People in Need raises more than €290,000 for Galway charities

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Twenty three Galway city and county charities received grants totalling more than €290,000 from the People in Need funds raised during the 2007 RTÉ People In Need Telethon.

Irish resources should be used to kick-start our economy, say Galway group

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Instead of giving away Irish gas and oil to multinational companies, the Government should use the nation’s natural resources to get the country’s economy back on track.

Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author to read in Dubray Books

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

John Boyne, the author of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, and Clare Kilroy, author of All Summer, will be in Dubray Books, Shop Street, on Tuesday next July 21 at 6pm.

Two men plead guilty to bookies’ robbery

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Two men in their 20s have pleaded guilty to the robbery of more than €1,700 at number of bookies’ offices earlier this year.

Major drop in new buildings in Galway in 2009

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

More than 1,000 new buildings were built in Galway in the first six months of 2009, a decrease of 33 per cent when compared to the same period last year.

Bring back ‘accountable’ health boards, urges former vice chairperson of health forum

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

A local city councillor is calling for the re-instatement of the health boards which were abolished in January 2005.

Fundraising in Arus na Gael

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Zebraworld is organising a family-friendly fundraising event on Saturday in Arus na Gael, Dominick Street, from 2pm to 6pm.

New health forum chairperson aims to slash hospital waiting lists

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

One of the most outspoken critics of the local health service was this week selected as the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum at its meeting in Merlin Park Hospital.

Taxi driver disqualified for obstruction of garda

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

A taxi driver, who obstructed a garda by failing to hand over his driving licence and recorded the incident on his mobile phone was fined €500 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

New management degree from GMIT’s hotel school

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The Hotel School at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is offering a new three-year degree in Hotel and Catering Management aimed at people working in the hospitality, catering and tourism industry who wish to upskill and earn a management degree while working.

Crowe won’t stand for any abolition of refuse waiver scheme

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The Galway City Council is facing a shortfall of €9 million by the end of this year as income from rates, development levies, water charges, and rents fall - a situation which may force the council to abolish the refuse waiver scheme.

According to the Mid-year Financial Report on the council’s 2009 revenue budget, written by city manager Joe MacGrath, a major drain on council resources is the waste collection waiver scheme.

Hollywood hip hop star to dance in Born store

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Hollywood hip hop star Criscilla Crossland will visit the Born store in Newtownsmith on Saturday to treat customers to a hip hop show.

More security needed to handle crowds at fast-food outlets, says judge

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

A district court judge has called for more security staff to be on hand to handle large and potentially volatile crowds at fast-food restaurants late at night.

Expect fun and mischief at the Macnas parade on Sunday night

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The poet Orfeo and the mischievous god Pan can roam the streets of Galway this weekend in search of fun and mischief as the Galway City Council has granted an event licence for the Macnas parade.

Sexual assault treatment unit to open within weeks

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The long awaited sexual assault treatment unit is expected to open in the city within weeks, the HSE West confirmed this week.

The temporary facility will be located at Parkmore. A permanent unit will eventually be built on the Merlin Park complex, a meeting of the Regional Health Forum West was told earlier this week.

Bring back matrons to fight hospital acquired infections, urges new health forum chairperson

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The new chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling for the return of hospital matrons to help in the fight against hospital acquired infections.

Man with ‘ferocious temper’ jailed after Debenhams incident

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The repeated violent behaviour of a man, once convicted of manslaughter, was a cause of great concern for a district court judge this week.

Italian role in Irish football continues as local pizza provides perfect topping for United

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Galway United has received a much-needed financial boost from new sponsor Pat McDonagh and Papa John’s Pizza.

Trial date set for armed raider

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

A date has been set for the trial of a Dublin man charged in connection with an armed raid on a businessman’s home in Lackagh which took place earlier this year.

Let’s not forget that Kieran’s killer still walks free

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Forty-five days ago tomorrow, young Kieran Cunningham came to Galway for a night out with his friends. And he never went home. That is the time that has elapsed since he was horrifically knifed to death in an attack that shocked us all, given that it happened in a relatively well-trodden part of the city, just yards from Eyre Square, at a time when the biggest event ever held in Galway was in full swing.

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