Knock counselling service to commence next week
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Knock Counselling Service is running a series of drug and alcohol awareness programmes this month in response to growing community concern in relation to substance use.
Read more ...New craft gallery opens in Galway
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
BONE CARVING is one of the most ancient of crafts with deep roots in Irish history and now a new gallery and studio in Galway city is seeking to revive the artform.
Read more ...Man charged with sexual assault sent forward for trial
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A 36-year-old Galway man charged with three counts of sexual assault has been sent forward for trial.
Read more ...Man pleads guilty to sexual assault of stepdaughter
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A 39-year-old man who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter has been remanded on continuing bail to March 1 for sentencing.
Read more ...Ex-chef fined for being danger to traffic and throwing pizza
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
An ex-chef, who displayed a remarkable fondness for takeaways despite losing his sense of taste and smell, was fined at Galway District Court this week for being a danger to traffic and throwing a pizza all over a taxi driver.
Read more ...Man further charged in connection with Claregalway crash
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A man has been further charged in relation to a crash which left three people seriously injured in hospital.
Read more ...Debts leads to credit union deception
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Financially crippled and struggling to pay off debts, a Loughrea man walked into a credit union pretending to be a relative of his wife and tried to withdraw €6,500, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Six months for hotel credit card scam
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A Kildare man who carried out credit card fraud “almost nationwide” will now have to serve an extra six months in jail on top of an already lengthy sentence for a similar scam at a Galway city hotel.
Read more ...Cannabis factory accused refused bail
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A man charged with operating a hydroponic cannabis growing factory and cultivating in excess of €50,000 worth of the drug has been refused bail.
Read more ...Sail on — let’s continue the Riverdance effect
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
At the 11th hour the Government saw sense and agreed to provide the funding that will allow Galway to compete on a slightly more level playing pitch with its rivals in Lisbon and in our sister city of Lorient for the right to stage a second stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race. The commitment of the €4 million by sports minister Martin Cullen is a real boon to the region, as we know just how good an investment that amount of money is.
Read more ...The Kenny Bookshop and Gallery - seventy years a growing
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
The Kenny Bookshop was founded in 1940 by Des and Maureen Kenny in the family home in High Street but nobody envisaged that 70 years later the family business would still be going stong and be a recognised ‘brand name’ across the globe.
Read more ...M17 motorway will start in November and open in 2014
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Work on the proposed M17 from Gort to the north of Tuam, and including the Tuam town bypass, will begin in November and should be completed in 2014.
The news comes just one month after Galway’s other main motorway the M6 was opened to traffic and its completion has highlighted the need for the M17 work to begin.
Read more ...Community cycle to raise funds for Jigsaw project
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
A cycle being held in aid of the local Jigsaw project aims to raise vital funds for the organisation and heighten awareness about the role local communities can play in safeguarding young people’s health and wellbeing.
Read more ...Bring Volvo Ocean Race back to Galway says Michael D
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Despite being a time of economic restraint, the Government must commit to supporting Galway being chosen to again host the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.
Read more ...Oughterard card drive in aid of Croi
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Local heart charity Croi will benefit from a major “27 Nines” fundraising card drive which takes place at Oughterard Golf Club on Sunday January 31.
This annual event is set to attract a lot of interest with a prize fund of €2,400 on offer. Doors open at 5pm and tickets cost €20 each.
Read more ...Hotel Meyrick hosts celebrity wedding with a twist
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Hotel Meyrick, located in the heart of Eyre Square will host its inaugural ‘Wedding Taster with a Twist’ on Saturday February 6, 2010.
Read more ...New youth club for Rahoon
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
A new youth club for people aged from 10 to 18 years will begin in Tonabrucky tomorrow (Friday).
Read more ...Galway potato growers facing financial ruin after severe weather
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Potato growers and other farmers throughout Galway who are facing financial ruin in the wake of the flooding and more recent cold spell are now calling on the Government to urgently provide assistance to save them from going out of business.
Read more ...Shops robbed at knifepoint
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following an incident in which two men armed with a knife robbed a shop in Newcastle at the weekend.
Read more ...Irish themed week at Coole
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
The Coole Park series of cultural events is now well under way. There is a feast of culture ahead over the next few months of the upcoming Spring Arts and Heritage Programme 2010.
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