Frightened parents deplore ‘savage’ cuts to Brothers of Charity services

Thu, May 20, 2010

“Savage” cuts planned for the Brothers of Charity’s budget for 2010 will devastate services and cause “untold grief” to service users and their families, a concerned parent warned this week.

County views on Irish language sought

Thu, May 20, 2010

An in-depth survey on the Irish language in Athenry and Ballinasloe is to be carried out by Gaeilge Locha Riach, NUI, Galway, and the Galway County Council.

Council criticised over horses’ muck in Ballybane estates

Thu, May 20, 2010

Residents in a number of housing estates in the Ballybane area are up in arms over the Galway City Council’s perceived failure to tackle the on-going problems with horses being left tethered or roaming free, leaving manure and muck on green areas, footpaths, and streets.

Vandals won’t intimidate Ó Brolcháin

Thu, May 20, 2010

“I will not be intimidated” by an attack that was “designed to intimidate” is how Green senator Niall Ó Brolcháin has reacted to the vandalism of his Salthill clinic.

Less than two weeks after it was officially opened by the Minister for the Environment John Gormley, Sen Ó Brolcháin’s clinic in Salthill was attacked by vandals sometime between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

New GP referrals cuts A & E pressure

Thu, May 20, 2010

A new direct GP referral system means family doctors may now bypass A&E when referring patients to University Hospital Galway.

Connemara set to oppose FF plans to abolish cumanns

Thu, May 20, 2010

The days of the Fianna Fáil cumann look to be numbered as party HQ seeks to abolish the old local organisation system, a move that is likely to cause consternation in Connemara.

Gardai exhume Galway student’s body for advanced forensic testing

Thu, May 20, 2010

Members of Gort gardai and the Garda Cold Case Unit investigating an unsolved case have exhumed the remains of the young victim found in a burnt out caravan five years ago because of scientific advances in forensic testing.

Supreme Court to hear challenges on Galway City Outer Bypass

Thu, May 20, 2010

Dates have now been confirmed for legal challenges against plans for the Galway City Outer Bypass. The legal challenges will be heard by the Supreme Court.

The two legal challenges against the plans will come up for mention before the Chief Justice today. The Sweetman versus An Bord Pleanála case will then be heard by the Supreme Court on June 2. The Hands Across the Corrib Ltd versus An Bord Pleanála will be heard on June 10.

Pressing need for south Connemara fire service

Thu, May 20, 2010

Lives in the south Connemara area are being put in jeopardy because of a serious lack of fire services, according to Galway senator Fidelma Healy Eames.

Parking nightmare at UCHG causing unnecessary patient stress

Thu, May 20, 2010

People attending out-patient appointments at University Hospital Galway are often late and in some cases, miss appointments altogether because of the difficult getting parking at the west’s biggest hospital.

Macnas features in Leaving Cert exam

Thu, May 20, 2010

The internationally acclaimed Galway arts company Macnas is included as a question in the latest Leaving Cert honours art paper.

Head shop substance ban may drive businesses underground

Thu, May 20, 2010

The Government’s crackdown on a range of psychoactive substances sold in head shops, which has resulted in many of these outlets closing, at least temporarily, may drive these businesses underground, the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has warned.

Sporting grants available for city clubs

Thu, May 20, 2010

Sports clubs in the city promoting physical activity can avail of a special grant from the Galway City Sports Partnership.

Australian credited with Walking School Bus concept to hold free workshop

Thu, May 20, 2010

One of the world's most innovative thinkers on traffic, community life, and urban design David Engwicht will speak about his ideas in Galway next week.

Company enlists a hawk to sort out the pests

Thu, May 20, 2010

When companies operate a ‘recruit a friend’ scheme for employees, recommendations rarely come with measurements of wing span, but Maximus is no ordinary recruit, he is a Harris hawk.

Crowe announces new €1 million pedestrian bridge for Galway

Thu, May 13, 2010

A new €1million pedestrian bridge is to be built over the Eglinton Canal, running from the Fisheries Field over to the grounds of NUI, Galway.

Plans for the proposed new bridge will go on public display in early June and people will be able to submit their views, recommendations, criticisms, and observations.

Minister’s listed TV sports event plan could lead to ‘dire consequences’ for Connacht Rugby

Thu, May 13, 2010

Connacht Rugby faces renewed threats - not, this time, from headquarters, but from Government plans to broadcast major rugby matches free.

Burglars hold woman captive during raid

Thu, May 13, 2010

Gardaí have launched a hunt for two men who held a woman captive yesterday morning while they ransacked her home.

Gardaí warn elderly over bogus callers and door-to-door fraudsters

Thu, May 13, 2010

Gardaí are warning elderly people not to hand over money to callers following a rise in the number of people calling to houses and attempting to fraudulently obtain money from older residents.

When people power meets petrol power

Thu, May 13, 2010

Have ya ever seen the Government move as fast on anything as they did on the head shops. All it took were a few phone calls to Joe Duffy and you didn’t even have to be from Clontarrrrrrrrrrrfff Joe and hey presto, they’re introducing legislation that came into force, not tomorrow, but yesterday. That’s the type of Government ya need. Introducing laws so fast that they’re in force by the time you get to hear about them. All around the country on Tuesday morning, poor Hans and Jurgen and Johann with the funny hair who ran the head shops had to draw up “Closed Til Further Notice” notices so much on the hop they had been caught by our ultra quick fast reacting Government. Mary Harney, a woman who wouldn’t be in the FloJo league when it comes to turn of speed, had the laws in by the time that Hans and Johann and Jurgen had gone to bed, and by the time the dawn broke over the headshops and they looked through the hazy scene that was their lovenest, they were no more. And if Hans and Jurgen and Johann thought they were going to just shut up shop for a few days to give them time to change the name of the legal high to Ohjaysisthisisgreatdylhide, fast Mary had out-thought them on that too. She had the clear head, ya see. She wasn’t smokin’ any of that auld foreign shite. When she’s overseas, she doesn’t go into the brown cafes. No, she goes to the hairdressers and probably the nice muffin shop next door. She wrote into the law that any drugs that have their names changed and that the guards think are a bit funny can be deemed illegal as well, so now go away and put that in your pipe and smoke it, she told them, smug as anything. She might be leaving Granny for 72 hours on a shopping trolley in Casualty our Mary, but she put it to those foreigners with their head shops

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