Institution of new rector of St Nicholas’ to take place next month

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

The institution of the venerable Gary Hastings, Archdeacon of Tuam, as the new rector of Galway will take place at the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Lombard Street on Saturday July 25 at 7pm.

Fourteen months for dangerous car chase

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A drink driver who led gardai on a dangerous high speed chase throughout the city for over a half an hour last year has been jailed for 14 months and disqualified for six years.

At Galway District Court yesterday Robert Cranney (27) with an address at 35 Ballinfoyle Park, Headford Road, pleaded guilty to the charges of drink driving at Tonagurran, Corrundulla, and with dangerous driving at Upper Salthill on April 12, 2008. He also pleaded guilty to a hit and run at Upper Salthill and 12 counts of dangerous driving at various locations on the same date.

New principal appointed for the ‘Bish’

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A new principal has been appointed at one of the city’s best known second level schools.

Croi to give lifesaving makeovers to hundreds of people in the west

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A new initiative by local heart charity Croi aims to change the lifestyles of 450 people in the west considered to be most at risk from heart disease, Ireland’s biggest killer.

Man jailed for twenty one months after assaults on gardai

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A man who collided his uninsured motorbike into parked vehicles while drug-driving and then attempted to evade arrest by viciously kicking and punching gardai was sentenced to a total of 21 months at Galway District Court this week.

Major new city walkway to be created at Eglinton Canal and Fisheries Field

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

The area between the Eglinton Canal and the Fisheries Field is due to be transformed into a major new walkway so Galwegians can enjoy walks by the canal and River Corrib.

Holistic health seminar

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A seminar on preventing illness and restoring health will take place on June 16 at 7pm in The Ardilaun hotel. The seminar is based on Ayurveda, a system of health care that takes diet, lifestyle, and all aspects of mind and body into account.

Places still available on the Gaeltacht Day Course

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

With secondary schools closed, and the primary school year coming to an end, more than 50 Galway students will travel to Connemara for the first Gaeltacht Day Course with GaelNua.

Man ordered to behave after losing patience in shop queue

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Galway man, with a large number of previous convictions, has been ordered to behave himself after losing his patience in a shop queue and abusing staff while out on temporary release.

Plop drop at Ardrahan fair

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

As part of a drive to raise funds for the redevelopment of Ballyglass National School, Ardrahan GAA will host a family fun day on Saturday June 20 . A wide range of events will take place including the main attraction, a €2,000 ‘plop-drop’.

Miss Galway reaches for the stars

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Reciting poetry, and balancing books on your head may have been part of the ordeal in becoming a lady in times gone by, but that has all changed now.

Walsh becomes new FG leader in city

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Councillor Brian Walsh has been elected as the new Fine Gael leader on the Galway City Council replacing long serving former councillor John Mulholland.

Cllr Walsh said his focus now was to help deliver two seats for Fine Gael in the next General Election and the party organisation in the city will “have a big role to play in this”.

‘I’ll be back’, Puma skipper vows

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Puma skipper Ken Read is so impressed with Galway after his two-week stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race, he is pledging to return to Ireland next year.

Lackagh armed raider faces further charges

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Dublin man, charged in connection with an armed raid on a businman’s home in Lackagh last February, now faces seven further charges.

Thomas Freeman (53) with an address at 29 Deansrath Grove, Clondalkin, was brought before Judge Mary Fahy at Galway District Court last Monday where it was heard that seven further charges have been proferred against him.

Three county schools to get funding for improvement works

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Funding has been approved for improvement works at three county schools, according to Fianna Fáil Dáil deputy for East Galway, Noel Treacy.

Book launch to examine how Ireland can recover from the recession

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Ireland’s Economic Crash, the new book by Dr Kieran Allen, senior lecturer at the School of Sociology in UCD, will be launched at a meeting in Richardson’s Pub, Eyre Square, this evening at 8pm.

Bohermore man smears cell walls, court hears

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Bohermore man who was heard threatening to kill a man and then smeared human faeces over a cell wall at a Garda station was jailed for six months this week.

Citylink expands route network with wi-fi on buses

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Galway based bus operator Citylink has expanded its popular service, and now has wifi on-board all coaches. The independent company offers 15 daily services to Dublin and Dublin airport. There are eight direct services from Galway to Shannon with additional departures from Galway at 5.30am, 11.30am, and 2.30pm, and a new departure from Shannon to Galway at 9.30am.

Galway students accepted for anthology of poetry and art

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Three Galway students have had their entries accepted for the Eurochild Anthology of Poetry and Art 2009. The successful candidates are Nina Dorogaia, Teniola Olaleye, and Lauren Crawford from Grianach House school in Galway . The launch of the book will take place in Cork on June 26. Eurochild is a network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people.

Tom and Vera Miller from America have been staying at the school for the last seven weeks. Mr Miller is the president of the Emerald health and education trust, a patron of Grianach School. The Millers have been helping out around the school which has been appreciated by both pupils and staff.

Ganley heads off into the sunset

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Five years and a month after Declan Ganley chaired the Libertas Forum to discuss the European Constitution during Ireland’s presidency of the European Union, he walked off the political stage, as the sun began to set outside the count centre for the North West Constituency in Castlebar.

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