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Galway Simon says renting in the city is out of reach for people on housing support

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Galway Daily business Galway house prices increase 2.1%

A new report from the Galway Simon Community found just three rental properties in Galway city that were affordable for people receiving housing support.

Galway Simon said that the latest Locked Out of the Market report shows that the gap between housing support limits and rental prices in Galway is continuing to widen.

A snapshot study of the properties available to rent on Daft.ie over a three day period on November 21-23 found an average of 24 properties available to rent on Daft in that time.

However only three of those were within Rent Supplement or HAP limits according to Galway Simon.

The rent for three one-bed properties available in Galway City was between €550 and €1200 monthly, and between €900 and €2,250 for the seventeen two-bedroom properties the report states.

Karen Golden, CEO of Galway Simon Community said that this shows using the private rental market is not the right way to deliver sustainable social housing.

She added that rising costs are forcing people on housing support to “choose between essential bills like heat, light or food and paying their rent”.

In order to tackle our growing homelessness crisis we need to focus on new ways of delivering affordable housing, as well as strengthen measures to prevent people from becoming homeless she said.

Galway City Council has said that it is on target to deliver 1,100 new social housing units by 2021, with the majority of homes expected to start being delivered next year.

Last month, Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy announced that a Galway Housing Delivery Task Force is being established to help deliver affordable housing.

“There are 1,728 households on the social housing waiting list in Galway City alone, but only 54 new social housing units were delivered in Galway City in 2018 through new builds, acquisitions and leasing,” said Karen Golden.

“This year, it’s critical that an urgent focus is put on new builds, acquisition and leasing to ensure that we are less reliant on the private rental market for the delivery of social housing.”

Oranmore Lidl plans job creating expansion

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Galway Daily news Green light for new Lidl supermarket in Moycullen

Lidl is planning a significant expansion of the discount food store at Carraig Láir Shopping Centre in Oranmore.

Plans have been submitted to the county council by Lidl Ireland to increase the floorspace of its Oranmore store 313m², including an additional 68m² of retail space.

According to the planning application, Lidl expects that it could hire five more full-time staff in the Oranmore store as a result of the expansion.

The expansion is necessary, the discount outlet claims, “to enable the provision of an appropriate modern service to customers and provide sufficient floorspace to cater for existing demand”.

It is also claimed that it would contribute to the “vitality and viability” of Carraig Láir Shopping Centre by enhancing the facilities of its anchor tenant.

Work that would be involved in this development includes taking over some vacant, adjacent retail space at the shopping centre and reconfiguring the layout of the ground floor mall.

The design and construction of this development would take approximately 12 months to complete.

Galway county council is due to make a decision on this application by April 10.

Memorial concert celebrates the impact one astonishing Galwegian had on the music world

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Galway Daily life & style Emily Anderson memorial concert celebrates and astonishing Galwegian

NUI Galway and Music for Galway are preparing a memorial concert celebrating the life and work of Emily Anderson, a graduate of NUIG who had a huge impact on the music world.

Born in Galway in 1891, Emily grew up in the Quadrangle at NUIG as the daughter of then university president Alexander Anderson, and went on to become the university’s first Professor of German in 1917.

What drew Music for Galway to celebrate her life is the incredible work she did editing and translating the entire correspondence of Mozart and Beethoven.

Opening the thoughts of these musical giants to the English speaking world was a huge deal to lovers of classical music.

Her works published in the mid-20thcentury have remained to this day the go-to works for musicians, musicologists, documentary film-makers, writers, film-makers and lovers of music.

After spending several years working with the fledgling British Secret Service Emily finally moved to Britain in 1920 where she worked at the Foreign Office up until 1951.

She received an OBE for Intelligence for intelligence work she carried out in the Middle East during the Second World War.

The Federal Republic of Germany awarded her the Order of Merit First Class after her Letters of Beethoven was published in 1961, a year before her death in Hampstead, London.

For nearly two decades NUI Galway and Music for Galway have been celebrating the memory of Emily with a concert featuring the music of the composers she spent so much time researching.

