Race war hits the wall as city council and marathon organisers play blame game over cancelled marathons

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

A marathon-race war has been raging this week with the organisers of the Galway City Marathon in one corner of the ring and Galway City Council and representatives in the other.

Woman charged with murder following Salthill stabbing

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

A 30-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a man who bled to death after being stabbed several times at an apartment complex in Salthill during the bank holiday weekend.

Galway artist in running for major British art awards

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Galway artist Maeve Curtis has been selected for this year’s prestigious Threadneedle Prize in London, the ‘alternative to the Turner Prize’.

Taylor’s Hill former pupils seek old friends for reunion

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

The Dominican College Taylor’s Hill class of ‘89 will hold a reunion on Tuesday August 30.

Menlo flood relief works almost complete — Crowe

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Cllr Michael Crowe has this week welcomed the start of further flood relief works in Menlo. The works are expected to be completed in the next few weeks. Construction of the pipeline element of this project was completed during July.

Fun-filled activity day for Chernobyl children in Galway

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

The 30 Belarusian children and their two translators being hosted by Galway families this summer recently enjoyed an activity day as part of their month-long break in Galway.

Leaving Cert A student offers summer maths course for LC 2010

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Cillian Fahy, the Gort student who made headlines last year when he sold his Leaving Cert notes on eBay after achieving straight As in the State exam, is now offering summer maths courses for Leaving Cert students.

Mr Fahy is running weekend courses in which he will cover the entire new higher level maths syllabus. The course costs €100, but three lucky students can avail of a free place in each of the cities hosting the classes — Galway, Cork, and Dublin.

O’Flaherty hits out at ‘neglect’ of Ballyloughane Beach

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Independent councillor Terry O’Flaherty has expressed her dismay at the condition of Ballyloughane Beach, describing it as “filthy and totally neglected” despite the fact that the litter is being collected daily.

New council complaints site needs to come to Galway, says McNelis

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

The new fixyourstreet.ie website, which allows the public to directly report problems like potholes, graffiti, and broken streetlights to their local authority, needs to be rolled out in Galway as soon as possible.

Firearm accused sent forward for trial

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

A man charged in connection with a pipe bomb incident which led to the evacuation of Galway Garda Station has been sent forward for trial for possession of a firearm.

Club Árus na nGael to celebrate twenty five years

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

The bar provided Irish Times political correspondent with his first keg of Guinness, taught Hector his bartending skills, and was the venue where TG4’s first programme makers thrashed out their ideas over a few pints, and now Club Árus na nGael is preparing to celebrate 25 years next month.

The Irish language pub has provided a home to musicians, singers, artists, actors, writers, the Irish language media, the Irish language and Gaeltacht communities as well as Irish language learners for the past 25 years. A major celebration will take place on Saturday September 10 to commemorate the founding of the club a quarter of a century ago.

Support event for Florence Cassez to be held on Saturday

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

An event to highlight the imprisonment of Frenchwoman Florence Cassez Crépin takes place in the Galway City Museum this Saturday.

Nolan urges take-up of Galway internship places

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Galwegians on Jobseeker’s Benefit who are keen to upskill and retrain should apply for the Government’s new JobBridge scheme and avail of the 70 vacant internships in Galway.

Healy Eames wants games consoles to have in-built cap to cut time spent gaming

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Xbox and Playstation must incorporate a maximum usage time cap within their consoles to prevent people from spending too much time gaming.

‘Give up yer aul books’ — Galwegians asked to contribute to Artists Solidarity Library

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Galwegians are being asked to contribute books for a special art library for Saharawi artists based in Tinduff refugee camps located in the Sahara desert in Algeria.

Youngsters show their photographic abilities in Space Invaders Gallery

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

A diverse exhibition of photos and images produced by young people is to open at the Space Invaders Art Gallery, The Cornstore, Galway, today.

Galway writer publishes book on Irish and Greek economic crisis

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

A new book on the Irish and Greek economic crisis, co-edited by Galwegian Liam Leonard, and featuring leading economic commentators such as Constantin Gurdgiev and Kieran Allen, has just been published.

Graffiti issue needs to be tackled, says McNelis

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Graffiti can be an art form but it can also be plain vandalism, and where it is art it should be encouraged and where it is vandalism it should not be tolerated.

This is the view of Labour councillor Niall McNelis who is proposing a number of ways to deal with the issue of graffiti across Galway city.

File for DPP after man injured in Eyre Square row

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses following an incident in Eyre Square at the weekend which left a young man with serious head injuries.

The man was injured when he fell from the top of the ESB substation in the Square during an altercation at around 3.15am on Saturday. He was brought to University College Hospital with serious head injuries.

Ballinrobe Races gears up for historic anniversary

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

Monday evening marks a landmark occasion as Ballinrobe celebrates 90 years of racing. From humble beginnings in 1921, Ballinrobe Racecourse has grown to be one of the leading tracks in Ireland. Its location, modern facilities and high standards in every sense have struck a chord with racing enthusiasts that has seen the Mayo track place its name high up on the racing calendar.

E-paper

Read this weeks E-paper. Past editions also available from within this weeks digital copy.