Grealish lashes Noonan over vague property tax answers

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Residents of housing estates, who are already paying maintenance fees to a management company, should not have to pay the property tax as they should not have to pay twice for the same service.

This is the view of Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish who was also highly critical of the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan over what he alleged were “vague answers” to questions Dep Grealish raised in the Dáil on Tuesday.

Busy week on the roads for gardai and emergency services

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Gardai and the emergency services were kept busy over the past few days attending the scenes of a number of road traffic accidents, one of which resulted in the untimely death of a young Corrundulla man.

Companies queue up for list for GMIT tourism fair

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

For the first time, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has to operate a waiting list for companies wishing to recruit students for jobs and work placements at GMIT’s annual Tourism and Hospitality Careers Fair, which will take place on Wednesday March 13 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

Media coverage of Savita Halappanavar’s tragic death showed ‘no respect for dignity of patient or her family’

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

“Unacceptable” and “regrettable” is how the general manager of University Hospital Galway has described the media coverage last month about the contents of a draft report into the tragic death of 31-year-old mother-to-be Savita Halappanavar at the hospital in late October.

Five Galway settlements on latest tax defaulters’ list

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Five individuals in Galway made tax settlements totalling just over €920,000 in the last quarter of 2012, figures released by the Revenue this week reveal.

The five — four people and a company — were among those named in Revenue’s quarterly list of tax defaulters.

Galway farewells a champion of Irish food

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

When the late and much loved Gerry Galvin and his wife Marie opened Drimcong restaurant near Moycullen in the 1980s, Gerry came with the glowing accolade as one of Ireland's leading chefs.

Kyne demands answers over fish farm proposals

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Unless vital questions over sea lice, contamination of fish stocks, and issues of employment are addressed openly and publicly, the public cannot have any confidence in decisions made about the controversial fish farm for Galway Bay.

Daffadil Day hopes to raise €3.4m for cancer services 

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Almost 1,500 people were diagnosed with cancer in Galway in 2010 - the latest year for which figures are available - according to the Irish Cancer Society.

Council must support of the food festival

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

The Galway Food Festival will provide a “vital boost to the local economy”, bars and restaurants, and local suppliers and so must be supported by the Galway City Council.

This is the view of Fianna Fáil city councillor Ollie Crowe who is calling on the local authority to provide funding in the region of €30,000 to the festival. A decision on whether or not to grant the money will be made by councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.

Oscar fashion designer gives boost to local charity

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

An exclusive gift for that someone special is up for grabs at this year’s annual Charity Gala Ball in aid of local heart and stroke charity Croí which will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway on Friday March 22.

Imelda May to play Galway Arts Festival Big Top

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Ireland’s ‘Queen of Rockabilly’ Imelda May will play the Galway Arts Festival Big Top on Friday July 26, joining an excellent Big Top line up that includes Grizzly Bear, Josh Ritter, and Glen Hansard.

Get clued up on food waste at the Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

One third of the food we buy ends up in the bin costing the average housholder €1,000 a year, that is according to the StopFoodWaste Campaign which will have its own stall at this year’s Galway Food Festival providing members of the public with all they need to know about food waste and creative ways to be more economical.

Table quiz in aid of Galway drop-in centre for young people

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

A volunteer group from St Augustine’s Parish will hold a table quiz in aid of Galway Diocesan Youth Services next week. The proceeds raised at this event will go towards the ongoing running costs of the drop-in centre at No 4 St Augustine Street.

Work at the centre focuses on the needs of young people aged 17 to 25 who are experiencing disadvantage in their lives through homelessness, addictions, mental and physical health, and other associated issues.

Magdalene women deserve Civic apology

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Any service of remembrance for the women who died while in the former Magdalene Laundry in the city must include a civic service and an apology by the Mayor on behalf of Galway citizens.

HSE committed to speeding up hospital admission times for A&E patients

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Speeding up hospital admission times for patients attending A&E departments is one of the top priorities for the Galway and Roscommon University Hospitals Group this year, according to its chief executive.

Twenty-one businesses vie for top prize in promoting Irish language in Galway

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

The Mayor of Galway, Cllr Terry O’Flaherty, will announce the finalists of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh next week as part of the city’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

Saluting women of the world

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

“"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights" - Gloria Steinem

International Women’s Day celebrates the capacity of women to freely express themselves professionally, academically, personally, and artistically. As the above quote intimates, their independent status was earned for women, by women, and this annual day of female appreciation is a recognition of that feat. Those pioneering revolutionaries have paved the way for the generations that followed and the Galway Advertisr spoke to a selection of local women who have excelled in their specialist area.

Young Galway actors show off their talents

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Up to 500 young actors from 17 schools from around Galway took place in Coirm Gael Linn’s two day Irish language music, dance, and drama festival in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, recently.

Jurys Inn makeover

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Jurys Inn Hotel Group has completed a redesign and refurbishment of its Galway hotel.

Josh Ritter to play Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Josh Ritter, the American singer-songwriter, will be one of the Galway Arts Festival headline acts this year, as he is set to play the festival Big Top on Saturday July 20.

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