Get on your bike for National Bike Week

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Galwegians will be encouraged to leave their cars at home and get on their bikes for National Bike Week which runs from this Sunday until next.

The Voice of Reason

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Once upon a time a group of cowboys started digging wells on a very large farm. There was a lot of money to be made from digging wells even if after a while there was no need to dig any more wells. Many were badly dug wells and were simply dug to avail of the tax relief that was available to cowboys who dug wells.

One day some donkeys fell down into a well. They cried piteously for hours. The farmer decided that it just wasn't worth it to bother with some donkeys. They had served their purpose and the well needed to be covered up anyway before anyone found out the truth about why the well was dug in the first place. He really did not care about the donkey’s welfare. A donkey was just a means for the farmer to achieve his ends.

Talking Politics

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

In an article in our June 3 edition entitled Talking Politics, false and damaging remarks were published regarding Mr Gerry Barrett which we unreservedly withdraw. We apologise sincerely to Mr Barrett, his family, and his 550 employees for the distress caused by these false and damaging remarks. The Galway Advertiser will make a charitable donation to the Poor Clares convent in Galway at the request of Mr Barrett.

Cuts will place Galway Airport future in jeopardy, warns boss

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

The future of Galway Airport may be in jeopardy if Government funding for the Carnmore facility is cut, its managing director warned this week.

Violent burglar rams Garda car to evade capture after hotel raid, court hears

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A man with a history of violence tried to flee the scene of a hotel burglary by ramming a patrol car and leading gardai on a high speed chase before losing control of his getaway car and crashing into a wall, the Galway District Court heard this week.

Help youth cafés stay open longer says Ó Brolcháin

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Galway does not need more youth cafés but better funding is needed in order to employ more staff so that these “valuable services” for young people can stay open longer.

Westwood Hotel again ranked on select Expedia list

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Travel-wise Expedia users have again ranked The Westwood Hotel in Galway city among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select list.

Irish film My Brothers to open Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

The 22nd Galway Film Fleadh will open on July 6 in the Town Hall Theatre with a screening of the new Irish film My Brothers.

Betting slip thief given suspended sentence after failing to pay compensation

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A chancer who tried to scoop a €1,000 win with a stolen betting slip was given a seven month suspended sentence this week after failing to come up with compensation.

‘When the saints go marching in’.....

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

It is a fact that when few people had a job in Galway the late Christopher (Christy) Dooley of Renmore Park, had many. They were all of an amazing variety. One of them was a factory on the Mervue Industrial estate where he made parts for German railway engines. He had a specialised scrap business in Munster Avenue, the site of the old family forge, where he recycled aeroplane parts and exported them to Spain.

Cheeky burglar who tried to steal till gets seven months

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A cheeky burglar who tried to steal a till from a petrol station during the afternoon and pried open a locker in a hotel stealing a valuable watch was given an extra seven months in jail.

Martin Thomas Barrett (31) with an address at The Meadows, Ballybrit, appeared before Judge Mary Fahy at Galway District Court on Monday charged with a number of road traffic offences, failing to give a name, two counts of burglary, and failing to appear in court.

No rest for the Freeman

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Time waits for no man, and Galway’s newest freeman of the city, John Killeen, is already setting new goals and pushing more boundaries.

Plans for a new Galway Garda HQ go on public display

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Plans for a new Garda divisional and regional headquarters for Galway on a site in Murrough on the Dublin Road in Renmore have been announced by the OPW.

Galway school absenteeism over eighteen per cent

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

More than 18 per cent of Galway students are absent from school 20 days or more per year, according to a report released by the National Education Welfare Board.

Little Havana Festival set to put the Latin spirit onto Galway’s streets

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

This bank holiday weekend will come alive to the sounds, smells, sights, and feel of Cuba and its capital city Havana with the Little Havana Festival.

FF councillors left isolated as council condemns Government

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Fianna Fáil councillors were left isolated at Monday’s city council meeting when even their pact colleagues deserted them to support a motion condemning the Government’s handling of the economy.

Independent councillor Catherine Connolly proposed a motion of no confidence in the Fianna Fail/Green Party/Independent Government, condemning it for “the drastic consequences which the cuts in local authority funding are having on the provisions of services/housing at local level”.

Galway set to celebrate this weekend with more maritime madness

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

The Galway docks are set to rock with a host of free events to celebrate Galway’s first powerboat festival.

Grealish demands publication of River Clare report

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

If flooding from the River Clare is to be avoided then the report on the river from Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers and the OPW must be published immediately.

This is the view of Independent TD Noel Grealish who said publication of the report is “crucially important” as work needs to commence “as soon as possible”.

Cycle challenge honours late Jarlath McInerney

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A new cycling event will be held this year in Galway in memory of the late Jarlath McInerney.

The Jarlath McInerney Memorial Cycling Event will take place around the Claddagh on Saturday June 26 in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

€3m Croi heart health centre to open

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Work will begin immediately on a €3 million education, research and care centre for heart patients, their families and the general community in the west.

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