Galway Talks - with John Morley

Morley's Mouthfuls: This week on Galway Talks

It was an incredibly busy week in Irish politics. Government, media and the general public were quite shocked by the resignation of Finance Minister Paschal Donoghue. Thus meant that Cabinet Ministries had to be reshuffled, and into the senior Ministry of Education and Youth came Hildegarde Naughten, a big achievement for Ms. Naughten, a first for Fine Gael in the Galway West constituency, and a first minister for the constituency since Éamon Ó Cuív was a minister back in 2011. We discussed and congratulated the appointment with Hildegarde Naughten.

Staying with education now, and Scoil an Chroí Naofa National School in Ballinasloe has been waiting for a new school build for some 24 years. There've been a number of false starts and false promises, and the school has really intensified a campaign, searching for locals and people interested in this area to sign up and demand a school build to be put top of the agenda in the Department of Education. We discussed this on the programme with the Principal of Scoil an Chroí Naofa, Christine Connor.

It's a pivotal time for the Irish farming community and farming in general right across the European Union. The Mercosur trade agreement will be debated and voted on in the European Parliament this coming Monday.

​Now, we've been discussing this throughout the course of the week on Galway Talks, and we had Ciarán Mullooly, Independent Ireland MEP for the Midlands–North-West constituency, on the programme. He has a number of concerns with the Mercosur trade agreement in its current form as they seek to get assurances that Irish farming will not be left uncompetitive with South American countries who may not be up to the regulatory standards that we have here in Ireland and across the European Union.
​We discussed this on the programme with MEP Mullooly and also farming in general.

Now, as Ireland gets ready to hold the Presidency of the European Union next year, security of our nation and topics like neutrality really come to the fore.
​But the situation this week with the spy ship which is coming down by the coast of Scotland has really geared up talk on what the Russian threat exactly is and are we best placed and prepared here in Ireland to deal with that threat?
​We discuss it on the programme with Dr. Brendan Flynn, who is from the School of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Galway.

Community Matters: Ballinderreen

Today on Community Matters: Ballinderreen

9am-10am

• Peter Larkin and Andrew Linane tell us their favourite memories of the area  

• We’ll have current affairs with Barry Quinn and Breandain O Loinsaigh  

• Tom Quinn will take us through how the area has changed over the years  

10am-11am

• Community organisations  

11am-12pm

• Sport with Noel Lane  

• Sports preview 

• And live music from Mikey Burke 

Galway Talks with John Morley Thursday November 20th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am 

• Rush to clamp down on firms attempting to undermine auto-enrolment pension  

• Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’ 

10am-11am

• Property prices now 23% higher than peak of boom in 2007 
• Irish Thoracic Society hosting its annual scientific conference in Galway  

• We speak to some of the Tiny Traders as they get set to open in 3 locations in the city for christmas 

• Connacht Tribune Headlines  

11am-12pm

• Culture corner - strictly for Croi  

• Pet Corner – Vaccines, Caring for New Pets  

• Sport Preview 

• Music Mornings - Cuntaois 

Galway Talks with John Morley Wednesday November 19th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am

• We speak to new Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton after yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle  

• Government levy on health insurance premiums to increase  

• Traitors Ireland star Katelyn Divilly to join the Sleep Out for Simon on Friday 

10am-11am

• Ireland placed in pot 3 for World Cup qualifier draw  - We hear the thoughts of former Ireland goalie David Forde  

• Motoring with Gerry Murphy

• A cold snap is on the way for Galway - we get a weather update  

• Lions Club Auction Launch 

11am-12pm

• Financial advice with Dave McCarthy

• Gúnas for Gaza to raise vital funds in Galway for MAP  

• HISTORY TALKS - We look at the Siege in Ireland, 1641-53 

Galway Talks with John Morley Tuesday November 18th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am

• European parliament to vote on legal move on Mercosur Agreement   

• Coalition leaders meeting on tightening migration rules 

• Galway senator brings forward motion regarding extra time in State exams for students with dyslexia  

10am-11am

• Calls for Government to enact Occupied Territories Bill before year end  

• ICCL files complaint against European Commission over use of ChatGPT  

• GARDA SLOT 

• Cyber Safe kids warn parents to have caution when giving their kids smart devices this Christmas 

11am-12pm

• Galway resident returns after swimming the entire coast of Ireland!  

