Man claims ‘set up’ as jury are out in stepdad sex case

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

“I can’t believe things have got this far,” said a man who went on trial this week accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his two stepdaughters over a three-year period.

The 46-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Judge Raymond Groarke at the Galway Circuit Criminal Court last Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to 28 counts of sexual assault at a Co Galway location on various dates between July 2000 and the end of 2003. A jury was then sworn in to hear the evidence.

St Vincent de Paul open ‘full to brim’ warehouses for flood victims

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The St Vincent de Paul Society has opened two warehouses in the city and county to distribute clothing and household goods to people affected by the recent flooding

New photographic book to raise funds for suicide charity

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

A book of photographic reflections has been published in aid of Console, a local charity which creates awareness, hope and healing for people bereaved by suicide.

HSE has given one hundred ‘urgent need payments’ so far to flooding victims

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The HSE West’s community welfare service has given about 100 “urgent need payments” costing around €50,000 to individuals and families affected by the flooding in south and east Galway.

O’Flaherty calls for maps to show floodplains

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Councillors must know exactly where the floodplains in Galway city and its surrounding areas are so that homes being built are not at risk from future floods.

This is the view of Independent councillor Terry O’Flaherty, who is calling on the Galway City Council to provide councillors with maps outlining where flood plains and turloughs are situated within the city boundaries.

Get your skates on — It’s Galway Bay on Ice

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Galway Bay on Ice has returned to Nimmo’s Pier this Christmas following its phenomenal success last year.

NUIG to open major new cultural centre in the New Year

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

NUI, Galway will begin the New Year by opening a major new cultural centre when the Bailey Allen Wing & Cultural Centre is opened in Árus na Mac Léinn on Saturday January 9 at 7.30pm.

Galway tax trawl nets more than €735,000

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Three Galway people made tax settlements totalling close to a quarter of a million euro during the third quarter of the year, according to figures released by the Revenue Commissioners this week.

Grealish calls for OPW study to prevent future flooding

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

A “comprehensive study” of why so many houses in east Galway were flooded must be conducted so informed action can be taken to prevent such devastation from happening again.

Oranmore Christmas cabaret

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Bualadh Bos, the Oranmore music and drama group has announced details of its supper cabaret on December 9 and 10 in Keane’s newly refurbished night club, Kudos in Oranmore.

Jury acquits man charged with dangerous driving causing death

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

A jury in a trial which heard how a young motorist had been killed when his car collided with a steel signpost has acquitted a man of the charge of dangerous driving causing death.

Stagecoach Galway to perform The Rocky Monster Show

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Stagecoach Theatre Arts has announced it will perform Malcolm Sircom's junior version of The Rocky Monster Show by kind arrangement with Musicline Publications, at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway, on Saturday December 12.

Irish language worth €136 million to Galway

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The Irish language is worth in excess of €136 million annually to the economy of Galway city and county, supports more than 5,000 jobs, and more than 90 per cent of city businesses believe that it is a unique selling point for Galway’s image and cultural identity.

Intensive Irish course for prospective primary school teachers

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Galwegians in line for the interview for the Graduation Diploma in Education (primary teaching) can get help with the important Irish language element of the interview from Conradh Na Gaeilge.

The Marino Institute of Education, St Patrick’s College of Education, and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick are holding interviews in early January for their post graduate diplomas leading to a qualification in primary school teaching.

Free pre-school education year for children

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) free pre-school scheme is now a part of mainstream government funding and parents are assured their children will have access to a free year of pre-school education.

Number of women seeking refuge at Waterside House up by forty-four per cent

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The number of women seeking accommodation from Waterside House, the city based refuge for women experiencing domestic violence, rose by 44 per cent in the first six months of this year.

Doctor denies charge of dangerous driving causing death

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The trial of a doctor accused of dangerous driving causing the death of a woman two years ago is expected to begin today.

Feed your fantasy at the Dream Wedding exhibition

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

The Dream Weddings Exhibition is back for the seventh year at Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday and Sunday January 9 and 10.

Ambitious council plan seeks to reduce car use in the city

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Pedestrian areas of Galway city could be increased by 7,500sq metres in the city centre, while speed limits could be reduced to 30kph as part of ambitious new proposals which seek to reduce car use by 15 per cent by 2014.

Santa warming up for Christmas at Briarhill Shopping Centre

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Santa Claus is coming to town, and as part of his warm up for Christmas he has moved into his very own log cabin at the Briarhill Shopping Centre in Ballybrit. Santa will be at Briarhill from December 8 through to December 23 when he will return to Lapland to make the final checks for Christmas Eve.

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