Tá duine sa Gaillimh ag céiliúradh go maith anocht théis duais €250,000 ón Lotto istoíche aréir a thabhairt leo.
B’í an €250,000 an duais is mó a bhí ag an tarraingt Lotto Plus 2 agus is duine sa Gaillimh a thug sin leo.
An Siopa Easons i Sráid na Siopaí sa chathair a díol an ticéid agus b’iad na h-uimhreacha sa tarraingt ná 3,14,24,26,30,33 agus an uimhir bónas 1.
Ní raibh buaiteoir ar bith don €2milliún jackpot agus b’iad na h-uimhreacha do san ná 7,8,9,15,27,29 agus an bónas do 33.
Ní raibh buaiteoir sa tarraingt Lotto Plus 1 ach oiread agus b’iad na h-uimhreacha do san ná 8,14,16,21, 41, 46, agus an bónas do 37.
Táthar ag súil go rachaidh an buaiteoir don duais €250,000 i dteagmháil leis an Ceanncheathrú an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta chomh luath agus is féidir chun an duais a bhailiú.
University Hospital Galway has unveiled multiple new artworks meant to improve the atmosphere for patients and staff.
Six bronze sculptures, two wall-mounted and four free-standing have been installed at the Acute Adult Mental Health Unit and its surrounding grounds.
Crafted by artists Maree Hensey and Mark Ryan, the four sculptures are the end result of a collaborative workshop process to craft an appropriate visual message.
The six artworks include a wall-mounted sculpture on the exterior wall of the ground floor courtyard, another wall-mounted sculpture at the reception area and four freestanding sculptures throughout the Mental Health Unit’s courtyards and outdoor garden spaces.
The sculptures are meant to evoke familiarity, contemplation and a gentleness that echoes the natural world.
Maree and Mark hoped to brighten up the hospitals environment, and bring traces of the natural world indoors for patients to contemplate.
In addition, UHG recently unveiled ‘Blackrock at Sunset’, a long exposure photograph of the popular Salthill diving spot.
It was taken by Clint Coen, who works at the Medical Records Department at UHG, while he was out for a walk down by the beach.
Clint contributed his photo, which hangs on the wall in the Radiotherapy Department, as part of ‘Passages’, a hospital staff arts initiative in the Saolta Group with art workshops and installations.
The installations are backed by Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust, which encourages patients, staff, and members of the community Galway Hospitals to turn their hands to art.
Margaret Flannery, Arts Director at Saolta, said: “Staff submitted pictures and words from their wandering mind and walking routes.
“We then installed these pieces in quiet spaces for reflection, waiting rooms, stairwells, and public thoroughfares around the hospitals.”
“Given the success of the initiative in the past, I am delighted to announce that the art workshops for staff will recommence this autumn,” she added.
“From October artists will support staff members across the Saolta Group in honing their creative abilities and learning new techniques during group art workshops.”
The Arts Trust at Saolta is a Healthy Ireland initiative which recognises that health and wellbeing are affected by the quality of the environment that people are in.
For hospital patients and staff, creating art gives them a stress release, and something to focus their attention on.
As for the hospital environment, it’s always welcome when someone does something to liven up what tends to be a grim atmosphere.
Enjoy a weekend of fantastic music on tiny guitars at the Wild West Uke Fest with great local artists and others who’ve come from further afield.
The three day festival is one next weekend from Friday, September 7 – Sunday, September 8, with musical workshops, fun events on the street, and plenty of great gigs at Munroe’s.
The festival will kick off with a party, as all good things should, at Munroes at 7pm, Friday in the first ever Wild West Ukulele Ceilidh (say ‘Ukulele Ceilidh’ ten times as fast as you can).
Come down to Munroe’s on Dominick street for a night of singing, dancing, and some pretty intense playing. Bring your Uke along and join in the symphony.
An all-star set list is planned with hits like the feel good classic ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’, the Jungle Book’s ‘I Wanna Be Like You’, the ever quotable ‘Stuck in the Middle With You’, and many more.
That night, head to the follow up concert where Irish Comedian of the Year Steve Bennett will bring his musical storytelling to the stage for a great mix of comedy and music.
from left to right: Steve Bennett, Big Jelly, and 4 Mile Circus
Following on from him are local bands Big Jelly and 4 Mile Circus. The nine members of Big Jelly will bring a frenetic beat to the dance floor with their love of Ska & Rock Steady.
While disco cover band 4 Mile Circus combine more than 50 years of experience on stage between them, led by front man Steven Sharpe who’s wowed audiences everywhere from Body & Soul to Electric Picnic, and the Galway International Arts Festival.
