So which candidates are stalking the web?
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Fianna Fáil’s Éamon Ó Cuív is the most active Galway politician on the internet according to a new website created by an NUI, Galway student.
Read more ...Use your vote - you can make a difference
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
There is a story about The Duke of Wellington and the Connaught Rangers. It may be apocryphal, but the point behind tells us a truth about ourselves - or something that was once true.
Read more ...NUI Galway students’ union to enter the record books
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
NUI Galway students are attempting to break a Guinness World Record by organising the largest “Rock the Boat” dance.
Read more ...If secondary school pupils had the vote
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
There is a strong case to be made for lowering the voting age and a project recently carried out by students in Gairmscoil Mhuire Athenry showed how young people are more interested in politics than the State cares to acknowledge.
Read more ...Man uses get out of jail free cards by breaking bail conditions
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A 31-year-old man, accused recently by a district court judge of “making a mockery of the court system” by continually failing to take the chances given to him, has used up all his get out of jail free cards and received a one month sentence this week for harrassing people while begging for money.
Read more ...Flip a pancake for Foundation Nepal on Pancake Tuesday
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
This year, International Women’s Day falls on Pancake Tuesday, March 8. To mark the day and generate much-needed funds, Irish charity Foundation Nepal is asking people to throw a pancake party at home, at school, or at work and ask people to donate €1, €2 or as much as they can afford.
Read more ...Corofin man caught transporting €12,000 of cannabis
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A Corofin man caught red handed delivering a kilo of cannabis herb valued at €12,000 was sentenced to 18 months in jail at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week.
Read more ...HSE accused of being ‘ripped off’ by suppliers
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The HSE West chairman Councillor Padraig Conneely has accused the HSE and the Department of Health of being “ripped off” over the past 10 years by being charged “top dollar” by suppliers.
Read more ...Galway to host ISDA festival in March
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The Irish Student Drama Association, the umbrella organisation for college and university drama societies, will hold its festival in Galway city in March.
Read more ...Public lecture on 1916 Rising
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
The 1916 Rising is a pivotal turning point in Irish history, setting in train a series of events which culminated in Irish independence in 1921.
Read more ...‘Remember dem?’– Traditional sweet shop opens in city
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A new treasure trove of traditional sweets and treats will open in the city tomorrow (Friday Feb 25).
Read more ...It’s all female at Barna and Moycullen Veterinary
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Barna and Moycullen Veterinary is an all-female small animal practice. They have two branches – one in Barna and one in Moycullen. They have a large range of pets who come to see them for a wide range of reasons – hamsters to Great Danes, kittens to terrapins, elderly dogs to parrots and even rabbits to snakes!
They are used to dealing with shy and nervous pets that mightn’t have seen a vet in awhile and they have a lot of patients who drag their owner in the door – even when they were only going for a walk! They welcome people to bring their shy pet in for a cuddle and a treat without any poking or prodding and they are often delighted to come back then when they need to.
Read more ...Planning approval granted for Oranmore train station
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Planning permission has been granted by the Galway County Council for a train station in Oranmore, with a total of 10 conditions.
Read more ...Search continues in Oranmore for missing man
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Gardai in Galway are renewing their appeal for information following the disappearance of man in Oranmore more than a week ago.
Read more ...Winners announced for Rehab Galway People of the Year
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
After sifting through hundreds of nominations the winners of the Rehab Galway People of the Year Awards have been chosen and are due to be honoured at a glittering gala banquet and presentation at the Clayton Hotel on Saturday April 2.
Read more ...Mother pays man €3,500 to make false father claims in passport application
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A mother paid a man €3,500 to falsely register himself as her baby’s father during a passport application in a bid to ensure that the child could remain in the country, the Galway Circuit Criminal Court heard this week.
Roulin Lin (26), a Chinese national, with an address given as 4 the Stables, College Road, Galway, and Graham Hopkins (34) with an address at 7 Castlepark, Ballybane, Galway, appeared before Judge Raymond Groarke on Tuesday for arraignment.
Read more ...Jigsaw Galway is on the move to a new ‘Habitat’
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Jigsaw Galway is in the process of moving premises from 18 Mary Street in Galway to the former Habitat building at Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road, Galway. The move is set to be completed by tomorrow, February 25.
John Fitzmaurice, Manager of Jigsaw, said: “We apologise to all for any inconvenience caused during the move. We aim to be open again on Tuesday, March 1, with extended opening hours. The drop-in centre is closed this week, but we can still be contacted by phone if anyone needs to talk to us.”
Read more ...Man who robbed bookies with scissor blade sentenced to three years
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A three-year jail sentence was handed down at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week to a man who terrified a city centre bookies’ clerk during a robbery in which he stole up to €800 in cash and brandished a scissor blade.
Read more ...Grammy winner to headline Aula Maxima concert
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
A rare and unusual concert will take place on Wednesday, 2 March at 6pm in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway as part of the module Medicine and the Arts featuring vocalist Susan Mc Keown (New York) and her band, Ryan Mc Giver on guitar; Eamon O Leary on bouzouki and banjo and Jason Sypher on bass.
Read more ...Vitamin D supplements to protect baby’s bone development
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Parents of all babies, from birth to 12 months, are being advised to give their infants a daily vitamin D supplement to protect their growing bones. This advice comes to parents and guardians from the Health Service Executive, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, and the Department of Health and Children.
Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, but is present in very few foods. It is also known as the sunshine vitamin, because it is made in the body when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin. However, Ireland’s northerly latitude and lack of winter sunlight means that we cannot make enough vitamin D in this way.
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