Public swimming pool needed for east side of city says Concannon

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

A drink and drug culture and anti-social behaviour among the youth in Galway City East will continue unless the area is provided with adequate sports facilities.

Green Dragon receives new funding boost

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Good news for the Green Dragon in China this week. Having completed the gruelling leg to Qingdao where it claimed fourth place, the Green Dragon crew won the Seamanship Award for leg 4, and were boosted with news of a new sponsor.

Don’t remove phoneboxes from Athenry say Greens

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

If Eircom removes the phoneboxes from Athenry, the nearest public phones for the town will be in Main Street Loughrea.

NTL and ESB should reinstate customer service offices locally says Nolan

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

With unemployment rising, the ESB and NTL should employ more people in their service departments according to Labour’s Galway City East candidate Nuala Nolan.

Will Cappagh Road have the city’s first allotment?

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Allotments are part and
parcel of big city life in England, giving ‘green fingers’ a chance to indulge in growing plants, flowers, and vegetables, and now Galway could be following suit.

Permission sought for new floodlight pole for Corinthians’ playing ground

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Planning permission is being sought for a new 25m floodlight pole for the Galway Corinthians rugby football club ground on the Tuam Road.

Obelisk Communications Ltd, on behalf of Meteor, intend to apply to the Galway County Council for permission to remove an existing 25m floodlight pole at Corinthian Park, Cloonacauneen, Tuam Road.

Will Cappagh Road have the city’s first allotment?

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Allotments are part and parcel of big city life in England, giving ‘green fingers’ a chance to indulge in growing plants, flowers, and vegetables, and now Galway could be following suit.

Permission sought for new floodlight pole for Corinthians’ playing ground

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Planning permission is being sought for a new 25m floodlight pole for the Galway Corinthians rugby football club ground on the Tuam Road.

Sinn Féin to run candidates in every ward

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Sinn Féin will be running one candidate in each ward of Galway city as well as two in Connemara and one in Oranmore.

McDonnell calls on council to maintain Mervue playground

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

The playground in Mervue is suffering from vandalism and a lack of maintenance and is becoming a magnet for anti-social behaviour. It’s time the Galway City Council stepped in and sorted it out.

Two die in Aughrim horror road crash

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

A sightseeing trip ended in tragedy for a group of Polish nationals when two men were killed in a crash close to Aughrim on Monday evening.

O’Flaherty ‘disappointed’ with no funding for improvements at Ballindooley Cross

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

No funding will be made available for improvements at the Ballindooley Cross on the Headford Road, a situation Independent Cllr Terry O’Flaherty has called “very disappointing”.

Galway teen appeals for lost dresses

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

A young Galway girl has appealed for the return of four dresses which have gone missing after being left on a bus last week.

Full rate cuts for council mortgages to be passed on says Crowe

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

People with mortgages from the Galway City Council will receive confirmation in the coming days that recent interest rate cuts will be passed on in full, according to Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael J Crowe.

MEP calls for introduction of Finnish asthma management programme

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

MEP for the North/West region Marian Harkin is calling for a special asthma management programme modelled on a Finnish initiative to be introduced here.

Maree run and walk

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

The Maree 8k run and 5k fun walk will be held on Sunday (Feb 15) at 1pm in aid of improving sporting facilities in Maree.

Travellers may mount legal challenge to council’s plan decision

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

The decision to omit halting sites from City Hall’s Traveller accommodation plan is an example of “extreme prejudice” and a “denial of Traveller’s cultural rights” which may also be open to legal challenge.

Behave yourself, judge warns Races visitor

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

A Meath man who did not take kindly to being refused entry to a night club during the Galway Races was warned that he had better behave himself if he comes to the city again.

Crêpes and swords in the museum for Valentine’s Day

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

An unusual mix of Breton and French food with medieval weaponry will dominate Valentine’s Day proceedings in Galway City Museum this Saturday.

City manager set to oppose re-zoning motions

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

City manager Joe McGrath is set for a showdown with councillors next Monday over calls to rezone land at the Riverside Commercial Estate and the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel.

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