Jenny Mulvey to play Clonbur

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

FOLK SINGER Jenny Mulvey will be promoting her new album Suirí with a concert in the Fairhill House Hotel, Clonbur, on Saturday at 9.30pm.

Egyptian police halt aid from Galway to Gaza

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Containers carrying aid to Gaza from the Galway Palestine Children’s Appeal were prevented by the Egyptian police from leaving the port in Alexandria on Tuesday.

On February 3 two containers - filled with a wide range of supplies from medical equipment to toys - left Galway on the journey to Gaza via Alexandria in Egypt.

Westwood wedding fair a huge success

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

A very large turnout visited the Westwood Hotel in Galway last Sunday for the Weddings @ The Westwood wedding fair.

Roscam Amenity Park to open in May

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Roscam Amenity Park will open in May and the new recreational facility will have tennis courts, playing pitches, a playground, and walk-ways overlooking Galway Bay.

Late train put on for Ireland match this weekend

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Iarnród Éireann has announced a special late night train service to bring matchgoers home from the Ireland v Bulgaria soccer international this Saturday.

Swing into shape and improve your golf game at the Ardilaun Leisure Club

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

The Ardilaun Leisure Club is the perfect choice for getting fit, and should be top of everyone’s list to join. Now in its 10th year, The Ardilaun Leisure Club in leafy Taylor’s Hill goes from strength to strength and offers its members and guests even more facilities and activities to choose from.

Gardai appeal for help

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Gardai in Galway have appealed for help in solving a spate of burglaries in the city in the past week.

Learn more about creative parenting the Steiner way

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Parents and people interested in holistic parenting and Steiner/Waldorf education are invited to attend a workshop on Sunday at Ard Bia at Nimmo’s beside the Spanish Arch from 10am to 4pm.

Drunk man attempts to drive taxi, court hears

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

A Fermanagh man celebrating a stag night attempted to get behind the wheel of a taxi by pulling at the driver’s jumper in an effort to get him out of the vehicle, the Galway District Court heard last Monday.

Party packages at The House for every occasion

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

The House hotel, a luxurious boutique hotel in Galway city centre, was opened in July 2006 and since than it has quickly become a central part of the lively social and corporate life of this vibrant city. From the moment you enter this urban oasis, the relaxed settings remove you from the cares of the world outside. The unique character of this award-winning boutique hotel makes it an ideal setting for a variety of social occasions.

Manuela accused says her death was ‘an accident’ 

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that her death was “an accident”.

Pucker up the lips, and get down on those knees

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Pucker up those lips lads and lassies and get out the lip balm. Yes, make those lips as big as our leader’s. Now, get down on one knee, and then the others. And get practising at something we haven’t done for a while. Ass-kissing is back. In a big way.

Less than a year after we gave two fingers to the European Union, and less than a year after we sent a turkey to the Eurovision because we were so cocky, and a decade or so after we as a race gave up ass-kissing, tipping the forelock, and saying “top of the morning’ sir” to whatever relic of auld decency was left among the gentry, the act of planting our lips on the posterior of those above us is back in fashion.

Phone engineer’s evidence links accused’s phone with murder site

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The trial of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has heard that calls made from his mobile phone bounced off a mast in the Lough Atalia area on the night of her alleged murder.

DNA evidence linked accused man to Manuela, trial told

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Central Criminal Court has heard that the DNA of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo in October 2007 was found inside a condom that had been found at the scene of her death.

‘Can you come to Galway?’ Mayor asks Obama. ‘Yes I can’ Obama replies

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Mayor of Galway Cllr Padraig Conneely is “100 per cent sure” that if US President Barack Obama comes to Ireland, he will make Galway city one of the places he must visit.

Quinn ‘doesn’t see any future’ for himself in Fianna Fáil

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Martin Quinn’s days in Fianna Fáil may be coming to a close as the former mayor is currently deciding whether or not to stay in the party or run in the June’s Local Elections as an Independent.

The process to select a running mate for Cllr John Connolly in Galway City Central came down to a contest between former mayor Martin Quinn and Ollie Crowe, the brother of Cllr Michael J Crowe. Behind the scenes there was intense lobbying. It is understood that Dep Frank Fahey and party grassroots members favoured Mr Quinn, while FF HQ was interested in Mr Crowe.

High rents are threatening Galway businesses says Sinn Féin

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Unless the high rents being paid by Galway businesses are reduced “immediately”, more businesses will close down, resulting in job losses and further increases to the Live Register.

Fahey lambasts ‘left wing coalition’ for council chamber conflict

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The left wing coalition which has dominated the Galway City Council for the last five years has seen meetings become “farcical exercises” resulting in “walk outs, adjournments, and sensational newspaper headlines”.

Digital cinema and new seating for the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

The Town Hall Theatre will install a new state-of-the-art digital projection system in April, while in June, the venue will close for two weeks to install new seating and undertake a number of technical upgrades, re-opening on July 5 for the 21st Galway Film Fleadh.

It’s all hands on Dec as Ganley seeks European seat in North West

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Declan Ganley, the founder of Libertas and the bête noire of Europhiles in Ireland, will run for an EU Parliament seat in the North West constituency in June’s European Elections.

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