Galway film company looks inside India’s inspirational Rainbow School
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Galway based Hawkeye Films became the first film crew to film inside the famous Rainbow School in Kolkata, India. The results of that filming have been made into a documentary to be broadcast this weekend.
Read more ...Ballybrit heroin dealer jailed for twelve months
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
A Ballybrit man who denied selling eight bags of heroin, was sentenced to 12 months at Galway District Court this week, after he failed to convince Judge Mary Fahy that he had been at the petrol station on the Tuam Road just “to get gear”.
Read more ...Enjoy money free shopping at barter fair
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
If the downturn in the economy has made you think about economising it may be time to consider bartering.
Galway Social Space (www.galwayspace.org) will host a barter fair from 7pm to 9pm on Monday at 24 Middle Street.
Read more ...Cllr Connaughton to bow out of politics next year
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Cllr Sinead Connaughton will not be seeking re-election to the Galway County Council next year, she announced this week.
Read more ...Hang out with the Galway Community Circus
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
THE GALWAY Community Circus is looking for young people aged 13 and over with circus aspirations to join the group for a show in the Black Box in November.
Read more ...German Lutheran Thanksgiving service
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
A German Lutheran Thanksgiving Service will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Dublin woman flees city hotel and taxi without paying
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
A 32-year-old Dublin woman had a slap up meal at g Hotel before taking off without paying the bill and then tried to avoid paying a taxi fare into the city centre, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Enjoy Czech food and culture this weekend in honour of Wenceslas
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Czech hero King Wenceslas will be celebrated at an event in the Granary Learning Centre, Dominick Street, this Sunday at 6pm.
Read more ...Plumber fined for breaking restaurant window
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
An unemployed plumber, who was fined for breaking the window of a city centre restaurant when he was acting the “maggot” on a night out with friends, was advised to find other ways to spend his earnings on other than fines.
Read more ...Galway to ‘express solidarity’ with Palestinian city Beit Lahia
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The Galway City Council is to “express solidarity” with Beit Lahia, a Palestinian city in which civilians have been killed by Israeli Defence Force tank shells.
Read more ...Michael D supports call for Mutton Island famine memorial
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The proposal for a memorial to Famine victims on Mutton Island, made recently by Galwayman and writer Mark Kennedy, deserves the full support of Galway people and organisations.
Read more ...Volunteers needed in Gort and Ballinasloe on Friday
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Volunteers are needed to help two community organisations in Gort and Ballinasloe tomorrow (Friday) as part of “Give It A Swirl Day” – Ireland’s national day of volunteering.
Read more ...Witnesses to assault sought
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following a serious assault in the city centre last week.
Read more ...City Hall must work with residents to give communities better facilities, says Connolly
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The Galway City Council must work with Westside residents to enhance recreational facilities in the area and stop pursuing “continuous indiscriminate building that ill serves communities”.
Read more ...Claregalway annual fashion show
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The 9 Arch Musical Society will host its annual autumn/winter fashion show in The Claregalway Hotel on Wednesday October 8 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Help St Pat’s by going to the dogs
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
The St Patrick’s School Parents Association is hosting a fund-raising Buster night at the Galway Greyhound track on Friday, October 3.
Read more ...Woman attacked in Bruach na Coiribe
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Gardaí have launched an investigation following an assault in Bruach na Coiribe last week.
Read more ...Toothache relief sees driver put off the road
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
A man who was disqualified from driving for four years this week for failing to give a breath sample had drunk alcohol to relieve a toothache, the Galway District Court heard.
Read more ...Top Indian doc in town to give lecture as new homeopathy clinic opens
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
One of the world’s leading experts on homeopathy will be in Galway this weekend to give a talk on treating cancer with homeopathy as the city’s newest clinic opens.
Read more ...PD councillors look to an independent future as party gets set to close down
Thu, Sep 18, 2008
PD councillors Tom Welby and Terry O’Flaherty have declared they will stand as Independent candidates in the 2009 Local Elections, with Cllr Donal Lyons possibly doing the same. Speculation persists however that Noel Grealish, Declan McDonnell, and Jim Cuddy are Fianna Fáil bound.
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