It’s a two horse race

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Pundits and the public alike are in agreement that the coming election will see a historic battle for supremacy between Fine Gael and Labour.

Galway West to still prove elusive to Sinn Féin

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Sinn Féin looks certain to make gains in the next election, particularly in Donegal, and the polls show the party on level support with Fianna Fáil at 14 per cent.

Canney lambasts no-show fellow councillors

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

The absence of 22 councillors from Monday’s Galway County Council meeting left County Mayor Jimmy McClearn with no option but to abandon the proceedings.

Council basks in success of tackling water crisis

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

“Team Galway” was the catchphrase being thrown around at the Galway County Council chamber on Monday evening.

NRA allocates €1.5 million for work on ‘dangerous’ road at Luimnagh

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

A total of €1.5 million in funds is to be allocated for improvement works on a very dangerous stretch of national secondary road on the N84.

Slagging match between candidates sees Mayor storm out of meeting

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

If you did not already know that a general election was coming, Monday’s city council meeting would have left you in no doubt as two candidates squared up to each other in a slagging match.

Naughton hits out at ‘willing councillors’

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Too many councillors have been willing to do the bidding of developers and this is why the city has far too much commercial/industrial zoned land.

This is the damning allegation which has been made by Fine Gael councillor and Galway West candidate Hildegarde Naughton, following Monday’s city council meeting.

Can we get thirty male volunteers in thirty days?

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

The Big Brother Big Sister programme is a youth mentoring programme that forms friendships between an adult volunteer and a young person who will benefit from extra support. Male volunteers are matched with young males and female volunteers are matched with young females.

Dermot Connolly to run for Sinn Féin in Galway East

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

With Fianna Fáil in seeming disarray in Galway East, could this be the election that gives Sinn Féin its first County Galway TD since the 1920s?

Dermot Connolly to run for Sinn Féin in Galway East

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

With Fianna Fáil in seeming disarray in Galway East, could this be the election that gives Sinn Féin its first County Galway TD since the 1920s?

Quiz night in Crowes

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

A charity quiz night in aid of the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) will be held in Crowes Bar, Bohermore, next week, Thursday, February 3.

Commencing at 7.30pm, the entry fee for a table of four is €40.

Conneely goes ‘bats’ over Menlo castle report

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Despite the Government imploding around him and his party facing a hostile electorate in February, it is the lesser horseshoe bat that is occupying the mind of the Green’s John Gormley the most.

Canney to run in Galway East

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

“Having been successful in delivering for communities in the Tuam electoral area I believe that I can also deliver at national level for Galway East.”

The return of the LBD to Central Park

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

An all time classic in the history of Central Park events, returns on Wednesday February 2, as the club hosts its Little Black Dress 2011 event where the club’s already stylish female customer base, turn the glamour stakes up a notch to the very highest standard.

It is an unforgettable night-that proves equally popular with male customers.

Hockey is not just for school — it can be for life

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Hockey is the most popular sport amongst school going girls but why not continue with it when your school days are over.

Over the past number of years, Galway Hockey Club, Connacht’s longest running and largest hockey club, has tried to encourage these players to return to a sport which they once loved. GHC caters for both male and female players from the ages of seven years with no upper age limits.

Curry’s reduces prices on four hundreded products until the end of the year

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Currys are reducing everyday prices on a massive 400 product lines including washing machines, washer dryers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, wine/beer chillers, freezers, electric cookers, integrated kitchen appliances, dual fuel cookers, gas cookers and cooker splashbacks.

Weddings Fair at the award-winning Westwood

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

The ever popular four star Westwood Hotel in Galway City will host its third annual “Weddings At The Westwood" Wedding Fair on Sunday February 6 from 2pm to 6pm.

The hotel is celebrating having recently been short-listed in the “Best Wedding Venue” section in the weddingsonline.ie awards 2011 and the afternoon is sure to be a must for those engaged couples who have booked, or who are considering, booking the hotel for their upcoming wedding reception.

Lough Rea Hotel and Spa — an idyllic wedding destination

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Lough Rea Hotel and Spa situated in the heart of Galway county is now fully established as an idyllic wedding destination for many in the south, east and centre of the county.

Man charged with possession of replica firearm and knuckle duster with intent

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

A Dublin man has been charged with allegedly being in possession of a bag, which contained a replica/imitation firearm, knuckle duster, and a balaclava, with intent to cause injury at a Galway city location last summer.

Reform rates payments to protect businesses says Higgins

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Small local businesses are “the lifeblood of the economy” but County Galway can expect more closures and job losses unless there is serious reform of the way rates are collected.

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