Dara Bradley

Galway

Journalist at Connacht Tribune

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Cancellations on the rise at Galway hospitals

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Hospital-initiated cancellations of patients’ appointments increased at three of Galway’s public hospitals last year. Galway University Hospitals – UHG and Merlin Park – cancelled 6,882 patient appointments in 2024, up by 10% compared with the previous year when there were 6,163 hospital-initiated cancellations. Meanwhile, hospital-initiated cancellations were up by 9% at Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe last year – from 1,590 in 2023 to 1,746 in 2024.
Roundstone rallies to restore its playground after Storm Éowyn damage

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Roundstone has rallied to restore its playground that took a battering in Storm Éowyn. The community facility in the Connemara seaside village had been closed intermittently after storm winds in January damaged the wooden fencing surrounding the play equipment. It was reopened temporarily for Saint Patrick’s and Easter weekends but closed again in recent weeks to replace the timber fence with a new steel surround.
It’s a small world!

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara BradleyAs they say out the country, you wouldn’t know who you’d meet at Mass!War-time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discovered this was true when he posed for a selfie in a pew with Galway West TD and Super Junior Minister Noel Grealish (Ind) at St Peter’s Basilica for Pope Leo XVI’s inauguration Mass last weekend.
Children ‘afraid to play’ in city’s newest estate due to anti-social behaviour

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

A playground in Galway’s newest housing estate is already attracting anti-social behaviour — and it needs to be nipped in the bud before it escalates. That was the warning from Galway City Councillor Alan Cheevers (FF), who said children were “afraid to play in the playground” of Garraí Beag housing estate on the city’s east side. There was already anti-social behaviour in the playground, and this was “not a good start for a new estate”.
Whistleblower midwife calls on Minister to sort out maternity safety

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

A whistleblower has appealed to the new Minister for Health to meet to discuss allegations of unsafe practices at the Maternity Department of University Hospital Galway (UHG). The midwife wrote to Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to convey “deep concerns” about UHG’s Maternity Department, which she highlighted in several protected disclosures since 2018. The protected disclosures alleged behaviour and practices at UHG that “jeopardise the health and safety of pregnant women”.
Party's on: Court challenge to street dining withdrawn

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

BREAKING: Road closures in the Westend area of the city CAN go ahead after the objector informed the High Court this morning that he was withdrawing his judicial review. This follows a meeting with Galway Westend traders this Friday morning, where businesses agreed to explore other options regarding road signage that made it illegal to cycle on roads in the area.
Potentially toxic algal bloom in lakes threat to Galway city’s supply

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Potentially toxic algae have been spotted growing in lakes that link to the city’s water supply. Anglers have reported the presence of green algal bloom in recent weeks in the three Coolagh Lakes, which feed into the River Corrib, the city’s drinking water source. An algal bloom is an overgrowth of algae that can be seen as green or blue/green streaks or slimy scums in water.
Secretive CEDIY left Galway communities in dark on IPAS

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

Bradley Bytes – A sort of polical column by Dara BradleyThe Government’s inability or unwillingness to communicate with communities sowed seeds of division on immigration. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (CEDIY) was abysmal at communicating about properties in Galway that had been contracted to provide accommodation for International Protection applicants through IPAS (International Protection Accommodation Service).
IRB plans ‘kangaroo court’ for Oughterard

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

A political conspiracist organisation gaining ground in Galway and styling itself the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) has confirmed plans to establish ‘kangaroo courts’ – including one in Oughterard. Chairman of the IRB Supreme Council John D Flanagan – temporary chair of the IRB’s Oughterard Community Council and Co-Op – claimed its proposed courts were ‘filling a void’ in the existing courts system.
D-Day looms for Galway port plan

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Dara Bradley

An Bord Pleanála will decide on a planning application for Galway Docks before the end of this year – eleven years after it was first submitted. The plan involves relocating the existing harbour to reclaimed land further out to sea, freeing the inner dock to be developed for other purposes. Chief Executive of Galway Port Company Conor O’Dowd claimed this week that, without this redevelopment, Galway has suffered ‘lost opportunities’ on exports.