Ó Brolcháin welcomes funding to tackle city’s litter problem

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

More than €100,000 funding has been provided to tackle litter blackspots in Galway city and county during the peak tourist season of May to September.

Menace hurled abuse at gardai and hospital staff

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

A Clare man who was highly abusive and insulting to gardai and hospital staff and had to be held down to be treated in A&E was described in court as a “nuisance and a menace”.

Judge Raymond Groarke made the comments at the Galway Circuit Appeals Court last Tuesday after hearing the details of the charges brought against John Higgins who lodged an appeal against the severity of a sentence imposed in the district court.

Man jailed for vicious assault on sister

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

A Ballybane man who kicked a hole in the front door of his mother’s house and viciously assaulted his sister in a frenzied attack leaving her with a broken nose has been given a 10 month prision sentence with the last five months suspended on condition that he receive treatment for alcohol addiction.

Rape accused sent forward for trial

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

A 38-year-old Galway man accused of raping and sexually assaulting his niece has been sent forward for trial.

Limerick woman jailed for cheeky shop lifting spree

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

A Limerick woman, with 108 previous convictions, received a nine month jail sentence and a suspended sentence for a cheeky shop-lifting spree in Galway city during which she stole more than €4,000 worth of goods.

Violent disorder and assault accused sent for trial

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

A young man accused of commiting violent disorder and intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to a man has been sent forward for trial.

Duo plead guilty to attempted post office raid

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Two men have both pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiring to commit a robbery at a post office in Connemara last November.

Michael Huston (44) with an address at Luí Na Gréine, Western Distributor Road, and Quintas Smith (30) of no fixed abode, appeared before Galway Circuit Court on Tuesday for arraignment.

Galway flights resume after airspace restriction lifted

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Flights have once again resumed at Galway Airport, but travel agents in the city are still working around the clock to assist hundreds of customers still stranded in countries around the world due to flight disruptions resulting from the Icelandic volcano cloud.

No slow boat from China for our Mayor and civic leaders

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

The Icelandic volcano which has caused massive disruption to airflights and left passengers stranded has also left Galway city bereft of its civic an political leaders who are stuck in China.

Gorse fires across Connemara

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Fire crews from Galway and Clifden were battling gorse fires across Connemara this week, with fires breaking out yesterday in Derryinver, Moyard, and Roundstone/Ballyconneely.

Some Cúirt shows cancelled but the festival goes on

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

The air travel disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcano have resulted in many writers cancelling their readings at the Cúirt festival, but many others have stepped in to ensure the festival goes on.

Motorists face hefty hike in petrol prices

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

The price of petrol and diesel at the pumps has reached record levels this week with prices quoted up to €1.35 a litre for petrol and €1.25 a litre for diesel.

Fine Gael Galway East TD Paul Connaughton said motorists, farmers, and lorry owners were encountering hefty price hikes, with marked diesel prices selling at 75c a litre compared to just over 50c a few months ago.

Anglers oppose new city footbridge

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

A proposed new bridge from the Cathedral car park to Bowling Green would “destroy” salmon angling in Galway city as it is to be located at the spot “where 90 per cent of fishing takes place”.

This is the view of the Galway City Salmon Angling Association which has written to all 15 city councillors, calling on them to oppose the new footbridge.

The legs of the Galway Advertiser

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

The iconic Advertiser in the 70’s image that appeared on the front cover of last week’s Souvenier magazine featured the legs of local woman Bernie Stakem.

Artists submit plans for dockland gallery

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

A proposal for a major municipal gallery has the potential to become “a world class centre of excellence in the visual arts”, a boost for the Galway economy, and a way of revitalising the docklands area of the city.

New air service launches from Galway

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

A new air service between Galway and Cork has been announced this week.

Arrabawn to buy Dawn milk

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Dawn Dairies milk business in Co Galway, owned by the Kerry Group, is set to be taken over by Arrabawn Co-op in a deal which is understood to be worth nearly €6 million.

Living the good life

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Encouraging small scale food production is a laudable mission statement for a small organisation based in rural County Galway. Poultry keeping, fruit and vegetable growing, and even building and cooking with clay ovens are all on the Kinvara Sustainable Living menu. Anna Jeffrey Gibson and Lynn O’Keeffe-Lascar have added a new series of one day courses to their popular evening classes.

Workplace skills course

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

If you want to improve your reading, writing, computers, and maths skills in a short time, the Galway Adult Basic Education Service has a course for you.

Vive l’été

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Make the most of the long evenings and bright mornings by attending an intensive French course this summer at the French Institute.

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