Galway Airport faces uphill challenge to find new Dublin carrier

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Finding a new replacement for the Galway to Dublin route will be a challenge, but it is one that Galway Airport is still hoping to win, according to managing director Joe Walsh.

We have stood up, but how will we be counted?

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

So now everyone in the country should have been counted and accounted for, the real work starts in making heads and tail of the results to ensure our politicians and policy makers can make informed decisions.

Walkers discover dumped dead dogs inhumanly killed

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Four dead dogs found abandoned along a rural laneway in the Kilbannon area of Tuam recently had all been shot at close range in an inhuman attempt to put them down.

Claregalway families petition Europe over flood damage

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

As two Claregalway families bring a petition to the European Parliament over the lack of flood prevention in the area and compensation to help them with their financial burden following the flooding crisis of 2009, the Irish Insurance Federation has called on local authorities to stop the practise of granting planning permission on flood plain areas.

Urgent action need to stop illegal dumping

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Illegal dumping has become a serious problem in Tonabrucky, but tackling it is proving difficult as the area has a lot of privately owned land and is also located between the city and county council boundaries.

HSE urged to keep open ‘wonderful’ nursing home

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

A former vice chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling on the health authority to rethink its decision to close St Francis Nursing home in Upper Newcastle as a residential facility.

New reservoir will ensure better water supply for the people

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

People living between Moycullen, Barna, and Rahoon can look forward to a better and more regular water supply from the major new reservoir to be built at Tonabrocky.

New crossing for the Corrib

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Plans for a vehicle only bridge in the city were presented by engineers from RPS consultants to city councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.

Patricia Scanlan to read at Corrandulla Library

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Patricia Scanlan, one of Ireland’s most popular novelists, will read at the Corrandulla Library, tomorrow at 7.15pm.

The event, which is part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, will see Ms Scanlan read from her new book and sign copies of her book as well. The guest speaker at the event will be County Mayor Jimmy McClearn.

Cúirt 2011 - ‘getting the English language to throw off its clothes’

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

A large crowd turned out at Galway City Museum on Tuesday for the launch of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature which runs until Sunday.

City gears up for Tidy Towns challenge

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Galway will be competing with Waterford and Limerick for the top spot at this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

‘Alarming’ rate of children attend sexual assault treatment centre from January to March

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Eighteen children attended the childen’s sexual assault treatment service in the city in the first three months of this year.

Friday is Special Olympics collection day

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Special Olympics Ireland’s annual collection day will take place throughout Ireland tomorrow (Friday).

City businesses call for ban on noisy busking

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

William Street businesses are calling on the Galway City Council to ban buskers from using amplifiers when performing, claiming that it is causing a disturbance for staff and customers.

In a letter sent to city manager Joe O’Neill this week, the traders ask that “the use of all forms of amplification by street performers at all times for the entire year” be prohibited.

Road closure for new sewage works

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Lower Dominick Street will be closed to traffic for several weeks in order to facilitate to extensive sewerage improvement works.

A dangerous romance

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

When I was about midway through my second decade and starting to take an interest in poetry, I was one day leafing through an anthology of English poetry when my eye caught a poem called ‘The Lover Showeth How He is Forsaken of such as He Sometime Enjoyed’.

Still no report on City Hall explosion

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Almost a year on from a freak explosion at City Hall there is still no final report from city officials, or the Health and Safety Authority.

Your walking can help get children talking

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

If you are participating in the 2011 Flora Mini Marathon, you may consider doing it for children with Down Syndrome.

Tenant purchase scheme relaunched

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

The tenant purchase scheme for long-standing tenants of the Galway City Council has been relaunched, offering tenants the opportunity to buy their own homes from the council at a reduced rate.

Easter craft workshops for children

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Groundworks Studios will run a series of craft workshops for children starting next week in Groundworks Studios, Lyrr Building 3, Mervue Business Park.

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