A simple sign of what a huge figure she was, and remains, in music is that the concert bears her name all over, featuring Emily Anderson Prize winner violinist Benjamin Baker with pianist Daniel Lebhardt as well as young, promising Irish pianist Joe O’Grady.

The concert will take place twice next week, first at the Kevin Barry Room, NCH, Dublin on Tuesday, March 19 at 7.30 pm, and again at the Emily Anderson Concert Hall, NUI Galway on Thursday, March 21 at 8pm.

This year audiences can look forward to hearing three sonatas for violin and piano, two by Mozart and one by Beethoven.

Carrying on the tradition of using this as an opportunity to showcase promising young musicians, 13 year old Joe O’Grady will be opening the concert with Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata.

Galway’s favourite post-Paddy’s Day hangover food revealed

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After a tiring weekend for many across Ireland, people will be picking up the phone in their thousands today to order some tasty food in an attempt to get back on track for the rest of the week,

So for anyone in need of inspiration today, Deliveroo has revealed our favourite foods to bring ourselves back to life after St. Patrick’s Day,

The data shows that last year’s St. Patrick’s Day led to a surge in spice bag orders from Xian Street Food, which was the number one choice for Galway people.

This was followed by the fajita from Tolteca.

A burrito from Boojum was the third most popular choice, with a bacon cheese burger from The Chili Shack taking fourth place.

Rounding off the top five was the Charcoal Grill’s Doner Kebab.

 

Nearly €4 million granted to improve homes of older people and people with a disability

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Galway daily news Day services in Loughrea remain in limbo

Nearly €4 million has been allocated to Galway to carry out work to help older people and people with a disability to stay in their homes.

Minister for Housing and Urban Development Damien English recently announced the allocation of €71.25 million to Housing Adaptations Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in 2019.

Of that fund, €3,793,998 will go towards making private homes more suitable to people with special needs in Galway.

The grants awarded under these schemes are to adapt homes to help older people and those with disabilities to live independently, and facilitate earlier returns from hospital.

Up to €30,000 is available for people with a disability to assist them in making their home suitable to their needs.

While older people can receive up to €8,000 if they are in poor housing conditions to carry out necessary repairs or improvements, and a €6,000 grant is available for mobility aids.

Of the funding for Galway, €2,655,162 is earmarked for the county and Galway city will receive €1,138,836.

This programme is funded 80 percent from the exchequer, with the remaining 20 percent coming from the local authority.

Making the announcement Damien English said that funding for the scheme has been increased by 8 percent on last year, and has risen every year since 2014.

“These grants have an immense impact on the quality of life of the many beneficiaries,” Minister English said.

He went on to say that they “play a vitally important role in helping people with a disability and people who are reaching an age in life when they are less mobile, to continue to live independently in their own homes.”

Last year grants were awarded to over 9,400 households to carry out improvement, and the Minister said that it is expected that roughly 11,800 households will benefit from the schemes this year.

Runners are warming up for the Galway 5km Series 2019

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Galway Daily sport warm up for the 2019 5km series

Athletics club across Galway are preparing for the 2019 5km series that opens to runners this week.

The County Galway 5km Series is an initiative of the Galway Athletics Clubs which has exploded in popularity in recent years.

Runners are free to take part in as many as they please of six races being organised by athletics clubs around Galway over six Tuesdays.

Registration for the series opens this week on March 22, with the six races running from April 30 through to June 4.

No prizes are awarded in the series, but any runners who complete four of the six races will get a souvenir t-shirts.

All proceeds from the races will go towards supporting juvenile and adults athletics in Galway, and after the last race a social night will be organised by the final host.

Registration will open on active.com at 8pm on Friday, March 22 and spaces are expected to fill up in a matter of minutes.

