Local student awarded Bank of Ireland scholarship

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Galway student Conor Keane, who is studying Civil Law at NUI Galway has been awarded a prestigious Bank of Ireland scholarship. It is one of 80 new scholarships for third level education valued at over €1m.

Want to win a copy of the Irish Racing Yearbook?

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Ruby Walsh adorns the cover of the Irish Racing Yearbook 2009, published this week — and the Galway Advertiser is giving away copies to racing fans in an end of year competition.

The six-time champion Irish jump jockey is the subject of a lead feature inside the 220-page book, in which members of his family and some weighing room colleagues give journalist John O’Brien a unique insight into the rider’s personality.

Man fined for abuse of gardai

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A man who abused gardai when they arrived at his house to sort out a domestic row was fined €500 at Galway District Court recently.

Funding approved to kick-start Galway livestock and meat sector

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Livestock marts and the small meat sector in County Galway are set to receive nearly €882,000 in grant-aid funding which it is hoped, will help to kick start economic activity and create additional job opportunities.

Galway Bay Hotel wins Optimus Award for second time

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

The Galway Bay Hotel has been awarded the prestigious Optimus Mark of Best Practice Award for the second year in a row.

NUIG to get Science Foundation funding

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

NUIG’s digital research centre is to benefit from a €23 million cash injection which will be phased over five years and is hoped will create new jobs.

The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is one of three centres for Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSETs) to get a slice of more than €60 million funding which will be provided by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the industry.

Man fined for abuse of night club staff

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Getting rowdy at a city centre night club and giving bouncers the finger during a night out proved to be very expensive for an electrician who was fined for public order offences last week.

Garda forced to avoid overtaking motorist, court hears

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A Garda had to take evasive action to avoid a motorist who had dangerously overtaken a number of vehicles, the Galway District Court heard recently.

‘MRSA is not a reason to delay discharge’- HS

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

The fact that a hospital patient may be an MRSA carrier is not a reason to delay discharge.

Trespasser granted bail

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A man who trespassed, broke three rear windows, and damaged a car at the house of an 81-year-old woman as well as targeting two other houses in the same area was granted bail last week.

Man jailed after being found ‘slumped’ over wheel of car

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A man who had been found intoxicated and “slumped over the wheel” of his car while disqualified from driving was jailed for three months last week.

Garda division changes to come into effect next week

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Galway’s two Garda divisions will be united into a single Galway division from Thursday under administrative changes being introduced under the Policing Plan.

Lifetime achievement award for GMIT lecturer

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A lecturer in the GMIT school of hotel and catering has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Panel of Chefs of Ireland.

Galway families hurt by high energy prices — Healy Eames

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Sen Fidelma Healy Eames has hit out at the continuing high cost of energy, despite a massive drop in the cost of oil.

Suspended sentence for chef who sliced up cannabis for friends

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

A French chef who had been slicing up blocks of cannabis resin for his friends was given a six month suspended sentence when he appeared at Galway District Court last week.

Socáir to help elderly and disabled people remain in their homes

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Socáir, a new service recently launched in Galway, will enable older people to live in their own homes by providing 24 hour, long-term, live in, practical, and cost effective non-medical care.

Healy Eames to refer ‘heartless’ city council decision to ombudsman

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

A local senator is referring what she terms a “heartless and stupid decision” involving an unwell 83-year-old city woman and made by the Galway City Council and the Department of the Environment to the ombudsman.

Galway adults spend €2,300 a year on alcohol

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Galway adults spend an average of more than €2,300 each on alcohol annually, according to research obtained during Hibernian Health’s National Health Screening campaign.