Manuela accused says her death was ‘an accident’ 

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that her death was “an accident”.

Phone engineer’s evidence links accused’s phone with murder site

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The trial of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has heard that calls made from his mobile phone bounced off a mast in the Lough Atalia area on the night of her alleged murder.

The jury also heard that the accused man told gardai he did not go into Galway city on the night of the alleged murder.

DNA evidence linked accused man to Manuela, trial told

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Central Criminal Court has heard that the DNA of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo in October 2007 was found inside a condom that had been found at the scene of her death.

The jury also heard that the accused man sold Ms Riedo’s mobile phone to his sister’s boyfriend nine days after the killing.

‘Can you come to Galway?’ Mayor asks Obama. ‘Yes I can’ Obama replies

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Mayor of Galway Cllr Padraig Conneely is “100 per cent sure” that if US President Barack Obama comes to Ireland, he will make Galway city one of the places he must visit.

Quinn ‘doesn’t see any future’ for himself in Fianna Fáil

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Martin Quinn’s days in Fianna Fáil may be coming to a close as the former mayor is currently deciding whether or not to stay in the party or run in the June’s Local Elections as an Independent.

High rents are threatening Galway businesses says Sinn Féin

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Unless the high rents being paid by Galway businesses are reduced “immediately”, more businesses will close down, resulting in job losses and further increases to the Live Register.

Fahey lambasts ‘left wing coalition’ for council chamber conflict

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The left wing coalition which has dominated the Galway City Council for the last five years has seen meetings become “farcical exercises” resulting in “walk outs, adjournments, and sensational newspaper headlines”.

This is the view of Galway West TD Frank Fahey, who said the city needs a council that will “work together in a constructive and co-operative way with the best interests of the city and its residents in mind”.

Digital cinema and new seating for the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Town Hall Theatre will install a new state-of-the-art digital projection system in April, while in June, the venue will close for two weeks to install new seating and undertake a number of technical upgrades, re-opening on July 5 for the 21st Galway Film Fleadh.

It’s all hands on Dec as Ganley seeks European seat in North West

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Declan Ganley, the founder of Libertas and the bête noire of Europhiles in Ireland, will run for an EU Parliament seat in the North West constituency in June’s European Elections.

Green Party sponsored walk from Athenry to Tuam

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Green Party Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin along with this fellow Green Local Election candidates will do a sponsored walk from Athenry to Tuam.

The Greens will walk along the proposed route of the second phase of the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Tuam. The sponsored walk will be to raise funds for the Galway Greens in the run up to the Local Elections and to promote one of the few significant public transport projects outside of Dublin.

Leading Irish archaeologist to speak in Gort

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Leading Irish archaeologist Michael Gibbons will give an illustrated talk on his work in the Gort Library on Saturday March 28 at 3pm.

Burger King® to create thirty five new jobs

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Burger King® will open a new restaurant in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre in Galway creating up to 35 local job opportunities.

Tanks or no tanks, the Volvo Ocean Race village is going ahead

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway and the erection of the race village at the docks will go ahead regardless of whether the giant oil tanks are removed or not.

Three east Galway groups to share €69,000 in government grants

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Three East Galway organisations will benefit from funding under the Government’s Programme of Grants for Community and Voluntary Organisations.

McNelis condemns loutish behaviour of St Patrick’s Night drinkers

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade was possibly the best ever, but the national day in Galway was spoiled by the drinking, loutish behaviour, vomiting, and littering which took place that night.

Mainstreaming one local special needs class will cost State €40k

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Moving children with special needs into mainstream school classes is not only a bad move educationally, it will cost the State dearly, a local politician has warned.

Ballinfoyle man jailed for kicking a woman

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

A Ballinfoyle man who denied kicking a woman in the chest and smashed a tyre into the windscreen of a car was jailed for 19 months and disqualified for eight years when he appeared at Galway District Court last Monday.

Learn more about teenagers at special seminar

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Do you ever feel that you and your teenagers live on different planets? Do you wish you could have a better understanding of the world of adolescents? If so, you may be interested in attending a seminar being presented in Galway by Dr Tony Bates, one of Ireland’s leading authorities on adolescence.

Most support a ban on election posters but making it a reality will be difficult

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

At next Monday’s Galway City Council meeting, Independent Cllr Donal Lyons will call for a “voluntary ban on all political posters in the city area for the forthcoming Local and European elections”.

Security man attacked by troubled man, court hears

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

A troubled man who violently attacked a security man by headbutting and punching him has been ordered to stay away from a city centre shopping centre, to take no substances except his medication, and to co-operate with the HSE.

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