Galway Judo Club celebrates with Olympic head

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Mr Pat Hickey, will be a special guest at the Galway Open Judo Tournament this weekend.

Trial date to be set for developer accused of wasting Garda time

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

A date for the trial of former Craughwell developer Kevin McGeever charged with wasting Garda time and making a false complaint by faking his own kidnapping is to be set tomorrow.

Kinvara Farmers’ Market under threat of closure

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

Under threat of closure the popular award winning Kinvara Farmers’ Market is calling on the support of those who would like to see the continuation of this thriving community market to make submissions to its road closure application which will be adverised from today, March 6.

City and county should embrace return of Friday night football

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

When darkness falls across the city tomorrow night, there will be one perceptible change to the night landscape that has been lacking for some time. The night sky over the city will be illuminated by those four beacons of light that will beam down on perhaps the finest football surface in the league of Ireland. And when the sharp shrill of the whistle goes at 7.45pm it will bring to an end one saga for Galway sport and start off what is hoped will be a major rejuvenation of sporting pride in the region.

Merlin Park ashtray leaves HSE open to smoking embarrassment

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The HSE West was accused of operating double standards regarding the smoking ban this week after it emerged that there was an ashtray located outside on a window sill at Merlin Park Hospital. This is despite the fact that the public hospital is designated a smoke-free facility.

Oranmore councillors slam roads funding as ‘minuscule’ and ‘totally unacceptable’

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The allocation of roads funding for Oranmore has been slammed as “minuscule” and “totally unacceptable” by the electoral area’s county council representatives who insist the system of distribution is unfair and should be based on traffic levels instead of length of road.

Galway County Show returns to former home

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

This year’s annual Galway County Show will return to the Galway Racecourse.

Taking place on June 14 and 15, the Galway County Show was last held in Ballybrit in 1977.

‘Kick Ass-phalt’ with Galway Simon Community

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Galway Simon Community has just launched its Kick Assphalt Run, which allows participants to choose between a 10K or a 10-mile run on June 22 in Salthill.

Connemara is ‘missing out’ with undeveloped bike trail says Thomas

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Connemara is missing out on “attracting thousands” of cycling enthusiasts as a 16km mountain bike trail in Derroura Forest remains undeveloped to its full potential.

Public meeting on housing and shelter

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Galwegians struggling to pay the mortgage holders, who are on the housing waiting list, or at risk of homelessness, are being invited to a public meeting in the city this coming Monday.

A ‘Community Meeting on Housing and Shelter’, organised by the People Before Profit Alliance, takes place at 7.30pm in the Menlo Park Hotel. It will be addressed by the PBPA’s Galway City Central candidate Kiran Emrich.

One thousand take part in Spiddal ‘Slán le Séan’ Irish language rights march

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

More than 1,000 people took part in a three mile march last Sunday to highlight the Government’s failure to provide necessary services through the medium of Irish in the Gaeltacht.

One hundred and thirty local authority mortgages in arrears in Galway

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

One hundred and thirty local authority mortgages are in arrears in Galway city, but a new €20 million fund could provide a way of allowing stretched families to stay in their homes.

According to Labour Galway City Central councillor Billy Cameron, of 130 local authority mortgages in arrears, 65 loans are more than 90 days in arrears; 12 loans are between 91 and 180 days in arrears; and 53 loans are more than 180 days in arrears.

Make a massive difference by running in PREDA 5k on Saturday

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

A deserving charity will benefit from a day full of events this weekend when the PREDA Run for Freedom and Fun for Freedom events are held in the city.

Father Shay Cullen established Preda Foundation in Olongapo city, the Philippines in 1974 to promote human rights, justice and peace. Believing that poverty, violence and child abuse are barriers to peace and give rise to extremism, he strives to eliminate child abuse and promote respect for children's rights by striving to change the unjust economic political and social structures and attitudes that allow such abuse.

Sebastian Barry and Roddy Doyle for Cúirt

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Two of Ireland’s leading novelists, Sebastian Barry and Roddy Doyle, will be among the writers coming to the 2014 Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Lack of facilities is hurting Oranmore-Athenry says Shevlin

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

ranmore, Claregalway, and Athenry may have expanded during the boom, but they are still suffering from a lack of sporting, recreational and educational facilities.

Gateway Initiative jobs could help protect Merlin Woods, says Cllr McDonnell

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Employing part-time workers within Galway City Council as part of the new Gateway Initiative is a huge opportunity to protect the environment in Galway city, particularly in threatened areas such as Merlin Woods, according to Independent councillor Declan McDonnell.

Galwayman brings surfing to Sierra Leone

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Sierra Leone is a country that defies your expectations. Perched on the coast of West Africa, it's a place on the very edge of global consciousness, where the romantic dream of Africa meets the hot, sweaty reality. On Freetown's streets a thousand dramas are played out daily. Along palm-fringed shores, white sand beaches stretch out as if plucked from a dreamer's imagination and in the interior, red, earthen roads pierce dense jungles, revealing their mysteries to the intrepid. Sierra Leone is a place of adventure.

McDonnell calls for immediate action on derelict property

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The repair or demolition of a derelict house on the Ballybanebeg/Old Galway Road must be insisted upon by the Galway City Council legal team at a court sitting next week.

Shortage of Garda patrol cars at ‘crisis level’, warns Lyons as crime rates increase

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The shortage of Garda patrol cars available in the Galway West Garda Division is now at “crisis level” and immediate action is needed to ensure a more visible Garda presence to combat the worrying increase in crime levels in housing estates in the west of the city.

The Oyster Grill Restaurant is ‘all shuck up’

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The Oyster Grill Restaurant is “all shuck up” Following an extensive refurbishment, the lower ground level of the four-star Hotel Meyrick has been completely transformed to host The Oyster Grill Restaurant.

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