Council to approach Government a second time for water assistance

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

The Galway City Council has voted to make a second bid to the Government seeking funding to assist with the pipe replacement in Old Mervue and other areas of the city affected by the lead water crisis.

The inside story of the city council budget

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Now that the back slapping is over and political kudos have been gained by politicians across the board for a most courageous, progressive, budget in recessionary times maybe it is appropriate at this stage to ask some pertinent questions as to the political intricacies of its birth, formulation, and delivery.

Will FF convince Phelim O’Neill to run?

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

After months of speculation, fretting, and mystery, it finally appears as if Fianna Fáil will have two candidates to stand in June’s Local Elections in Galway City West.

For a number of weeks, there was intense speculation that FF may end up having to run just one candidate. However it is understood that this evening, FF officials will meet with NUI, Galway law graduate and young businessman Phelim O’Neill, to convince him to run for the party alongside Peter Keane.

Will Libertas candidates add spice to Galway’s EU election campaign?

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

You can almost see it - an Irish politician scolding his bold child with the threat of ‘I’ll send you to Declan Ganley if you don’t behave yourself!’

SF candidate wants to bring City Hall ‘into the 21st century’

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Martin Concannon will stand for Sinn Féin in Galway City East at the local elections in June and wants local government and how it operates to be “brought into the 21st century”.

What we achieved in Brussels

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Last week the Taoiseach and I met for two days with EU leaders in Brussels. We discussed a series of highly significant issues for Galway, for Ireland and the European Union. These included climate change, an EU-wide economic stimulus package worth some €200 billion and the future of the Lisbon Treaty.

Tragic Manuela brought into the world by sick serial killer

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The man who delivered Swiss teen Manuela Riedo, who was murdered in Galway last October, was himself a serial killer accused of taking the lives of three people including his wife, his sister-in-law, and a rival co-worker.

Dr Marcel Walther was a respected gynaecologist in Switzerland when he delivered the beautiful baby girl who, almost 18 years later, would be discovered dead on wasteland at Lough Atalia on October 8, 2007, just days after her arrival in Galway city. The doctor, however, was leading a secret second life as a cold-blooded killer that would eventually win him the name of ‘Dr Death’ in the teen’s home country.

Tragic Manuela brought into the world by sick serial killer

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The man who delivered Swiss teen Manuela Riedo, who was murdered in Galway last October, was himself a serial killer accused of taking the lives of three people including his wife, his sister-in-law, and a rival co-worker.

Is Brian Walsh to be Fine Gael’s solo artist in Galway City East?

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It is looking increasingly likely that Cllr Brian Walsh will be the sole candidate for Fine Gael in the Galway City East ward in the 2009 Local Elections.

Sinn Féin selection convention for Galway city

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The Sinn Féin Galway City East selection convention will take place on Sunday December 14 in the Victoria Hotel, Eyre Square, at 4pm.

People urged to fight education cuts

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Local Fine Gael senator and party spokesperson on education in the senate Fidelma Healy Eames is urging people to attend a meeting in the city tonight (Thursday) which will highlight what she terms the Government’s “cruel and callous” education cuts in Budget ‘09.

The public meeting, which will be held at the Salthill Hotel at 7.30pm, is being organised by the Oranmore senator and Fine Gael frontbench spokesperson for education, Brian Hayes, to protest against the Budget cuts which she says will impact “so gravely” on children’s futures.

City mourns businessman of ‘vision and personality’

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Tributes poured in this week for the late city businessman George Herterich who died suddenly on Tuesday.

Ó Cuív and students have showdown

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It was nothing like John Prescott v Craig Evans on the campaign trail of the 2001 British election, but a Government minister and a protester had something of a scuffle in NUIG on Tuesday night.

New Engineering degree has designs on innovation and invention

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

NUI Galway is to offer a new electronic engineering degree, via the CAO, called the BE. in engineering innovation – electronic. The new four-year course, with the option of a fifth year to achieve a masters, will deliver graduates with the skills and capabilities to start up their own company to design niche electronic products for world-wide markets.

Established companies will also benefit from the availability of a new type of electronic engineer who has the capability to stimulate and support innovation and growth in those organisations.

No junkets for city councillors next year

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It is a sign of the extent of the recession we are in that City Hall management announced that they will not take any bonuses in 2009.

Go the extra miles for GOAL this Christmas

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

People in Galway city, Tuam, Ballinasloe and Gort will show their support for the charity GOAL during Christmas by running, walking or crawling the GOAL Mile.

City schools lead way in environmental programme

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Galway city schools are leading the way in the Green Home programme. Gaelscoil Dara and St James’ National School - one of the first group of schools to participate in, and complete, the programme - are now proudly flying their Green Home flags above their schools.

Craft fair in An Spidéal

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A craft fair will be held in Colaiste Chonnacht, An Spidéal on Sunday from 12 noon to 5pm.

Lay broadband while Tuam is dug up for sewerage — Connaughton

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Dep Paul Connaughton has called for funding to be made available to install broadband infrastructure when the streets of Tuam are dug up for the town’s new €23 million sewerage scheme.

Future of Small Crane area to be decided tomorrow

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A neighbourhood regeneration scheme for the Sea Road/Small Crane area, which would cost the city c€3.7 million, is due to be voted on tomorrow by the Galway City Council’s Planning Strategic Policy Committee.

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