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GARDAI refused to accept that a woman who was ordered to sell her car was complying when she signed the car over to her mother who lived at the same address.

The LifeSaver Project has been hailed a major success following a two-day event held at Galway Racecourse where almost 900 Transition Year students from schools across Galway City and County took part in a comprehensive road safety learning experience aimed at encouraging safer behaviour and decision-making on the roads.

There was some confusion and merriment over the reasons for a no-show at Ballinasloe District Court, with the Judge quipping “there could be a song in that.”

Two men accused of raping a woman in the car park of Ceannt Railway Station in Galway last month have been further remanded in custody; however both refused the necessary consent to be remanded for a month to allow the DPP time to gather evidence of the alleged rape and false imprisonment.

Two men accused of raping a woman in the car park of Ceannt Railway Station in Galway last month have been further remanded in custody; however both refused the necessary consent to be remanded for a month to allow the DPP time to gather evidence of the alleged rape and false imprisonment.

One of the most enduring of Galway institutions is this band, which has given much pleasure to its own members and countless thousands of the public since it was formed in Forster Street in 1896. The founders were Peter Rabbitt, a Forster Street publican, Michael Spelman, who worked in Moons and Paddy Walsh, the Station Master. It was originally a Fife and Drum band.

Chief Superintendent Gerard Roche finishes an industrious policing career tomorrow, Friday, June 12, after 41 years as a member of An Garda Síochána.

The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps was established in Galway in October 1937 by Dr Conor O’Malley. The first meeting took place in the old Central Hospital when Dr O’Malley commenced a series of first aid lectures to a group who finally did exams and became members of the Order of Malta, generally known as the Knights of Malta.

In 1924, the Galway Agricultural & Sports Society was formed, a group of visionary people, mostly businessmen from the town, with the aim of providing amenities for the citizens of Galway and environs. They purchased 17 acres of land from the Erasmus Smith Foundation, the owners of the Grammar School. These 22 men, together with five trustees, began to develop the ground to let to various sporting bodies which included greyhound racing, rugby, hurling and football, camogie, ladies hockey, drill displays etc. The first president of this group was CJ Kerin, 1925-1955 and he was followed by John D Whelan, 1955-1964. It was always intended to be a multi-purpose venue and was variously known as the Sportsground, the Sports Field or the Galway Greyhound Stadium.

Gardaí are investigating the theft of a generator from a parked van in a carpark at a premises on the Headford Road, Galway, which occurred at around 8:35pm on Monday December 15.