices from 21 cities in Europe.

Galway was named a European Green City in 2017, and the following year was named the European Region of Gastronomy.

The book praises Gaway’s “commitment to an inclusive food culture” which works to the benefit the city’s “health,
economy, communities, identity and environment”.

“The Galway Food Charter is one initiative related to Galway’s European Region of Gastronomy year, which encourages businesses to agree to source as much produce from local producers and suppliers as possible ‘from farm to fork’, as well as supporting food waste minimisation principles and actions.”

Kai is a multi award winning Michelin Bib Gourmand café and organic restaurant on the Sea Road.

Chef and co-owner Jess Murphy has been named the best chef in Ireland on multiple occasions by the Restaurant Association Awards.

Daniel Calleja, Director General for the Environment with the European Commission said this book seeks to promote sustainable food practices as more and more people come to live in cities.

“This book showcases what these pioneering cities are doing to ‘green’ their cities and their food to inspire others to build a nourishing future”.

Dave and Jess Murphy opened Kai in 2011 with the best food comes from “high-quality produce, preferably organic or wild, sourced locally and cooked intelligently.”

Burst mains cause water outages in the west of the city

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Galway Daily news 2.6km of aging water mains in Kinvara to be replaced

A burst water main is causing water outages to neighbourhoods in the west of Galway city this afternoon.

Irish Water have said that repairs are being made to a burst main causing outages in Portacarron, the Ballymoneen road, Knocknacarra and surrounding areas in Galway city.

Repairs are underway and are expected to be completed sometime this afternoon.

Affected homes and businesses are advised it may take 2 – 3 hours after work finishes before the full supply is restored.

Further updates on the situation will be available through Irish Water’s Supply and Service page, or people affected can call 1850 278278.

Plans submitted for Oranmore preschool

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Galway Daily news Planning permission for Bullaun preschool

Plans have been submitted to the county council for a new preschool facility in Oranmore.

Planning permission is being sought to convert a first floor office space in Oranmore to use for preschool and after school services.

According to planning documents submitted to the county council, the facility would operate as a preschool from 8am to 12pm, and from 1:20pm to 6pm as an after school homework club.

It is not intended that there would be any cooking on site, with only hot snacks provided to the children.

Galway county council is due to make a decision on this planning application by May 20.

Youth Services encouraged to apply to multi-million fund

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Galway Daily news Galway winner claims €50,000 in prize bonds draw

Organisations providing youth services in Galway are being encouraged to seek a share of a €2.4 million fund.

Under the new capital grant funding youth clubs, targeted youth services and national youth organisations will be able to apply for grants to fund improvements such as new equipment and small capital projects.

Galway TD Seán Canney said that this is a “great opportunity for Galway youth organisations and services to upgrade their facilities.”

He added that groups working with young people play a “vital role in the development and socialisation of our young people”

The €2.4 million pot of grants was announced by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone last week as one of the three capital grant schemes for youth organisations being rolled out this year.

The capital scheme for staff led youth services is open to applications from services which received funding under the targeted youth funding scheme of youth information centre scheme.

It follows on from an addition €2 million in funding for volunteer youth clubs announced earlier this year.

These schemes are “In addition to the €60.4m in current funding which has been provided in 2019 for clubs, services and supports for young people,” Minister Zappone said.

These schemes are meant to provide funding for youth organisations to purchase new equipment and fund small scale capital refurbishment projects including the upgrade of bathrooms and kitchens and the purchase of office equipment.

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