The search continues for the 2012 Galway Rose
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The time is fast approaching for the selection of this year’s Galway Rose, at a glittering event which will take place at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe on Easter Saturday, April 7.
Read more ...Woman pleads guilty to operating city brothel
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
A 34-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to operating a brothel in the city centre and has been remanded on continuing bail for sentencing.
Romanian national Monica Ciuciu with a confirmed address at 33 Cois Clair, Claregalway, appeared at Galway District Court on Monday where she entered the plea of guilty to the charge of acting or assisting in the management of a brothel on February 11 this year, contrary to Section 11 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993, at apartment 3, 15 Mary Street.
Read more ...City’s Big Brother traffic control centre almost ready to roll, says Crowe
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
An urban traffic management control centre to help ensure traffic flows almost continuously and safely, will be up and running in City Hall in May.
Read more ...NUI Galway students to walk on fire
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
NUI Galway students are to take part in a firewalk tonight at the Westwood Hotel in Dangan as part of the Earth, Wind and Fire fundraising challenge.
The smoking hot event, which is taking place in the rear carpark of the hotel, will begin at 9pm with a number of brave students talking a walk on the wild side by stepping barefoot across 20 feet of hot coals, at a temperature of 1,200 degrees fahrenheit, without getting burnt.
Read more ...Athenry to have its own CoderDojo
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The CoderDojo initiative, a movement of free computer coding clubs for those aged between seven and 17 wil be in Athenry on Saturday March 24.
The venue for Athenry is in the Gairmscoil Mhuire vocational school study hall. There will be an information session at 12 noon on the Saturday. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult.
Read more ...Friends ask us all to wear red for Saundra
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
THE memory of a popular Claregalway mother who died four years ago after a routine operation will be stirred this weekend when her friends will fulfil a promise to commemorate her life with a fundraising event.
Read more ...Galway women urged to ‘get on the election ticket’
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
Galway women are being urged to become move involved in politics and to consider running for the upcoming local and EU elections by new organisation Women for Election.
Read more ...Public lecture on Ó Conaire statue
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The commissioning of the Pádraic Ó Conaire Monument, which stood for more than 70 years in Eyre Square and is now in the Galway City Museum, will be the subject of a public lecture.
Read more ...Portumna students go udderly mad with new short moo-vie
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
Students and teachers at Portumna Community School have been startled over the past few weeks by the sight of a cow running through the corridors and stealing the lunches off the students.
The cow is the star of a short film, entitled Milkin the Moment, is being made by a group of transition year students as part of their entry into the National Diary Council’s ‘Milk It’ competition designed to promote dairy-consumption among teenagers. Taking up the starring role was student Aoife Keary who stepped into the costume of the cow Mega Moorio who is startled by a newspaper report that teenagers do not consume enough dairy products.
Read more ...Famine Ship Memorial Dedication Day to be held in summer
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The Galway Famine Ship Memorial Dedication Day will be held on Wednesday July 4 at 11am in the Celia Griffin Memorial Park at Grattan Beach.
Read more ...Fraudulent cheque scam accused faces four new charges
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
A 63-year-old Dublin man has been charged with four new charges in relation to fraudulent cheque incidents carried out in Galway city and county.
Read more ...Omission of Clifden school from building programme is ‘shocking and anti-rural’
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The Five Year School Building Programme announced recently by Education and Skills Minister Ruairi Quinn has been under heavy criticism this week with many describing the exclusion of Clifden Community School as shocking and anti-rural.
Read more ...Kitt opposes means-testing for third level grants
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The Government’s decision to change the assessment criteria for third level grants for farming families is discriminatory and betrays an “anti-rural agenda”.
Read more ...Man took off in nurse’s car after hospital theft
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
A Longford man, with 140 previous convictions, was sentenced to spend a further seven months behind bars and disqualified from driving for 10 years for stealing a handbag and car keys from a nurse while being treated at UHG and taking off in the vehicle which was later stopped by eagle-eyed gardai in Kildare the following day.
Read more ...Government must regulate liquidation sales says Grealish
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
The Government must act immediately on unregulated liquidation sales which are taking place without any proper planning or fire and safety checks.
Read more ...Mercy students promote Switch Onto Solar
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
Transition year students at Mercy Secondary School in Newtownsmith are promoting the benefits of renewable energy, in particular creating awareness about solar panels, as part of the One Good Idea Project competition which is being held in conjunction with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
Read more ...Comhaltas Mhaigh Cuilinn spring workshops
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
MOYCULLEN’S CEARLANN An Earraigh traditional music workshops return for 2012 and will take place on Saturday April 14 in Scoil Mhuire in Moycullen village.
Read more ...BlueTeapots to go green for St Patrick’s Day
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
‘The wearing of the green’ is a traditional way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, but Blue Teapot Theatre Company will be taking a different approach to ‘being green’ for Saturday’s parade.
Read more ...Man charged with thefts at NUIG
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
A Tuam man charged with a plethora of charges, including a number of tresspassing and theft at the National University of Ireland, Galway, was remanded on continuing bail with the strict condition to stay away from the third level institute and its environs.
Read more ...Galway Arts Centre classes
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
THE GALWAY Arts Centre will hold two workshops this month, one catering for Leaving Cert students, the other for those interested in sculpture.
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