MGQ calls for Yes vote on Austerity Treaty

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Former Galway West TD and justice minister Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is calling on the people of County Galway to vote Yes in the Fiscal Treaty referendum on May 31.

New tai chi classes for women

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A new series of tai chi classes for women will take place in the Sat Nam Centre on Dominick Street, with chen tai chi instructor Natalia Krause.

Community fundraiser for improvement works in the West

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A car boot sale is taking place in the Henry Street, St Joseph’s Avenue, and St John’s Terrace area this Sunday at 3pm to raise funds for a community renovation project.

For the past two years residents in the area have been working on turning derelict ground into a community space. Now they are almost there.

Art of Blooming opens in Moycullen

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The Art of Blooming has just opened in Moycullen The name says it all; the shop oozes its owner Daniela Guder’s artistic nature and welcoming personality. Daniela’s approach is elegantly simple; “be different, be fresh, be unique and be contemporary.”

Mum jailed for ‘shocking’ thefts from the vulnerable

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A district court judge described as “shocking” the actions of a woman who deliberately targetted the vulnerable by stealing handbags from people in hospital, one from a woman who had been praying in a church while receiving treatment for a serious illness, and taking charity boxes from a number of premises.

Galway artist wins award at Cork exhibition

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Galway artist Denise Hogan has won the award for Best Painting at the Millcove Awards Exhibition in Castletownbere, County Cork.

Galway Film Centre film-making courses

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The Galway Film Centre on Wellpark Road has some new courses coming up for film enthusiasts and film-makers over the summer.

Man given six months suspended for dealing drugs to feed alcohol habit

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A 33-year-old man who sold drugs to pay for his chronic alcoholic problems received a six months suspended sentence and warned to seek help for his difficulties.

One month to go to DruidMurphy

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Druid Theatre Company’s next major production and touring event, DruidMurphy – Plays by Tom Murphy, is just one month away, and will premiere in London in May.

Local company clinches top national award for Mayo bridge

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A local consulting engineering firm, Ryan Hanley, has beaten off strong competition to win a prestigious national award for design excellence.

City based, Ryan Hanley is this year’s winner of the Association of Engineers of Ireland, President’s Award for Excellence in Design.

Council to review Oranmore traffic plan

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The controversial new one-way road system in Oranmore is to be reviewed by the Galway County Council, only a week after being installed.

Planning for ‘Smart Cities and Regions of the Future’

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research in collaboration with the College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway is hosting a one-day conference for public and private sector planners, decision makers, engineers, technology entrepreneurs, SMEs and start ups on Planning for Smart Cities & Regions of the Future. 

Galway the big winner at Celtic Media Festival

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Galway made TV series Corp +_Anam, TG4’s Ó Tholg go Tolg, and Raidió na Gaeltachta were the big winners at the Celtic Media Festival which was held in Derry recently.

Free health screening for men

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Men can learn more about making lifestyle changes which will benefit their health at a free information evening at the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry on Monday at 7pm.

Meningitis charity to benefit from style evening

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A beauty and style event which will take place on Friday May 11 will raise vital funds for a new national meningitis charity based in Galway.

Galway author to launch debut short story collection in Town Hall

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Galway author Mary Costello will launch her new collection of short stories The China Factory at The Town Hall Theatre this Saturday at 12 noon as part of the Cúirt festival.

The stories range from a schoolteacher recalling an incident that changed her life forever; a young gardener who has an unsettling encounter with a suburban housewife; a woman who embarks upon an affair; and a teenage girl strikes up an unlikely friendship with a lonely bachelor.

Man jailed five months for trouble at Garda station

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A homeless man, with 38 previous convictions, has been sentenced to five months in jail for becoming aggressive in Galway Garda Station and breaking reinforced glass after his demand to be re-arrested and allowed to sleep in a cell was refused.

Cúirt - bringing in the big players

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Spring sunshine greeted the official opening of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature which was held at the Rowing Club in Woodquay on Tuesday evening.

Man jailed for driving while three times over limit and crashing

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A Ballybane man who drove uninsured while more than three times over the blood alcohol limit and crashing his car causing injury to other road users has received a total of 14 months in jail and disqaulified from driving for five years.

Man jailed for driving while three times over limit and crashing

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A Ballybane man who drove uninsured while more than three times over the blood alcohol limit and crashing his car causing injury to other road users has received a total of 14 months in jail and disqaulified from driving for five years.

Martin Sweeney (22) with an address at 34 Glenbaun, Ballybane, appeared at Galway District Court where he pleaded guilty to a number of offences.

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