To inspire schoolchildren, councillors will have to stop acting like them

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

It is perhaps quite appropriate that Mayor Hildegarde Naughton, herself a schoolteacher by profession, brought some of the city’s young people into the Council chambers this week to launch her novel initiative Know Your Council, which is aimed at getting young people interested in and giving them a knowledge of the workings of local government. At such an age, the happenings at City Hall on alternative Monday evenings are perhaps the furthest things from the minds of these youngsters, but it is a novel way of introducing the city’s youngsters into the processes that, for better or worse, determine how public services are overseen in the city.

This project is a good opportunity for pupils to explore the importance of local government and how the system works and the role that councillors play within the community and in the life and progress of the city It is a programme which if successful could be rolled out across the region and country, because there is a massive deficit in the interest which young people show in local politics, or politics of any nature.

Volvo gets royal boost as Prince Harry keen to attend Galway finale

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Britain’s Prince Harry is expected to visit Galway city this summer for the finale of the Volvo Ocean Race, in what would be the first visit by a British royal in more than a century.

Man charged with thirty eight counts of deceiving city bookie

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A man has been charged with up to 38 counts of deceiving a city centre bookmakers by falsifying bets on horses over the course of three months and is to face trial at Galway Circuit Criminal Court.

Occupy Galway to host workshops

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Occupy Galway will host a series of workshops in a wide variety of areas ranging from carpentry, electronics, film making, psychology, meditation, economics, and Gaeilge.

Cúirt festival to be opened by Garry Hynes on Tuesday

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

The end of April will see books, readings, writers, prose, poetry, and theatre celebrated and enjoyed throughout the city when the Cúirt festival begins next week.

Mayor announces charities to benefit from gala ball

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Enable Ireland, COPE’s Waterside house, Galway Contact, and the ISPCC are the four charities that will benefit from this year’s Mayoral Charity Gala Ball.

Remand on continuing bail for assault accused

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A Bohermore man charged with assaulting two women causing them harm has been remanded on continuing bail.

Cuddy wants decision on Oranmore one-way street reversed

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A new one-way system in Oranmore is causing “huge annoyance for residents and motorists” and needs to be changed immediately.

Labour’s priority is to restore the economy and create jobs, says party chair Keaveney

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

The Labour Party’s priority is to restore the economic fortunes of the country and to get people back to work, that is according to Galway East TD Colm Keaveney.

Dance classes, talk, and films for Latin America Week

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Talks, film screenings, and dance classes will take place throughout Galway city this weekend as part of Latin America Week.

Amnesty International, the Latin America Solidarity Centre, and the Galway One World Centre are holding this series of events to highlight human rights issues in Latin America.

Diamond and Daisy April promotion weekend at Belladonna Bridal

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

April is usually associated with April Showers the flower most associated with April is the Daisy and the birthstone for April is the Diamond! What girl doesn’t want a diamond? To mark this April Belladonna Bridal has a special promotion on offer.

Keep Galway in the shop window

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

As I’m typing this on this Wednesday evening, with the sun squinting in through the blinds and the sky blue as far west across the city as I can see it, it is not difficult to be optimistic about the fate of Galway in this time of unprecedented doom and gloom.

SIPTU rejects abseentism claim in health service

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

The trade union SIPTU has rejected claims by the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum that a culture of abseentism exists among health service employees.

Pharmaceutical giant announces Connemara jobs boost

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

An announcement made by global pharmaceutical company Mylan that it is to create more than 500 new positions, 220 of which are to be based at its facility in Connemara, has been broadly welcomed as a major boost.

Monster table quiz

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A table quiz, organised by An Garda Síochána Galway Division as a fundraising event for the Croagh Patrick Challenge, will take place in De Burgos’ Garda Club tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm sharp.

Galway County Council gets ‘F’ grade for bad planning

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

The Galway County Council has been found to be one of the worst local authorities in the country for making bad planning decisions which have resulted in negative socio-economic and environmental concerns.

Monivea man on firearms and explosives charges walks free

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A Galway man facing firearms and explosives charges walked free from the Special Criminal Court yesterday after the prosecution was dropped.

Thomas Coffey (47), One Hundred Acres, Monivea, Athenry, was charged last year with the unlawful possession of an explosive substance – ammonium nitrate – at One Hundred Acres, Monivea, on January 26, 2011.

Tickets for Mumford & Sons on sale Saturday

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Tickets for the Salthill Park concert by English folk-pop band Mumford & Sons go on sale this Saturday at 9am.

NUI Galway crew to enter Round Ireland Yacht Race

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Galway will have a new entrant in Ireland’s most prestigious off-shore yacht race.

College survey finds one in five children going to school hungry

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

A new survey, carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway, has found that the number of children going to school or bed hungry has increased to 21 per cent of the more than 16,000 children surveyed, compared to 17 per cent in 2006.

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey 2010 which was launched this week by Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, is a cross-sectional study conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and is run every four years. The 2010 Irish HBSC survey was carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway and aims to increase our understanding of young people’s health and well-being, health behaviours, and their social context.

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