How will Budget 2012 really affect Irish politics?

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

While the new FG/Labour coalition has had several big ‘set piece occasions’ since coming to power – the renegotiation of the EU/IMF agreement and the jobs initiative during the summer for example – last week’s Budget was always going to be a watershed moment.

City car parking costs to be slashed in January

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Despite cuts across the board in the Galway City Council’s budget for 2012, councillors have decided to give local businesses and shoppers a lift in the New Year.

A 20 per cent cut will see long stay parking in the city reduced from €5 to €4, affecting the Dyke Road, Cathedral, and College Road car parks.

McDonnell hails council budget as ‘progressive’

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

The changes enforced by councillors to the Galway City Council budget will bring about improvements and benefits for citizens, tourists, and businesses across the city.

Community groups saved from budget cuts

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

An austere budget for 2012 proposed by Galway City Council officials was adjusted by city councillors on Monday night to a total of €400,000.

Council must charge rates on vacant premises says councillor

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Charging rates on vacant premises would generate an additional €2 million in income each year for the Galway City Council and could lead to a rate reduction for all businesses of five per cent.

Permanent park and ride facility next year

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The success of the Christmas Park and Ride scheme has encouraged the Galway City Council to look again at constructing a permanent P&R facility in the city.

Don’t let Christmas get you down

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

When I sit and think about why Christmas is so special to me, and remember Christmasses past, it strikes me that what made them so special was not the bag of loot that habitually came the way from red-coated strangers climbing down chimneys, but that strangely unique feeling that families were together for a period of time. It is that sense of togetherness that kindles the fire of memories, not the material goods that we stuffed ourselves with, that stay in the mind.

Sentencing for man charged with drug dealing adjourned

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Sentencing in the case of a 24-year-old Ballybane man who pleaded guilty to drug dealing has been adjourned until after the New Year.

Woman left traumatised by seventeen months of stalking and harassment, court hears

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

A young woman who “suffered greatly” from the harassment and intimidation of a man who continually stalked her and shouted a number of obsensities and other offensive remarks over the course of 17 months had to be put on medication and could not sleep at night, the Galway District Court was told.

At Monday’s court sitting, Gerard Cunningham (33), a Mayo native with an address given as 1 Gort Na Bro, Rahoon, had initially pleaded guilty to harassing the then 18-year-old woman on dates unknown between April 1, 2009, and September 5, 2010, contrary to Section 10(1) and (6) of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. However as the case was being heard Cunningham suggested that he was not entirely to blame, which led to Judge Mary Fahy refusing to conclude the case and adjourning it to next week.

World record scuba diver is appointed by NUI Galway as Ireland’s first Professor of Midwifery

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

NUI Galway has announced the appointment of the Republic of Ireland’s first Professor of Midwifery. Professor Declan Devane, himself a midwife, is based at NUI Galway’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. With approximately 700 students, the School is at the forefront of nursing and midwifery education and research in Ireland.

Take the hassle out of shopping by visiting Moycullen

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

If you want to avoid the hassle that is associated with the Christmas shop rush then why not do something different this year and take a trip to Moycullen, the perfect place for stress-free shopping.

Sharp differences between Nolan and Ó Clochartaigh over Budget consequences

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Budget 2012 has been described as “tough but fair” by Labour Galway West TD Derek Nolan but Sinn Féin senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has condemned it as “one which punishes the least well off for the failings of the speculators and bankers”.

Lucky envelope sparks celebrations at Tony Burke Motors

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

There were great celebrations at Tony Burke Motors Toyota dealership in Ballybrit last week during the See it, Drive it, Win it weekend, when seven people out of 500 were randomly selected, following their entry into the Toyota Ireland” Find the Sweet Spot” Facebook competition, to visit Tony Burke Motors and open seven sealed envelopes locked in the boot of the new Toyota Yaris.

Traveller women entrepreneurs not letting doom and gloom stop them

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Don’t let the doom and gloom wear you down, this is the message being promoted by a group of Traveller women in Galway who are taking that advice to heart and striving forth in their bid to succeed in business and entrepreneurship.

The project Empowering Traveller Women Entrepreneurs, an initiative supported by the Galway Traveller Movement, was launched on Monday, December 5 in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre, and was attended by guest speaker Liz Cassidy, an EU Ambassador for Female Entrepreneurship.

Woman found behind wheel while on cocktail of alcohol and meds fails to contest charges

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

A Galway woman, who was caught behind the wheel of a car while holding a pint glass of Red Bull and vodka, and was abusive to gardai, punching one in the face and hurling insults at others, failed to contest the charges brought against her.

Meet Galway’s Quakers this Saturday

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Galway’s Quaker community will hold an ‘open house’ this Saturday from 1pm to 5pm, at St. Nicholas Parochial School, Waterside.

Pop up shops in Galway this weekend

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Two ‘pop-up’ shops will open in Galway, one in Ard Bia, one beside TK Maxx in Eyre Square, selling vintage clothes, arts, and crafts.

Public talk on Charles Lamb in Galway City Museum

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

The work of one of Ireland’s great impressionist artists, Charles Lamb, will be the focus of a talk in Galway City Museum this evening at 6pm.

CCTV is stopping littering at bottle bank says McNelis

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

To combat litter offences at glass bottle bring banks, the Galway City Council will be erecting signs highlighting the use of CCTV around such facilities.

Tuam man jailed for five years on explosives and gun charges

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

A Galway man has been jailed for five years at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for possessing explosives and a gun.

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