Birthday girl injures man in costume jewellery assault
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Birthday celebrations turned sour when a bit of pushing and shoving in a nightclub cloakroom queue led to a woman lashing out at a man and seriously injuring him in the eye with her costume jewellery ring, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Hit and run driver fined €900
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A 25-year-old Gort woman, who was fined €900 this week for careless driving and hit and run offences, was good enough to leave her vehicle’s licence plate behind for gardai before fleeing the scene of a traffic accident, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Rape accused admitted to psychiatric hospital
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A 38-year-old Galway man accused of raping and sexually assaulting his niece has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Read more ...Homeless man jailed for Aids bite threat to garda
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
An alcoholic homeless man who threatened a garda that he had Aids and would bite him was sentenced to a total of five months in jail for the serious nature of the abuse.
Read more ...Man gets four months for store thefts
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A man who claimed he stole aftershave, perfume, and clothes from city centre stores to provide for his family received four months in jail at Galway District Court this week.
Read more ...Charity bike run
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A charity motorcycle run will take place on Sunday to raise funds for Galway hospice.
Read more ...Knocknacarra school opens officially
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
After many years of campaigning by local residents, Friday April 23 will see the official opening of the new school of St John the Apostle, Knocknacarra National School.
Read more ...Zhivago and Simon work for Galway
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
One of the city’s oldest businesses has teamed up with Galway Simon Community in a bid to help the homeless people of Galway.
Read more ...New home care service launched
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The Village Nursing Care Centre in Craughwell has recently launched a home care service with a difference.
Read more ...Circus cabaret
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Galway Community Circus has announced a fundraising event to be held in The Bank of Ireland Theatre in NUIG.
Read more ...Public lecture on The Battle of Britain
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The fall of France, the evacuation from Dunkirk, and the Battle of Britain will be examined in the next public lecture from the Renmore History Society. The lecture, entitled The Narrowest Margin – The Story of the Battle of Britain will be given by Brian MacGabhann in the Renmore Barracks on Thursday April 29 at 8pm.
Read more ...Learning while helping others
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A series of seminars which hopes to raise money to help the poor, and educate the people of Galway, has been organised by Seán Connaughton, a part time lecturer at GMIT. Motivated by the success of former students who referenced their experience and motivation to their time at GMIT, Connaughton, has Trio Seminars, a training experience which he hopes will benfit the wider community.
Read more ...Get your heart pumping for Croi
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The west of Ireland’s biggest charity cycle , the annual Croi Lough Corrib event, is set to take place on May 23 this year.
Read more ...The Stiletto disco
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The definitive girls’ night out arrives at The Dail Bar tonight at 10pm.
Read more ...Cinemobile for Oughterard Arts Festival
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The Cinemobile will be in Oughterard showgrounds car park on Saturday and Sunday as part of the town’s UachtarArts Festival.
Read more ...Barna United keeps growing
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Barna United Football Club is calling for dedicated soccer facilities to meet the needs of the 18 teams and 500 teenagers and adults who will be playing competitively for the club by 2015.
Read more ...Are you Galway’s Best?
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
In a quest to find and recognise customer service excellence in the service industry in Galway city and county, Galway’s Best Awards 2010 has been launched by Central Park Group, in association with Heineken.
Read more ...COPE celebrates tenth annual golf classic
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The 10th annual golf classic in aid of COPE Galway takes place in Oughterard Golf Club over two afternoons on April 29 and 30.
Sponsored by HC Financial Services in Oranmore, the event’s format is a four ball with an entry fee of €160. COPE Galway is also looking for companies and individuals to support this competition by sponsoring a tee for the two days of the competition for €100.
Read more ...Road race series a sell out
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Some 700 places for the upcoming Galway 5km Road Race Series were sold out within a day, reflecting the growing popularity of the event.
Read more ...Craft beer festival hits Galway
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Galway’s first craft beer festival will take place this May Bank Holiday weekend. The Brewers on the Bay Festival will bring craft brewers from microbreweries all over Ireland to Salthill for the first event of its kind in the west.
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