Urgent action needed to tackle city’s housing refusal, says Cllr Nolan

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Problems with the upkeep of estates, management, and anti-social behaviour have resulted in some local authority houses being refused up to seven times by prospective tenants, according to councillor and chair of the city’s housing committee Derek Nolan.

Starting the twelve-month pilgrimage

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

There are historical reasons why we celebrate New Year on the first day of January. And when I say ‘we’, I am reminded that other cultures celebrate their New Year at different times, but, if for no other than commercial reasons, the Western way of marking the New Year on January 1 has been adopted around the world.

Water woes for county householders

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Galway County Council were forced to extend water restrictions at night in locations across the county last week in order to allow reservoir levels to recover.

Mise Raiftearaí – An Fíodóir Focal

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Craolfar clár speisialta faoin bhfile agus cumadóir amhrán, Antoine Raiftearaí ar TG4 ar oíche chinn bliana, 31 Nollaig, ag tosú 7.45in.

Comórtas na Nollag Lár Sráide

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Tá seachtain eile agaibh chun iarratas a dhéanamh ar chomórtas na Nollag Lár Sráide. Tá lear mór duaiseanna againn i mbliana, urraithe ag Cló Iar-Chonnachta Teo, Gael Linn, Cló Mhaigh Eo, Raidió na Gaeltachta, TG4, Móinín, agus Conradh na Gaeilge. Is iad seo a leanas na ceisteanna.

Insulation schemes ensured warmer homes for Galway families during cold snap — O Brolchain

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Galway Senator Niall O Brolchain has welcomed new figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland showing that the national insulation schemes have saved money for more than 7,000 households in Galway and have helped to reduce fuel poverty.

Westdoc comes to rescue of public health nurses

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Westdoc, the out-of-hours GP service, has come to the rescue of HSE public health nurses and home help workers in Galway and Roscommon during the Big Freeze.

Ballinasloe butcher set to chop 50 off the New Year unemployment line

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

A Ballinasloe butcher has launched a National Butchery Academy with the aim of taking up to 50 unemployed people and training them up in the all things meaty.

GSPCA getting two calls a day about starving horses

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

The Galway Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have been receiving on average two calls a day regarding abandoned, starving, and neglected horses throughout the county.

The severe weather conditions, coupled with the downturn in the economy, has meant that many horses have been left abandoned in isolated bogs and mountainous areas and the GSPCA have been inundated in recent weeks with calls from concerned members of the public. The extent of the problem has also been highlighted by Galway Bay FM presenter Valerie Hughes who, after witnessing dozens of starving horses along the Headford Road, initiated a campaign to get feed out to them.

Galway Science and Technology Festival exhibition set to expand

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Following the unprecedented success of the Galway Science and Technoloogy Festival, where over 20,000 attended the festival exhibition held at NUI Galway, the festival committee are now considering expanding the exhibition to a two-day event.

Security grants for older people announced

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Three Galway groups are among the recipients of funding announced under the Seniors Alert Scheme.

Christmas tree recycling service available from next week

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

The Galway County Council will accept Christmas trees for recycling during normal working hours at a number of depots around the county from next week. The recycling service, which is available to domestic users only, will be available from Saturday January 8 to Saturday January 15.

The first opera spaghetti western live from New York to Galway

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

The Metropolitan Opera’s 100th anniversary revival of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West will be transmitted to movie theatres worldwide, including the Eye Cinema in Galway, on Saturday, January 8 at 6pm as part of The Met: Live in HD series.

Market drew in thousands of shoppers, say business chiefs

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

AS Galway’s first international Christmas market draws to a close this weekend, business chiefs in the city have hailed it as a marvellous success which drew tens of thousands of shoppers to the city.

Why can’t we just have boring weather anymore

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

You would think that with all the mess we’re in at the moment, the very least we could get would be a reprieve from the elements. What with us still recovering from the trauma of that few inches of snow last week, but alas, it seems that just as you read these words on this frosty Thursday morning, the first flakes of snow are winding their way down from the heavens above you.

Body taken from sea believed to be missing Mayo woman, says gardai

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

Gardai were last night attempting to determine whether a body taken from the sea yesterday afternoon is that of 26-year-old Mayo woman Kathleen Davitt who has been missing for more than a week.

Fianna Fáil to hold Galway West convention in January

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

Fianna Fáil will hold its Galway West election selection convention in January and six candidates will compete for a place on the party ticket.

We must avoid ‘taxi apartheid’, says human rights centre director

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

The deputy-director for the Irish Centre for Human Rights, Dr Vinodh Jaichand, has called on all players mentioned in a recent report investigating allegations of racism in the Galway taxi industry to act responsibly, to work to restore the human rights of all, and to avoid a type of “taxi apartheid”.

Fine Gael to run two candidates in Connemara

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

Despite not contesting the recent Fine Gael Galway West election selection convention, councillor Sean Kyne and Seosamh Ó Laoi are likely to find themselves on the party ticket in 2011.

Bring the money home for Christmas — shop local and build your communities

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

With the Christmas market coming to an end in Eyre Square, having attracted tens of thousands of people to the city over the past three weeks, despite the inclement weather, the Galway Advertiser is asking shoppers across the city and county to concentrate their Christmas spend locally to save jobs and to preserve communities.

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