Galway Bay FM News Archives
Headford teen’s story highlights fiasco of disability funding
Date Published: 15-Jun-2011
The story of one Headford teenager – who turned 18 in May and has a severe intellectual and physical disability – is one of a number to be highlighted this week in the latest RTE Primetime exposé of the state’s failure to care for its most vulnerable citizens.
Shane Molloy has been making remarkable progress in the past two to three years thanks to a multi-disciplinary programme at Rosedale school, run by the Brothers of Charity students aged six to 18 years, with severe and profound learning disabilities in Galway City.
But now Shane’s parents Pauline and David fear that because he is now being treated as an adult by the Department of Education, he may no longer be eligible to continue to be funded to go to Rosedale.
The HSE West has also not yet informed Shane’s family whether they will have enough funding for him to continue to be cared for and helped elsewhere by the Brothers of Charity.
Shane is one of three young men at Rosedale in a similar ‘limbo’ situation of not knowing what will happen to them come September; and is one of 43 young adults with varying degrees of intellectual and physical disability, across County Galway in various other educational settings, who are unsure of whether the Department of Education or HSE will have funding to support their needs. It’s the not knowing and uncertainty that is agonising.
“We’re in limbo and constantly having to fight for services for Shane. It’s a constant battle,” says his mother Pauline.
See full story in this week’s Connacht Tribune – and tune in to Primetime, RTE1, tonight (Thursday) at 9.30pm.
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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Mental Health event taking place tomorrow in Tuam
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Closing speeches underway in Portumna murder trial
City seeks to annex Oranmore, Claregalway, Moycullen and Barna in boundary extension
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Tech consultants open Galway hub
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