Dún Aonghusa and the Burren nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Dun Aonghusa and the Burren are among seven sites proposed by the Government for nomination as potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

NUI senator criticises medical council for punishing fertility doctor

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The Irish Medical Council’s Fitness to Practice Committee has been accused of displaying intolerance towards freedom of conscience in its attempt to punish a Galway based fertility doctor who refused to treat an unmarried couple.

Gardai not hunting for gorse fire arsonist after Roundstone blazes

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Gardai in Galway have dismissed reports that they are hunting for an arsonist suspected of deliberately setting fire to hundreds of acres of gorse in Connemara over the past few days.

Fund-raising car wash in aid of Galway RNLI Lifeboat

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Galway city-based car wash company Crystal Clean will hold a day long fundraiser in aid of the Galway RNLI Lifeboat on Saturday at its two city venues – the Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road and the Woodquay Car Wash centre.

Crowe welcomes new rickshaw regulation for city centre

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The Galway City Council are to introduce bye-laws for the operation of rickshaws and any other non-motorised passenger transport in Galway city.

Fianna Fáil councillor Michael J Crowe has welcomed the news, saying rickshaws need to be regulated and that the introduction of bye-laws are a necessary part of this.

Advertiser celebrates forty years

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Galway Advertiser founder and chairman Ronnie O'Gorman cuts the ceremonial birthday cake baked by Griffins Bakery to mark the newspaper's fourtieth birthday today. He is surrounded by the newspaper's staff. The newspaper first appeared forty years ago this morning (Thursday). Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.

Lucia seeks Irish singers for six-month US tour

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Singers Of United Lands, an organisation based in Michigan, USA, is seeking Irish singers for a six-month tour of the USA and they have asked Lucia Evans to find them.

Pádraig O’Céidigh lends support to Fahey’s bypass campaign

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Aer Arann’s Pádraig O’Céidigh and Treasure Chest owner Mary Bennett will feature in video supporting Frank Fahey’s Galway Bypass campaign.

Also lending his support will be the president of the Galway Chamber of Commerce Paul Shelly. All feature in a video that has been distributed today by email as part of Galway West TD Frank Fahey’s campaign for the development of the Galway City Outer Bypass.

Information sought on missing man

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The family of a Dublin man who went missing in Galway last month have appealed to Galway people who may have seen him to contact the gardaí.

Nineteen thousand local public patients benefited from National Treatment Purchase Fund

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

More than 19,000 of Galway’s longest waiting public patients have benefited from faster treatment through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), a Government initiative designed to cut hospital waiting lists by offering public patients treatment in private hospitals.

Try the Gaeltacht day course

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Gaelnua, which runs Gaeltacht summer day courses in Connemara, has announced it will be making another bus available, following demand from the public.

Carraroe man fined for ‘Del Boy’ style counterfeit money offence

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

A Carraroe man got caught up in a “Del Boy situation” when pub-talk in England led to him purchasing €600 worth of poor quality counterfeit notes at a location in Westside, the Galway District Court heard this week.

Open Ballyloughane gates and toilets at weekends says O’Flaherty

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The car park gates and toilets at Ballyloughane Beach must be left open at weekends, especially during fine weather, so last weekend’s scenes of gridlock and public discomfort are not repeated.

Celebrate Latin America Week in Galway

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Latin America, its people, culture, literature, and the issues affecting its nations, will be celebrated and discussed during Latin America Week in Galway.

Book of condolences opened at City Hall for victims of Polish air crash

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

City Hall has opened a book of condolences for victims of Polish air crash which claimed the lives of the Polish president, his wife, and 94 others last weekend.

Funding boost for youth cafés

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The Child and Family Research Centre at NUI Galway has launched research which acknowledges the work of youth cafés in providing a safe recreational space for teenagers and which aims to aid the development of the youth café model across the country.

Councillors raise concerns over Ceannt Station Quarter proposals

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The Ceannt Station Quarter will completely change the boundaries of what we now think of as the city centre, and provide a major boost to business, not just in the Ceannt Station area, but throughout the city.

Bank sues solicitor over security for property loans

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Bank of Ireland is suing a Galway-based solicitor’s firm for allegedly failing to put in place the necessary charges to ensure that the bank had security for loans advanced for several property deals.

Ó Cuív to officially open long-awaited Knocknacarra national school

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Minister Éamon Ó Cuív will be on hand to perform the official opening of St John the Apostle, Knocknacarra national school, on Friday April 23.

Exciting new courses provided by the Learning Curve Institute 

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Westport based The Learning Curve Institute, one of the west’s fastest expanding training and education providers, is now enrolling students on a host of internationally recognised, FETAC accredited courses and workshops in Castlebar, Sligo, Galway and many other areas all over Ireland.

The Learning Curve Institute has recently been in the spotlight due to the high profile workshop entitled “Legal Highs - a description of the available head shops substances and their effect”. The first workshop took place to a packed audience in Sligo and has since been prominently featured on both RTÉ's Morning Ireland and in The Irish Times. Due to its overwhelming success, the workshop is now being rolled out in various locations all over the country.

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