Kick off the second day of the festival with a Flash Mob on Shop Street at 3pm as dozens of ukulele wielding artists flood Galway’s thoroughfare,
Watch up close as tourists passing by will surely think they’re about to get to see some kind of West Side Story gang war with Galway’s buskers.
Later artists and groups will go head to head to see who’ll be crowned Uke of the Year 2018 at 8pm in Munroe’s.
Applications are still open for anyone interested in taking a shot at the crown, but there are only a few spaces left so get in quick.
Fresh from the glory of combat by ukulele, Munroe’s will be hosting the Saturday Night Sesh with performances by Little John Nee, Minnie and the Illywhackers, and the Clandestinos.
from left to right: Little John Nee, Millie and the Illywhackers, and the Clandestinos
Little John Nee is a writer and performer from Galway whose musical storytelling for theatre has won him international acclaim.
He was recently elected to the Aosdána, a body created to recognise those who’ve made extraordinary contributions to the arts in Ireland.
You never know what you’re going to get with Minnie and the Illywhackers who have always defied expectations.
They’ve done everything from opening for the bawdy play ‘Girls from Dublin Town’, to performing a Transylvanian themed children’s gig at The Ark Cultural Centre for Children.
The Illywhackers released their first album in 2013 to great reviews and have been a regular on the festival circuit since.
Ms. Minnie made her debut at Glastonbury in 2015 at the Underground Piano Bar, and since they’ve come together they’re a must-see act.
The Clandestinos blend Jamaican roots reggae with the sounds of Latin Manu Chao and the Buena Vista Social Club for something truly unique to the Galway music scene.
If you’ve any energy left after two mental days, the festival closes with a gala session at Munroe’s on Sunday at 3pm.
And for those who might not feel confident enough to get on stage just yet, or are simply looking to pick up new knowledge, a series of workshops will be held at the Galway Arts Centre.
On Friday there’s ‘Wrestling with the Alligator’ a songwriting workshop for the Ukulele, followed by ‘Child’s Play’ on Saturday, an all-purpose instructional workshop for children of all ages.
And for those who struggle to let the beast roar, ‘Let out your Inner Ham’ will teach you how to improve your performing.
For more information on the events taking place, or to purchase tickets for a concert or workshop, go to wildwestukefest.com
Tá Lúnasa imithe anois agus beifear ag súil nach mbeidh na fadhbanna céanna i Mí Meán Fhomhair agus a bhí ann i Mí Lúnasa maidir le othar ag fanacht ar leaba.
B’í an Lúnasa is measa do róphlódú sna hOspidéal in Éireann a d’fhógar an INMO inné, Dé hAoine le líon mór othar ag fanacht ar leaba ins na hOspidéal ar fad mórthimpeall na tíre.
Thaispeán an anailís míosúil a bhíonn ag an INMO go raibh ar 7,911 othar fanacht ar cathaoireacha nó tralaithe i Lúnasa 2018 – sin méadú do 2% ó anuraidh. Bhí 30 gasúir i measc na figiúrí sin a raibh orthu fanacht gan leaba.
Bhí Ospidéal Choláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh ar an dara ospidéal is measa le fadhbanna róphlódú i Mí Lúnasa, le 619 othar ag fanacht ar leaba.
B’é Ospidéal Choláiste na hOllscoile, Luimneach a raibh an méid is mó fadhbanna róphlódú le 969 othar ag fanacht ar leaba agus bhí 604 othar ag fanacht ar leaba in Ospidéal Choláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh.
The government has been warned that it could be breaking international law against ‘enforced disappearances’ in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home scandal.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has called on the state to ensure that the families of children who were ‘forcibly disappeared’ via unmarked burials or illegal adoptions are told everything about the child’s fate and whereabouts.
If it doesn’t do so then it could be complicit in the ‘enforced disappearance’ of children, a grave human rights violation.
International law defines an ‘enforced disappearance’ as when a person is detained or abducted with the involvement of the State, after which the State refuses to disclose information about what happened to them.
Director of ICCL Liam Herrick said, “The State-sponsored system of forcibly separating unmarried mothers and their children during the 20th century appears to ICCL to involve ‘enforced disappearance’, one of the gravest violations of European and international human rights law.”
“Last year a European Parliament Committee recognised that a similar system in Spain, that of the ‘stolen babies’, constitutes crimes against humanity. Ireland needs to wake up to the seriousness of what is at stake.”
The ICCL is calling on the state to meet its international law obligations by exhuming the children buried on the grounds of the Mother and Baby Home so they can be identified and their families informed about the circumstances of their death.
