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City gardai upskilled to deal with ‘worrying’ heroin rise
There is a “worrying” increase in the use of heroin, a trend which has resulted in the drugs unit upskilling gardai throughout the county, the Galway City Joint Policing Committee was told this week.
Trafficking concerns aired at city policing meeting
There are a number of undercover and surveillance operations being carried out by gardai in relation to two suspected brothels and organised prostitution taking place in the city.
Bye-laws banning rickshaws do not give gardai power to seize vehicles
Galway gardai require more powers of seizure in order to tackle the potentially dangerous presence of rickshaws on the city’s footpaths and streets, the Joint Policing Committee was told this week.
Skeleton of horse found near playground
The skeleton of a horse showing signs that the animal had been burnt while still alive was discovered near a playground during the summer, according to city councillor Terry O’Flaherty who along with fellow members of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee is calling for education initiatives to be set up and for gardai to be given more powers to react to reports of cruelty.
Community gardai presence to increase in Salthill/Knocknacarra
There will be two full-time community gardai patrolling the Salthill and Knocknacarra area in the next couple of weeks with the aim of addressing the high levels of anti-social behaviour that have occurred in recent months.
Sparks Rugby Football Club
The Connacht Junior Cup was donated by a man called Senior. He was Alfred Senior, professor of chemistry in UCG from 1891 to 1918. The cup was first played for in 1905, and as Ralph O’Gorman says in his wonderful book entitled Rugby in Connacht, the event always had a unique culture, it was competitive and unpredictable, and had a wide geographical spread of participating clubs.
Cosain surveys show ‘out of control’ speeding in west of city
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Local road safety group Cosain is calling for the introduction of fixed speed cameras on the west side of the city after surveys showed speeding to be “out of control”, with the highest speed recorded being a taxi travelling at a shocking 94km/h in the middle of the afternoon.
‘Grave concerns’ for dangerous boy racers
There are “grave concerns” about the number of boy racers driving dangerously on the motorway and secondary roads, chief superintendent Tom Curley told a meeting of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee, adding that the four fatal road deaths so far this year were four too many.
Salthill’s improving form will be tested against leaders Longford
Following the brief Airtricity League mid-season break, action resumes tomorrow evening with a first division clash involving Salthill Devon and Longford Town at Drom.
Salthill’s improving form will be tested against leaders Longford
Following the brief Airtricity League mid-season break, action resumes tomorrow evening with a first division clash involving Salthill Devon and Longford Town at Drom.