Declan Varley

University Hospital Galway has been under significant pressure this week with high attendances in the ED, the hospital treating multiple patients with flu, and managing a Norovirus outbreak. These pressures are impacting on bed availability — however staf... See more

Galway has been carrying a quiet sadness this winter, the kind that settles gently but deeply. Maeve Joyce-Crehan’s passing last January marked the end of a life lived fully in the service of this city — across media, commerce, culture and community. For ... See more

John Quinn, who has died aged 84, was one of the great listeners of Irish broadcasting: a man whose life’s work was shaped by an attentiveness to language, memory and the quiet drama of ordinary lives. A Galway-based broadcaster and programme maker for mo... See more

Renowned Galway artist, Lily Hughes of Renmore, a practitioner of over 25 years and a lifelong advocate for the arts in Galway, is to host an exhibition of her work from tomorrow with the proceeds to go towards helping the fantastic work of the Galway Hos... See more

Scientists in Galway have taken a significant step forward in the development of lab-grown “mini brains”, a breakthrough that could accelerate research into conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s. The study focuses on cerebral orga... See more