Galway Bay FM News Archives
CALL TO REOPEN BEDS AT CITY’S PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Date Published: 27-Apr-2012
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling for 108 beds to be reopened at the city’s public hospitals to deal with the current A&E crisis.
It comes as full capacity protocol remains in place at University Hospital Galway today [Apr 27].
The overcrowding measure acts as an alert to the county health system and was activated by senior management at UHG last Monday week (16 April).
The INMO says 17 beds are available to deal with the increased demand at UHG and a further 91 beds are available at Merlin Park Hospital.
18 patients are on trolleys at the UHG emergency department today and a further 3 are awaiting beds on wards.
Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, Gavin Duffy of the INMO says moving patients to wards only moves the problem elsewhere and empty beds must be used.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Tuam has secured it’s second import of hay from the UK this afternoon in a bid to address the ongoing fodder crisis in the west.
A load of between 40 and 50 bales arrived at the Connacht Gold store in Airglooney for distribution throughout the county.
It follows a similar load last Thursday to the Tuam outlet.
The co-op also took a load of imported hay to the mart in Maam Cross over the weekend, however most of the bales had already been pre-assigned to farmers.
Further loads of hay are expected to arrive across the west and north west tonight and tomorrow morning.
Date Published: 09-May-2013
281 offers of social housing were made by the city and county councils last year.
Figures provided by the local authorities show that 46 of these were refused.
Galway city council made 193 such offers in 2012 with 41 of these refused.
The majority didn’t like the area they were offered or disliked the property itself.
Galway county council made 88 offers of social housing last year with 83 of these accepted.
Reasons given for refusing five properties focused on the location or that the property itself did not meet their needs.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh has called on the government to provide more support for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided to the Sinn Fein Senator show that domestic violence support group COPE accompanied over 80 women to court in Galway last year, but a further 214 women were unable to avail of such assistance.
Senator O Clochartaigh told Galway Bay fm news that more needs to be done to support victims of domestic violence.
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