Galway charity cope wants to hear your views

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

COPE Galway is currently preparing the strategic plan for the period 2013 – 2015.

Athenry businesses host ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ for Croi

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Local Athenry business professionals are intent on reinstating the entertainment quaility in the town by hosting a ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ on Saturday, October 27 in Athenry Square at 10pm. The proceeds of the event will be donated to Croi.

Galway Bay fish farming project could net €14.5 million and 500 jobs

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

An eight-week public consultation period has begun on a deep sea fish farming project for Galway Bay which could result in 500 new jobs being created as well as injecting €14.5 million into the local economy.

Just what we needed — another dozen councillors

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

It was only a matter of time before the human being was replaced entirely by the computer, but to be fair it was not expected to happen for another few decades at least. And one would never have thought that when the time came for Man to be made redundant by the electronic chip, it would be the humble county councillor who would be used as the guinea pig.

This week when Phil Hogan wreaked havoc at the parish pump by rendering extinct 700 councillors of varying hues with his Putting People First plan, he confirmed the worst fears of many councillors when he decided to transfer the most important role the councillor has to a website.

An additional dozen councillors for Galway city and county after council reform

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Galway could see up to 12 new councillors elected in 2014 as part of local authorities to be run by a chief executive, and which will have the power to collect property taxes, under the Government’s new local government reform programme.

A Yes vote is a vote for vulnerable children says Healy Eames

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A Yes vote in the upcoming Children’s referendum on Saturday November 10 will help ensure that vulnerable children are protected from harm.

Win tickets for Connacht v Harlequins with Dove

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Dove Men+Care™ returns for its second year as a proud partner of the 2012/2013 Heineken Cup. With its philosophy of being tough on sweat, not on skin, Dove Men+Care™ is a perfect fit for rugby, which prides itself on displays of power.

Woman convicted of organising prostitution told ‘leave Ireland or go to jail’

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A court has ordered a Hungarian woman living in Galway convicted of organising prostitution to leave the country or go to jail.

Kylemore Abbey to get €200,000 funding under Rural Development Programme

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Forum Connemara is to approve funding of €200,000 to the Kylemore Trust to establish an education centre in the west wing of Kylemore Abbey.

New book on Marxism to be launched in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The Point is to Change It! An Introduction to Marxist Philosophy, the new book by John Molyneux, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this evening at 6pm.

Last call for County Mayor Awards nominations

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Tomorrow marks the deadline for entering nominations for the County Mayors Awards which will comprise a record 11 categories.

Ó Clochartaigh to launch Sinn Féin jobs plan

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Sinn Féin’s new job creation policy document, which proposes measures to create 156,000 jobs, will be launched by Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh in the Galway Peoples Resource Centre tomorrow at 4pm.

Entitled Jobs Plan – Enterprise Policy for the 21st Century, the document is a detailed 60 page stimulus package that sets out a comprehensive plan aimed at tackling the current unemployment crisis.

‘Follow your heart’, says ninety year-old priest who still works fulltime

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Seventy-six years ago Fr Sean Kilcoyne first thought of becoming a priest. He was in secondary school in Castlebar and wondered what it would be like to be a man of the cloth.

Search commences for Galway’s Vikings

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

If your name is Duffy or Doyle, your ancestors were Danish, if the name is Lynch or FitzGerald they were Norman, but the secret to your ancestry does not lie only in your surname.

County Mayor gets on board the ‘Out and Proud’ Road Show

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The County Mayor, Cllr Thomas Welby, has this week launched Social Inclusion Awareness Week in Clann Family Resource Centre, Oughterard, an event which was held in conjunction with the launch of the ‘Out and Proud’ Road Show.

Hectic programme of events for Halloween week at Coole Park

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Families across the Galway region should reserve a few hours for the ‘Deireadh an Fomhair’ celebrations at Coole Park during the October Bank Holiday weekend. The line-up of events commences on Sunday October 28 with a multitude of activities to appeal to children collectively known as ‘Spooky Stuff For Kids’. Spooky Stuff For Kids consists of smelly spell cocktail and stick skeleton making, with an eerily themed scavenger hunt to finish the day. Children are invited to arrive bedecked in a Halloween costume but they do not have to dress up. The fun begins at 2.30pm and ends at 4pm.

The next portion of events takes place on Monday with a guided tree walk tour at 2.30pm. This is all inclusive day for the whole family and will be both an enjoyable family day out and an educating experience. Visitor staff will treat the walkers to a journey into the history of Coole by mirroring it through the various tree planting stages along the route. Participants can expect to spot native and non-native species throughout the walk and the day will be punctuated by an exploration into the remains of the Pinetum of exotic conifers that once belonged to Sir William Gregory.

Ballyloughane Road to get traffic calming measures

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Traffic calming measures are due to be installed on the Ballyloughane Road once the plans drawn up by the Galway City Council for the work is agreed by local residents.

Lackagh Apostolic Work display and sale

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Lackagh Apostolic Work Society is holding its annual display and sale in aid of the missions this Saturday and Sunday in the Lackagh Parish Centre.

Four Angry Men to debate the state of the nation

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Journalists Fintan O’Toole, Nick Webb, and Shane Ross, along with economist David McWilliams will be in Galway in December to hold a public talk on the state of the nation.

Car theft accused gets eleven months suspended

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A 23-year-old man, with 49 previous convictions, was given an 11 month suspended sentence at Galway District Court this week for the unauthorised taking of a vehicle.

Presiding District Court judge Mary Fahy stressed that it had not been her intention to show such leniency to a defendant who clearly had a history of offending but that the system in place prevented her from imposing a custodial sentence. Jamie Bailey of 1 Rossa Avenue, Mulgrave, Limerick, is currently serving 25 months in jail for a seperate offence, the maximum that can be imposed at district court level.

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