Similarly, all those who were separated from their families by secret adoptions must be given any information the state has in its possession, the ICCL says.
Mr Herrick was highly critical of some of the actions taken by the state in the ongoing story of the Tuam Home, such a the poll conducted of local residents by Galway County Council at the behest of Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone.
“It is simply not good enough that Galway County Council conducted a straw poll as to what should be done in the Tuam case, including the option of simply covering over the site and placing a memorial there,” he said.
“The State is obliged to identify the children’s bodies, to conduct a full public investigation, and to provide guarantees that nothing like this can ever happen again.”
While so far this horror story has stayed focused on the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, that was far from the only such home in the country.
The government must also look to other Mother and Baby Homes and places involved in the institutional abuse of children, Mr Herrick said.
“We know that there are mass unmarked graves of children in places other than Tuam. We have heard adopted people and many others who were forcibly separated from their family members call repeatedly for information about what happened to them and to their relatives.”
“Full disclosure of information is required. The secrecy must stop and the State must recognise its human rights obligations towards all of these individuals,” he concluded.
The ICCL has also pressed the government to move ahead on ratifying the UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
It has signed the Convention, but not yet ratified it into law.
Uniquely in international law, Enforced Disappearance is considered to be an ongoing crime until family members have been fully informed by the state about what happened to their relative.
The Galway Lawn Tennis Club are hosting an Open Day on Saturday, 8th September between 10am and 5pm.
There is free coaching in all sports they offer (tennis, badminton and squash) throughout the day as well as fun games and the club will supply all the equipment.
Three sessions will take place teaching all the skills and there will also be an ice cream van for children between 12pm and 1.30pm. Catering will also be available along with free parking.
So, if your child harbors ambitions to be the next Wimbledon superstar or they just want the experience to enjoy a popular game played worldwide, check out all the activities in Galway.
Further details are available on the adjoined poster.
Galway United are delighted to announce that Colin Kelly, Donal Higgins and Dara Costelloe have signed first team contracts with the club.
United’s under-17 team currently sit in second place in the Southern Elite Division and the trio have played hugely influential roles for Alan Murphy side, who have a play-off berth in sight.
As well as managing United’s first team, Alan Murphy has also managed the Tribesmen’s under-17 team over the last two seasons and he was keen to add the talented trio to his first team squad for the remaining league games in the SSE Airtricity League First Division.
Colin Kelly, 16, is the highest goal scorer in underage football in the SSE Airtricity League. Kelly, who arrived from Mervue United at the start of the season, has scored an incredible 26 goals in 2018. The striker has appeared in all 20 of United’s under-17 fixtures, often operating as a winger or in the number 10 role.
Donal Higgins, 16, was appointed under-17 captain in 2018 after enjoying an impressive first season with the club last year after joining from Maree Oranmore. Higgins, like Colin Kelly, has been a mainstay for United this season, making 19 appearances, scoring an impressive 12 goals from midfield.
Dara Costelloe, 15, has made a big impact since joining United’s under-15 team last season from Limerick side Aisling Annacotty.
Murphy brought the winger into his under-17 squad this season and Costelloe has already made his presence felt, making 17 appearances in 2018.
Galway United are delighted to announce that Colin Kelly, Donal Higgins and Dara Costelloe have signed first team contracts.#GUFC's under-17 team are second in the table and the trio have played influential roles for @AlanfmurphyAlan's side.
All three were named on the bench for Friday (31st August) night’s 2-0 loss to Finn Harps and make their senior debuts. Costelloe was introduced for Evan Coyne on 75 minutes; Higgins and Kelly arrived two minutes later replacing Ryan Connolly and Carlton Ubaezuonu.
“Colin Kelly’s record speaks for itself in terms of goals scored,” Murphy explained to Galway United’s official website. “He’s been excellent all season long for us and he’s been a really consistent performer. We feel he’s ready.
“Donal Higgins, our under-17 captain, has been with us since last season and he really wants to push on and make the grade.
“He’s a really exciting prospect for the club. Donal is a very genuine kid who gives his all and will be a breath of fresh air over the next few years for Galway United.
“Dara Costelloe is a hugely talented kid from Limerick, that’s going to push on. For him to be in with a chance of making his first team debut between now and the end of the season is exciting for us as a club.
“We think Colin and Donal are ready and we think Dara has a little bit of an x factor that can be released this season also.”
Galway United face Wexford FC in their penultimate game of the 2018 Airtricity League First Division on Friday, 14th September. Kick-off at Eamonn Deacy Park is 7.45pm.
