Man threatened to shoot garda after domestic row, court hears

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A Ballybane man who threatened to shoot an unnamed garda, during an altercation with his wife, has received a three month suspended sentence and was fined €500.

Man fined for illegally selling charity lottery tickets

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A man has been fined €50 for selling lottery tickets for a charity without being authorised to do so.

Frying pan thief to await Garda behaviour report

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A cash-strapped man who was caught swapping the price tags on a frying pan was advised by an amused judge to “use the grill next time”.

Man breaks garda’s finger during struggle, court hears

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A 21-year-old Ballybane man who assaulted a garda by punching her in the stomach and broke another garda’s finger as they attempted to arrest him will have to serve an extra five months in jail.

Compo to be paid for headbutt assault

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A further compensation of €1,000 will have to be paid by a young man who headbutted another man, breaking his nose during a fight in the early hours of the morning.

No one entitled to be armed with dangerous implement, says judge

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

No one is entitled to be out armed with a potentially dangerous implement, said a district court judge who rubbished an excuse offered by a defendant that he had been carrying a hammer at 4am because he had been doing household work.

Gardai seek help in identifying city body

Mon, Feb 08, 2010

A post mortem examination is due to be carried out this afternoon (Monday) on the body of a man found in the city yesterday.

175 jobs to go at Boston Scientific in Galway

Mon, Feb 08, 2010

A spokesperson for Boston Scientific in Galway has confirmed today (Monday) that staff have been told of plans to reduce the workforce of 3,000 by up to 175 positions.

Manuela's parents thank Galway people for support during ordeal

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

THE PARENTS of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo have written a letter of appreciation to the people of Galway for their support during the ordeal of their daughter's death and for backing the concert held in her memory.

Bye bye Gluas-keen, hello bendy buses

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

I don’t know about you but I’m still in shock over the fact that Galway is not going to get its Gluas, the light rail network which we were all sure was going to be built and be up and running by Christmas. None of us ever screamed ‘pipe dream’ at the time it was mooted, out of good manners and the way we were brought up, but ya have to say that the viability of such a system was never really a runner. Anyway, we in the media are never ones to really laugh out loud at these ideas at first hand anyway because give us an artist’s impression showing shiny happy people in a new building or train and we’re eating out of the developers’ hands.

Excuse the cynicism (it comes with the job), but let’s be realistic here, Galway was never really in the running to have the guts of a billion euro spent on it just so that the relatively low number of commuters could make their way in and out of town with the few bags of shopping. There might be nine million bicycles in Beiijing, but there just aren’t enough people in Galway city and environs to justify this service.

Investigations launched into toddler halting site accident

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Three investigations have been launched, and efforts made to put fencing around a waterlogged ditch at a temporary halting site, following an accident last weekend which has left a toddler on life support.

Revenue raids target local taxi sector in green diesel probe

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Revenue officers investigating the misuse of marked diesel, mounted a blitz on local taxi drivers in the past few days.

Change your admission policy, angry parents tell Calasanctius College board

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Concerned Oranmore parents are calling on the board of management of their local secondary school to suspend its new admission policy which they claim deprioritises siblings of pupils attending the facility who are from the catchment area.

Stolen speedboat found in Limerick

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

A speedboat worth an estimated €10,000 which was stolen in the city this week has been found in Limerick.

Solemn Novena to bring hope and consolation to people next week

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

The annual Solemn Novena, which take place at Galway Cathedral from February 8 to 16, will bring a message of hope and consolation to people disspirited by growing problems.

West still reaping rewards of VOR

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

The good work done at stopovers during last year’s Volvo Ocean Race has paid dividends for the west in 2010, according to Tourism Ireland which has set an ambitious target to grow visitor numbers by three per cent.

Government backing is the first step in securing Volvo stopover

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Galway’s bid to host another stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race took a huge leap forward this week with the Government’s commitment to offer financial backing. Now the organisers, Let’s Do It Global, are hoping the Galway city and county councils and private business will follow its lead.

Strike at Bon Secours Hospital begins on Monday

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Staff at the Bon Secours private hospital in Renmore will begin strike action on Monday over cuts in pay.

The unions involved claim the reductions of between four and five per cent in basic pay and a five per cent reduction in allowances paid to staff are “illegal” and are organising demonstrations at the Bon Secours group’s four private hospitals in Dublin, Galway, Tralee and Cork.

Government commits €4 million for Galway’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover bid

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Galway stands a real chance of again hosting a stopover in the 2010 Volvo Ocean Race, and thereby enjoying a major economic and tourism boost, with the announcement this week that the Government has committed €4 million to support the city’s bid to host a port stopover.

Leisureland hall may be set for redevelopment

Thu, Feb 04, 2010

Leisureland has the potential to become a major and regularly used venue for concerts but it needs a dramatic revamping before this can become a reality.

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