Flip a pancake for Foundation Nepal on Pancake Tuesday
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
This year, International Women’s Day falls on Pancake Tuesday, March 8. To mark the day and generate much-needed funds, Irish charity Foundation Nepal is asking people to throw a pancake party at home, at school, or at work and ask people to donate €1, €2 or as much as they can afford.
Read more ...Corofin man caught transporting €12,000 of cannabis
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A Corofin man caught red handed delivering a kilo of cannabis herb valued at €12,000 was sentenced to 18 months in jail at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week.
Read more ...HSE accused of being ‘ripped off’ by suppliers
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The HSE West chairman Councillor Padraig Conneely has accused the HSE and the Department of Health of being “ripped off” over the past 10 years by being charged “top dollar” by suppliers.
Read more ...Galway to host ISDA festival in March
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The Irish Student Drama Association, the umbrella organisation for college and university drama societies, will hold its festival in Galway city in March.
Read more ...Public lecture on 1916 Rising
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The 1916 Rising is a pivotal turning point in Irish history, setting in train a series of events which culminated in Irish independence in 1921.
The reasons for the Rising, its effects and aftermath have been much studied and debated by historians. Given its significance in 20th century Irish history and the fact that the centenary is just five years away, it remains a subject that is important to know about.
Read more ...‘Remember dem?’– Traditional sweet shop opens in city
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A new treasure trove of traditional sweets and treats will open in the city tomorrow (Friday Feb 25).
Read more ...It’s all female at Barna and Moycullen Veterinary
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Barna and Moycullen Veterinary is an all-female small animal practice. They have two branches – one in Barna and one in Moycullen. They have a large range of pets who come to see them for a wide range of reasons – hamsters to Great Danes, kittens to terrapins, elderly dogs to parrots and even rabbits to snakes!
Read more ...Planning approval granted for Oranmore train station
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Planning permission has been granted by the Galway County Council for a train station in Oranmore, with a total of 10 conditions.
Read more ...Search continues in Oranmore for missing man
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Gardai in Galway are renewing their appeal for information following the disappearance of man in Oranmore more than a week ago.
Farmers, business owners, and landlords in the Oranmore area are also being urged to check their properties for any signs of an unusual disturbance and to contact gardai with relevant information which could help shed light on the whereabouts of the 33-year-old missing man.
Read more ...Winners announced for Rehab Galway People of the Year
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
After sifting through hundreds of nominations the winners of the Rehab Galway People of the Year Awards have been chosen and are due to be honoured at a glittering gala banquet and presentation at the Clayton Hotel on Saturday April 2.
Read more ...Mother pays man €3,500 to make false father claims in passport application
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A mother paid a man €3,500 to falsely register himself as her baby’s father during a passport application in a bid to ensure that the child could remain in the country, the Galway Circuit Criminal Court heard this week.
Read more ...Jigsaw Galway is on the move to a new ‘Habitat’
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Jigsaw Galway is in the process of moving premises from 18 Mary Street in Galway to the former Habitat building at Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road, Galway. The move is set to be completed by tomorrow, February 25.
Read more ...Man who robbed bookies with scissor blade sentenced to three years
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A three-year jail sentence was handed down at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week to a man who terrified a city centre bookies’ clerk during a robbery in which he stole up to €800 in cash and brandished a scissor blade.
Read more ...Grammy winner to headline Aula Maxima concert
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A rare and unusual concert will take place on Wednesday, 2 March at 6pm in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway as part of the module Medicine and the Arts featuring vocalist Susan Mc Keown (New York) and her band, Ryan Mc Giver on guitar; Eamon O Leary on bouzouki and banjo and Jason Sypher on bass.
Read more ...Vitamin D supplements to protect baby’s bone development
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Parents of all babies, from birth to 12 months, are being advised to give their infants a daily vitamin D supplement to protect their growing bones. This advice comes to parents and guardians from the Health Service Executive, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, and the Department of Health and Children.
Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, but is present in very few foods. It is also known as the sunshine vitamin, because it is made in the body when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin. However, Ireland’s northerly latitude and lack of winter sunlight means that we cannot make enough vitamin D in this way.
Read more ...Ahascragh milliner’s creations get royal nod from Kate
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
As the who’s who receive their invites there will be one Galwayman who will be making an impact at the upcoming royal nuptials by helping Prince William’s bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, turn a few heads in one of his creations.
Read more ...Let’s save this country for our chidlren
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
It’ll be great to get this election out of the way. After months and months of political turmoil, the Irish psyche is quite distressed, Our heads have taken a pounding about five year plans and moving forward and looking backwards and for the greater good and in the national interest, and now we’re at the stage where we’re just wishing that they’d all shag off back under the rock whence they crawled.
Read more ...Gardai seek missing Polish man
Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Gardai in Oranmore, Co Galway have appealed for help in tracing a missing Polish man.
Read more ...FG to take two seats as FF vote collapses, poll predicts
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Fine Gael’s Brian Walsh is to become the new ‘big name’ in Galway West politics, while Fianna Fáil’s Frank Fahey, a major name on the national stage, will lose his seat, according to a new opinion poll for Galway West carried out by the Galway Advertiser.
Read more ...Field starts to take shape with just a week to go
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Roll up, roll up, roll up, for the next week you are Willie Wonka, the chocolate maker, and you have it in your power to make someone very very happy indeed. You are the holder of the key to the kingdom, the keeper of the Golden Ticket for nine individuals who after your consideration are set to benefit enormously through your trust of their general capabilities to represent you and your area for the next five years.
And it truly is a Golden Ticket, because you will be granting these individuals a €1 million gift — five years of circa €100k wages and circa €100K expenses, plus all the rubber chicken they can eat. So they’d better be worth it. To be fair most of you have given them great training. You have grilled them and abused them and listened to their argument and accepted it or dismissed it. And tomorrow week you get the one true chance to let them know what you think of them.
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