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Brutal assault on two men left them with life changing injuries

Briain Kelly - November 6, 2020 0

Two men were both left with life altering injuries after being the victims of an assault by the same person within minutes of one...

Jail sentence for stealing from charity shops, hospital nurses, and man in a wheelchair

Briain Kelly - November 5, 2020 0

A woman received an 18 month prison sentence for a long run of stealing and shoplifting that included stealing from charity shops, staff at...

GUH lab gets new PCR machine for faster coronavirus testing

Michael Malone - November 2, 2020 0

The laboratory at Galway University Hospitals has started testing for Covid using a new PCR machine which is faster than the two machines that...

One man dead and another injured after Ballinasloe traffic collision

Briain Kelly - October 28, 2020 0

One man has lost his life and another has been injured following a fatal road traffic collision which occurred near Ballinasloe on Tuesday evening. The...

Road reopens after fatal crash near Ballinasloe

Briain Kelly - October 28, 2020 0

The Ballinasloe to Shannonbridge road has reopened this evening after being closed today due to a fatal crash. A man in his 30s lost his...

Hospitals update: 18 Covid cases at UHG, two in ICU

Michael Malone - October 28, 2020 0

There are 18 people with Covid-19 at UHG and six people with the virus at Portiuncula Hospital, according to the latest HSE data. Two people...

NUIG and medtech company launch global clinical trial for heart disease patients

Briain Kelly - October 28, 2020 0

NUI Galway and medtech company Sahajanand Medical Technologies have launched a global clinical trial for a new generation of stents for heart disease patients. The...

Teenage boy stabbed at Ballybane church

Briain Kelly - October 27, 2020 0

A teenage boy was the victim of a stabbing incident on the grounds of a church in Ballybane on Monday evening. The boy (15) suffered...

Increase in Covid cases at UHG and Portiuncula

Michael Malone - October 27, 2020 0

There has been an increase in the numer of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at University Hopsital Galway and Portiuncila Hospital. The numbers at both hopsitals...

More time granted to build new UHG oncology centre

Briain Kelly - October 25, 2020 0

The HSE has been granted more time to build a new radiation oncology centre for University Hospital Galway by the city council. An Extension of...

Over the Edge October reading bringing the best of non-fiction

Briain Kelly - October 24, 2020 0

The October Over the Edge open reading and open mic night will take place over Zoom next week so people can get their arts...

Public consultation opens on Cross-City Link bus corridor

Briain Kelly - October 22, 2020 0

Galway City Council has today launched a public consultation on a proposed public transport connecting the east and west sides of Galway City, with...

UHG consultant warns of challenge to ICU care if hospitalisations keep rising

Briain Kelly - October 20, 2020 0

An ICU consultant doctor at University Hospital Galway has warned that an increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 could make it difficult to deliver...

Hospitals update: No increase in Covid cases at UHG or Portiuncula

Michael Malone - October 20, 2020 0

There has been no increase in the overall number of confirmed Covid-19 cases at University Hospital Galway or Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. At UHG, there...

Concerns for non-Covid patients at UHG as cases & hospitalisations increase

Michael Malone - October 16, 2020 0

The manager at Galway University Hospitals has said that she is very concerned about how the increase of Covid-19 patients in hospital will affect...

Four people with Covid-19 in hospitals across Connacht today

Michael Malone - October 11, 2020 0

There are now over 200 people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals and 30 people with the illness in intensive care, according to the HSE's...

UHG to hold virtual memorial service for lost infants and pregnancies

Briain Kelly - October 11, 2020 0

University Hospital Galway will be holding a virtual candle lighting memorial service next week to mark International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day. The memorial ceremony...