Tasty and temptin’ — Student prankster caught with hand in Supermac’s till

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

A foolish drunken prank led to a student messing around with the buttons of a Supermacs cash register, reaching over the counter, and putting his hands in the till to steal €240 cash, the Galway District Court heard this week.

Leasing homes to landlords will not solve housing crisis says Connolly

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Leasing homes for landlords to rent to applicants on the housing waiting list is not the way to solve the housing crisis in Galway according to Independent councillor Catherine Connolly.

Hillwalkers to hold open meeting

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe Hillwalking Club, based in Galway city, will hold an open meeting in the Menlo Park Hotel this evening (Thursday). The meeting will begin at 8.30pm and new members are welcome to attend.

O’Flaherty condemns students who still park in estates close to the GMIT

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Some students from the GMIT are continuing to park in estates close to the college, despite the extra car-parking spaces available in the Galwegians Sports Grounds, which is funded by the GMIT.

Father hurls abuse at garda over child car seat offence

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

A father who, when pulled for not having his young child in a proper car seat flew off the handle and hurled insulting abuse at a garda, was sentenced to a further one month in jail and warned to mend his ways.

Galway to follow Dublin and get directly elected mayors says Ó Brolcháin

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Galway, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, and Kilkenny, are likely to follow Dublin and get a directly elected Mayor according to Green senator and former mayor of Galway Niall Ó Brolcháin.

New balls please

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Time and time again we are fed the line that Anglo was included in the bank guarantee because it was of systemic importance to the Irish economy. When questioned not one person from Government was able to explain why precisely Anglo is of systemic importance. It is simply a mantra put forward by those who do not understand the issue and who are seriously out of their depth.

The truth is that our Government has ceded its authority to Brussels and Germany. Brian Lenihan would have had no choice but to discuss the plans to guarantee the banks with Angela Merkel on that fateful September night in 2008. A guarantee that was most appropriate for Ireland would not have been one that that was in Germanys best interests. She had to take action.

McNelis appointed chair of Labour Councillors Association

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Councillor Niall McNelis will have a significant role to play in Labour’s general and presidential election campaigns with his appointment as chair of the Labour Councillors Association.

Learn how to parent teenagers

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

A one day workshop on the skills needed by parents to negotiate the teen years will take place at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Arus de Brun, Newtownsmith on Saturday November 13 from 10m to 4pm.

Topics will include how to communicate effectively with your teen, the importance of setting boundaries, peer pressure and encouragement. This will be an interactive and skills based workshop.

Little ghouls to take part in Monivea playground opening

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The official opening of the new playground in Monivea is to take place on Saturday October 30 with local children and young people in the community taking part in an open air spectacle to help mark the occasion.

New life in Galway’s oldest restaurant

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Maxwell’s Restaurant on the corner of Eglinton Street and Williamsgate Street is back in business. Having lain idle for close on three years Galway’s oldest restaurant reopened for business during the summer. Maxwell’s forms part of the old Colonial Buildings which were built by Austin Semple in 1866. In its early days it was a whiskey and wine Import business as well as a high class grocery run by an F McNamara and Co. In 1900 it was bought by an Austin Green who married a Miss Maxwell from Longford and Maxwell McNamara & Co came into being.

Halloween gig for Irish Chamber Choir of Paris

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

THE IRISH Chamber Choir of Paris pla
y St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday October 30 at 8pm.

y St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday October 30 at 8pm.

A gala music night to celebrate thirty years of excellence

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

An extraordinary night of music was enjoyed by a packed Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening. Music for Galway, that simple title that conveys so much, celebrate 30 years of existence during which it placed Galway high on the map of venues for many of Europe’s leading musicians, performers and choirs. It has initiated not only a loyal following for its exemplary Autumn and Winter programmes throughout the years, but enabled the talented Con Tempo Quartet to reside here as its ensemble in residence. This popular quartet has now merged into a music residency which delivers performances, education and community programmes to schools, and groups throughout the city and county. Music for Galway is one of the great cultural attractions of our city, which gives us the edge over all other centres, and a quality of life envied by many.

Music for Galway - thirty years a growing

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

It was inspired by a farcical concert, it got up and running thanks to a whip round in a living room, and was sustained by much perspiration from its members during economically depressed times.

Fianna Fáil - about as legitimate as British rule in Ireland

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Thursday September 30 2010 – dubbed ‘Black Thursday’ by the opposition parties – may go down as the seminal point in the economic tsunami of these past two years.

Healy Eames in pole position to join McCormack on Galway West ticket

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

With support for Fianna Fáil in freefall and the party desperately clinging to its two seats in Galway West, the time is right for Fine Gael to land the killer blow and become the biggest party in the constituency.

Cannon fires warning over ‘dying’ tourism industry

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

An east Galway senator has warned the tourism industry is “dying on its feet” and insists urgent action is necessary to breathe life back into it.

Quilts, art, and workshops in Galway City Museum

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Galway City Museum is hosting a quilting exhibition from the North of Ireland, artwork by Cecil Maguire, and workshops for younger visitors keen to keep busy during the mid-term break.

Ó Brolcháin welcomes new measures for Galway Warmer Homes Scheme

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

New measures have been put in place to make it easier for Galway residents to access the Warmer Homes Scheme according to Galway senator Niall Ó Brolcháin.

Galway Abooo Festival returns for Halloween

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Halloween is coming and to celebrate all things spooky, ghoulish, and ghostly, the Galway Abooo Halloween Festival returns from Friday October 29 to Sunday 31.

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