Will the greenway be our green shoot?

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

One of the upsides of the ‘we are where we are” scenario that has engulfed this country for the last few years is that it is forcing more and more people to look for opportunities in the sea of adversity in which we are all floundering. One of these opportunities has come to Galway in the past 48 hours with the news that a greenway trail for cyclists and pedestrians from Oughterard to Clifden has been approved by An Bord Pleanála.

Medtronic workers turn to boxing for Galway Hospice

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A special white collar boxing event in aid of the Galway Hospice Foundation takes place tomorrow evening in the Clayton Hotel (Friday March 15).

Connemara Greenway will be major tourist magnet for Galway says Kyne

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The Connemara Greenway Project has the potential to “emulate the success of the Great Western Greenway between Westport and Achill” and become a major tourist magnet for County Galway.

This is the view of Fine Gael Galway West TD Sean Kyne who has welcomed An Bord Pleanála’s planning permission to the Galway County Council for the ambitious greenway project.

Athenry model Shahira invited to spend summer at Playboy mansion

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A 21-year-old County Galway model has been invited to spend the summer in Los Angeles with Playboy boss Hugh Hefner.

Families in mortgage difficulty cannot afford property tax says Ó Cuív

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

It is “deeply unfair” to expect homeowners, who “cannot afford their home as it is”, and are in mortgage arrears, to have to pay “hundreds of euro in extra tax on that home”.

Galway Autism Partnership AGM to be held next week

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The Galway Autism Partnership will hold its AGM on Thursday March 21 at 7.30pm in the Blake Suite of the Menlo Park Hotel.

Cameron raises questions over public artwork on Seamus Quirke Road

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The absence of any prominent public artwork on the Seamus Quirke Road raises questions over whether the Galway City Council applied for money for such work under the Per Cent for Art Scheme.

This is the view of Labour city councillor Billy Cameron, who is seeking to raise the issue at the next city council meeting.

Curtain up at Claregalway Drama Festival tonight

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The finest amateur drama talent in the country will head to Claregalway from tonight (Thursday) March 14 when the Claregalway Drama Festival gets under way at the local leisure centre.

Mayor to honour Galway historians with civic reception

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

Galway Advertiser chairman Ronnie O’Gorman is to be among those honoured at civic receptions in City Hall next month.

Approval to build new roadway in Doughiska

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

Construction of a new roadway in the city’s eastern limits was given the go-ahead by councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.

Galway Sea Festival public information meeting

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The first Galway Sea Festival takes place on the June Bank Holiday Weekend and a public information meeting will be held on Thursday 21 March at 6pm in the Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square.

All involved in business, tourism, marine, and leisure activity are invited and welcome to attend to hear plans and share views on the festival.

Rickshaws to take their final ride in the summer

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

By the middle of summer, rickshaws will no longer operate in Galway city as the current licences will be allowed expire but not be renewed.

Mayoral Charity Ball to take place in May

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

This year’s Mayoral Charity Ball will take place on Saturday May 18 in The Ardilaun.

Newcastle man jailed for threatening bouncer with imitation firearm

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A Newcastle man who pointed an imitation firearm at a city centre bouncer and became so aggressive with gardai that pepper spray had to be used to restrain him was sentenced to 13 months in jail this week.

Charles Cunniffe (29) with an address at 6 Greenview Heights, Newcastle, appeared before Judge Aeneas McCarthy at Galway District Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to being in possession of the realistic firearm in a public place at High Street on November 4, 2012. However, Cunniffe denied the charges of threatening and abusive behaviour at High Street and obstruction at Galway Garda Station on the same date.

Love Your Town and win a day of indulgence

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A campaign to support local businesses and to reward those that take part has been launched by one of Galway’s biggest motor dealers.

Try Spar Express Tasty Deli at Sweeney Oil, Headford Road

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The ‘New’ Tasty Deli in Sweeney Oil, Headford Point is really worth visiting. Tasty Deli is a ‘food all day’ concept that brings the deli in the store alive. The deli offer is unique for breakfast, lunch and dinner so no matter what time you visit the store you will find an offer to suit you.

Newcastle man jailed for threatening bouncer with imitation firearm

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A Newcastle man who pointed an imitation firearm at a city centre bouncer and became so aggressive with gardai that pepper spray had to be used to restrain him was sentenced to 13 months in jail this week.

Man smashes up own car when told it would be seized, court hears

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

A 26-year-old Athenry man who violently smashed up up his own car with an iron bar when told by a gardai that it was going to be seized, has been sentenced to a total of four months in jail.

Get involved in the Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The public are being urged to visit the upcoming Galway Food Festival and truly get involved by talking and getting to know all the producers and exhibitors who will be showing off their products and skills during the Easter bank holiday weekend event.

N17/18 road project a ‘watershed in the development of the west’

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Galway and the west of Ireland is in line for a major employment boost in the construction sector with the announcement that the three and a half year N17/N18 Tuam to Gort motorway road project is to begin construction.

After six years of lobbying, construction of the long awaited motorway, to provide an additional 57km of motorway along a key artery of the west’s economic corridor, begins later this year.

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