Connacht’s under 18s Girls team has been named for their opening U18s Girls Interprovincial Series clash with Ulster.
Ballinasloe is the venue for Sunday’s (2nd September) clash wich kicks-off at 2pm.
The hosts have 10 players involved including eight starters. Claude McNicholas, Jordan Hopkins and Emily Gavin are named in the pack while Aoibheann Reilly and Meabh Deely form the half back partnership.
Hannah Gillane, Beibhinn Parsons and Aine Galvin are among the back five while Mia Fahy and Niamh Kennya re named in the replacements.
Boil water notices for the Kilconnell and Ballyboggan Group Water Schemes will remain in place as the water is still contaminated.
Irish Water first issued the Boil Water notices for the two group water schemes back in June due to elevated levels of turbidity in the water.
Turbidity is a measurement of how cloudy or hazy water is, caused by a large amount of particles in the water individually invisible to the naked eye.
A hydrogeologist has been brought in to carry out trials at alternative borehole meant to provide short term relief for the water schemes.
An alternative supply of groundwater for a proper long-term solution is also being sought by the hydrogeologist.
The boil water notice will remain in place while Irish Water conducts trials using the alternative borehole.
Vulnerable water customers on the scheme who are known to Irish Water will be contacted and receive bottled water.
Map of area covered by boil water notice
In the meantime any water that is being used for drinking, in the preparation of food that will not be cooked before eating (i.e salads), brushing teeth, or preparing baby formula should be boiled first.
It’s not necessary to boil water that’s for bathing or watering plants, though when bathing an infant extra care should be taken to ensure the child doesn’t swallow any water.
Irish water advises that standard domestic water filters will not be able to purify the affected water.
The Connacht Women’s management team have named their team for Saturday’s (1st September) opening inter-provincial series tie against Munster.
Jarleth Naughtons’ side will be captained by Grainne Egan who’s joined in the back row by Edel McMahon and Nichola Fryday.
Vice-captain Laura Feely starts in the front row alongside Ciara O’Connor and Annmarie O’Hora, and the pack is completed by Nicola Caldbeck and Amelie Roux in the second row.
The half-back partnership sees scrum-half Mary Healy play alongside fly-half Nicole Fowley, with Shannon Touhy and Catherine Martin named as centres. The back three sees wingers Orla Dixon and Rachel Healy alongside full-back Jill Draper.
Of course it's not just a big day for the pro team.
Kick-off at Irish Independent Park, Cork is at 2.30pm on Saturday, the squad’s only away game of the series with ties against Leinster (Sunday 9th September) and Ulster (Saturday 15th September) to follow at The Sportsground.
New Connacht signing Kyle Godwin is set to make his Connacht debut as Andy Friend’s side take on Glasgow Warriors in the Sportsground in the opening game of their Guinness PRO14 campaign on Saturday (1st September).
Godwin forms a midfield partnership with last season’s Connacht Fans’ Player of the Season, Tom Farrell. The back line also includes the ever present Tiernan O’Halloran at full back with Connacht’s record try scorer Matt Healy and Cian Kelleher on the wings.
In the front row, Denis Buckley and Finlay Bealham start at loose head and tight head respectively with Mayo native Dave Heffernan given the nod at hooker.
Connacht’s rising star Paul Boyle starts against Glasgow, big step for the youngster, against a strong Glasgow side, while new Aussie recruit Kyle Godwin partners Tom Farrell.
Meanwhile in the back row, newly appointed captain Jarrad Butler is selected at openside with Academy player Paul Boyle named at blindside after impressive performances in the pre-season fixtures.
“We’ve had three good pre-season games,” said new coacht Andy Friend who oversaw three wins from as many games. “You don’t win championships in pre-season, but you can lose them. We’re at the start line in pretty good shape but it’s what we do from here that’s important.
“We are expecting a massive challenge from Glasgow on Saturday afternoon. They got off to a roaring start in last year’s campaign and I have no doubt they will be looking to do something similar this season. They have great strength and depth in their squad so it going to be a big challenge.
“I have heard so much about the atmosphere that our fans create in the Sportsground and I can’t wait to experience it on Saturday.”
Team: (15-9) Tiernan O’Halloran, Cian Kelleher, Kyle Godwin, Tom Farrell, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Caolin Blade, (1-8) Denis Buckley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, James Cannon, Paul Boyle, Jarrad Butler, Eoin McKeon.
Replacements (16-23): Shane Delahunt, Peter McCabe, Conor Carey, Quinn Roux, Cillian Gallagher, James Mitchell, Craig Ronaldson, Niyi Adeolokun.
