Westwood Hotel again ranked on select Expedia list

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Travel-wise Expedia users have again ranked The Westwood Hotel in Galway city among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select list.

Irish film My Brothers to open Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

The 22nd Galway Film Fleadh will open on July 6 in the Town Hall Theatre with a screening of the new Irish film My Brothers.

Betting slip thief given suspended sentence after failing to pay compensation

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A chancer who tried to scoop a €1,000 win with a stolen betting slip was given a seven month suspended sentence this week after failing to come up with compensation.

‘When the saints go marching in’.....

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

It is a fact that when few people had a job in Galway the late Christopher (Christy) Dooley of Renmore Park, had many. They were all of an amazing variety. One of them was a factory on the Mervue Industrial estate where he made parts for German railway engines. He had a specialised scrap business in Munster Avenue, the site of the old family forge, where he recycled aeroplane parts and exported them to Spain.

Cheeky burglar who tried to steal till gets seven months

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A cheeky burglar who tried to steal a till from a petrol station during the afternoon and pried open a locker in a hotel stealing a valuable watch was given an extra seven months in jail.

Martin Thomas Barrett (31) with an address at The Meadows, Ballybrit, appeared before Judge Mary Fahy at Galway District Court on Monday charged with a number of road traffic offences, failing to give a name, two counts of burglary, and failing to appear in court.

No rest for the Freeman

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Time waits for no man, and Galway’s newest freeman of the city, John Killeen, is already setting new goals and pushing more boundaries.

Plans for a new Galway Garda HQ go on public display

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Plans for a new Garda divisional and regional headquarters for Galway on a site in Murrough on the Dublin Road in Renmore have been announced by the OPW.

Galway school absenteeism over eighteen per cent

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

More than 18 per cent of Galway students are absent from school 20 days or more per year, according to a report released by the National Education Welfare Board.

Little Havana Festival set to put the Latin spirit onto Galway’s streets

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

This bank holiday weekend will come alive to the sounds, smells, sights, and feel of Cuba and its capital city Havana with the Little Havana Festival.

FF councillors left isolated as council condemns Government

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Fianna Fáil councillors were left isolated at Monday’s city council meeting when even their pact colleagues deserted them to support a motion condemning the Government’s handling of the economy.

Independent councillor Catherine Connolly proposed a motion of no confidence in the Fianna Fail/Green Party/Independent Government, condemning it for “the drastic consequences which the cuts in local authority funding are having on the provisions of services/housing at local level”.

Galway set to celebrate this weekend with more maritime madness

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

The Galway docks are set to rock with a host of free events to celebrate Galway’s first powerboat festival.

Grealish demands publication of River Clare report

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

If flooding from the River Clare is to be avoided then the report on the river from Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers and the OPW must be published immediately.

This is the view of Independent TD Noel Grealish who said publication of the report is “crucially important” as work needs to commence “as soon as possible”.

Cycle challenge honours late Jarlath McInerney

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A new cycling event will be held this year in Galway in memory of the late Jarlath McInerney.

The Jarlath McInerney Memorial Cycling Event will take place around the Claddagh on Saturday June 26 in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

€3m Croi heart health centre to open

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Work will begin immediately on a €3 million education, research and care centre for heart patients, their families and the general community in the west.

Labour deny offering FF a deal to form new council pact

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Labour councillor Derek Nolan has rubbished claims that certain party colleagues have made offers to Fianna Fáil and councillor Hildegarde Naughton of forming a new pact in City Hall.

Nine gang suspects still being questioned

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Nine men, arrested as a result of a major operation against drug and organised crime, are still being detained and questioned by gardai this morning.

€1,000 a week so that our political rejects can get to work

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Ya know, maybe it would feel better if they were worth it, but it doesnt’ ease the pain at all.

Jobs boost as gaming giant announces 200 posts for city

Thu, May 27, 2010

There was welcome news on the jobs front yesterday with the announcement that leading American entertainment software company, Electronic Arts (EA), is to locate its European customer service and operations centre in Galway city, a move that is expected to create 200 jobs.

Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Insider is sure that all City Councillors had a right good old chuckle after reading Councillor Padraic Conneely’s letter to the editor in last week’s edition of this publication alleging that the Insider was running a vendetta against him. Conneely, long time master of the media seems to have a problem with anonymity.

Our new Freeman did more than just bring boats

Thu, May 27, 2010

John Killeen will have to sit back, fold the arms, throw back the ears and listen to a lot of compliments in the next few days. And all of it is richly deserved. Before he gets to scribble his name onto the scroll of those who have been granted the Freedom of Galway city, he’ll be made to blush a few times. He’ll hear again how his dream secured the Volvo Ocean Race for Galway, not once but twice. How he beat the odds and defied the doubters, how he managed to make the city the envy of the rest of the country’s sailing ports. John is a jolly man, whose demeanour and personality allows him to make friends and to listen to his argument. And he has used this to great effect to achieve what he has achieved in his own life, in business and in sailing.

However, what he probably won’t hear is that he is someone who has played a key role in days like yesterday when Galway was once again the recipient of a timely jobs boost. When companies like EA decide to come to a place, they take a lot of factors into consideration. They take the location, the infrastructure, the availability of support from government and education, but they also have to be convinced to buy into the experience that is Galway. The Galway experience, the Galvian Way is something that is intangible but it hangs in the air. It is a sense of joie de vivre, a coolness that is needed for chic cool companies, a place where they can make chic cool games.

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