Case of stolen chicken breast a ‘waste of resources’, says judge

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

A case in which a homeless man was brought to court for stealing a southern fried chicken breast, valued at only €2.69, was described by a Galway District Court judge recently as a “total waste of resources”.

Get to grips with sign language with the Centre for Sign Language Studies

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

The Centre for Sign Language Studies — formerly known as the Conroy School of ISL — was established in 2001 to develop a centre of excellence in the west of Ireland for the study of the deaf community and Irish Sign Language and to provide consultation and advice, interpreting, and translation services.

Huge response to Evergreen colouring competition

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Evergreen Healthfoods has been inundated with entries to its second annual Christmas colour competition. The competition, which ran for two weeks in early December, received nearly 1,000 entries across three age categories from children throughout Galway.

Hide your inhibitions at Karma on New Year’s Eve

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Karma Club Galway will host a night of masked entertainment with a masquerade ball for New Year’s Eve.

People sought to train for bereavement support groups

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

People interested in becoming bereavement support volunteers are invited to attend a training course in Galway in the New Year.

Council to approach Government a second time for water assistance

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

The Galway City Council has voted to make a second bid to the Government seeking funding to assist with the pipe replacement in Old Mervue and other areas of the city affected by the lead water crisis.

The inside story of the city council budget

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Now that the back slapping is over and political kudos have been gained by politicians across the board for a most courageous, progressive, budget in recessionary times maybe it is appropriate at this stage to ask some pertinent questions as to the political intricacies of its birth, formulation, and delivery.

Will FF convince Phelim O’Neill to run?

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

After months of speculation, fretting, and mystery, it finally appears as if Fianna Fáil will have two candidates to stand in June’s Local Elections in Galway City West.

Will Libertas candidates add spice to Galway’s EU election campaign?

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

You can almost see it - an Irish politician scolding his bold child with the threat of ‘I’ll send you to Declan Ganley if you don’t behave yourself!’

SF candidate wants to bring City Hall ‘into the 21st century’

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Martin Concannon will stand for Sinn Féin in Galway City East at the local elections in June and wants local government and how it operates to be “brought into the 21st century”.

What we achieved in Brussels

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Last week the Taoiseach and I met for two days with EU leaders in Brussels. We discussed a series of highly significant issues for Galway, for Ireland and the European Union. These included climate change, an EU-wide economic stimulus package worth some €200 billion and the future of the Lisbon Treaty.

Tragic Manuela brought into the world by sick serial killer

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The man who delivered Swiss teen Manuela Riedo, who was murdered in Galway last October, was himself a serial killer accused of taking the lives of three people including his wife, his sister-in-law, and a rival co-worker.

Dr Marcel Walther was a respected gynaecologist in Switzerland when he delivered the beautiful baby girl who, almost 18 years later, would be discovered dead on wasteland at Lough Atalia on October 8, 2007, just days after her arrival in Galway city. The doctor, however, was leading a secret second life as a cold-blooded killer that would eventually win him the name of ‘Dr Death’ in the teen’s home country.

Tragic Manuela brought into the world by sick serial killer

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The man who delivered Swiss teen Manuela Riedo, who was murdered in Galway last October, was himself a serial killer accused of taking the lives of three people including his wife, his sister-in-law, and a rival co-worker.

Is Brian Walsh to be Fine Gael’s solo artist in Galway City East?

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It is looking increasingly likely that Cllr Brian Walsh will be the sole candidate for Fine Gael in the Galway City East ward in the 2009 Local Elections.

The party planned that Cllr Walsh will have two running mates in the ward. The plan was for Cllr Walsh to retain his seat thanks to his own base in the area and transfers from his running mates. FG also felt it could take a second seat if transfers between the three were strong enough and Fianna Fáil took a hit from an electorate still sore over Budget 09.

Sinn Féin selection convention for Galway city

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The Sinn Féin Galway City East selection convention will take place on Sunday December 14 in the Victoria Hotel, Eyre Square, at 4pm.

People urged to fight education cuts

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Local Fine Gael senator and party spokesperson on education in the senate Fidelma Healy Eames is urging people to attend a meeting in the city tonight (Thursday) which will highlight what she terms the Government’s “cruel and callous” education cuts in Budget ‘09.

City mourns businessman of ‘vision and personality’

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Tributes poured in this week for the late city businessman George Herterich who died suddenly on Tuesday.

Ó Cuív and students have showdown

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It was nothing like John Prescott v Craig Evans on the campaign trail of the 2001 British election, but a Government minister and a protester had something of a scuffle in NUIG on Tuesday night.

New Engineering degree has designs on innovation and invention

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

NUI Galway is to offer a new electronic engineering degree, via the CAO, called the BE. in engineering innovation – electronic. The new four-year course, with the option of a fifth year to achieve a masters, will deliver graduates with the skills and capabilities to start up their own company to design niche electronic products for world-wide markets.

No junkets for city councillors next year

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

It is a sign of the extent of the recession we are in that City Hall management announced that they will not take any bonuses in 2009.

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