Bus Éireann introduces fastest coach service from Galway to Dublin Airport
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Bus Éireann is to introduce a new high frequency Express service – the X20 - that provides the fastest coach service from Galway city to Dublin Airport.
Read more ...180 local calls to hotline as recession sparks rise in illegal dumping
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
More that 180 incidents of illegal dumping and fly-tipping in Galway were made to a hotline set up by the Environmental Protection Agency over the past four years.
Read more ...Healy Eames calls for debate on school patronage
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
A comprehensive and wide-ranging debate on the issue of school patronage is needed across Galway city and county, according to Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on education Senator Fidelma Healy Eames.
Read more ...Knock Marriage Bureau still popular with Galwegians
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Forty two years after its inception the Knock Introductions Marriage Bureau is still proving incredibly popular with Galway singletons hoping to find their perfect match.
Read more ...Council must submit N63 resurfacing proposal, says Tuam councillor
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
A Tuam councillor is calling on the Galway County Council to immediately submit a proposal to the National Roads Authority so that resurfacing works on the N63 can be carried out as a matter of urgency.
Read more ...NUIG research centre to get €5 million funding
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
The Centre in Bioenergy at NUI Galway is to receive up to €5 million as part of the Competence Centres Programme which is to receive a funding boost of €37 million.
Read more ...Local company launches software aimed at offsetting the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
A local company, which operates a software programme to help children with learning difficulties, has launched new software aimed at offsetting the onset and progress of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read more ...Grealish says N17 will remain open during flood alleviation works
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Independent Deputy for Galway West, Noel Grealish has confirmed that following a number of meetings with Galway County Council and the OPW; the N17 will remain open to traffic while flood alleviation works are being carried out at the Claregalway bridge.
Read more ...Irish Craft Portfolio shows at the Kenny Gallery
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
An exhibition featuring the innovative and unique work of craftmakers selected for the Irish Craft Portfolio publication opens at the Kenny Gallery, Liosbán Retail Park, Galway next Saturday, August 14 at 2pm.
Read more ...Calls for N17 safety works intensify following crash
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Upgrade and realignment works are urgently needed at dangerous blackspots on the N17 where accidents are occurring on an ongoing basis, according to Independent councillor Seán Canney.
Read more ...Ballinasloe store makes lotto history
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
A Ballinasloe store has made lotto history after selling a ticket which scooped the top prize worth half a million euro in this week’s Monday Millions Plus Draw.
Read more ...Salthill Village Festival launched in style
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
There will be lots of family fun and entertainment to be had during this year’s Salthill Village Festival which will take place between August 21 and 22.
Read more ...Galway’s Best Awards night to be a glitzy affair
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
The inaugural Galway’s Best Awards 2010 will be presented on Friday, September 17 in the newly refurbished Central Park nightclub.
Following a networking event for invitees at 8pm, the glitzy event will open to the public at 9pm with no cover charge, and the awards ceremony will commence at 9:30pm.
Read more ...City man enlists 100 marathon runners to remember his late daughter
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
A local man has enlisted a 100-strong team of family, friends and colleagues to take part in this year’s Galway marathon in aid of the Meningitis Trust.
Read more ...‘Appalling’ looting of houses shows need for social housing changes - Higgins
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
The vandalism and theft of boilers causing more than €100,000 worth of damage at a Galway City Council-owned housing estate has been described as “appalling” by local TD Michael D Higgins.
The Labour president said that the break-in to houses in the Sliabh Bhán estate in Ballybane is “an appalling development” but one that underlines the urgency of transferring empty finished houses to social housing.
Read more ...Young activists gather in Galway in preparation for a new Ireland
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
As the latest statistics showed Ireland's unemployment rate continues to rise, 20 young people from across Ireland gathered in Galway last weekend determined to highlight their desire for much needed change.
Read more ...Aran Islands celebrate 40 years of air travel
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
The Aran Islands celebrate 40 years of air travel this weekend — honouring an invaluable service and life-line which began with a letter.
Read more ...GMIT seek permission for engineering school
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
The Galway Mayo Institute of Technology has lodged a planning permission application with Galway City Council for the construction for a new engineering school.
The planning application, which was lodged on August 4 last, outlines plans for a development at a site located at the GMIT Sports Field on the Dublin Road which is south of the principal campus. It seeks permission for the construction of a new third level educational building (gross floor area of c7,150m2) which will house the engineering school and will comprise a maximum of three to five storeys, with a maximum building height of c26.5 metres and an overall height of +c48.5 metres OD.
Read more ...Gardai investigate robbery by false HSE caller
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Gardai are warning the public to beware of bogus callers and to request ID following an incident at the weekend where a house was robbed by a woman claiming to be from the HSE.
An investigation was launched into a house robbery in Renmore Road which took place on Saturday evening. The culprit allegedly approached the house claiming to be a member of staff from the HSE. It is believed the woman, accompanied by a man, then entered the house and a sum of cash was taken.
Read more ...Chamber CEO lashes ‘heavy handed’ crackdown on sandwich boards
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Galway Chamber of Commerce CEO Michael Coyle has criticised the “heavy handed approach” taken by the City Council and the Gardaí for their joint operation in removing signs in the pedestrianised area of the city earlier this week.
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