Connacht Tribune / City Tribune - News and information in Galway

More than 80 children with additional needs have enjoyed a unique opportunity to experience the magic of Christmas with a special visit to a Sensory Friendly Santa’s Grotto.
The two-day event last week was facilitated by staff and students from the School of Psychology at University of Galway, who took on the important roles of elves and Santa’s helpers....

Some of Galway’s most talented designers and artists were among the 109 makers from Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) Made Local campaign which completed its run at the RDS on Sunday.
Galway exhibitors included Inishbofin-based textile fashion house Bofin Weaves; Emily Jean Atelier from Moycullen; Living Ginger Designs, who work in ceramics outside Oughterard; Lynsey de Burca Jewellery in Moycullen; Rachel Webb Ceramics in Galway...

A clear plan for the future of the St Brigid’s site in Ballinasloe must be brought forward by the HSE, local representatives have insisted this week.
With plans advancing to bring part of the approximately 120-acre site to the market, local TD Claire Kerrane has said health chiefs need to outline what exactly they are planning before the site is divvied up for sale....

A consortium of MedTech and digital healthcare companies and university researchers are to launch a series of world-first clinical trials focused on bringing long term relief to people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain.
And a spin-off of the trials would mean that patients here could be offer the treatment much earlier than would otherwise be possible – paving a path to change the way that chronic pain is treated....