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Sacrifices failed to save popular Galway venues, says Jona Group

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Many sacrifices were made but this failed to stop the devastating effects of the recession and the crippling rent payments, according to The Jona Group which announced this week that a number of its Galway businesses have gone into voluntary liquidation.

Women, men, and Cuban music - Galway Film Society’s winter/spring season

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FILMS CELEBRATING women, the relationships between grandfathers, fathers, and sons, the sounds, style, and cultures of Cuba, Burlesque strip-tease performers will all feature in The Galway Film Society’s winter/spring season 2011.

Student fined for serious obstruction of gardai

A young Mayo student, who claimed that he had been attacked and left fearing for his life during a series of blows from Galway gardai, has succeeded in contesting the assault charge against him. However, he was convicted and fined a total of €800 this week for the serious obstruction of a garda and being intoxicated and for being extremely abusive.

Assault accused claims he feared for his life during attack by gardaí

A young Mayo student accused of assaulting a garda has denied the charge, claiming it was he who was attacked and left fearing for his life during a series of blows and punches which were rained down on him by the arresting officers.

From Galway to New York in 1952

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The Aisling was a rig kedge which was built in McDonagh’s Boatyard in 1946 by John McNally to a design by AA Pemberthy, who was a district engineer with the ESB. It was intended for Mediterranean cruises. Most of the vessel was of timber cut in County Galway and it also included part of the recently demolished stand at Ballybrit. John McNally unfortunately died before the boat was built, and a man called Tony Jacob from Rosslare bought the half finished vessel. He had gone to school with Fionn and Christopher Darby from Killiney, with Anthony Blyth from Athenry, and with David Webb from Nenagh.

Tommy Tiernan’s December Cuba* show

TICKETS FOR Tommy Tiernan’s new show Crooked Man, which takes place in Cuba*, Eyre Square, on December 8, 9, and 10, go on sale today.

A weekend of laughs at the Galway Comedy Festival

THE GALWAY Comedy Festival is on and the city is set for a weekend of laughs with comics like David O’Doherty, Dead Cat Bounce, Andrew Maxwell, and Phill Jupitus.

Afrikan Simba @ Cuba*Live

AFRIKAN SIMBA, the award winning Nigerian born, London based reggae MC, will play the next Rootical session at Cuba*Live tomorrow at 10pm.

The best of English @ Galway Comedy Festival

IF YOU are ever asked ‘What have the English ever done for the world?’ you can resist the temptation to mention such vile things as imperialism and X-Factor, and reply instead: comedy.

Galway Comedy Festival returns

Rich Hall, Jim Jeffries, Aprés Match, and David O’Doherty are just some of the comedians who will be performing at next month’s Galway Comedy Festival.

 

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