Connacht face Glasgow in their opening fixture of the 2018-19 Guinness PRO14 Championship on Saturday, 1st September. Kick-off at the Sportsground is 3pm.
Connacht under 19 Head Coach Ambrose Conboy has selected his squad for the opening round of the 2018 Interprovincial Championship against Leinster in Crowley Park, Galwegians RFC on Saturday (1st September) at 1.30pm.
Six different Connacht Clubs are represented with Westport man and fly-half Dylan Prendergast captaining the squad for the series.
Galwegians have five players including three on the starting team. Iarlaith Morrin Laheen and Joshua Duane are in the pack and Oran McNulty is named at full back. Thomas Connolly and Adam Cunningham are amoung the replacement.
Corinthians also have two players in the match day 23 (Hubert Costello and Evan Kenny). Creggs’ Tim Lambe is named at scrum half, Oughterard’s Robert Deacy is at centre and Ballinasloe’s All-Ireland minor hurling winner Shane Jennings is on the bench.
Congratulations To Evan Kenny and Hubert Costello!
Connacht U19 Head Coach Ambrose Conboy has selected his squad for the opening round of the 2018 U19 Interprovincial Championship against Leinster in Crowley… https://t.co/3BQMbZSfs4
Following this weekend’s game, the squad head into back-to-back away fixtures – firstly against Ulster in Bangor on Saturday 8th September (k/o 3pm), followed by a trip to Thomond Park to meet Munster on Saturday 15th September (k/o 1.30pm).
“The squad have been training really well in the buildup to the series,” said Conboy. “We’re looking forward to the challenges it brings as well as the opportunities for these young men to represent the province.
“We’re really looking forward to seeing Connacht fans support the group in Crowley Park before the pro side kick-off their season later that afternoon”.
Conboy is joined on the management team by Eric Elwood and Mervyn Murphy.
Connacht’s hopes of interprovincial glory finished in disappointment on Friday (31st August) as they finished in fourth spot following Munster’s amazing comeback to deny Leinster a fourth consecutive crown at Athenry Golf Club.
The hosts (consisting of David Kitt, Allan Hill, Alex Gleeson, Sean Flanagan, Joe Lyons, TJ Ford, Ronan Mullarney and Jack McDonnell) began their campaign on Wednesday in thrilling fashion when they beat Leinster 6.5-4.5 but couldn’t add to that success as the southern province overtook the opposition.
ULster ensured Connacht finished bottom of the four-team group with a 6.5-4.5 win on Day Three but it was Munster’s 8.5-2.5 emphatic delivery that overturned the fortunes of both teams.
And despite an opening day defeat to eventual runners-up Ulster, Munster got the necessary points over the two days culminating in a 7.5-3.5 trouncing of the defending champions.
“No way,” said Geoff Lenehan when told his par putt on 18 had clinched the title for the first time since 2014. His Munster teammates were smiling but they were not joking. Lenehan’s one-hole win against Alan Fahy ensured Munster had the six points necessary for a match victory over Leinster.
“That was unbelievable,” said Munster captain Michael Coote. “We knew this morning after being down 3-1, we had a great team meeting before we went out. I told them, ‘Lads we did 6-1 yesterday in the singles [against Connacht]. I only want 5-2 today.’ And they pulled it off. What a team.”
Men’s Interprovincial Championship
Athenry Golf Club
Final Standings
1 Munster
2 Ulster
3 Leinster
4 Connacht
Friday, 31st August
Ulster 6.5 Connacht 4.5 (Ulster names first)
T McLarnon & M McClean beat D Kitt & A Hill 3&2; M McKinstry & M Norton beat A Gleeson & S Flanagan 2H; R Black & R Dutton beat J Lyons & TJ Ford 2&1; P Kerr & R Williamson lost to R Mullarney & J McDonnell 2&1;
T McLarnon beat A Gleeson 2H, R Black lost to R Mullarney 6&5; P Kerr halved with D Kitt; M McClean beat J McDonnell 4&2; M McKinstry beat TJ Ford 3&2; R Dutton lost to S Flanagan 2&1; M Norton lost to J Lyons 5&3
Thursday, 30th August
Connacht 2.5 Munster 8.5 (Connacht names first)
A Gleeson & S Flanagan lost to A McCormack & C Butler 3&2; A Hill & D Kitt lost to J Sugrue & E Griffin 2&1; R Mullarney & J McDonnell beat G O’Flaherty & P O’Keeffe 5&4; J Lyons & TJ Ford halved with J Hickey & G Lenehan;
A Gleeson lost to J Sugrue 1H; A Hill lost to E Griffin 2H; R Mullarney lost to P O’Keeffe 1H; J McDonnell lost to A McCormack 1H; TJ Ford beat C Butler 3&2; J Lyons lost to J Hickey 4&3; D Kitt lost to G O’Flaherty 3&2
Wednesday 29 August
Leinster 4.5 Connacht 6.5 (Leinster names first)
C Rafferty & E Smith beat A Gleeson & S Flanagan 6&5; J Yates & R Brazill lost to A Hill & D Kitt 1H; A Fahy & C Denvir beat J Lyons & TJ Ford 2&1; R Cannon & R Moran lost to R Mullarney & J McDonnell 3&2;
C Rafferty beat S Flanagan 4&3; R Cannon halved with J McDonnell; J Yates halved with D Kitt; R Brazill halved with A Gleeson; R Moran lost to A Hill 2&1; A Fahy lost to R Mullarney 1H; E Smith lost to J Lyons 1H
Glenamaddy/Williamtown’s Noelle Connolly was selected the 2018 Galway Daily Senior Ladies Footballer of the Year following three rounds of twitter polling that took place this week (August 27th – 29th).
