Ballybane sports co-op makes plea to public to participate in fundraising white collar event

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The Ballybane sports co-op is organising a white collar boxing event, scheduled for the end of June, and the Galway and wider public are being urged to step into the ring.

New Tuam mothers group set up

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

A new Co Galway group involving mothers providing support to other mothers has been set up by the HSE’s public health department.

Portumna teenager selected as juror for Coca-Cola film competition

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Joesph Beltran, 17, from Portumna has been chosen as a jury member for a short film competition that sees him gain entry to a 20 part jury panel that will review and critique films from across the world.

Corrib Rangers AFC gets long lease for 3G pitch

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Westside football club Corrib Rangers AFC has been given a ten year lease on a 3G all weather sports facility with floodlights at the Corrib Park Neighbourhood Park.

News Briefs

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

City clean-up on Sunday

Judge queries Tuam secondary students seeking bar extension for July debs

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The vexed question of bar extensions for debs dances came to the fore this week (April 3) when a judge used a point of law to postpone the granting of such an extension to allow the hotel explain the situation.

High stakes and high notes as choirs face-off in Choirfactor

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

An estimated 150 singers are registered to perform this Friday April 12 on the Radisson Blu Hotel’s live lounge stage in the Choirfactor competition - a charity event organised by the Corrib Lions Club. Six entrants spanning the business, health, and sporting sector of Galway will engage in a ‘sing-off’ and all funds gathered on the night will be donated to the Kilcuan retreat and healing centre, Clarinbridge.

Knocknacarra to host Defeat the Property Tax meeting

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

How we can Defeat the Property Tax is the title of a public meeting for residents in Knocknacarra and surrounding areas which takes place this evening at 8pm in the Clybaun Hotel.

Connolly condemns Government for slashing disabled grants

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Almost 70 instances of housing adaptations and aid for the disabled and the elderly cannot be carried out this year in Galway city due to Government slashing of funding for such services.

DERI key as‘Big Data’ to open wealth of treasures in the RTÉ archives

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

RTÉ archives announced an ambitious collaboration with the newly announced SFI “Big Data” Research Centre called INSIGHT and the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), which will be carried out in DERI (NUI Galway) at INSIGHT, to develop an innovative semantic content discovery platform to open up the treasures of the RTÉ Archives.

Councillors urged to show respect to the chair and get business done

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

While an amendment to a standing order to punish unruly councillors financially has been abandoned, as it was found to be legally unsound, many councillors agreed that a committment must be taken to ensure that business is done efficiently in a way that showed dignity and respect to the chair.

Staff from a private security firm were manning the doors as Monday night’s council meeting took place. An amendment to a standing order asked for this increased security and demand for identification to continue, however many councillors expressed concerns condemning it as undemocratic and draconian. Despite these concerns the amendment was later passed.

Galway inventor aims to clean up your recycling with Brustibin

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Methods for dispensing rubbish is set to be enhanced by the introduction of the Brustibin, designed by Galwayman Michael Prendergast. This new device, currently being manufactured in Longford, aims to revolutionise how rubbish is removed from residential and commercial units in a practical, efficient, and cost effective way.

Patient doctor conquers the ‘jaws’ of the Hawaiian waters

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Galway based doctor Katie McAnena has recently made history by becoming the world’s first woman to wind surf the Hawaiian wave “Jaws.”

City Bin Co expansion continues with twelve new jobs in Galway IT hub

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The City Bin Co, Galway’s primary waste disposal service, has announced that it is creating twelve new jobs in its IT department at its Oranmore headquarters.

In the past five months, 38 new recruits have been added to its Dublin and Galway offices. And this expansion is set to continue with a further 12 specialist roles currently being created in the IT department of the Galway branch.

More than one thousand DAS payments still outstanding in Galway

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

More than 1,000 farmers in Galway, who applied to the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, have not received any payment, a situation a local TD has called “disgraceful”.

Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson and Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív said that figures he has received through a series of parliamentary questions show 1,097 Galway farmers have not received the money they are owed.

Galway Bay Hotel receives gold standard accolade at Best Companies Awards

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Hodson Bay Hotel Group has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in this prestigious Deloitte Awards Programme for the fourth year in a row, recognised at a gala awards dinner in Dublin recently. Former Taoiseach, Chairman of IFSC Ireland and EU Ambassador to the EUR, John Bruton, was special guest speaker at the event.

Labour councillors welcome water charges announcement

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The refusal to introduce water charges next year is not only a “very positive development” but an “acknowledgement of the concerns that people around the country have”.

South Galway to get boost from launch of Gregory and Yeats trail website

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The promotion of a trail which incorporates many of the historical sites across South Galway could yield a large dividend for tourism in the region, according to its organisers who will launch the trail’s website next week.

Shantalla family names publication to get mayoral launch tonight

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

A publication recording the names of all the families who have resided in Shantalla over the past 70 years will be launched tonight (Thursday) in the city.

The book which has been compiled by the Shantalla Family History Society documents the various family names that were prevalent in Shantalla from 1943 to the present day.

Red Cross man wins Volunteer of The Year award

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Dominick Burke, a long-serving organiser with the Galway Red Cross, was this week made the Galway City Credit Union’s Volunteer of the Year at the city’s 10th Annual Mayor's Awards.

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