• We hear about the benefits of promoting the Corrib as a bioregion 

• Music Mornings - Valter Romulo 

Galway Talks with John Morley Monday November 17th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am

• Councillor rejects insurance assertion that potholes are an Act of God

• County councillors pass largest ever budget of €203 million 

• Creche owners threaten to close doors indefinitely to shut country down as funding row with Government escalates  

• Love Galway Hate Racism to hold solidarity event with the Ahmadiyyan Muslim community  

10am-11am

• Scoil An Chroí Naofa take to TikTok to call for new school building after waiting for two decades  

• Galway Commuter Coalition slam Government for failing to fund vital infrastructure in the city 

11am-12pm

• Our Galway Great on Monday is Former Ireland Goalkeeper David Forde  

• Sports Review after a busy weekend 

Morley's Mouthfuls: This week on Galway Talks

Parking metres continue to be a bone of contention here in Galway city and with City Councillors, as a legal settlement has been reached between the city council and the private company who were operating the machines in and around the city centre. Fine Gael councillor Frank Fahy has hit out at the fact that we don't know what the settlement was and he also wants clarity on how the parking situation can be improved upon in the future, as we are currently left in limbo. He joined me on the programme earlier on this week to highlight his concerns.

The issue of road safety in Kinvara was brought into focus again this week as a number of schoolchildren protested from Seamount College, the National School and the creche. They marched through the village on Thursday at 12 noon, calling for safe crossings along the busy stretch of the N67. Currently, there is no traffic management plan for the village and there are no traffic lights or pedestrian crossings for the children. With many children exiting out of buses, they are having to cross the road at peak times.

​Our reporter, Saoirse Duhan was out there and spoke to a number of the children who were part of the demonstration and our reporter, David Nevin, also spoke to the Principal of Seamount College.

The Government published their new housing plan this week, and it got a mixed response.

​Government spokespeople say that there are ambitious targets and that there have been a number of changes which will improve the lot of first-time buyers, developers, and builders looking to ramp up construction and infrastructure projects in the country.

​The Opposition have said that a lot of announcements in this plan have already been published in previous documents from previous governments, and they've added that it lacks the ambition and the mechanisms to allow us to ramp up the speed of our housing targets.

​We discussed this on the programme with Minister Seán Canney and also with Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell.

Don't forget the best of Galway Talks comes out every Saturday and Sunday morning between 7:00 and 8:00.

Join us again on Monday morning for Galway Talks and after 11:00 Our Galway Great is none other than the Westside native and former Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper, David Forde.

Galway Talks with John Morley Friday November 14th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am 

• Farmers call for clarity on compulsory purchase orders and Mercosur  

• Old salmon traps and eel cages on the Corrib pose ‘serious safety concerns’  

• Galway author releases debut novel   

10am-11am

• Call for clarity on Ireland’s defensive position ahead of EU presidency  

• City Tribune Headlines 
• 1,000 Children take to the streets of Kinvara in protest of dangerous roads  
• Mario Rosenstock joins us  

11am-12pm

• Galway Thoughts panel - Government’s Housing Plan  
• Sports review

Galway Talks with John Morley Thursday November 13th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am 

• Should the voting age be 16?  - We discuss 

• City Council could raise €3.6million a year on derelict sites if levies were fully applied 

• Most listeners can't spot AI-generated music, survey finds  

10am-11am

• Govt's National Housing Plan slammed as 'deeply disappointing'  

• We speak to the new Chief Executive of Construction Industry Federation  

• We hear about a new Galway GAA Road Safety Campaign   

11am-12pm

• Culture Corner - Renmore History Society to host talk on the Irish in The Resistance  

• Rose Of Tralee escort from Galway taking part in Movember for personal reasons  

• Music Mornings - 9 Arch bring Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage  

Galway Talks with John Morley Wednesday November 12th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley 

9am-10am 

• Fire at old railway station in Tuam just weeks after funding for revamp secured  

• We speak to councillors after a Heated row at City Hall over parking machine legal settlement 

• Deadline approaching for submissions on Cooloo Wind Farm  

• Former Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper David Forde talks to us about his new book 

10am-11am

• Kinvara Schoolchildren to Lead Protest Walk for Safe Road Crossings 

• We hear about the Reopening of the Western Rail Corridor 

• Average rent in Galway City of a two-bedroom apartment now €2,080  

• 50-year celebration of Ireland / Mexico diplomatic relations  

11am-12pm

• Financial advice with Dave McCarthy

• Ask the Dentist 

• We learn more about Ashford Castle, One of the foremost Houses of Guinness  

• History Talks - New Terry Prone memoir