While mainly being used as an impact substitute during the summer, Connolly’s arrival onto the field gave Galway a major boost most notably in the Connacht Final against Mayo.
Congratulations to Noelle Connolly & to Galway Ladies and Management who defeated Westmeath in the TG4 All Ireland Senior Championship Round 3. pic.twitter.com/DQxnNaxxLn
— Calasanctius College (@CalaCollGalway) July 30, 2018
She stopped one almost certain goal to ensure the Tribeswomen stayed ahead of their provincial rivals before qualifying for a first All-Ireland semi-final since 2014. And while unlucky not to earn a starting berth, she ensured Galway’s strength in depth was secure through her consistency.
The defender topped the poll with 43% of the vote ahead of St. Gabriel’s Caitriona Cormican (37% – who was going for the double after winning the camogie), Corofin’s Tracey Leonard (13%) and Kilkerrin/Clonberne’s Olivia Divilly (7%).
2018 GALWAY DAILY SENIOR LADIES FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR!!!
THE FINAL!
Who was your top Galway senior ladies footballer in 2018?
Galway’s kids went wild to discover the inner learning of the natural world around us at the Go Wild summer camp this year.
The goal of the Go Wild nature camps is to connect children with their local environment, and to show them the biodiversity that exists all around us.
This year’s summer camps involved field trips, surveys to locate and record wildlife and close encounters with different animals, as well as games and challenges designed to explore environmental topics in a fun and informative way.
In order to give kid’s the best possible perspective on all parts of nature, the Go Wild camps were a collaborative effort involving BirdWatch Ireland, Galway County Council, the Vincent Wildlife Trust and GMIT, through funding provided by the county council and the Heritage Council.
John Lusby, organiser of the Go Wild camps said: “No matter where we are, there is wildlife all around us, but it is all too easy to forget this.
“We give the kids a helping hand, but essentially the idea is that they themselves get down and dirty and find and identify local wildlife.”
“It is amazing to see their reactions as their senses of discovery and inquisitive natures are ignited, all while they are actively learning.”
The effort put into the Go Wild camps, which entered their second year this summer, has already been recognised by the Heritage Council.
Last year the potential of the camps was seen at the National Heritage Awards where Go Wild took home the ‘Cool for Kids’ award.
This year it was decided to expand the topics the camps explore beyond just nature and wildlife by including elements of local history and archaeology.
Heritage in Schools specialist Bernie Doherty led this side of the programme, which included archaeological digs.
It’s hoped that this side of the programme can be brought to other nature camps in Galway next year, and hopefully further than that.
The nature camps also to bring together different groups that all seek to serve their local community; research and conservation groups, as well as local communities, families, and of course, children.
University Hospital Galway faces losing €38.2 million worth of income from insurance payments for private patients under the new healthcare plan.
Sláintecare, the plan for the future of public healthcare for the next ten years, calls for removing patients using private healthcare from public hospitals.
An investigation is currently being undertaken by the government to see if this is a feasible idea, and a report on its findings is due by the end of the year..
If it does take place, the Exchequer will have to make up the difference in lost income for our public hospitals like University Hospital Galway.
According to the Irish Independent the plan could create a €600 million shortfall in revenue for public hospitals in Ireland.
The worst hit would be St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, which would lose out on €47 million revenue, and University Hospital Limerick, which would lose €42 million.
