Decision to close St Francis’ Nursing Home ‘stinks’, says senator

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

The HSE’s decision to close St Francis public nursing home as a residential facility and instead operate it as a daycare centre has been described as a “huge loss” to Galway.

Manuela’s invaluable legacy to Galway

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Time has a habit of dulling the images of the past. Remembering the people we love, trying to recall their faces takes a second or so longer as each year goes by, the pictures blur, the sharpness becomes fuzzy; try as we might, the tide of memory ebbs and flows and slowly goes out to the horizons of the mind.

Elderly Galway woman influenced to hand over €124,000 to couple, High Court hears

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A “highly vulnerable” and elderly Co Galway woman had been unduly influenced to withdraw €124,000 of her life savings and hand it over to a couple who had befriended her, the High Court heard this week.

FG to hold selection convention in November

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Fine Gael will hold its Galway West General Election Selection Convention next month, possibly in Salthill, with the most likely date being Sunday November 21.

Vicious assault shows vulnerability of taxi drivers, says judge

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Taxi drivers are “very vulnerable” and open to attack while carrying out their business in the city, a concerned District Court judge said this week before sentencing a 20-year-old man to five months-detention for assault.

Delay in appointing manager saw ‘rot set in’ and led to worst hospital tag, says health forum chair

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has blamed University Hospital Galway’s poor rating in the HSE’s latest league tables on the health authority’s year-long delay in appointing a manager there.

Priest sexual assault trial deferred

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

The trial of a priest charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy on two separate occasions in the west of Ireland more than 40 years ago has been deferred.

Cheeky Tuam suitcase shoplifter jailed

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A heroin addict who cheekily took a suitcase from a shop shelf and then proceeded to fill it up with more stolen goods worth up to €300 was jailed for four months this week.

Galway Science and Technology Festival to launch next week

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Medtronic global head William Hawkins will be in Galway next week as guest of honour at the launch of this year’s Galway Science and Technology Festival. The festival, which showcases Galway’s many science and technology companies and institutes to young people and families, will take place from November 8 to 21.

Dramatic fall in Galway property prices since peak, says myhome.ie survey

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Galway city has experienced the most dramatic fall in property prices since the peak of market four years ago with a 43 per cent decline, the latest figures from myhome.ie has revealed.

New unit to cater for women requiring further investigation following smear tests

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A dedicated colposcopy unit for women requiring further investigation following a cervical smear test was officially opened at University Hospital Galway at the weekend.

Mayor hopeful of re-introduction of sports funding

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

In spite of the expected ‘hair shirt’ Budget in December, Mayor of Galway Michael J Crowe remains confident that the sports capital grant will still be introduced this year.

Eamon Gilmore to address NUIG

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Eamon Gilmore, the leader of the Labour Party, will address NUI, Galway’s Political Discussion Society next week.

NUI Galway to celebrate Maths Week

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics at NUI Galway will host a number of events as part of Maths Week Ireland from October 9 to 16. During this week, various fun activities have been organised to promote awareness, appreciation, and understanding of maths among the public.

Jail sentence for ‘low trick’ iPhone thief

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A Ballybane man who committed the “low trick” of asking a trusting passer-by for the use of an iPhone to make a call and then refused to give it back spent his birthday behind bars after being sentenced to five months in jail for theft and a public order offence.

Career change diploma courses

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Connemara College of Natural Healing, the oldest holistic college in the west of Ireland, has been offering career change diploma courses for professionals for the past 25 years.

Tell me a joke

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Sadly we have become a figure of fun internationally. Irish jokes are once again popular because the Irish people have been turned into a joke by those we entrusted to represent us with dignity, honour and competence.

Brian Cowen’s recent troubles with his penchant for alcohol reflect badly on us all because he is the public face of our nation. When he is called a drunken moron on America’s most popular TV show we are all by association being called drunken morons. This happened last week on The Jay Leno show where an unflattering picture of Brian Cowen at a party was broadcast in a quiz asking the audience if this man was a bartender, politician or comedian. He was identified as the Prime Minister of Ireland with the comment of him being a drunken moron. Nice one Brian. One hundred years of trying to overcome a stereotype destroyed through your lack of personal discipline.

Baboró children’s festival starts on Monday

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

The 14th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children starts on Monday and continues until Sunday with an array of dance, percussion, theatre, clowning, puppetry, music, literature, and visual art shows for all the family to enjoy.

Galway man faces sentencing for sexual assault of minors

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A 37-year-old Galway man has admitted sexually assaulting a young boy for more than two years at a house on the west of the city and will now face a sentencing hearing in early December.

Have tea at the g in aid of breast cancer research

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

A special fundraising afternoon will be held at the g hotel on Thursday October 14 in aid of The National Breast Cancer Research Institute.

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