The 5km Series schedule for this year is:

Date Time Club
30-Apr 7:45 Caltra & Distric AC
7-May 8:00 Craughwell AC
14-May 8:00 Loughrea AC
21-May 8:00 Athenry AC
28-May 8:00 Tuam AC
04-Jun 8:00 GCH in Clarinbridge

 

 

photo: Galway Athletics Clubs

Tens of thousands pack Galway city for St Patrick’s Day

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Galway Daily news Tens of thousands pack Galway for St Patrick's Day festivities

More than 30,000 people from Galway, around Ireland, and the world over packed into the city today to catch the St Patrick’s Day spectacle.

The St Patrick’s Day parade made its way through the city streets earlier today, with tens of thousands packing the route from NUIG to Prospect Hill.

Local schools, community groups, emergency services, and young performers from Galway’s master artists at Macnas put on a hell of a show for all to see.

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The parade followed a shorter than usual route this year, leaving behind its usual path up Shop Street due to concerns that it might have been blocked by roadworks.

Diversity was the theme of this year’s St Patrick’s Day festivities, with gold medalist paralympian Eoghan Clifford and world title winning cyclist Shane Curran headlining the parade.

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The festivities are continuing on throughout the city tonight, while other celebrations and parades were held in towns throughout Galway county.

 

photo: Macnas

Kinvara roadworks to cause delays for two weeks

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Galway Daily news Traffic disruption expected from Galway City centre roadworks

Roadworks on the N67 from Kinvara village will cause delays for motorists starting from Tuesday.

Its estimated that the roadworks will take two weeks to complete according to Galway county council.

The road improvement works are taking place on a 1km stretch of the N67 between the L4508 Gort Road junction and the R347b Ardrahan junction.

Work that has to be done includes removing part of the existing road surface and laying down fresh overlay and wearing course.

Road markings and reflective studs will also have to be reapplied along with covers for underground utilities and service providers.

This is Phase 2 of the N67 Kinvara Village Roadworks scheme being undertaken by the county council.

Phase 1 took place in January and consisted of similar works between the Gort Road junction and the GAA Field Cross.

Galway county council awarded the contract for these roadworks to the Lagan Asphalt Group.

A traffic management plan will be in place along the N67 while work is taking place with a combination of flag men and stop-and-go signs.

Motorists should keep in mind that journeys on the N67 in the Kinvara area could be delayed.

Pat McDonagh reportedly interested in snapping up Copper Face Jacks

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Galway Daily news Pat McDonagh considering buying Copper Face Jacks

Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh is reportedly considering buying the legendary Dublin nightlife spot Copper Face Jacks.

Cathal Jackson, owner of the Jackson Court Hotel and the attached nightclub Copper Face Jacks, put the business on the market last week.

It’s estimated that the premises on Harcourt street could sell for up to €50 million.

The Sunday Business Post reports that Pat McDonagh is considering adding it to his growing portfolio of hotels.

McDonagh is quoted in the Post as saying the nightclub “has a special place in a lot of relationships, especially for those from the rural community.”

The 36 bed hotel and nightclub sprawl across three floors in five buildings on Harcourt street.

By the end of 2018 the total profit which had accumulated at Breanagh Catering, operator of Copper Face Jacks, had risen to €75 million.

Though his main claim to fame is as the founder of fast-food chain Supermac’s, McDonagh is also a prominent hotelier.

The SÓ Hotels Group, owned by Pat and Una McDonagh, controls six hotels including the Loghrea Hotel & Spa and the Athlone Springs Hotel.

Portershed open night for budding entrepreneurs

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Galway daily news NDRC hosts open night for local entrepreneurs at the Portershed

NDRC are hosting an open night at the Portershed co-working space to tell up and coming entrepreneurs about the supports available to them.

The NDRC is running its third major accelerator programme at the Portershed this summer, with spots for eight startup entrepreneurs whose companies will each receive €75,000 worth of supports.

Of that, €50,000 will be a cash investment in the company, and a further  €25,000 is in programme service costs.

Prior accelerators in 2017 and 2018 saw local start-up companies Appraisee and PlanDomino go on to secure investment offers.

This Open Night will have more information about the upcoming accelerator programme, along with general discussion about the NDRC’s approach to investing in startups, and presentations from past success stories.

