Galway students to walk from Ennis in Nepal fundraiser

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

A group of NUI Galway students will walk the 70 kilometres from Ennis to Galway this weekend while carrying large volumes of water to raise funds for an Irish development charity working in Nepal.

Treacy welcomes Kinvara NS extension funding

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Kinvara National School is set to expand following the approval of funding for a new classroom at the school.

Charity concert for St Nicholas school

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Italy’s Orchestra Giovanile di Firenze and The Kilkenny Youth Orchestra will present a charity concert in the Claddagh church on Saturday April 17 at 4pm.

Recession sees Galway calls to St Vincent de Paul up by fifty per cent

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Galway has reported a 50 per cent increase in the number of people contacting it for help in the past three months.

Stagecoach acting classes for children

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

THE STAGECOACH theatre school for children will run an 11 week summer term on Saturdays from April 17 to June 26 at St Mary’s College.

Meet female crafts people at Judy Greene’s

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

City businesswoman Judy Greene is spearheading an initiative aimed at encouraging more women to go into business.

Cars damaged in separate incidents

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Gardaí have appealed for information following incidents in which two cars were damaged over the long weekend.

Government urged to lift recruitment ban and open closed beds to avert further hospital crises

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

A leading nursing union official has warned that the recruitment ban on frontline hospital staff, such as nurses and midwives, must be lifted and closed beds must be opened at University Hospital Galway to resolve the ongoing problems at the facility’s emergency department.

Ceannt development and Eyre Square case to be discussed by Galway City Council on Monday

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

The proposed re-development of Ceannt Station and Galway Harbour and the recent Supreme Court decision on Eyre Square are the main items on the agenda at Monday’s city council meeting.

Galway branded ‘a county of water guzzlers’

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Galway has been branded a county of water guzzlers after a survey found that more than 95 per cent of respondents have no idea how much water they use and admit to leaving taps and showers running.

Pedestrian injured in city centre hit and run

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

A young man was injured when he was struck by a car in Market Street in the early hours of Sunday.

Gardaí are treating the accident, which happened between 3.15am and 3.30am, as a hit and run and have appealed to witnesses to come forward. It is believed the car involved in the incident was a gold Toyota Avensis, and the driver of this car is asked to contact the gardaí.

COPE launches its Triathlon 2010

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

The second annual COPE Triathlon will take place in Salthill on Sunday June 13. The event will consist of a 750m swim followed by a 20km cycle and a 5km run along the Galway coastline.

New salmon feed plant to create thirty jobs in Tuam

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

A company specialising in the production of organic salmon feed is set to create up to 30 jobs at its new plant in Tuam.

Burglars strike over Bank Holiday weekend

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Gardaí have appealed to the public for information following a number of burglaries at the weekend.

Teachers’ unions divided on pay deal

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Teachers’ unions meeting in Galway and elsewhere this week were deeply divided on the issue of the controversial public service pay and reform deal with a small majority at the INTO conference accepting the deal while both the TUI and ASTI delegates rejected it.

Charity vintage motor show in Claregalway

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

The Western Veteran and Vintage Motor Club Galway is embarking on a major new charity event - a display of vintage and classic cars, tractors, and motorcycles this Saturday at Claregalway Corporate Park.

In addition there will also be an ‘autojumble’, a sale of second hand and rare spare parts for cars and tractors, as well as stalls selling memorabilia, books, old photos, maps, tools, DVDs, cakes, arts, and crafts. There will also be an auction of classic cars, tractors, and items of interest.

Treacy welcomes farm pensions move

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Dep Noel Treacy has this week welcomed the move to rescind the withdrawal or reduction of the contributory old age pension from people who had availed of commercial partnership agreements.

Minister Ó Cuív has moved to restore the State Pension (Contributory) to women who have worked on family farms in partnership with their husbands following the withdrawal of their contributory pensions at the end of 2009.

A vote for Grealish is a vote for Cowen says Walsh

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Galway West voters will have a major say in who forms the next Government, because if they vote for Éamon Ó Cuív, Frank Fahey, or Noel Grealish, they will be voting to keep the highly unpopular Brian Cowen in office.

IFA opposes Gormley’s turf-cutting restrictions

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

The Irish Farmers Association has warned that any interference with turf cutting on raised bogs will be “fiercely resisted” by farmers in rural areas across the country.

St Patrick’s Brass Band to perform in RNLI fundraiser

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

St Patrick's Brass Band will perform this weekend in a fundraising concert for Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

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