Mayor calls for funds for Menlo pipeline

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A new pipe for Menlo, to prevent a repeat of last winter’s flooding of the area, will cost €100,000 to install and the Mayor of Galway is calling for funds to be provided for the work.

On Tuesday the Galway City Council submitted a revised plan to the Office of Public Works to deal with the flooding which occurred in Menlo village during the winter.

Druid’s Penelope to receive New York and London premieres

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Druid’s production of Enda Walsh’s Penelope, the sell out hit of this year’s Galway Arts Festival, is set to be staged in New York and London in the coming months.

Fahey and Ó Brolcháin lobby Government to support Galway’s Smart Travel bid

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Frank Fahey and Niall Ó Brolcháin have been lobbying the Transport Minister Noel Dempsey to support public transport projects in Galway under the Smart Travel Initiative.

Man given life sentence for Inverin murder

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A Czech man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a female friend after a row at Inverin two years ago was this week given a life sentence.

Dempsey gives ‘enthusiastic response’ to Barna to Oranmore cycle path

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A new cycle path and walkway from Barna to Oranmore may have taken a step closer to becoming a reality according to Green senator Niall Ó Brolcháin.

Future of Menlo Castle to be decided in September

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

The future of Menlo Castle is up in the air as divisions between city councillors and City Hall officials over whether or not to redevelop the ruin continue to widen.

Macra hosting a fun free night at the dogs

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Two of Galway’s most active Macra clubs, Galway City Macra and Annach Cuain Macra in partnership with the Galway Greyhound stadium have come together to devise a fantastic free night’s entertainment at Galway Greyhound Stadium.

Everyone who is attending the innovative Macra Know Your Neighbour event will receive complimentary admission and it is hoped that the night will be a fun-filled night of excitement for all.

Barna nurse on mercy mission in Congo

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A 27-year-old Barna nurse is to work with Nobel Peace prize-winning organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Burglaries in County Galway jump by a fifth this year

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Burglaries in County Galway in the first six months of 2010 are up 21 per cent on the same period in 2009 according to new figures discussed at the County Galway Joint Policing Committee (JPC) meeting held in the Council Chambers on Monday.

Hold off on Ardaun development, Walsh warns council

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Rushing into any local area plan for Ardaun would result in large scale rezoning of lands without proper recreational, transport and community facilities being put in place.

Missing man’s body found in Claddagh Basin

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Gardaí have said they are not treating as suspicious the death of a Newcastle man whose body was found in the Claddagh Basin on Monday.

Bus shelters planned for Eyre Square

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

The No 3 bus route from Eyre Square to Ballybane and Ballybrit is next in line for new bus shelters according to Labour councillor Derek Nolan.

Corrib Rangers FC to get permanent home

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Corrib Rangers Football Club will have a permanent home while underage soccer in the city has also been given a boost with the passing of the new Corrib Park Recreation Masterplan.

Donkey Derby at Galway Greyhound Stadium

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A memorable evening is most certainly assured when the first Donkey Derby to be held in Galway city for more than 30 years takes place on Thursday next July 29 at the Galway Greyhound Stadium.

Saw Docs test drive new album

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

One of the best hoaxes online in recent weeks was the story that July 6, 2010 was the date in the future that Marty McFly flew to in Back To The Future, leaving the eighties behind. In reality the date in the movie was 2015, but if the 2010 date had been true, then McFly would have returned to the eighties, saying "I have seen the future, folks and yes, the Saw Doctors are still in it."

Six people needed for money experiment

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

A retired psychoanalyst is seeking six people to take part in a free social experiment aimed at having money.

Jay Silver, who lives in Tuam, worked previously in a Dublin hospital. She has developed and taught a number of courses and classes, some at GMIT. She has a morning slot on Midwest radio’s Tommy Marren Show presenting what she terms “feel-good-factor” talks called “Ordinary Miracles.”

Lifeboat called to tow boat and family to safety

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Galway RNLI Lifeboat rescued a family whose small boat broke down on Galway Bay earlier this week.

Todhchaí an Oireachtais i mbaol

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

“Níl mé in ann todhchaí an Oireachtais a fheiceáil faoin gcur chuige seo ina mbeadh muid ag brath ar chinneadh a dhéanfadh grúpa anaithnid ó am go ham i dtaobh tacaíocht airgid a thabhairt, nó a dhiúltú, dár n-iarratas. Faoin gcur chuige seo bheadh éagóir dhochreidte á dhéanamh ar Oireachtas na Gaeilge, institiúid a bunaíodh in 1897, 113 bliain ó shin, agus a bhí ceannródaíoch i gcothú measa agus ómóis ar an nGaeilge, ar nualitríocht na Gaeilge, ar chultúr na Gaeilge, agus ar ealaíona dúchasacha na Gaeilge. Is éagóir dhochreidte a bheadh ann dóibh siúd a d’oibrigh, ar bhonn deonach, ar feadh na mblianta le féile an Oireachtais a choinneáil ag imeacht. Is éagóir a bheadh ann dúinne atá fostaithe ar bhonn gairmiúil agus muid freagrach inniu as cur chun cinn na féile mar mhórócáid na bliana ag pobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta.”

Bainisteoir nua don Siopa Leabhar

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Fógraíodh le déanaí go bhfuil Daragh Ó Tuama ceaptha mar bhainisteoir ar An Siopa Leabhar, atá lonnaithe in oifigí Chonradh na Gaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath.

Rásaí na Gaillimhe ar RnaG

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Tá mórfhéile rásaíochta na Gaillimhe buailte linn arís agus beidh clúdach cuimsitheach le cloisteáil le linn na seachtaine ar Raidió na Gaeltachta, beo ó ráschúrsa Bhaile an Bhriota, á chur i láthair ag meitheal rásaíochta an Raidió. Beidh an saineolaí Breandán Ó Ruairc ar fáil agus neart moltaí aige do na héisteoirí.

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