Rás heads west with Oughterard stopover

Thu, May 20, 2010

Ireland’s biggest cycling race, the FBD Insurance Rás, will visit Galway next week (Tuesday and Wednesday) on is third and fourth stages.

‘Give Ballybane a break’ from future development

Thu, May 20, 2010

It would be “unsustainable and unfair” to continue promoting residential development in Ballybane when the area’s population is growing faster than any other area of the city.

Green job opportunities for Galway

Thu, May 20, 2010

An innovative green energy jobs conference and open day, ‘Greener Homes and Business Generating Green Jobs,’will be held at the Oranmore Lodge Hotel on Friday May 28.

Fine Gael Spokesperson for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Simon Coveney will be the keynote speaker and he will address the audience on the subject of ‘A New Energy Future - Transforming Ireland.’

Zambian teenagers helped by Alan Kerins Projects visit Galway

Thu, May 20, 2010

Four Zambian students, who have been helped by Alan Kerins Projects paid a visit to Galway recently and attended a special evening of friendship hosted by the voluntary organisation on Friday last in the Clybaun Hotel.

Full dog grooming at Bubbles and Barks

Thu, May 20, 2010

Bubbles and Barks in Barna offers a full dog grooming service.

December start to stop Claddagh Basin sewage

Thu, May 20, 2010

By the end of this year, raw sewage should no longer be flowing into the canal and Claddagh Basin, as the Galway City Council is due to undertake works in the area in December.

Fahey seeks urgent improvement works for Ballymoneen Road

Thu, May 20, 2010

Urgent improvement works are needed at the stretch of the Ballymoneen Road adjacent to the Western Distributor Road as it “poses a serious threat” to the safety of local residents.

Pass the giant parcel in Eyre Square next week

Thu, May 20, 2010

If you enjoyed the game Pass The Parcel when you were a child and have not played it since, you will have a chance to play it again in Eyre Square next Wednesday at 4pm.

Second novel from Galway author John Rodgers

Thu, May 20, 2010

Egg Shells and Broken Dreams, the new novel by Galway born author John Rodgers, chronicles the lives of people in rural Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s.

Fisherman charged with stabbing warned to stop ‘codding the court’

Thu, May 20, 2010

A Connemara fisherman charged with stabbing a man during a drunken scuffle over two years ago was warned by a circuit court judge to stop “codding the court” and to take his alcohol difficulties seriously in order to avoid a jail sentence.

A little bit of Havana in Galway’s Latin Quarter

Thu, May 20, 2010

Galway's Little Havana Festival is a new, free and fun-filled event taking place in the city’s Latin Quarter from June 4 to 6.

Some divine sounds for the Galway Arts Festival

Thu, May 20, 2010

Galway audiences will be hopping on the ‘National Express’ or taking a ride on ‘My Lovely Horse’, in order to enjoy a game of cricket and a dance at the indie disco, in the company of The Divine Comedy in Galway this summer.

The Divine Comedy (aka Co Fermanagh vocalist and songwriter Neil Hannon) is coming to play the Galway Arts Festival in July, as are Rodrigo Y Gabriela, and Brad Mehldau, for a series of concerts that promise sounds that will be divine, Latin, and jazz.

Let our natural beauty shine through this summer

Thu, May 20, 2010

The summer is upon us if one follows the Irish calendar, or, according to meteorologists, June is the starting point for the three summer months. No matter which is correct, Galway has come to expect a steady stream of tourists wanting to experience Galway’s unique atmosphere and cultural highs.

We must be grateful for the natural beauty of our city and county - Galway Bay, the Aran Islands that can bewitch and bewilder, the uniqueness of the Claddagh, and the beauty of Lough Corrib. Culturally we also have much to admire and enjoy - an unrivalled array of festivals - the Galway Arts Festival, film fleadh, the races, oyster festivals, and new this year a maritime festival based on power boating and, starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend, the Cuban Festival. Such entertainment has become an integral part of what Galway is - a vibrant destination guaranteed to entertain and renown throughout the world as the cultural capital of Ireland.

Galway could be be ‘managerless’ for six months

Thu, May 20, 2010

Galway City Council could be without a manager for up to six months once the current incumbent Joe MacGrath leaves to take up his new position as North Tipperary County Manager.

Crowe calls on Government to address job losses in Galway

Thu, May 20, 2010

The loss of 85 jobs in Boston Scientific is “a blow to the city”, the Government “must do all it can” to give Galway a “pick up and to stimulate job creation in the city”.

Frightened parents deplore ‘savage’ cuts to Brothers of Charity services

Thu, May 20, 2010

“Savage” cuts planned for the Brothers of Charity’s budget for 2010 will devastate services and cause “untold grief” to service users and their families, a concerned parent warned this week.

County views on Irish language sought

Thu, May 20, 2010

An in-depth survey on the Irish language in Athenry and Ballinasloe is to be carried out by Gaeilge Locha Riach, NUI, Galway, and the Galway County Council.

A follow-up to last year’s survey in Loughrea, this survey of Athenry and Ballinasloe will seek to find how may people can/do use Irish, frequency of use, attitudes to the language, and suggestions as to initiatives that might increase use and acquisition of Irish.

Council criticised over horses’ muck in Ballybane estates

Thu, May 20, 2010

Residents in a number of housing estates in the Ballybane area are up in arms over the Galway City Council’s perceived failure to tackle the on-going problems with horses being left tethered or roaming free, leaving manure and muck on green areas, footpaths, and streets.

Vandals won’t intimidate Ó Brolcháin

Thu, May 20, 2010

“I will not be intimidated” by an attack that was “designed to intimidate” is how Green senator Niall Ó Brolcháin has reacted to the vandalism of his Salthill clinic.

New GP referrals cuts A & E pressure

Thu, May 20, 2010

A new direct GP referral system means family doctors may now bypass A&E when referring patients to University Hospital Galway.

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