Smaller hospitals would not be immune to the losses, with Letterkenny Hospital taking in €7.3 million from private patients, and Mayo General €7.8 million.
The Sláintecare Report on the future of public healthcare was released by the government and adopted by the Dáil in May of last year.
It proposes radically altering our current hospital system, which has a public/private patient mix in each hospital, by separating public and private healthcare altogether.
Public hospitals would shift their focus to creating a single-tier, universal healthcare system that isn’t focused on how much a patient can pay.
Irish hospitals have been drastically bogged down by waiting lists that show great discrepancy between public and private patients.
The report, from its inception, acknowledged that its success is dependent on a massive increase in funding for public healthcare, and the healthcare system in general.
The question is whether private hospitals, such as the Bon Secours hospital in Galway, would be able to absorb the patients migrating from the public healthcare system.
Meanwhile the Public Service Pay Commission is expected to reject claims by nurses for a general pay increase when it reports to the government in the coming weeks.
The commission was asked to examine whether there was a large scale problem with the retention of nurses in Ireland; Is there an exodus of nursing graduates from our country?
The Commission’s decision isn’t likely to sit well with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation which has said that a pay rise is needed to tackle a shortage of nurses.
The INMO says that more than 200 nurses are needed to address overcrowding in Emergency Departments, where UHG has always held a shamefully high spot on the list of hospitals with patients waiting on trolleys.
Other public sector unions had reportedly been pressuring the Commission not to cut a special deal with nurses because it would lead to knock-on claims elsewhere in the public service.
Tá deontas de chuid €325,000 ceadaithe ag an Aire Stáit McHugh d’Ealaín na Gaeltachta chun clár gníomhaíochtaí sna healaíona traidisiúnta do dhaoine óga a chur chun cinn ar fud na Gaeltachta.
Tá sé fógartha ag Joe McHugh T.D., Príomh-Aoire an Rialtais agus Aire Stáit don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht agus do na hOileáin, go bhfuil deontas suas le €325,000 ceadaithe aige d’Ealaín na Gaeltachta chun clár gníomhaíochtaí sna healaíona traidisiúnta do dhaoine óga a chur chun cinn ar fud na Gaeltachta le linn na scoilbliana atá le teacht.
I gcomhréir le gealltanas a tugadh sa Phlean Gníomhaíochta 5-Bliana don Ghaeilge a foilsíodh le déanaí, is méadú de €45% é seo ar an allúntas faoin gclár seo a ceadaíodh i leith 2017/18.
Faoin gclár nua, déanfar leathnú agus forbairt ar an soláthar ranganna ceoil, damhsa, amhránaíochta agus ealaíona béil ar fud na gceantar Gaeltachta uile. I measc ghnéithe an chláir, beidh an méid seo a leanas:
Iniúchadh cuimsitheach ar na deiseanna oiliúna sna healaíona traidisiúnta atá ar fáil do dhaoine óga sna ceantair Ghaeltachta ar fad i láthair na huaire;
Soláthar ranganna ceoil, damhsa, amhránaíochta agus ealaíona béil i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe. Déanfar freastal ar na scoileanna a mbíodh ranganna ar siúl iontu roimhe seo agus ar scoileanna eile ar mhaith leo páirt a ghlacadh sa chlár;
Soláthar ranganna trí Scoil Cheoil na Crannóige i nDún na nGall agus trí Ionad Cultúir an Dochtúir Ó Loingsigh i gCorcaigh, leis an soláthar a chuirtear ar fáil sa dá cheantar Gaeltachta sin a fhorbairt amach anseo le breithniú;
Beifear ag féachaint ar na ceantair Ghaeltachta eile ar fad ar mhaithe leis an gclár a chur ar fáil sna ceantair sin sna blianta atá amach romhainn.
Seo mar a dúirt an Aire Stáit maidir leis an deontas €325,000 atá ceadaithe aige;
“Tá mé iontach sásta an maoiniú seo a fhógairt chun cuidiú le ranganna sna healaíona traidisiúnta a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga ar fud na Gaeltachta.
“Is deis mhaith iad na healaíona leis an Ghaeilge a shealbhú agus a shaibhriú i measc an aos óig. Tá Ealaín na Gaeltachta ag déileáil le cúrsaí ealaíne in achan cheantar Gaeltachta le blianta fada agus tá tuigmheáil acu ar riachtanais na bpobal sna ceantair sin.”
