Keep Salthill tidy ahead of Power Boat Race says Walsh

Thu, May 13, 2010

Salthill needs to look its best for next month’s Round Ireland Off Shore Power Boat Race, so the Galway City Council must put in measures to keep the streets clean the bins emptied regularly.

This is the view of Fine Gael councillor Brian Walsh who raised concerns over littering and litter management in Salthill at Monday’s city council meeting.

Visit spectacular Bushypark garden and help Mental Health Association

Thu, May 13, 2010

A prize winning Bushpark garden will be opened to the public on three days this month as part of a fundraiser for the Galway Mental Health Association.

Galway Ahmadiyyas hope new mosque will be a ‘symbol of peace’ and understanding

Thu, May 13, 2010

By the end of this year, Galway will have its first fully recognisable mosque, complete with iconic dome and minaret. It is a building which will break new architectural and cultural ground in the city, and one the Ahmadiyya community also hope will create bonds of friendship between Muslims and people of all faiths Galway.

Pure Skill to hold health and fitness event

Thu, May 13, 2010

Pure Skill is one year old and to celebrate the company has announced details of its forthcoming health and fitness event.

In association with the Galway Advertiser and Galway Bay FM, up to 40 exhibitors will be at Pure Skill on Saturday and Sunday May 29 and 30 to showcase their products, provide demonstrations, and offer substantial discounts to the public.

Get to know more about Korea with Atlantic Language

Thu, May 13, 2010

When people think of Korea they tend to picture M*A*S*H, the Seoul Olympics, and Kim Jong Il, but there is much more to Korea than that.

Elemis arrives in Gort

Thu, May 13, 2010

Claddagh Heart Beauty and Complementary Health Centre in Gort is introducing the Elemis Spa and skincare brand to its beauty and complementary health centre. Elemis is an award winning brand which celebrates 20 years of success.

Galway bands join forces for charity concert

Thu, May 13, 2010

SOME OF Galway’s leading bands will gather in The Quays Bar tonight at 9pm for a concert to raise funds for the Dochas Nasamu Children’s Home in Kenya.

Michael D demands Irish troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan

Thu, May 13, 2010

Ireland must withdraw its troops serving in Afghanistan in order to “avoid any misinterpretation” of our policy of neutrality and our reputation as peace-keepers.

Galway man on trial for sexually abusing his sister for a decade

Thu, May 13, 2010

A Galway man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court for sexually abusing his sister for almost a decade.

Sizzle by the coast

Thu, May 13, 2010

Summer is finally here and there is no better way to celebrate the sun than an outdoor barbecue. If you are looking for somewhere exclusive to host a memorable occasion, corporate event, or family get-together then look no further than the four-star Connemara Coast Hotel. The hotel is set in a spectacular location overlooking Galway Bay with magnificent views of the Burren and the Aran Islands in the distance while still only 10 minutes from Galway city.

Is Cam/Clegg relationship manna for political idealists?

Thu, May 13, 2010

The election campaign across the water which has hogged our TV news bulletins for the past seven days turned out to be far more intriguing than any of us could have imagined. And of course, it has started to whet appetites on this side of the pond for the day when we too get the opportunity to vent our feelings and express our opinions electorally on how we think this country has been and should be governed. Britain, like ourselves is currently experiencing an economic crisis, but it has the greater population base and natural resources from which regeneration is more possible. The Irish have always had a keen interest on the personality of the occupant of 10 Downing Street, more so in the past when there was an inclination that a Labour incumbent complete with working class backing would take a greater interest in the “Ireland question.” Now that peace has broken out in Northern Ireland that factor is less pressing and so for the first time in generations, we are able to look at the British election through fresh eyes and not through the narrow prism of our own terrible issues.

While the image of David Cameron and Nick Clegg espousing about this new type of pilticis is manna from heaven for the political idealists, the fact that it has happened, allied to the emergence of Obama in the US has given, perhaps naively, the hope that it is possible to create a new type of Government, one that is less jingoistic and partisan. It is a move towards the civil society model in which people come together for the greater good. It is a sort of Amish community approach to problem solving, the idea of the Meitheal tradition in Ireland where communities helped each other out so that everybody had a chance to reap benefit from the harvest. Can that work at political level? Is there a need for a national government at times of crisis such as this. Post pensions, expenses, and damning cuts, has our faith in the profession sunk through the floor?

The man behind the Clinic

Thu, May 13, 2010

Zig Zigler once said that in business and life “it’s better to be a meaningful specific rather than a wandering generality”.

‘Walter Mitty character’ gets suspended sentence in Fahy case

Thu, May 06, 2010

A 69-year-old city man has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to extort €5,000 from Cllr Michael Fahy by claiming he had information that would clear the Ardrahan councillor of fraud charges.

Walsh condemns strike which let prisoner escape hospital

Thu, May 06, 2010

Fine Gael councillor Brian Walsh has condemned as “outrageous” an incident which saw a prisoner abscond from University Hospital Galway after prison warders, who refused to work overtime, sought a temporary release for him.

Last Wednesday an inmate of Castlerea Prison was brought to the UHG in order to undergo a medical procedure to remove razor blades and batteries which he had swallowed.

Is taking Tuam’s archbishop the last straw?

Thu, May 06, 2010

I’ve a great auld grá for Tuam. It was there I cut my teeth in the manic world of wordmaking. A proud town, with great characters and great music and great poetry, it was forever getting a lash. If there was a lash to be had, Tuam would be first in line. It lost its sugar factory, its railway. Major industry was never comfortable there; its historic football stadium was allowed to rot while a shiny new one was built in an awkward location in the city, and politically, it was always an afterthought rather than a focal point.

There was never a creature with enough hind tits on which to place Tuam. If they had ducks, they would have drowned. However, through all the years of history, from the wheel-breaking days of St Jarlath through to the present day, the two things it never lost were its soul and its archbishop. But now it seems the latter is in danger and if that goes, it could badly affect the former.

Jockey murder trial jury sees footage of accused

Thu, May 06, 2010

THE jury in the trial of Peter Brown watched CCTV footage yesterday (Wednesday) of the defendant's movements in the hours before the fire that killed apprentice jockeys Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson.

Cregmore residents call for work on junction following crash

Thu, May 06, 2010

Parents and residents in Cregmore have called for a raft of measures to deal with traffic at Cregmore Cross following last week’s accident in which an articulated lorry careered into a parking area outside Cregmore National School.

UHG closes its ENT in-patient ward

Thu, May 06, 2010

University Hospital Galway has announced the closure of a 22-bed ward due to a shortage of staff and funds.

In a statement yesterday, the HSE confirmed that the hospital’s management team had no alternative but to close St Michael’s ward due to “cost containment and the non-replacement of staff”.

GTI hosts week long fashion fiesta for charity

Thu, May 06, 2010

A week long fashion fiesta, which will be produced and presented by students of Galway Technical Institute’s fashion studio, will run from May 10 to 14.

Fine for city man who refused to give name after high speed chase in Mayo

Thu, May 06, 2010

A Galwayman who was a passenger in a car which was involved in a high speed chase by Gardai in which a number of suspicious items was found, along with a bag containing cutting equipment, was fined €250 in Ballyhaunis District Court this week after pleading guilty to not giving gardai his name.

Kenneth Bohan , 5 St Judes Apartments, Ballybrit, Galway was a passenger in a car which was passed by Garda David Donnelly who was on patrol with a colleague in a squad car on December 19 2008 on Knock Road, Ballyhaunis at 12.45am.

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