New Salerno school cycle park will encourage more students to choose fitter option
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The opening of a new cycle park at Salerno secondary school in Salthill tomorrow (Friday) will encourage more students to choose the fitter option of cycling to school.
Read more ...Restaurant burglar warned to behave in future
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A Renmore man who received a suspended sentence this week for burglary has been warned to behave in future and not to use his personal problems as an excuse to commit crime.
Read more ...Man gets suspended sentence for assaulting gardai and stealing cars ten years ago
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A 26-year-old Galway man received a nine month suspended sentence and was disqualified from driving for two years for offences which included assaulting three gardai and stealing a number of vehicles throughout the city almost 10 years ago.
Read more ...Man goes on drunken wine thieving spree in Oughterard
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A man with health and psychiatric difficulties went on a drunken wine bottle thieving spree through the village of Oughterard while let out on bail to attend medical appointments, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Homeless man to serve extra two months for being constant nuisance
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A homeless man, with 129 previous convictions and who is a constant nuisance to staff and the general public at Ceannt Station, will have to serve an extra two months in jail.
Read more ...Drink driver causes three car collision
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A woman who, while nearly three times over the blood alcohol limit crashed into the back of a car causing a “knock-on” effect, received a five month suspended sentence and a six year disqualification from driving at Galway District Court last Monday.
Read more ...Ship’s captain returned for trial for illegal fishing
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The captain of a Spanish fishing boat found illegally fishing in restricted waters off the Galway coast has been returned for trial and will have to pay €55,000 to get his boat back, the Galway District Court heard.
Read more ...Enjoy Australian Day at The Skeff
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Tuesday January 26 is Australia Day and The Skeff’s Australian management is welcoming Galway based Aussies and Galwegians to the venue to celebrate.
Read more ...Grealish condemns insurance hikes for flood victims
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Insurance companies are “ripping people off” by “indiscriminately increasing premiums” for those who live in the vicinity of flooded areas.
Read more ...Flashback Fridays at The Dáil Bar
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Dust off those ra ra skirts and legwarmers and head into The Dail Bar on Friday January 22 for the launch of the all new Flashback Fridays. Join Galway Bay FM DJ Padraic Flaherty as he plays the very best in music from everyones favourite decade — the 1980s.
Read more ...New Inn mummers’ festival a significant traditional event
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The annual mummer’s festival which takes place in New Inn, Ballinasloe, on Saturday night has been hailed as a significant traditional event in the country’s entertainment calendar which has developed over the past three decades.
Festival chairman Michael Mullins says groups from Co Galway and outside the area will provide a “feast of entertainment” to patrons supporting the event which is in its 32nd year and will take place at the leisure centre.
Read more ...Julie Feeney and sean nos star Emma O'Sullivan to feature in free Coole Park Spring programme
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
THE Spring element of the Coole Park Cultural Programme was launched this week and includes a wide range of lectures as well as performances by singer songwriter Julie Feeney and All-Ireland talent show star Emma O'Sullivan.
Read more ...Arts group proposes innovative way to use vacant buildings in the city
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Vacant and disused buildings around Galway city should not be allowed to lie empty and idle. Instead they could be transformed into temporary art galleries and exhibition spaces.
This is the view of Average Arts Initiative, an artist-led initiative which is interested in using the growing number of vacant buildings around Galway for the purpose of displaying short-term exhibition spaces.
Read more ...Acclaimed Galway novelist to receive NUIG Alumni Award
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The Booker Prize nominated Galway author Gerard Donovan is among those set to receive the NUI, Galway Alumni Award at a gala banquet in March.
Read more ...GPO to hold special nights for GOAL in Haiti
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The new GPO nightclub in partnership with GOAL have organised two charity event nights in the next week in aid of the charity's work in Haiti.
Read more ...Galway Bay Hotel to host a bridal couture evening like no other
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Galway Bay Hotel’s wedding coordination team invites brides and grooms to join them on Thursday next January 28 for an extremely exciting wedding fashion event. The hotel in association with Brown Thomas and Eileen Boulger Couture Bridal will be showcasing the most beautiful designs that will guarantee lots of fabulous ideas for wedding days.
Read more ...One thousand sick teddy bears to be admitted to hospital
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The fifth annual Teddy Bear Hospital, the largest ever in Ireland, will take place at NUI Galway from January 28 to 29.
Read more ...Menlo Park Hotel first with fantastic new inclusive wedding packages
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
If you are planning your big day and want a professional yet personal touch, then look no further than the award winning Four Star Menlo Park Hotel.
The Menlo Park Hotel which recently received the award “Best New Product” for its innovative and cost effective wedding packages from the Marketing Institute of Ireland, has been delighted with the phenomenal response to its new packages. The prestigious award was sponsored by Trade Secret, Oranmore.
Read more ...Walsh lambasts Labour’s ‘double standards’
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Labour cannot “deny families the opportunity to build homes on family owned land” and at the same time call for “large scale rezoning” of land in the city.
This is the view of Fine Gael FG councillor Brian Walsh who has accused Labour of “double standards” in its approach to the draft Galway City Development Plan.
Read more ...City council response to big freeze to cost €600,000
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Gritting and salting of roadways, the repairing of leaks and burst mains, and other actions taken to reduce the disruption caused by the big freeze, and now the thaw, are expected to cost the Galway City Council in excess of €600,000.
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