Tá Ealaín na Gaeltachta tosaithe i mbun taighde agus ullmhú an Chláir agus cé go mbeifear in ann leanúint leis an soláthar atá ar fáil cheana féin i gceantair Ghaeltachta Dhún na nGall agus Chorcaí do scoilbhliain 2018/19 ó Mheán Fómhair 2018, ní bheidh ar a gcumas tús a chur le ranganna a chur ar fáil i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe go dtí Eanáir 2019 de bharr na socruithe maidir le hearcú teagascóirí agus cúrsaí riaracháin eile atá le cur i gcrích lena chinntiú go gcuirfear seirbhís chuimsitheach, ar ardchaighdeán, ar fáil do dhaltaí agus do thuismitheoirí araon.
Idir an dá linn, tá an Roinn an Aire ag breathnú go gníomhach ar bhealaí chun gur féidir an tseirbhís seo a choinneáil ag imeacht idir seo agus deireadh na bliana. Déanfar fógra eile faoi seo go luath.
Aithníonn an tAire imní na dtuismitheoirí maidir le leanúnachas seirbhíse i gConamara agus gabhann sé buíochas leo as a gcuid tuisceana agus foighne.
Tá foireann Mionúir na Gaillimhe théis a bheith ainmnithe do Craobh Ceannais Mionúir na hÉireann.
Tabhairfidh foireann caide mionúir na Gaillimhe aghaidh ar foireann Ciarraí i Craobh Ceannais Mionúir na hÉireann ar an Domhnach seo, 2ú Meán Fomhair.
Seo an chéad Cluiche Ceannais Mionúir riamh atá ar chuile imreoir a bheith níos óige ná 17 bliana d’aois ag tús na bliana seachais níos óige ná 18 mar a bhíodh cheana.
Tá foireann na Gaillimhe théis seacht cluiche a imirt chun Cluiche Ceannais na hÉireann a shroicint i gcomparáid leis an cúig cluiche a bhí ag imreoirí Ciarraí.
Beifear ag súil nach mbeidh imreoirí na Gaillimhe traochta de dheasca an dá cluiche sa bhreis a bhí acu agus iad dóchasach go mbeidís in ann bua a bhaint amach mar a dhein Foireann Mionúir Iománaíochta na Gaillimhe coicís ó shin.
Ar an dtaobh eile den scéal beidh foireann na Ríochta ag súil leis an cheann is fearr a fháil ar imreoirí an iarthar chun píosa staire a bhaint amach.
Más ag an Ríocht a bheas an mbua ar an Domhnach, is iadsan a bheas an chéad foireann fearaibh iománaíochta nó caide ag aon leibhéal a bheadh théis cúig teidil Craobh na hÉireann as a chéile a bhuacaint.
Sa bhliain 1982, bhí foireann sinsir na Ríochta ag tabhairt fén onóir chéanna ach briseadh croí a bhí ann dóibh de dheasca báide déanach a fuair Seamus Darby agus b’iad Uíbh Fháillí a thug Corn Mhig Uidhir leo an bhliain san.
Beidh muintir na Ríochta dóchasach go mbeidís in ann an onóir sin a thabhairt leo i mbliana ach tá a fhios acu nach mbeidh sé éasca mar tá foireann láidir ag Gaillimh.
Seo a leanas an foireann atá ainmnithe ag Gaillimh don Cluiche Ceannais a bheas ar siúl Dé Domhnach seo an 2ú Meán Fomhair ag a 1 a chlog.
Galway Hockey Club is hosting its first ‘Hockey in Pink’ to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research lab at NUI Galway.
It promises to be a fund day of hockey for anyone that’s interested in coming along, with Mayor of Galway Niall McNelis attending to support the cause.
All that’s required is that people wear pink, and Galway Hockey Club do ask that anyone attending make a donation.
All proceeds from the day will go to Breast Cancer Research to support their work.
The event will take place on Saturday, September 1 at Dangan Hockey on the Newcastke road from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Breast Cancer Research (formerly the National Breast Cancer Research Institute) is a national charity that funds a research programme at NUIG’s Lambe Institute.
Earlier this year the research team at the Lambe Institute discovered a new way to deliver cancer treatments to specific parts of the body.
They found that tiny bits of liquid called vesicles that are secreted by adult stem cells home in on the sites of tumours as they are carried around the body.
By hijacking this process, it’s hoped vesicles could be used to deliver cancer drugs in a more targeted fashion.
Breast Cancer Research is holding a range of ‘In Pink’ events together with clubs and other groups around Galway to raise funds.
During the Galway Races a ‘Races in Pink’ event was held, and that will be returning, along with the horses, this October.
Any inquiries about the ‘Hockey in Pink’ day should be directed to Dermot Nolan, President of Galway Hockey Club at 087 2891349.
