Kenny may not be the most charismatic, but he brings electoral success — Flanagan tells college
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has expressed surprise and shock at former RTE economics editor George Lee’s decision to resign from the party. Speaking in NUI Galway on Monday the Fine Gael spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Law Reform said it was a sad day for Fine Gael.
Read more ...The trouble with Hildegarde
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Fianna Fáil councillors both abstained from and walked out of a recent pact meeting in protest against Fine Gael’s Hildegarde Naughton, placing the future of the FF/FGael/Independent former PD allaince in doubt.
Read more ...Time to rip it up and start again
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
It’s time to rip it up and start again, nothing else will do for the Ireland we currently find ourselves in. Politically, institutionally, and economically, staying wedded to our current ideologies is no longer an option. They have proven to be either failures or past their sell-by date.
In France, after a traumatic episode in the nation’s history - the Revolution, defeats to Germany in 1870 and 1940, the decline of the empire - the French nation sought to reinvent itself, begin again. It did this most recently in 1958. After the Suez Crises France drew up a new constitution, changed its style of government and became The Fifth French Republic.
Read more ...Local Fine Gael ‘shocked’ by curious George’s departure
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
TS Eliot’s memorable conclusion to his great poem The Hollow Men predicts the world will end “not with a bang but a whimper” but it is also a line which sums up the political career of George Lee.
Read more ...Lee debacle punctures holes in parachute strategy
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
The furore and acres of media space allocated to the decision on Monday of George Lee to walk away from his cushy well-paid Dublin South seat back into his cushy well-paid South Dublin media job could signal the beginning of the end for the practice of parachuting celebrity candidates into political life when in most cases they are ill suited to the change of role. The psyche of the politician does not sit well with the psyche of the ego-led media world which we inhabit. The cynicism necessary for the latter means that the former cannot be done with any great integrity. Even the few who have made the crossover from media to politicis are still viewed dubiously as ‘hiding it well’ in the new job.
Read more ...Man threatened to shoot garda after domestic row, court hears
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
A Ballybane man who threatened to shoot an unnamed garda, during an altercation with his wife, has received a three month suspended sentence and was fined €500.
Read more ...Man fined for illegally selling charity lottery tickets
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
A man has been fined €50 for selling lottery tickets for a charity without being authorised to do so.
Read more ...Frying pan thief to await Garda behaviour report
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
A cash-strapped man who was caught swapping the price tags on a frying pan was advised by an amused judge to “use the grill next time”.
Read more ...Man breaks garda’s finger during struggle, court hears
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
A 21-year-old Ballybane man who assaulted a garda by punching her in the stomach and broke another garda’s finger as they attempted to arrest him will have to serve an extra five months in jail.
Read more ...Compo to be paid for headbutt assault
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
A further compensation of €1,000 will have to be paid by a young man who headbutted another man, breaking his nose during a fight in the early hours of the morning.
Read more ...No one entitled to be armed with dangerous implement, says judge
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
No one is entitled to be out armed with a potentially dangerous implement, said a district court judge who rubbished an excuse offered by a defendant that he had been carrying a hammer at 4am because he had been doing household work.
Read more ...Gardai seek help in identifying city body
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out this afternoon (Monday) on the body of a man found in the city yesterday.
Read more ...Manuela's parents thank Galway people for support during ordeal
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
THE PARENTS of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo have written a letter of appreciation to the people of Galway for their support during the ordeal of their daughter's death and for backing the concert held in her memory.
Read more ...Investigations launched into toddler halting site accident
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Three investigations have been launched, and efforts made to put fencing around a waterlogged ditch at a temporary halting site, following an accident last weekend which has left a toddler on life support.
The HSE confirmed yesterday that 20-month-old Pakie Delaney has been in a “critical” condition at University Hospital Galway since the accident which occurred pn Sunday afternoon close to his home at the temporary halting site at Carrowbrowne on the Headford Road.
Read more ...Revenue raids target local taxi sector in green diesel probe
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Revenue officers investigating the misuse of marked diesel, mounted a blitz on local taxi drivers in the past few days.
Read more ...Change your admission policy, angry parents tell Calasanctius College board
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Concerned Oranmore parents are calling on the board of management of their local secondary school to suspend its new admission policy which they claim deprioritises siblings of pupils attending the facility who are from the catchment area.
Read more ...Stolen speedboat found in Limerick
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A speedboat worth an estimated €10,000 which was stolen in the city this week has been found in Limerick.
Read more ...Solemn Novena to bring hope and consolation to people next week
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
The annual Solemn Novena, which take place at Galway Cathedral from February 8 to 16, will bring a message of hope and consolation to people disspirited by growing problems.
Read more ...West still reaping rewards of VOR
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
The good work done at stopovers during last year’s Volvo Ocean Race has paid dividends for the west in 2010, according to Tourism Ireland which has set an ambitious target to grow visitor numbers by three per cent.
Speaking ahead of a roadshow held at The Ardilaun hotel yesterday, Mark Henry, central marketing director with Tourism Ireland, said that events on an international scale such as the Volvo Ocean Race have proven to have a lasting legacy.
Read more ...Government backing is the first step in securing Volvo stopover
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Galway’s bid to host another stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race took a huge leap forward this week with the Government’s commitment to offer financial backing. Now the organisers, Let’s Do It Global, are hoping the Galway city and county councils and private business will follow its lead.
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