GMIT rocked by second investigation
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology is paying €180 per hour to independent investigators who are probing fresh allegations at the institute. During a dramatic day of evidence at the Oireachtas Public...
View ArticleStudent travelled 5,000 miles to discover GMIT course cancelled
A South American student travelled around 5,000 miles across the Atlantic to study a course at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) – to find it was cancelled abruptly and doesn’t exist. The...
View ArticleDáil committee probes €10.5m Knocknacarra land sale
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will investigate a possible loss to the taxpayer of up to €4 million on a Galway City Council property deal. Dáil Éireann’s spending watchdog will scrutinise the...
View ArticleGalway City Council house at centre of whistleblower claim is up for rent
Galway City Tribune – A Council house on the east side of Galway City, which was allegedly misappropriated years ago by a senior local authority official, is being advertised for rent on a popular...
View ArticlePublic Accounts Committee’s concerns over Galway 2020
Serious concerns about governance structures in Galway 2020 have been highlighted at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). And fears over the European Capital of Culture project achieving...
View ArticlePublic Accounts Committee questions on NUIG procurement
Some €5.2 million of expenditure on goods and services at NUI Galway during one financial year did not comply with public procurement guidelines. The lack of compliance with procurement rules was...
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