Grants up to €4,000 available for septic tank upgrades

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Grants of up to €4,000 will be made available to householders who need to upgrade their treatment systems and septic tanks under a new scheme announced by the Government.

Galwayman on sex charge asks to be jailed so he can get treatment

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

A Galway man has asked to be jailed so he can get treatment, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

The life and times of Máirtín Jaimsie

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Máirtín Ó Flaithearta, the Aran Island actor, broadcaster, and raconteur, better known as simply as Máirtín Jaimsie, will be the subject of new documentary on TG4.

Nora Barnacle documentary to be broadcast on St Stephen’s Day

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Nora Barnacle, the Galwegian who married James Joyce’ and inspired some of his greatest writings, will be the subject of a new radio documentary.

Nora, Nora, produced by Renmore based Sound Woman Productions, will be broadcast on Galway Bay FM on St Stephen’s Day, Wednesday December 26, at 4pm.

Marc Roberts to host country music shows on TG4

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Galway based singer-songwriter Marc Roberts will co-present two television specials n TG4 to honour two of Ireland’s major country music stars.

Grealish raises concerns over proposed salmon farm for Galway Bay

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

The deep sea salmon farm, proposed to be located off Inis Óirr, could devastate wild salmon and sea trout numbers and natural fish habitats.

Major changes to driving licence come into effect next month

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

The New Year will see changes to the State driving licence which will see new licences issued as a plastic, credit card sized, document from January 12 2013.

The licence will be produced in a standalone secure facility, so no driving licences can be produced in the Motor Tax Office. As such, over the counter licences will no longer be available after January 12. Instead the licence or learner permit will be posted out to the applicant once he or she has applied to the Motor Tax Office.

Neuroscience at NUI Galway gains international excellence status

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

The Galway Neuroscience Cluster, based within the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) at NUI Galway, last week gained the status of Centre of Excellence in Neurodegeneration (COEN) after a national and international review process. By gaining COEN status, the Galway Neuroscience Cluster joins a select group of international centres that are entitled to apply for research funding that is awarded through this international initiative.

Don’t cut corners when making fleas flee, hospital is warned by patients’ group

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

A patient rights advocate is calling on University Hospital Galway not to take any “shortcuts” in dealing with an outbreak of fleas at the facility.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help this Christmas

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

In all of our communities right now, there are husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, who have lost their jobs and are wondering how they are going to make it through the winter and out the far side. They know that there are just 10 days until Christmas yet they have never been as badly prepared as they are this year. Thousands of homes will experience a Christmas the likes of which they have not experienced for some years.

Witnesses asked to contact gardaí following city centre assault

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

Gardaí have appealed for information following an incident in which two men were assaulted in the city centre in the early hours of Saturday.

GUST table quiz early in New Year

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

The Galway United Supporters Trust Football Club will be hosting a table quiz on Wednesday January 9 at 9pm. The quiz is being organised to gather funds for the Galway United Supporters Trust F.C U19’s league campaign.

Protestors greet Central Bank governor at coin launch

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

A small group of Anglo debt protestors voiced their concerns and opinions to the governer of the Central Bank Patrick Honahan when he arrived at NUI Galway yesterday for the officiating of a coin launch.

Budget will drive families into crisis, warns COPE

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

The Budget will drive more and more local families - already under severe pressure from the recession - into crisis, the director of services for COPE Galway, warned this week.

Brothers charged with having no permit for soup kitchen collection

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

Two brothers charged with not having authorisation to collect money for a city soup kitchen got their chance to do something for charity when ordered to pay €100 each at Galway District Court this week.

Enhanced isolation facilities at refurbished children’s unit

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

The newly refurbished paediatric unit at Portiuncula Hospital, which opened earlier this week, includes enhanced isolation facilities as well as two additional two-bedded adolescent wards.

Major award for cancer researcher

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

A County Galway cancer researcher has received a prestigious award to develop new strategies to help improve treatments for patients with colon cancer.

Dog rescue charity feeling the bite of insufficient shelter for strays this Christmas

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

It will be lonely this Christmas for a number of dogs in the Galway area as the Connemara-based charity MADRA struggles to contend with the sudden increase of abandoned dogs being reported in the area. Kennel vacancies and other resources are being stretched at the charity and the number of calls being received by MADRA about neglected dogs is now averaging at 50 per day.

Man with 93 previous convictions jailed for series of city burglaries

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

A Limerick man with 93 previous convictions is to spend a further six months behind bars and was given a further nine-month suspended sentence for committing a number of burglaries including taking a laptop from behind the counter of a city centre clothes shop.

Dean Price (24) with an address at 7 Sean Heuston Park, Limerick, was brought before Galway District Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to two counts of trespassing with intent to commit theft at Myriam O’Reilly, Eyre Street, and at Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, on April 4, 2012. He also pleaded guilty to trespassing with intent to commit theft at Forster Court Hotel, Forster Street, on October 8, 2012.

From Rosmuc to London — how the Connemara ponies made their debut 100 years ago

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

In 1912, Michael O’ Malley brought his two ponies, Irish Dragoon and Eileen Alannah to Olympia in London. He did this in order to highlight the plight and potential of his beloved Connemaras. This was the first time that Connemaras were seen on the international stage . After another 11 years of Michael's passionate prompting and letter writing, it eventually led to the foundation in December 1923, of the Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society.

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