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Council to make funding submission to government for unfinished city estates
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The city council is to make a submission to Government for funding unfinished estates across Galway.
It follows robust debate over three such estates in Doughiska – namely Fearan Ri, Fionnuisce and Caislean Thorlaigh.
Cllr Terry o’ Flaherty’s motion that the council make strong representations to the Government departments for their completion was unanimously approved at last evening’s meeting of the city council.
The city manager said that in relation to three bonds, one is being drawn down, a second is being pursued and a third issued by IBRC is being pursued at a national level.
He added that the council would be submitting an application to Govt for funding these estates and others in the city this month.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The University of Galway is launching an online service aimed at battling misinformation about cancer.
The free service will provide tools to cancer patients to examine whether information is real or not.
The online platform, funded by the Irish Cancer Society, is to be launched later this year.
Professor Declan Devane is behind the new service and he says there are concerns misinformation online will mislead patients:
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been revealed that a major leak on the water network in the Salthill area was losing 850 thousand litres of clean drinking water every day.
The leak – described by Irish Water as “colossal” – was discovered at Taylors Hill and has now been repaired.
Enough water to supply the population of Ballinasloe for an entire day.
That’s what was being lost on a daily basis through the leak discovered on the network at Taylors Hill.
Every 24 hours, 850 thousand litres of clean drinking water was seeping into the ground.
Crews were aware of a likely leak due to a spike in usage, but found it challenging to identify the location, as no water came to the surface.
Following an extensive effort using specialised equipment, the leak has now been pinpointed and repaired.
Irish Water has described the fix as one of the largest savings of water this year in the entire North-West region
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Senator Sean Kyne has told the Seanad there are over 850 children on waiting lists across five schools in Galway city.
He cites there are around 100 on lists for Coláiste Mhuire Mhaithair, Educate Together, Coláiste Iognaid and The Bish, while there are 360 on the Coláiste Éidne list alone.
In a response on behalf of Minister Norma Foley, it was stated the Department is aware of the issue and a number of building projects to expand schools are currently underway.
Senator Kyne says those long and medium-term plans are welcome, but action is needed now:
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