HomeSearch

covid-19 - search results

If you're not happy with the results, please do another search.

Long Covid patients could overwhelm hospitals says local TD

Denis Naughten TD has called on the Government to treat the surge in Long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19...

Funding announced for walking trails in Galway

Minister Heather Humphreys has today announced funding of almost €1 million to support and improve some 446 walking trails across the State. Under the initiative,...

UHG still dealing with large volume of of COVID patients

University Hospital Galway remains under pressure from a high number of COVID patients, but the number admitted to the ICU has fallen. There were 47...

UHG has the highest number of patients on trolleys in Ireland

UHG is the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today, with almost 60 patients on trolleys waiting for a bed. There are 56 patients without a...

Sixty-three patients on trolleys in Galway hospitals today

University Hospital Galway is yet again the most overcrowded hospital in the State with 59 patients on trolleys today. There are 478 people across the...

UHG apologises for long delays in A&E today

University Hospital Galway has apologised for long waiting times at the Emergency Department (ED) today. The hospital continues to be impacted by Covid-19 with 49...

Deadline approaching for charities to apply for €10,000 grants

Charities in Galway have been reminded to apply for grants of €10,000 or more in the Benefact Group's Movement for Good Awards before the...

Over 6% of residential properties in Galway are vacant

More than 6 percent of homes in Galway were vacant last month, fifty percent higher than the national average. The latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report...

UHG has the highest number of patients on trolleys in Ireland today

University Hospital Galway is the most overcrowded in the country today, with 55 patients waiting on trolleys this morning. There were 53 people on trolleys...

UHG has highest number of COVID patients in Ireland

University Hospital Galway currently has the highest number of COVID-19 patients in the country, and the most in the ICU. There were 44 confirmed cases...

Galway has Ireland’s 3rd highest number of charities

Galway has the third highest number of registered charities in Ireland, with 661 charitable organisations in the county. These figures come from the Charities Regulator's...

Nurses and midwives at UHG under ‘severe pressure’

Short staffing and high levels of Covid-19 are putting 'severe pressure' on nurses and midwives at University Hospital Galway. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation...

Full capacity protocol enacted at UHG due to high pressure

University Hospital Galway is under extreme pressure due to ED attendance and COVID-19, with full capacity protocol enacted at the hospital. In a statement this...

Severe overcrowding at UHG today with 63 people on trolleys

University Hospital Galway is the second most overcrowded hospital in the State today, marginally behind University Hospital Limerick (UHL). Sixty-three patients are on trolleys at...

City ceremony remembers those who died in past wars

A ceremony has taken place in Galway city honouring Irish men and women who have died in past wars or with the United Nations...

UHG dealing with Covid outbreaks in four wards

University Hospital Galway has warned that high levels of Covid-19 in the region are putting 'sustained pressure' on the hospital and impacting staffing levels. UHG...

Updated visiting hours at Portiuncula Hospital

Portiuncula University Hospital has updated its visiting times today, with people now able to access the hospital between 2pm to 4pm and from 6pm...

New local authority finances website launched by Galway researchers

Researchers from the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway have launched the 2022 edition of the local authority finances website this week. Compiled by economics lecturers Dr Gerard Turley and...

Long COVID leaving thousands on Illness payment

Close to 4,000 people may be on a disability payment unable to return to work due to Long COVID Galway TD Denis Naughten has...

Irish drinks exports to US valued at €619 million in 2021

Drinks exports from Ireland to the US were valued at around €619 million in 2021, new figures released by Drinks Ireland show. To mark the...

Most Popular