Early school leavers urged to reveal why school system failed them

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Early school leavers who left without completing their Leaving Certificate are being urged to take part in research into how and why the Irish education system has failed them.

City sports clubs to benefit from new grants

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Sport in Galway city got a major boost this week through a local sports grant facility which was incorporated into the Galway City Council budget for the first time.

Help COPE set world record

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

COPE Galway is inviting local people to help it set a world record for the largest organised Christmas Day Swim and raise vital funds for its work with people experiencing the effects of isolation in the community.

Republican SF table quiz

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Republican Sinn Féin will hold a table quiz to support Tomás Ó Curraoin’s local election campaign next summer.

Carol service at Ardrahan church

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Ardrahan Church of Ireland will hold a community carol service on Wednesday December 17 at 8pm.

Galway Sri Lanka Project launches Christmas card fundraiser

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The Galway Sri Lanka Project has launched a range of Christmas cards to raise funds for its ongoing work in areas of Sri Lanka devastated by the Christmas 2004 tsunami.

Car dealer shoved keys down trousers and told garda to get them

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A young and abusive car dealer shoved the keys of his broken down van in the “crotch area” of his trousers and told a garda to come and get them before roaring profanities at her.

Pour your own pint at the Skeff

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Patrons at the Skeff can enjoy a pint of Guinness or Carlsberg at a private table without queuing for the bar following the launch of the new Guinness® Pour Your Own Pint experience.

Christmas market time in Clarinbridge this weekend

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Clarinbridge village has been busy again, and this Saturday next (December 13) the village hall will burst into life with the rekindling of the Christmas Market in the old parish hall and stone courtyard.

Heart charity predicts it will reach usual sales targets despite economic downturn

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The local heart charity Croi says that despite the current economic conditions it hopes to reach its usual sales targets.

Council officials were at odds with each other over irregularities, ‘Stroke’ trial told

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Top officials at the Galway County Council were at odds with each other on how to deal with the findings of an internal investigation into “irregularities’ regarding invoices submitted by a councillor for works carried out during a Community Involvement Scheme in Ardrahan in south Galway in 2003, it emerged at Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

Concern as Thermo King set to make jobs announcement tomorrow

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Manufacturing giant Thermo King is set to make an announcement this Friday that will affect the future of hundreds of employees at the plant.

‘Shortcomings’ in bypass’ design as big a reason for refusal as bog cotton

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The need to preserve bog cotton in Tonabrocky is being blamed for the collapse of the N6 Galway City Outer Bypass proposal. However “fundamental shortcomings” in sections of the bypass’ design and layout were also to blame.

Is half a bypass an Irish solution to an Irish problem?

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Half a bypass is not good enough for Galway and it is time for our local politicians and councillors to take a long hard look at the future of this city, according to Paul Shelly, president of Galway Chamber.

Limit the numbers of objectors says Crowe

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

New laws must be introduced to limit just who can make planning objections to major infrastructural projects, according to Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael J Crowe.

Back to the drawing board

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Galway City Outer Bypass is dead but other transport solutions to traffic congestion in and around the city are not so it’s time to look to these other solutions and go back to the drawing board regarding the bypass.

Council calls on everyone to park and ride

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Galway City Council’s Christmas Park and Ride campaign is in full swing and the local authority is calling on daily commuters, particularly those who work in the city centre, to take full advantage of it.

To encourage workers to leave their cars at Galway Racecourse and park and ride to the city centre, the council is offering an all-day parking fare of just €2 which includes bus travel to the city centre for the car driver and all his/her passengers. Also, a bus will leave every 15 minutes to Galway Coach Station, Fairgreen, every morning from 7.30am to 9.30pm (Monday to Saturday).

Swimmers to brave Christmas Day waters for COPE world record attempt

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

COPE Galway is inviting the people of Galway to strap on their swimsuits and brave the chilly Christmas waters of Galway Bay to help them in set a (very charitable!) world record.

Labour calls for Right to Read campaign

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Around 19 per cent of secondary students drop out of school just after their Junior Cert or when they reach 15. Many do so because they have difficulty with reading and writing.

Six Galway tax defaulters pay €750,000 in latest list

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Six Galway people made settlements totalling almost €750,000 between July and September of this year, according to the latest tax defaulters’ list released this week by the Revenue Commissioners.

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