Three county schools to get funding for improvement works
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Funding has been approved for improvement works at three county schools, according to Fianna Fáil Dáil deputy for East Galway, Noel Treacy.
Read more ...Book launch to examine how Ireland can recover from the recession
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Ireland’s Economic Crash, the new book by Dr Kieran Allen, senior lecturer at the School of Sociology in UCD, will be launched at a meeting in Richardson’s Pub, Eyre Square, this evening at 8pm.
Read more ...Bohermore man smears cell walls, court hears
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
A Bohermore man who was heard threatening to kill a man and then smeared human faeces over a cell wall at a Garda station was jailed for six months this week.
Read more ...Citylink expands route network with wi-fi on buses
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Galway based bus operator Citylink has expanded its popular service, and now has wifi on-board all coaches. The independent company offers 15 daily services to Dublin and Dublin airport. There are eight direct services from Galway to Shannon with additional departures from Galway at 5.30am, 11.30am, and 2.30pm, and a new departure from Shannon to Galway at 9.30am.
Read more ...Galway students accepted for anthology of poetry and art
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Three Galway students have had their entries accepted for the Eurochild Anthology of Poetry and Art 2009. The successful candidates are Nina Dorogaia, Teniola Olaleye, and Lauren Crawford from Grianach House school in Galway . The launch of the book will take place in Cork on June 26. Eurochild is a network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people.
Tom and Vera Miller from America have been staying at the school for the last seven weeks. Mr Miller is the president of the Emerald health and education trust, a patron of Grianach School. The Millers have been helping out around the school which has been appreciated by both pupils and staff.
Read more ...Ganley heads off into the sunset
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Five years and a month after Declan Ganley chaired the Libertas Forum to discuss the European Constitution during Ireland’s presidency of the European Union, he walked off the political stage, as the sun began to set outside the count centre for the North West Constituency in Castlebar.
Read more ...Big names lose out in city
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
“What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better,” so said Wendell Phillips, the 19th century American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, lawyer, and writer.
Read more ...Fun day in Oranmore in memory of four-year-old child who died from meningitis
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
A walk and fun day in memory of a four-year-old child who died from meningitis will take place in Oranmore village on Saturday June 27 at 2pm.
Read more ...Despite election, the Green Party bike scheme is a success
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
A Green Party initiative to encourage people to cycle to work is proving to be a success, according to city based cycle store Nigel’s cycles.
The scheme launched by the Government enables workers to buy tax free bikes and accessories to a maximum value of €1,000 saving employees up to €400.
Read more ...An epic day which yielded change
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Not long after 9am on Saturday as the boxes were opened in Leisureland and the tallymen got to work, patterns began to emerge that would remain unaltered throughout the day. Galway was giving its backing to Labour, but it was not exactly punishing Fianna Fáil.
Read more ...Conneely win and Eames setback in county puts mayor in frame for second FG role
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Having secured re-election to the Galway City Council, Fine Gael Mayor Pádraig Conneely now has his sights set on Dáil Éireann and is determined to be on the Fine Gael Galway West ticket at the next general election.
Mayor Conneely would have liked to top the poll in Galway City Central on Saturday, but that honour was to go to Labour’s councillor Billy Cameron. Nonetheless Mayor Conneely polled an impressive 1,012 first preferences and was able to strut proudly around the count centre in Westside before being elected on the fourth count with a combined vote of 1,059.
Read more ...What kind of council has Galway voted for?
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
When the results came in on Saturday it was clear that Ireland had raised high the Red flag, donned a blue shirt, kept a few Independents on side, and delivered the mother of all kickings to the Government parties. Well not quite everywhere. Typically Galway didn’t quite follow suit.
Read more ...Galway City East — the figures
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Electorate: 18,149
Total poll: 8,912
Total poll: 8,912
Read more ...And you can quote me on that
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
“If Connaughton had only been named Sue or Seamus or Michael, I’d have had a chance, but to be called Paul, well that killed me in the polls.”
Read more ...‘It will be a horrendous council to be on’
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
The Irish economy is in the worst shape it has been since the 1930s. The Government coffers are bare and local authorities will not be getting the kind of massive grants for important projects they enjoyed over the last eight years.
Read more ...Locals sets the scene for next General Election
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
The Local Elections are over, bring on the General Election! There is never a time when politicians and political anoraks are not thinking about elections and Saturday’s results will be read as an indication of what lies ahead in 2012.
Many believe there will be a General Election before 2012 but given the pasting the Greens got, the party will not want to go and face a hostile electorate any time soon and end up wiped off the face of the earth like the PDs in 2007.
Read more ...Strong brand sees young Paul first over the Ballinasloe line
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Speaking in that unique east Galway accent of his, defeated FG councillor Michael Finnerty summed up the strength of the Paul Connaughton brand when he said to me afterwards “If young Conner-ton had only been named Sue or Seamus or Michael, but anything but Paul, I might have had a chance.”
Read more ...Spirit of late mother in Fahy’s mind as he tops poll
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Over the decades in which Michael Fahy has been the institution he is in Galway politics, one feature of the election counts in which he was centre stage was the presence of his mother May.
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