Two baby seals to be sent home on Sunday
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Two harbour seal pups will be released from Tracht beach near Kinvara this Sunday September 21.
Read more ...Man rams into taxi and Garda car in high speed chase through city
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A non-national who rammed into the back of taxi before leading gardai on a dangerous high speed chase through the city has been jailed for 18 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years.
Read more ...Parents and teenagers urged to learn more dangers of drugs
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Tuam Joint Policing Committee will host a drugs awareness information night at the Mercy Secondary School from 8pm to 9.30pm on Tuesday.
Read more ...Table quiz to aid local heart charity
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A table quiz in aid of the local heart charity Croi will take place at the Huntsman on Tuesday at 8pm.
Read more ...Award winning missionary priest to visit city
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A benefit evening to raise funds for the PREDA Foundation will take place at the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill tonight (Thursday) at 9pm.
Read more ...‘Angry’ man fined for racial abuse of UHG cleaning staff
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A Galway man with a history of anger issues was fined €700 at Galway District Court this week for hurling abuse and “racial comments” at cleaning staff at University Hospital Galway.
David Murphy (44) with an address at Apartment 1, 31 Griffin Road, Galway, was charged with threatening and abusive behaviour and failure to obey the orders of Garda Maria Freelay at UHG on April 27, 2008.
Read more ...Man breaks jaw of ex-partner’s new boyfriend
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A man received a broken jaw after being violently assaulted by his girlfriend’s ex-partner who was ordered to pay €4,000 in compensation and narrowly escaped jail when he appeared at Galway District Court this week.
Read more ...St Nicholas’ coffee morning for Galway Hospice
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
St Nicholas Collegiate Church will be one of the many venues in Galway city this Saturday holding a coffee morning in aid of the Galway Hospice.
Read more ...Galway to host theatre festival next month
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Just when you thought Galway could not possibly come up with any more festivals, a new one is launched, and for theatre lovers it is sure to be a welcome one.
Read more ...Fashion show supporting the blind of Ireland
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A stylish autumn fashion show in aid of The National Council for the Blind of Ireland will be held in The Ardilaun hotel on September 23. Tickets for the night include a wine reception, entrance to the show, and inclusion in the draw for spot prizes at the end of the show. Tickets cost €35 each and all money raised from the show will go to NCBI.
Read more ...Go for a walk and raise funds for Age Action
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
The first memory walk for older people will take place between 11am and 2pm in Terryland Forest Park on Sunday September 28.
Read more ...Candlelight vigil and concert tonight to remember lives lost to suicide
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Galwegians who have lost their lives through suicide will be remembered at a special candlelight vigil and concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church tonight at 8pm.
Read more ...Galway’s first Culture Night takes place tomorrow
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Galway is well known as one of Ireland’s leading cultural centres but tomorrow from 6pm, it’s going to go all out to encourage everyone to sample the arts in the city with the Galway Culture Night.
Read more ...Don’t call 999, they’ll be dancing
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Galway people have been urged to be very very careful on October 3, because all of the city and county's emergency services will be out dancing.
Read more ...Woman to go on trial for harassment and nuisance calls
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
A 32-year-old Galway woman, charged with harassing two people over an eight and four month period and with making nuisance phone calls, has been sent forward for trial.
Read more ...New community centre opens in Athenry
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
The Cullairbaun Community House in Athenry will be officially opened today (Thursday September 18) to help and support the community in a wide range of areas.
Read more ...Fox Tutorial Centre plans to make maths fun
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
Amidst the debate over poor Leaving Certificate mathematics results, Galway's new Fox Tutorial Centre vows to make maths fun for its students, and still get positive results.
Read more ...Galway to Limerick trains by next May
Thu, Sep 11, 2008
It has been announced this week that the new Galway to Limerick direct train service will be up and running by May 2009.
Read more ...Claregalway to get switched on
Thu, Sep 11, 2008
The new traffic lights in Claregalway village are to be switched on tomorrow, September 12, much to the relief of residents and long suffering motorists.
Read more ...Quest for honey mustard chicken sandwich saw Inverin student get hot at McDonalds
Thu, Sep 11, 2008
One drunken Leaving Cert student was ‘loving it’ at McDonald’s a little too much when he became verbally abusive to staff in demanding his honey mustard chicken sandwich.
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