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City event to remember devastating impact of Spanish Flu on Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special event to remember the devastating impact the Spanish Flu had on Galway 100 years ago will take place in the city tomorrow.
From 1918 to 1919, the disease infected 800 thousand people in Ireland – at least 23 thousand of whom died as a result.
From January 1918, Spanish Flu spread like wildfire across the globe – ultimately claiming up to 100 million lives.
It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history – and the most intensive period of the illness followed in the wake of the first world war.
Ireland was not spared from the pandemic – and in a 12 month period, 800 thousand people caught the disease, and 23 thousand of those died.
To mark the centenary of the major event, the National Museum of Ireland has developed a programme of remembrance and research: ‘The Enemy Within – the Spanish Flu in Ireland 1918-1919′.
As part of the initiative, museum curator Dr. Noel Campbell will examine the impact of the disaster on Galway – through stories of personal loss and reaction of public services.
He’ll host a special illustrated public talk at Galway City Museum tomorrow afternoon at 2.30.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – New orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park hospital are only operating at about 60 percent capacity.
Two theatres were opened last year at a cost of €10m after a long-running saga spanning five years.
But the HSE Health Forum West heard this week that current staffing only allows 12 theatre sessions per week, compared to the full capacity volume of 20 sessions.
It was confirmed that approval has been recently given to recruit the necessary staff to reach the higher level of operation.
David Nevin spoke to Councillor Donagh Killilea – and he’s very unhappy with the situation.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A search of waters around Renville Pier has taken place due to concerns over a parked car.
The two hour search was carried out from 11 last night by the Rescue 115 helicopter and the Galway Lifeboat.
Nothing was found during the search and the rescue services remain on standby this morning.
Gardai are leading the operation, and are not commenting at the moment.
Mike Swan of Galway Lifeboat told Galway Talks they will resume the search if needed.
Photo credit – Pat Flynn/Rescue 115
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a significant windfarm at Maam Cross in Connemara have been turned down by county planners.
The development would have seen six turbines constructed in the townlands of Tullaghmore, Tawnaghbeg, Tullaghaboy and Lurgan.
But county planners found the site is entirely located within an area classified as not normally permissible for windfarm development.
They also found that if built, it would have a negative impact on the surrounding landscape, as well as on designated scenic routes.
Other concerns included the potential for the windfarm to negatively affect traffic movements on the N59.
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