Time to stand up for Palestine

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

I had the remarkable opportunity to travel to Israel and Palestine last week to visit development and human rights organisations which are working for peace in the region.

Man charged with possession of sawn-off shotgun

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

A 23-year-old Newcastle man charged with being in possession of a sawn-off shotgun at a house in the west of the city last year was granted bail at Galway District Court this week.

Galway to host major ‘nuclear free’ All-Ireland forum

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Galway and the west of Ireland will be the central focus of a major seminar which the Nuclear Free Local Authorities All-Ireland forum is holding in City Hall tomorrow.

Amazing deals on curtains, roman blinds, and sofas on time for Christmas

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

La Maison Chic is offering its customers 20 per cent off all of its designer curtain and upholstery fabrics as well as wallpapers and custom made sofas.

Spills and thrills as countdown to Baboró begins on Monday next

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

The countdown has begun for excited young audiences as final preparations are underway before Baboró International Arts Festival for Children opens its doors to thousands of schoolchildren and families next Monday October 14 running until Sunday October 20.

Alcohol is a factor in fifty per cent of suicides, regional health forum told

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Ireland’s rate of alcohol consumption is one of the highest in Europe, is responsible for 90 deaths a month, and is a factor in half of all suicides, a meeting of the HSE West’s regional health forum was told recently in Galway.

The news came hot on the heels of an NUI Galway study which revealed that more than one in four school children admit to getting drunk.

State pension must not be cut in next week’s Budget says Walsh

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Older people must be protected from the impact of next week’s Budget, which will see a fiscal adjustment of around €2.5 billion, a Galway West TD has said.

Move quickly to claim PPI refunds says Higgins

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Galwegians who have been mis-sold payment protection insurance by banks and financial houses must “move quickly” to assert their right to claim for a refund.

Student knocks over garda after being helped down from a roof by fire brigade, court hears

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

A 21-year-old fitness student whose drunken stunt of climbing on the roof of a city centre shopping centre resulted in the fire brigade being called out was warned compensation will not be accepted until all legal costs were paid.

Sort out UEFA mini pitch at Corrib Park says Cameron

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

It is time to “knock heads together” and sort out problems which are preventing school children from making use of the UEFA mini pitch at Corrib Park.

O’Flaherty raises case of Mervue family denied voting rights

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Votes on last Friday’s Seanad and Civil Court referenda were denied to a Mervue family, despite their names being on the draft register.

Good guys at Goodman to hold charity events

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Employees from Goodman Medical Ireland Limited charity of the year committee are organising a fundraising Car Boot Sale this Saturday at Eamon Deacy Park, Terryland, Galway City.

Sparks Rugby Football Club

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

The Connacht Junior Cup was donated by a man called Senior. He was Alfred Senior, professor of chemistry in UCG from 1891 to 1918. The cup was first played for in 1905, and as Ralph O’Gorman says in his wonderful book entitled Rugby in Connacht, the event always had a unique culture, it was competitive and unpredictable, and had a wide geographical spread of participating clubs.

Cope launches its community garden at the Towards Independence Project

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

As part of Social Inclusion Week for Galway City, COPE Galway Resettlement and Tenancy Service will launch its Community Garden at the Towards Independence Project on the Dyke Road at 12 o’clock on Tuesday next October 15.

Retain alcohol counselling service in Merlin Park, urges public

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Feelings are running high over plans by the HSE West to move its alcohol addiction counselling service to the psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway.

Grealish welcomes new Garda Text Alert System

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

The new Garda Text Alert System will allow members of the public instant communication with the Garda Síochána and help with the prevention of crime.

Western Regional Drugs Task Force plans intensive awareness campaign

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Now in its third year, The Western Regional Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Week is living up to expectations to be another highly successful event of awareness-raising and education activities on alcohol and other drugs. An initiative of the WRDTF in partnership with South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) and the Galway Roscommon Education Training Board, the western regional Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week will be held from Monday to Friday November 11-16.

Get involved in Galway’s Social Inclusion Week

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Social Inclusion Week returns this month and will see a host of different events, ranging from the social to the cultural, taking place across the city from this Monday until Sunday October 20.

Galway Education Centre to roll out Playworks

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

The Galway Education Centre is planning to roll out the Playworks programme for the first time in Ireland as part of Change Nation.

Two charged with siphoning off €2,000 worth of diesel

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

Two Ballybane men have been charged in relation to the siphoning and theft of more than €2,000 worth of diesel from various companies in an industrial estate in Carnmore.

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