New principal for the Bish

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A former head of religious education at St Joseph’s (the Bish) is the new principal of the Nuns’ Island based boys’ secondary school.

Table quiz for St Vincent de Paul

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

The charity table quiz will be held in Garvey’s Bar on Monday 21 at 8.15pm in aid of Lotus Lives and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

There will be an array of fun and testing questions, prizes, and a raffle on the night.

Galway has lowest percentage of births outside marriage

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Galway county has the lowest national percentage of births outside marriage, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

Dangerous motorcyclist gets ten months

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A dangerous motorcylist who raced through Eyre Square, forcing a garda to jump out of the way, and charged at a checkpoint before losing control, was sentenced to 10 months in jail this week.

Three months for brazen theft of work tools and runners

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A man who brazenly stole expensive work tools from an industrial store room in broad daylight and tried to fool a discount retail shop by swapping tags on runners was sentenced to three months.

Teen spits in garda’s face, court told

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A teenager who failed to take the chance given to her and who spat in a garda’s face during an arrest received 10 months detention this week.

Penniless man steals whiskey to keep warm, court hears

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A penniless man, with 56 previous convictions, took a particular liking to a brand of whiskey during a month-long shoplifting spree and used the fire water to warm himself up at night, the Galway District Court heard this week.

Further custody for robbery and assault accused

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

A man accused of robbing and assaulting a group of men while wielding a potentially lethally pointed hammer has been remanded into further custody.

photographic competition

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Well this is the opportunity for you.

Health forum chief calls for public inquiry after baby scan revelations

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling for a public inquiry into baby scan errors at University Hospital Galway which could have resulted in the lives of two unborn children being terminated.

Gort victim of third baby scan error felt intense guilt for not reporting the misdiagnosis

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

The Galway woman at the centre of the third baby scan error has spoken of the “intense feeling” of guilt she experienced for not reporting her scanning misdiagnosis at University Hospital Galway in 2008.

Business as usual at Lisloughrey Lodge

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

All 60 employees at Lisloughrey Lodge in Cong are to be kept on after management at the hotel this week succeeded in securing a new lease for the premises.

Boats burned in Woodquay

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Gardaí have appealed for information following an incident in which two boats were damaged earlier this week.

The boats, which were in the boat yard beside the Commercial Boat Club in Woodquay, were set on fire on Monday night. The fire was discovered at 11.45pm.

Further remand for criminal gang accused

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Two men accused of offences committed while participating in organised crime have been further remanded in custody.

Survival scheme may resolve bank’s concerns about Sweeney group, High Court told

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

A modified survival scheme for two companies in Galway businessman John Sweeney's Black Shore group may resolve Anglo Irish Bank's concerns about the scheme, the High Court heard today (Wed).

Tea at the rectory and trad at the church

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

“You are all invited,” says the Rector of St Nicholas, Archdeacon Gary Hastings. He has issued an invitation to all in Galway to afternoon tea at the Rectory, Taylor’s Hill, on Saturday June 12, starting at 2pm, when the annual garden fete takes place in aid of St Nicholas’, and to attend trad in the church on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm during the summer.

City Hall to launch new website for city bus users

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

A dedicated bus web site, www.galwaycitybus.ie, will be launched in July and will contain information from all the service providers including routes, timetables, and maps.

Man who barked at colleague loses unfair dismissal case

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

An unfair dismissal hearing was told this week that a Craughwell man had “barked” at a work colleague who was involved in court proceedings over noise levels from a neighbour’s dog.