‘A man and his wife are a team’

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Around five years ago Denis Andre was working as a nurse in Angola. His employers discovered he had helped some wounded Cabindan independence fighters with medicine and treatment. Cabinda is an enclave in Angola and is a disputed territory.

Prison for man who tried to rob parking meter

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

A Romanian man, who was caught drilling holes in the back of a parking meter to siphon money from its collection box, was sentenced to six months in prison at the holiday sittings of Galway District Court yesterday.

Vasile Sabadas (26), with addresses in Collins Avenue, Dublin, and Sallins, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to causing €5,790 worth of damage to the pay parking machine, which belongs to Galway City Council, at the Docks, Galway, on June 22 last.

Funding for An Spidéal childcare centre

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

A new community childcare centre in An Spidéal is to benefit from a grant of more than €70,000 towards equipment.

Bogus doctor makes house calls in east Galway

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Gardaí are warning householders in east Galway to be wary of unsolicited callers after a man called to a number of homes claiming to be a health professional.

Major fundraiser for Sunflower Chernobyl appeal this weekend

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

A fundraiser in aid of a multi-sensory facility for the Sunflower Chernobyl Appeal will take place this Saturday August 9. The fundraiser will take place in the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, at 6.30pm and will have performances from Shane Warner, Cafe Minor, and Jackhammer Purr. There will also be live performance puppetry, juggling, and poetry.

Judge advises rose seller to ask city council for trading licence

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

A District Court judge is hopeful that Galway City Council will consider granting a casual trading licence to a Romanian rose seller so that he can “go straight” from now on and ply his trade lawfully on the city’s streets.

Coole to host family events this month

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Coole Park is hosting a number of family activities in the woods and visitors’ centre throughout this month.

Family walks will take place in the Coole Park woods every Sunday from 3pm, while nature activities for young children will take place on Wednesdays from 2.30pm to 4pm. These activities are suitable for children from five to 12 years and booking is essential.

Support the Frances Thornton Swimmers this weekend

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

The Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West takes place this Saturday August 9. Andrew Flanagan, Ronan Collins, Kevin Thornton, Michael Heffernan, Simon Flatley and Colin Duffy, seen here presenting the proceeds of last year’s swim to David O'Donnell from Cancer Care West, along with twelve others will set out from Augnish, Co Clare, at 11am.

Galway Clinic awarded €8.2 million under National Treatment Fund

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

The Galway Clinic was awarded €8.2 million this year under the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

Treacy welcomes battery bring bank plans

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Dep Noel Treacy has welcomed plans to introduce a free battery recycling service throughout the country from next month.

Car boot sale fundraiser for Oughterard church

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

A car boot sale will take place in Oughterard this month as part of the fundraising campaign for Kilcummin Parish Church.

The perfect running mate

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

No doubt all you political junkies who tune into these pages weekly have seen the very successful series on TG 4 called The Running Mate — all sitting politicians have a variety known as the perfect one. They exist to keep the incumbent in and their selection and placement on the ticket involved some very skillful old style convention rigging. From what Insider understands, picking a fool to run with you is a sport that's about to be made extinct.

Galway poster ban welcomed by hungry newspaper owners?

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

The suggestion this week by the dashing Neil McNeilis that all political posters should be banned in the city during next year’s local elections is one that will be welcomed in all sectors — especially as it will mean that there won’t be any pictures of red-faced jowly councillors glaring down on all those sailors who will hit town next year for the Volvo Ocean Race.

The Twelve hotel keeps on winning awards

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Already winner of the 'Best new hotel' award from Hospitality Ireland, and the 2008 winner of the ‘Best gastro-pub’ for The Pins bar, The Twelve’s West restaurant has just scooped one of only four prestigious wine spectator awards of excellence in the country.

Puppy row killing gets nine-year sentence for pregnant city woman

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

An eight-months-pregnant Galway woman who stabbed her neighbour to death in a row over a puppy has been jailed for nine years at the Central Criminal Court.

A trick here, a trick there

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Everyone gets a gig during race week. For those who want it, and even for those who don't' - there's always an opportunity to turn a few tricks. A trick here, a trick there. It's as if the world will end come Sunday and a great opportunity to make money will have been lost. And long may it continue. Whether it's lucky Biros outside the races, or bands —any band worth its salt never sees a pillow all Race Week. A trick here, a trick there. B and B. Clear the back room, Bridie, get out the auld duvet. Crank up the toaster...Roll them in, kerrching. Ten thousand gallons of carrot juice. Sprayers attached to the hoses...line up ladies, close those eyes, it's tanning time...kerrching...beer garden, beer streets more like — plastic beakers...no washing up, thanks guard for that one —kerrching. A trick here, a trick there.

And everyone of us loves to hear a good sceal about entreprenurial artistry at its finest. Thirty years on from the Pope's visit to Ballybrit, the town still talks with admiration of yer man buying thousands of little chairs and flogging them to eager pilgrims. Young people I love you, but ye must be wrecked sit down...There were about 250,000 in Ballybrit that day, but as the years go by, the number of stools that he sold is said to be nearer the million mark. Great stuff. A trick here, a trick there. And then there was the admiration for the lad who just managed to have a consignment of portable rain macs on the wettest day in the history of post-Cromwellian Connacht — the Westlife day. The heavens opened in Pearse Stadium, and the local man who bought thousands of macs for a few cent and sold them for a lot more made a killing. Genius. Pure genius A trick here, a trick there...However, this year there is another side of the coin. Not content with boring the backside of each other with sceals about how we made a killing from selling one house for half a mill having bought it for damn all, now the real fun is to be had by telling each other who is fecked. It seems that the ferry that brought away the Celtic Tiger with his tail between his legs brought back the begrudger. Perfectly balanced with a chip on both shoulders. There is no doubt that because so many have flown Icarus-like to the suburbs of the sun, there will be casualties. Entrepreneurs take risks. The Pope’s audience might have wanted to stand up; the sun could have shone on Westlife. But it didn’t.

Thirty months sentence for man following sex attack

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

A Polish national who sexually assaulted a Galway woman last year has been given a 30 months sentence by Mr Justice John Edwards at the Central Criminal Court.

Cocaine addict to be sentenced for underage sex

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

A Galway cocaine addict who had sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a Dublin hotel room will be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

It's all about stars at The Ardilaun hotel

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

An exclusive event, featuring star chefs and experts, will take place in The Ardilaun hotel on Saturday August 23. The hotel will work in conjunction with Conor Kenny and Associates, consultants to the hospitality industry in Ireland, to produce ‘A Real Galway Banquet’.

The banquet will give rising members of the Ardilaun team the chance to receive five-star training from chefs Fred Cordonnier, John Healy, and Nick Munier.

Blonde Galway transvestite attacked after Blondie gig

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

A Galway transvestite was attacked in Galway city after spending an evening at the Blondie gig last Thursday. The man, who goes by the name of Sammy, was pushed to the ground outside the Front Door bar and had his pearl necklaces broken and his wig ripped off by a man who he claims was, “aggressive and extremely threatening,” and who also needed a lot of restraining.

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