Galway Autism Partnership Christmas event

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The Galway Autism Partnership have organised a sensory friendly screening of Arthur’s Christmas for families with a child on the Autism Spectrum.

Man fined for obstructing passers by with picture of Jesus

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

A man looking for divine intervention in his search for work was fined at Galway District Court this week for obstructing passers by with a picture of Jesus.

Budget 2012 – A summary of the main provisions

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Over recent weeks, there has been much speculation on the provisions to be announced in Budget 2012. The anticipation was heightened by the “State of the Nation” address by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Sunday night. In an unprecedented move, Minister Howlin and Minister Noonan shared the burden and spread their respective speeches over two days. Some of the main features introduced in the 2012 Budget are set out below:

Refuel for less at Platform 3, the bar, cafe, and newsagency at Ceannt Railway Station

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Platform 3, the bar, cafe, and newsagency in Ceannt Railway Station, Galway, has recently undergone a refurbishment and now boasts a range of new and convenient services.

More than 1,300 homes test for radon in Galway in the past two months

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) is again urging the people of Galway to test their homes for radon, a radioactive gas which is linked to up to 200 lung cancer deaths each year in Ireland.

Bierhaus Bar-Boot Sale in aid of Enable Ireland

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The Enable Ireland Bierhaus Bar-Boot Sale takes place in the Henry Street pub this Saturday from 2pm to 7pm.

Briarhill Junction opens this morning

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The new Briarhill Junction, which has replaced the former roundabout, has been completed on time and on budget, and will be operational from today.

Budget reveals Government’s ‘anti-rural agenda’ says Kitt

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Budget 2012 will come down hardest on the people of rural Ireland and reveals the “anti-rural agenda” of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition.

Home sweet home for the childen at St Bernadette’s ward

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Hotel Meyrick, Galway’s four star hotel located in the heart of Eyre Square, will once again spread the Christmas cheer and donate a life size gingerbread house to the children of St Bernadette’s, the children’s ward in the University Hospital Galway.

Budget 2012 ‘music to the ears of Galway business’ says Healy Eames

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Budget 2012 is “music to the ears of Galway business, big and small” as it contains “positive and creative pro-jobs measures”.

This is the view of Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames who said she was “encouraged” by what she sees as “ the pro-jobs measures and R&D incentives” in the Budget announced on Tuesday.

Mortgage interest relief increase a ‘major boost to boom time buyers’ – Walsh

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Increasing mortgage interest relief for those who bought their first home at the height of the property bubble “will help a significant cohort of people”.

Change to USC will help ‘most vulnerable’ says Nolan

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Abolishing the Universal Social Charge for 330,000 of the most vulnerable low-paid workers marks the reversal of a “crude mechanism that hit all workers regardless of low income”.

Ireland left with highest VAT rate in Eurozone says Ó Cuív

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Budget 2012 does nothing to tackle the State’s job crisis but everything to ensure we have the highest rate of VAT in the Eurozone according to Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív.

The Fianna Fáil deputy leader accused the Government of failing “to take any meaningful measures to tackle the jobs crisis” in this week’s Budget.

All-Ireland Judo success for Athenry students

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Transition year students from Athenry Vocational School enjoyed great success at the recent Judo All-Ireland championships in Dublin.

Residents ‘horrified’ at plans for new Tesco hypermarket

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Residents of Highfield Park, Rahoon Road, and Old Seamus Quirke Road, say they are “shocked and dismayed” at the prospect of a three-storey high Tesco hypermarket being constructed in their area.

Kinvara Christmas Market opens this weekend

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The Kinvara Christmas Farmers’ Market will be held over two weekends this year, with the first event taking place this weekend.

Grealish condemns Budget as ‘anti-family’

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The majority of the cuts and tax increases in Budget 2012 “disproportionately target families and the poorer elements of society”, making it one of the most “anti-family” budgets in living memory.

Galway Arts Festival hit Misterman takes New York by storm

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The runaway hit of this year’s Galway Arts Festival, Misterman, starring Cillian Murphy, opened last Sunday night in New York to standing ovations and rave reviews.

Films screenings to mark Human Rights Day

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

This Saturday is International Human Rights Day and to mark the date the Galway Alliance Against War is organising an evening of films in the Nuns Island Theatre.

Councillors attempt to block proposed halting site

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Serious questions were raised at Monday’s city council meeting to have land in Ballindooley listed as a heritage site, which some councillors suspected was a means to block a proposed Traveller halting site for the area.

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