Rape and sexual assault accused granted bail
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
A 38-year-old Galway man who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a minor has been granted bail with strict conditions.
Read more ...Limerick woman caught in cheeky shop-lifting spree
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
A Limerick woman, with 108 previous convictions, went on a shop-lifting spree in Galway city stealing more than €1,700 worth of goods from a supermarket and a pharmacy in just one day, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Five months detention for Prom assault
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
A Spiddal teenager who asked an unsuspecting stranger for a cigarette and after hearing a foreign accent, viciously assaulted him was given an extra five months detention to serve when he appeared at Galway District Court on Monday.
Read more ...Man attempts to bite gardai, court hears
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
A 27-year-old Galway man was given a five months suspended sentence for his “out of control” behaviour which included attempting to spit at and bite gardai.
Read more ...Celebrate International Record Store Day in Galway
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
The record store was once the focus of youth life. It was the place to hang out and discuss music with your friends. For those a bit older it was a place to browse in detail as you hoped that hard to find album just might appear before you.
Read more ...Scents of pride for Cloon Keen Atelier
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Cloon Keen Atelier, located on 3 Kirwans Lane, is a family run, Galway-based niche perfume house that specialises in creating perfumed products for the body, bath and home. Staff believe passionately that everything is better when it is made by hand, the traditional way.
Read more ...Nolan to call for change of housing policy at Labour conference
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
A dramatic change is needed in the Government’s housing strategy so that money for social housing goes towards social housing and not into developers’ pockets.
Read more ...Amnesty table quiz
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Amnesty International Galway will hold a table quiz to raise money for its anti-death penalty campaign in The Skeff Bar, Eyre Square, on Sunday April 25 at 8pm.
Read more ...Amnesty table quiz
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Amnesty International Galway will hold a table quiz to raise money for its anti-death penalty campaign in The Skeff Bar, Eyre Square, on Sunday April 25 at 8pm.
Read more ...New Cuban ambassador will seek to strengthen Galway-Cuban ties
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
The new Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, her excellency Teresita Trujillo, will be in Galway this week in an effort to explore and create links between Cuba and Ireland.
Read more ...Grealish demands clarification on Salmon Weir Bridge gates
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Opening and closing of the gates of the Salmon Weir Bridge is a major reason why the River Clare’s levels have risen rapidly and caused flooding in Lisheenavalla and Caherlea.
Read more ...Grealish demands clarification on Salmon Weir Bridge gates
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Opening and closing of the gates of the Salmon Weir Bridge is a major reason why the River Clare’s levels have risen rapidly and caused flooding in Lisheenavalla and Caherlea.
Read more ...Top mediums and psychics for Ardilaun this Sunday
Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Ireland's top mediums, psychics and fortune tellers all under one roof, while you can learn about and sample a wide range of natural and holistic products, solutions and therapies. — That’s all at The Ardilaun this Sunday, April 18.
Read more ...Row looms over timing of Freedom of the City for Volvo heroes
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
A proposal to give Enda Ó Coineen, John Killeen, and Eamon Conneely - the men who brought the Volvo Ocean Race to Galway - the Freedom of Galway city will be put before councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.
Read more ...HSE to pay €5,000 to family over complaint delay
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
The Ombudsman and Information Commissioner has ordered the Health Services Executive (HSE) to pay €5,000 in compensation to the family of a woman who died while her test results were left lying unopened in a hospital’s typing pool.
The compensation is to be paid because of the unacceptable delay in the examination of a complaint made by the woman’s family following her death.
Read more ...Galway author charts the ‘noble and occasionally turbulent’ history of ASTI
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
As ASTI delegates gather at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway this week for their annual convention, a new history of their association has been published.
Read more ...Galway students to walk from Ennis in Nepal fundraiser
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
A group of NUI Galway students will walk the 70 kilometres from Ennis to Galway this weekend while carrying large volumes of water to raise funds for an Irish development charity working in Nepal.
Read more ...Treacy welcomes Kinvara NS extension funding
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
Kinvara National School is set to expand following the approval of funding for a new classroom at the school.
Read more ...Charity concert for St Nicholas school
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
Italy’s Orchestra Giovanile di Firenze and The Kilkenny Youth Orchestra will present a charity concert in the Claddagh church on Saturday April 17 at 4pm.
Read more ...Recession sees Galway calls to St Vincent de Paul up by fifty per cent
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
The St Vincent de Paul Society in Galway has reported a 50 per cent increase in the number of people contacting it for help in the past three months.
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