Founder and CEO of Buymedia, Fergal O’Connor, as well as NDRC at PorterShed alumn Richard Springer, founder of Tribal, will discuss their startups’ journeys from inception to investment.

Buymedia helps advertisers achieve a better advertising ROI by matching their campaign criteria with the best fit advertising solution.

Tribal has developed and proven an online assessment platform, backed up by scientific research and complex algorithms, to collate psychological data on software engineers’ task engagement.

The Open Night will take place at the Portershed co-working space off Eyre Square on Tuesday, March 19.

Anyone who’s interested in registering to attend the open night or finding out more about what the NDRC can do to help entrepreneurs can do so here.

NUI Galway passes energy savings milestone ahead of schedule

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Galway Daily news NUI Galway passes energy savings milestone
8082: Pictured at the NUI Galway and SEAI Public Sector Energy Partnership agreement signing were (front row, l-r): NUI Galway President, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh and Jim Gannon Chief Executive of SEAI. Back row, l-r: Michael Curran, Head of Building Services, Energy and Utilities, NUI Galway; Noel O’Connor, Assistant Director, Estates Operations, NUI Galway; and Lorraine Rushe, Environmental, Health and Safety Manager, NUI Galway.

NUI Galway has passed a milestone in energy savings that it set itself well ahead of schedule.

The university recently welcomed Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) CEO Jim Gannon to sign a Public Sector Energy Partnership Agreement on energy savings, committing to cutting emissions by 33 percent by 2020.

But NUIG said that it has already passed that target by achieving saving of 34 percent with the help of SEAI funding for LED lighting projects, solar photovoltaic, energy efficient mechanical plant and electric vehicle charging points around campus.

President of NUI Galway Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh said that the university has taken a proactive stance on improving its energy efficiency since 2006.

He thanked all the staff and students who have helped NUIG exceed the energy savings target of 33 percent “through ongoing energy awareness campaigns and energy upgrade projects on campus”.

Rather than sitting on its ass now that it’s met that commitment, NUI Galway kept the 2020 deadline and pushed its goal further to 40 percent in savings.

President of SEAI Jim Gannon congratulated NUIG for showing “real leadership” in surpassing its targets and setting more ambitious goals.

“Collectively, our public sector energy bill remains at over €600 million,” he said.

“But through energy efficiency and upgrade projects over the past few years, like those demonstrated by NUI Galway, the public sector has made recurring annual energy savings of €191million.”

“We need to build on these successes as we look to not only reduce our consumption, but also move away from more carbon intensive energy sources.”

The old city printworks could get a facelift as an indoor food market

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Galway Daily news Galway Market shuts early over social distancing issues

The old Connacht Tribune printworks could become the latest new addition to Galway’s food scene, with plans in the making to convert

Ortamount Ltd applied for planning permission from the city council to convert the printworks, paper store, and associated spaces into an indoor food market and dining area.

According to the planning documentation, the market space could also be used for small events related to arts and culture.

The Connacht Tribune would remain a tenant of the main building connected to the printworks.

The project has received broad support from Galway’s food and business communities, with letters of support submitted to the city council by Galway Chamber, Galway Food Festival, EAT Galway, The Latin Quarter, Galway City Business Association, and Anthony Ryan’s

Galway Chamber of Commerce said that it would “greatly enhance Galway’s offering as a food destination”.

The Chamber added that it would “provide opportunities for local suppliers to bring their products to Galway locals and visitors alike”.

A decision in this planning application is due from the city council by April 9.

City vigil in memory of New Zealand terrorist attack victims

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Galway Daily news

Galway Anti-Racism Network is holding a vigil in Eyre Square this evening in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack in New Zealand this week.

Christchurch, New Zealand has been in shock after a vicious islamaphobic terrorist attack on two mosques in the city has left 49 dead.

Sympathy and outrage have poured in from around the world at the actions of a group of far right extremists.

GARN is holding a vigil in Eyre Square at 7pm this evening “to stand in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist atrocity”.

The gathering will hold a moments silence and provide a space for people to pay their respects.

