From the Galway City Tribune – Contractors that have failed to deliver on publicly-funded projects in the past are free to tender for future projects – and the City Council has no power to preclude them from winning another contract. A meeting of the local authority was told last week that national legislation did not […]
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xb2tsy/connolly.mp3 A recommendation from City Council CEO Brendan McGrath for the City Council to hold a debate on the existing boundary between the administrative areas of Galway City and County Council has been welcomed by City West Fianna Fail Councillor John Connolly. In 2015, the expert group established by the government to assess the arrangement […]
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8p2yz3/kelly.mp3 A meeting being held at University of Galway has heard calls for urgent action on funding and development of undergraduate GP placements. The calls comes from the Irish College of General Practitioners and Association of University Department of General Practice in Ireland. Dr Maureen Kelly,Lead Author and Associate Professor of the School of Medicine […]
Students at Coláiste Cholmcille in Connemara are benefitting from free access to Studyclix learning tools. The partnership with CWS Cleanrooms is providing students with access to Junior and Leaving Cert educational support. Packages include past exam questions, listening comprehension audio clips and video solutions and sample answers. Studyclix caters for more than 224,000 second-level student […]
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/psntig/canney.mp3 An Independent TD has said that the Government needs to build trust with farmers where land is designated for up to 26 years and have received very little support. Galway East TD Sean Canney, along with fellow TD’s Denis Naughten and Carol Nolan met with Minister Malcolm Noonan to discuss the issue of supports […]