Galway County Council is teaming up with local retailers in Oughterard for a road safety campaign heading into the winter nights. For this ‘Be Safe, Be Seen’ campaign the county council is distributing free high visibility vests from four stores in Oughterard. The free vests, meant to ensure that cyclists are pedestrians are visible to […] Galway Daily …
There have been been 252 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Department of Health today, but no further deaths due to the disease. Of the cases reported today, just 5 are in Galway. The 14-day incidence rate here now stands at 63.6 cases per 100,000 population. There have now been a total of 70,711 […] Galway Daily …
The Department of Health has reported 344 new cases of Covid-19 today and four additional deaths related to the disease. Fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Galway by health officials today. 127 of the new cases are in Dublin, 46 are in Cork, 26 in Louth, 22 in Donegal and 20 […] Galway Daily …
Just three Local electoral areas in the county have seen an increase in their 14-day Covid-19 incidence rate, according to new data released this evening. All three LEAs in Galway city saw an increase in their 14-day rate this week, but the incidence rate fell across the other seven LEAs in the county. Galway City […] Galway Daily …
A nursing home near Ballinasloe was found to be non-compliant with 23 health regulations after a risk inspection was carried out by HIQA during the summer. A HIQA report published yesterday contains a number of significant concerns about Kiltormer Nursing Home in Ballinasloe, which is run by D & G Nursing Home Limited. During the […] Galway Daily …
The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalised in Galway has gone up to five people according to the latest figures. All five of the confirmed hospitalizations are at University Hospital Galway as of 8pm on Sunday night. Though the number of hospital patients has increased marginally, there remain no confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients in Intensive […] Galway Daily …
There are just three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in hospital in Galway, none of whom are in Intensive Care according to the latest figures. Figures from the HSE as of 8pm on Friday night show that there are three people confirmed to have COVID-19 being treated at UHG, and none at Portiuncula. There are a […] Galway Daily …
Just one Local Electoral Area in Co. Galway has seen an increase in their 14-day COVID-19 incidence rate this week, with the other nine LEAs in the county recording a significant drop in their Covid rates since the start of November. The latest data released this evening shows that only Gort-Kinvara LEA has a higher […] Galway Daily …
There have been 16 additional deaths related to COVID-19 reported by the Department of Health today, along with 270 confirmed cases. Of the deaths reported today, 14 occurred this month, 1 was in October, and 1 remains under investigation according to the HPSC. There have been less than five cases reported in Galway again today, […] Galway Daily …
A young man is in a serious condition at University Hospital Galway after falling from a height in the city centre yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to a house near Eyre Square in the early hours of Saturday morning and it is understood that the man fell ‘a number of storeys’, the Irish Mirror […] Galway Daily …