Over the Edge open poetry reading at city library

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Galway Daily arts & culture Call to local writers for the Over the Edge Fiction Slam

Over the Edge literary festival is hosting an open mic poetry reading at Galway city library this month, with featured readers Mark Roper, Aelmuire Mullaney, & Anne Donnellan.

Mark Roper’s latest collection of poetry Bindweed was shortlisted for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award, a prior collection, A Gather of Shadow (2012), was also shortlisted for that Award and won the Michael Hartnett Award in 2014.

With photographer Paddy Dwan, he has published 3 books, most recently Comeragh: Mountain, Coum, River, Rumour.

He has written the librettos for two operas composed by Eric Sweeney and is a former editor of Poetry Ireland Review.

Anne Donnellan was brought up in Co. Clare and has been  living and working in Galway since 1980 where she takes part in human right advocacy with Age Action.

Her work has been published in ROPES,  A New Ulster, The Linnet’s Wings, the Clare Champion and the Galway City Tribune; and last year she was shortlisted in the Poems for Patience Competition.

Aelmuire Mullaney was born in Dublin, but was educated here in Galway and now lives in Moycullen.

She was brought up bilingual – in Irish and English, and picked up French and German along the way, earning a diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists in London.

The three featured readers will be followed by an open-mic for one and all to step up and give a poetry reading, with new readers always welcome.

The March open reading will take place at the city library at 6:30pm on Thursday, March 28.

Over the Edge is an ongoing programme of literary events that was established by local poets Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars, with support from Galway City Council, Poetry Ireland & The Arts Council.

GMIT student wins national award for research into congenital heart disease

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Galway Daily news GMIT student wins national award for congenital heart disease research

GMIT student Shane McHugh has won the Allergan Innovation Award for his research into improving surgical practices for congenital heart disease.

Congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect affecting the heart.

Every year up to 600 babies are born in Ireland with a congenital heart defect that puts their lives at risk and can cause health problems all through life.

Shane, a postgraduate researcher at GMIT and Enterprise Ireland’s Medical and Engineering Technology (MET) Gateway, is working on optimising a number of surgical procedures using an advanced bio-simulator.

The full development of this bio-simulator replicating congenital heart defects will provide surgeons and researchers next generation technology to test various surgical options and assess their clinical outcomes.

Along with this prestigious award, Shane received a bursary of €9,000 to fund his ongoing work on heart disease surgeries.

Pat Ruddy, Director and Plant Manager of Allergan Knocknacarra, said they are delighted to help researchers like Shane to continue advancing our healthcare knowledge.

“For a company such as Allergan, scientific research and innovation are essential to the future of our industry, so we hope that this Innovation Award will inspire the next generation of pioneering researchers.”

“Collaborating with a prestigious institute such as GMIT is an exciting initiative for all involved, and we look forward to the positive results and experiences it will bring for students and our industry.”

GMIT’s congenital heart disease research programme was established by GMIT’s Dr Liam Morris, Dr Patrick Delassus and Dr Eugene McCarthy working with partners at Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

Dr Rick Officer, GMIT Vice President for Research & Innovation said that winning this award is sure to help Shane’s career development, but the full benefits of the programme go much deeper than that.

“With Allergan we’re supporting projects of great importance.,” he said, adding “Our intention is to enhance the health of our community”.

Make sure you have the right parade route this St Patrick’s Day

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Galway Daily news Weekend of Fun for St. Patrick's Festival 2024 in Galway City

Up to 30,000 people are expected to watch the St Patrick’s Day parade in Galway on Sunday, but it won’t be taking its time honoured route this year.

Most years the St Patrick’s Day parade begins at Fr Griffin road and makes its way up the pedestrianised town centre along Shop street.

However due to fears that street enhancement works could have been taking place on Shop Street this week, an alternate route was proposed when applying for the event license.

This year the parade will begin at NUI Galway and make its way along University Road, across the Salmon Weir Bridge and up Eglinton Street, and cross in front of the official viewing stand in Eyre Square before finishing at Prospect Hill.

