Motor neurone disease AGM in Ballinasloe on Saturday

Thu, May 14, 2009

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association will hold its AGM at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinaslo, on Saturday at 11am.

Dance in Kinvara

Thu, May 14, 2009

Kinvara active retirement group will hold a music and dance event at the Community Centre on Tuesday May 19 from 4pm to 6pm.

Dance in Kinvara

Thu, May 14, 2009

Kinvara active retirement group will hold a music and dance event at the Community Centre on Tuesday May 19 from 4pm to 6pm.

The woes of a first time candidate

Thu, May 14, 2009

A FIRST time candidate in any election has a lot of growing up to do. You have to be a quick learner and have some street smarts. However one thing is that people can’t blame you for wrong decisions in the past. This is to your main advantage.

Political system in the dock

Thu, May 14, 2009

The public disenchantment with politics has engendered a debate on whether our political system itself is fit for purpose. Last Friday’s Late Late Show questioned whether our electoral structure and Dáil can cope with the economic crisis.

FF — prepare to meet thy doom

Thu, May 14, 2009

Fianna Fáil is privately admitting that the party has lost its North West EU seat, one of the few EU seats the party was certain it would be able to hold onto in the June elections.

We are independent say Independents

Thu, May 14, 2009

“This is the way the world will end, not with a bang but with a whimper.” So concluded TS Eliot in his bleak, but powerful poem The Hollow Men.

Trial of Gort stand-off shooter begins

Thu, May 07, 2009

The jury in the trial of man who is alleged to have indiscriminately fired up to 48 live rounds of shotgun cartridges during a 21-hours stand-off has heard that gardai and members of the public had been in fear of their lives.

Kitt, Ó Cuív or... Seoige for Europe?

Thu, May 07, 2009

Time is running out in Fianna Fáil’s desperate quest to find a candidate to replace outgoing MEP Sean Ó Neachtáin to stand in the North West in the European Elections.

With less than four weeks before polling day on June 5, the longer the party delays (or is unable to find) a candidate , the more likely that last seat will go to Labour or Libertas.

Western Rail Corridor can be a boost to business and tourism if it gets public support, says WDC

Thu, May 07, 2009

Phase one of the Western Rail Corridor is due to get under way in September, enabling rail travel from Galway to Ennis, Limerick, and on to Cork, Tralee, Rosslare, and Waterford. It could also be a boost for business and tourism.

Galway man found guilty of dealing over €10,000 worth of heroin

Thu, May 07, 2009

A Galway man, who claimed to be the victim of a “stitch up” and that gardai had planted drugs on him, was found guilty at Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday of possession of some €10,000 worth of heroin with intent to sell or supply.

John Tompkins (38) with an address at 181 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Road, Galway, pleaded not guilty last Tuesday to the charges of possession of diamorphine and to intent to sell or supply the drug in the area of Woodquay on April 9, 2008.

Sawdoctor calling on Galway runners for marathon

Thu, May 07, 2009

The challenge of running some 60 marathons, and more than 2,000 miles in 43 different countries over four years might be daunting enough for most people, but not for former Sawdoctor Johnny Donnelly who is now calling on Galway runners to join him in the Dublin marathon.

An Bord Pleanala M17 decision ‘severely flawed’, says researcher

Thu, May 07, 2009

An Bord Pleanala inspector's report into the proposed M17 Rathmorrissy to Tuam motorway scheme has been criticised as being severely flawed and that it contravenes EU legislation on environmental impact assessment.

Balloon event to oppose Red Arrows display

Thu, May 07, 2009

The Galway Alliance Against War will protest against the air display by the RAF’s Red Arrows, during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.

‘Strict hand hygiene’ and ‘good isolation facilities’ credited with low incidence of MRSA at Galway

Thu, May 07, 2009

The Galway Clinic has credited strict hand hygiene and good isolation facilities with maintaining a “very low” incidence of MRSA infection at the Doughiska based private hospital.

New county plan should help young house builders

Thu, May 07, 2009

The most important change in the new Galway County Council Development Plan 2009 - 2012 is that it will reduce the difficulties faced by young people trying to secure planning permission for their first home on family lands.

Follow the Green Dragon Route

Thu, May 07, 2009

An action-packed festival of street theatre and children’s entertainment has been planned to celebrate Ireland’s entry, Green Dragon, in the Galway Volvo Ocean Race - and its all free.

Green Dragon gets a taste of home in Boston

Thu, May 07, 2009

Supporting businesses of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway have now passed the 100 mark as the fleet prepares for the in-port racing duel in Boston on Saturday.

Stopover organisers, Let’s Do It Galway, say they are delighted to have the backing of so many local companies as the countdown begins for the race arrival in Galway on May 23/24 for two weeks.

Community forum demands funding for better transport infrastructure

Thu, May 07, 2009

The reliance on private cars as the main mode of transport is seriously damaging the health and quality of life of people in Galway. The aim now must be to develop a transport strategy where priority is given to pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport.

This is the view of Nuala O’Hara, chairperson of Galway City Community Forum. The forum met with the Minister of Transport Noel Dempsey during his recent visit to Galway to urge him to provide state funding for a sustainable transport infrastructure to help solve the city’s increasing traffic congestion.

Claregalway bus/cycle lane will only put lives at risk says Michael Eames

Thu, May 07, 2009

The new Claregalway bus corridor will either be a solution to the traffic congestion that has plagued the area or else it will do nothing but put lives at risk.

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