Gort

MORE than €7.8 million is outstanding from insurance companies as a result of unsigned forms from consultants at Galway University Hospitals, including €496,000 for one consultant, it has emerged.

SOUTH Galway has not experienced the recent increase in burglaries and thefts discussed at a recent public meeting held in Loughrea, according to gardaí in the area.

GALWAY County Council will request funding for footpaths in Gort to be made wheelchair accessible, it confirmed recently.

A HARVEST concert is being held in St Anne’s Church next week to raise money for the church’s restoration.The event on Friday, October 19 promises to be a very enjoyable evening with a variety of local musical and singing talents and also a special guest performer.  

An illegal dump “of some significance” at a nationally important turlough in South Galway will cost thousands to clean up, a local senator has said.

South and East Galway will be one of the first places hit if there are further cuts to An Garda Siochána, according to a local councillor.

Over 21,000 patients are waiting over one year for out-patient appointments at Galway University Hospitals, according to “disturbing” new official figures for hospital waiting times.

A community arts group in Gort is creating willow and paper sculptures to help celebrate the opening of the town’s new playground next month.