Galway Daily new St Patrick's Day parade route
St Patrick’s Day parade route

The parade will kick of at 11:30am tomorrow, and is expected to finish by 1pm in the afternoon.

The changed route will result in Galway city’s St Patrick’s Day parade being slight shorter than normal this year.

A clearway will be in effect along the length of the parade route in areas like Eglinton street and motorists are advised that parked cars causing congestion will be towed.

‘Diversity’ is the theme of this year’s parade, and to celebrate the many groups that makes Galway what it is a mix of community, cultural and sporting groups will put on another fantastic spectacle for all to enjoy.

Heading up the parade will be guests of honour, Eoghan Clifford and Shane Curran. Eoghan is a former world champion paralympic athlete who has won Paralympic and World Cup gold medals.

The Galway-based cyclist amassed fifteen podium placings at major events during his career, including a Paralympic title, four World Titles and six World Cup gold medals.

Joining Eoghan is para-athlete Shane Curran, recently returned from the IWAS World Games in the United Arab Emirates in February with a silver medal in the shot putt.

As well as being a member of the Galway Speeders, he participates in many other sports including wheelchair hurling & basketball, para cycling and para rowing, having successfully competed recently at the National Indoor Rowing Championships recently in Limerick.

He was this year’s recipient of the special achievement award at the Garda Youth Awards.

Throughout the weekend there will be a fantastic line up of musicians on the Plaza Stage in Eyre Square from 2pm on Saturday.

This evening join Baile An Salsa as they blend their Latin American, European and American influences together to create a contemporary twist of traditional tunes with original compositions to create a full, fun and rich sound.

Before the parade on Sunday from 10:30am Mick Casey & Friends will get the crowd warmed up while waiting for the main event to arrive.

Galway leading €1.7 million project creating smart tech for heart health

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Galway Daily news Galway man tells harrowing tale of heart transplant and recovery

Galway’s premiere medical devices centre CÚRAM is taking part in a €1.7 million project to create new smart technologies for heart repair.

This tripartite heart health project is being done together with North Carolina State University and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queens University Belfast.

Together these three colleges aim to combine their expertise in medtech and cardiology to develop externally powered implants for continuous cardiovascular health monitoring.

The project will be led by Dr Manus Biggs, Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway, along with CÚRAM partners Dr Martin O’Halloran and Professor Stewart Walsh.

“This US-Ireland R&D Partnership award will facilitate exciting multi-disciplinary research between three centres of excellence in science and engineering,” Dr Biggs said.

“We look forward to working with our partners in the US and Northern Ireland on this critical healthcare need.”

Cardiovascular disease is one of the world’s leading killers, causing 20 million deaths in 2018, though it’s estimated that 90 percent of such diseases are preventable.

Yet despite advancements in medical knowledge and technology, the mortality rate of heart disease remains stubbornly high.

The US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership, launched in 2006, is an initiative that aims to increase the level of collaborative Research and Development across the USA, the Republic, and Northern Ireland.

Welcoming the announcement while in Boston Minister Bruton said “I am delighted to welcome this US-Ireland partnership which further strengthens the strong and historic relationship between both countries.

“It is a testament to Ireland’s scientific prowess, that we are working closely with top institutions across the world, generating valuable discoveries and innovations that can benefit societies and economies across the globe.”

Portiuncula Hospital campaign wants patients up and moving to help with recovery

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Galway Daily news Portiuncula Hospital campaign to get patients out of bed and moving

Portiuncula Hospital is pushing a new ‘End PJ Paralysis’ campaign to encourage patients to get out of bed and moving.

Staff at Portiuncula Hospital kickstarted a 70 day campaign this month to get patients out of bed, dressed to impress, and exercising their muscles to stop them from becoming bedbound.

It’s been shown that being mobile, up and about as close to normal as they can manage, helps patients to recover more quickly from injury and illness.

Research has shown that 10 days in bed can lead to 10 years of aging in the muscles of people over the age of 80, according to information from Portiuncula.

