Jigsaw Galway is on the move to a new ‘Habitat’

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

Jigsaw Galway is in the process of moving premises from 18 Mary Street in Galway to the former Habitat building at Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road, Galway. The move is set to be completed by tomorrow, February 25.

John Fitzmaurice, Manager of Jigsaw, said: “We apologise to all for any inconvenience caused during the move. We aim to be open again on Tuesday, March 1, with extended opening hours. The drop-in centre is closed this week, but we can still be contacted by phone if anyone needs to talk to us.”

Man who robbed bookies with scissor blade sentenced to three years

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

A three-year jail sentence was handed down at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week to a man who terrified a city centre bookies’ clerk during a robbery in which he stole up to €800 in cash and brandished a scissor blade.

Grammy winner to headline Aula Maxima concert

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

A rare and unusual concert will take place on Wednesday, 2 March at 6pm in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway as part of the module Medicine and the Arts featuring vocalist Susan Mc Keown (New York) and her band, Ryan Mc Giver on guitar; Eamon O Leary on bouzouki and banjo and Jason Sypher on bass.

Vitamin D supplements to protect baby’s bone development

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

Parents of all babies, from birth to 12 months, are being advised to give their infants a daily vitamin D supplement to protect their growing bones. This advice comes to parents and guardians from the Health Service Executive, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, and the Department of Health and Children.

Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, but is present in very few foods. It is also known as the sunshine vitamin, because it is made in the body when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin. However, Ireland’s northerly latitude and lack of winter sunlight means that we cannot make enough vitamin D in this way.

Ahascragh milliner’s creations get royal nod from Kate

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

As the who’s who receive their invites there will be one Galwayman who will be making an impact at the upcoming royal nuptials by helping Prince William’s bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, turn a few heads in one of his creations.

Let’s save this country for our chidlren

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

It’ll be great to get this election out of the way. After months and months of political turmoil, the Irish psyche is quite distressed, Our heads have taken a pounding about five year plans and moving forward and looking backwards and for the greater good and in the national interest, and now we’re at the stage where we’re just wishing that they’d all shag off back under the rock whence they crawled.

We’ve had it up to here with it all and soon, thankfully, not soon enough, the whole thing will be over and the country will feel that a sort of change has taken place, anew beginning has been energised and with it, there will be some hope for us all and the generations to come.

Gardai seek missing Polish man

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Gardai in Oranmore, Co Galway have appealed for help in tracing a missing Polish man.

Pawel Kowaczyk, a 33-year-old Polish national was last seen at his home at Frenchpark, Oranmore at 5am on Tuesday last February 15 2011.

FG to take two seats as FF vote collapses, poll predicts

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Fine Gael’s Brian Walsh is to become the new ‘big name’ in Galway West politics, while Fianna Fáil’s Frank Fahey, a major name on the national stage, will lose his seat, according to a new opinion poll for Galway West carried out by the Galway Advertiser.

Field starts to take shape with just a week to go

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Roll up, roll up, roll up, for the next week you are Willie Wonka, the chocolate maker, and you have it in your power to make someone very very happy indeed. You are the holder of the key to the kingdom, the keeper of the Golden Ticket for nine individuals who after your consideration are set to benefit enormously through your trust of their general capabilities to represent you and your area for the next five years.

Field starts to take shape with just a week to go

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Roll up, roll up, roll up, for the next week you are Willie Wonka, the chocolate maker, and you have it in your power to make someone very very happy indeed. You are the holder of the key to the kingdom, the keeper of the Golden Ticket for nine individuals who after your consideration are set to benefit enormously through your trust of their general capabilities to represent you and your area for the next five years.

Just six candidates will battle it out for the five seats, poll shows

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Brian Walsh, Eamon O Cúiv, Noel Grealish, Derek Nolan, Fidelma Healy-Eames and Catherine Connolly; these are the six candidates from whom the five successful T.D.'s for Galway West are expected to emerge, according to the Galway Advertiser poll published in today's paper.

How the regions voted in the opinion poll

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

While overall Galway West mosly mirrrors the national average in terms of it’s support for the various political parties, it’s various local authority regions manage to somewhat buck those very same trends.

Galway West is turning blue

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Charles J Haughey may have been born in Castlebar, but the west of Ireland will get it’s first proper taoiseach when Enda Kenny assumes the position after February 25.

Skilled workforce and universities key factors to Fidelity expansion

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

A highly skilled workforce and research carried out by top-calibre Irish universities were key factors in the decicion by US multinational Fidelity Investments to expand its operations here with the view of creating some 75 new jobs at its Galway base.

Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest providers of financial services, first established its presence in Ireland in 1996 and currently has more than 240 technology associates working at office locations in Dublin and Galway. Earlier this week it was announced that the company will be adding 100 new positions to its Irish operations and it is expected that some 75 recruits will join the Galway operation at Parkmore East Business Park where 125 people are already employed. This move by Fidelity, which is supported by IDA Ireland, also represents an investment of €11 million over three years.

Walker discovers body of missing man at Claddagh Basin

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

A large-scale search operation, which had gone into its fourth day, ended yesterday morning following the grim discovery of the missing man’s body at the Claddagh Basin.

Fahey tells Ó Cuív and Grealish to ‘stop playing politics’ over flooding

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey has called on his party colleague Éamon Ó Cuív and former Government colleague Noel Grealish to “stop raising false hopes” among those whose homes were flooded in 2009.

Ryan’s fashion show to raise funds for Western Alzheimer’s

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Fashionistas can look forward to a feast of fashion at Anthony Ryan’s Spring fashion show which takes place at the Ardilaun on Tuesday March 8 at 8.30pm.

Fibromyalgia support group to meet in city next month

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

A support group for people suffering from fibromyalgia will hold its first meeting on Tuesday March 1 from 7.30 to 9pm at Galway Cheshire House, Curragrean, Merlin Park.

Galway motorists paying up to €700 to repair pothole damage to vehicles

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Calls are flooding in to Galway county councillors on a daily basis regarding burst tyres and the dangerous conditions of the roads, with some motorists paying out more than €700 to repair damage caused by massive potholes.

The arts have a social and economic value, artists tell politicians

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

The need to defend and support the arts in a climate of economic devastation, a political ideology of savage cuts to front line services, and ‘socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor’ has never been more pressing.

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