During this campaign which will run Monday-Friday until May 10 patients are being provided with a “Get Active Booklet” which includes information on the importance of remaining active and includes helpful tips and exercises that can be done while in hospital.

In addition, the Physiotherapy and Occupation Therapy Departments are organising a daily active hour from 2-3pm around different themes such as Balance and Bone Health, Breathing and Brain Training.

Each day of the week until May 10 there will be activities taking place at Portiuncula Hospital connected to different aspects of physical wellbeing:

  • Mondays: Physiotherapy Department – Breathing
  • Tuesdays: Physiotherapy Department – Healthy Bladder and Bowel
  • Wednesdays: Physiotherapy Department – Balance and Bone Health
  • Thursdays: Occupational Therapy Department – Brain Training
  • Thursdays: Front Reception – Tackling Frailty Thursday
  • Fridays: Physiotherapy Department – Fit 4 Friday

Patients are advised when packing for a hospital stay to include loose comfortable clothing to change into during the day and good fitting non-slip shoes.

TJ Hyland & Co. awarded national accreditation for best family business

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Leading Galway accountancy and tax consultants TJ Hyland & Co has been awarded Business All-Star accreditation for Best Family Business by The All-Ireland Business Foundation at an exclusive event for business leaders at Croke Park this week.

Just 85 of 450 applicants from across Ireland were awarded the unique quality mark that recognises the highest standards of service and trust.

Mark Hyland of TJ Hyland & Co was delighted to accept the award and said the accreditation gives national recognition to the firm which was established by his father in 1979.

“The accreditation reflects more than 40 years of our commitment to client relations and the highest quality standards,” Mr Hyland said.

“We are looking forward to the next stage in our firm’s growth with a focus on innovation, technology and maintaining our cutting-edge knowledge of tax, practical accounting solutions and highly responsive service.”

Mark Hyland of T.J. Hyland & Co. accepting their All-Star award

It is the second time TJ Hyland & Co has been recognised by the All Ireland Business Foundation after it was honoured with the All-Star Lifetime Service Award 2018-19 at the All-Star competition at the All-Ireland Business Summit in Croke Park in May 2018.

In 2018 TJ Hyand & Co was also announced as a finalist in the Irish Accountancy Awards, the premier event for benchmarking excellence in the accountancy profession in Ireland.

The All-Ireland Business Foundation is responsible for overseeing the All-Ireland Business Summit and All-Star awards and ongoing All-Star accreditation.

Dr Briga Hynes, co-chair of the Business All Stars adjudication panel said the accreditation is needed by thousands of small and medium businesses which operate to their own standards yet have nothing to measure them by.

“It provides very important credible and transparent benchmarking that hasn’t been available up to now, allowing companies to very clearly understand where they are versus their competitors,” Dr Hynes said.

TJ Hyand & Co offers more than 50 years of combined accounting experience to help clients achieve their business and family financial goals. The firm is located at Steamship House on the docks in the heart of Galway.

 

For further information please contact Mark Hyland at TJ Hyland & Co on (091) 565 833.

More information about the Business All-Stars accreditation can be found online at businessallstars.ie

Hundreds of Galway students protest against climate change inaction

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Galway Daily news climate strike in Eyre Square

Hundreds of students in Galway left school today to join a protest in Eyre Square against inaction the threat from climate change.

They were among thousands of students who came out across dozens of locations in Ireland to call for more action to tackle climate change in a worldwide day of protest.

The Friday protests are inspired by 15 year old Swedish student Greta Thunberg, who has sparked a global movement with the protest she began outside the Swedish parliament eight months ago.

Protesters in Galway gathered in Galway from 1pm, with massive crowds of young people gathering at the top of the square with banners and chants to show the people what a crucial issue this is for them.

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What separates this movement from many other causes is that it was largely organised by a loose coalition of schools and students without a single driving force behind it.

Other major protest in Ireland today took place in Cork and Dublin, where young people were met by Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton who praised them for their passion.

The young protesters were more interested in seeing solid action on tackling the threat of climate change than hearing the Minister’s words, however.

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