Northern Ireland peacemaker to give private papers to NUIG

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A man who spent 20 years as an intermediary between the IRA and the British government has donated his private papers, detailing his secret work, to the University of Ulster and NUI, Galway.

Dragon set for another podium finish in Sweden

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

The Green Dragon was due to arrive in Marstraand late last evening with high hopes of another podium finish.

Polish man still sought in murder probe

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Gardaí are this week continuing to search for a Polish man who they believe will be able to help with the investigation into the murder of a young Claregalway man in the city centre last week.

Institution of new rector of St Nicholas’ to take place next month

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

The institution of the venerable Gary Hastings, Archdeacon of Tuam, as the new rector of Galway will take place at the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Lombard Street on Saturday July 25 at 7pm.

Fourteen months for dangerous car chase

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A drink driver who led gardai on a dangerous high speed chase throughout the city for over a half an hour last year has been jailed for 14 months and disqualified for six years.

At Galway District Court yesterday Robert Cranney (27) with an address at 35 Ballinfoyle Park, Headford Road, pleaded guilty to the charges of drink driving at Tonagurran, Corrundulla, and with dangerous driving at Upper Salthill on April 12, 2008. He also pleaded guilty to a hit and run at Upper Salthill and 12 counts of dangerous driving at various locations on the same date.

New principal appointed for the ‘Bish’

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A new principal has been appointed at one of the city’s best known second level schools.

Croi to give lifesaving makeovers to hundreds of people in the west

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A new initiative by local heart charity Croi aims to change the lifestyles of 450 people in the west considered to be most at risk from heart disease, Ireland’s biggest killer.

Man jailed for twenty one months after assaults on gardai

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A man who collided his uninsured motorbike into parked vehicles while drug-driving and then attempted to evade arrest by viciously kicking and punching gardai was sentenced to a total of 21 months at Galway District Court this week.

Thomas Barrett had also kicked a female garda in the stomach after being stopped on another occasion and refusing to be searched. The 37-year-old with an address given as 2 St Nicholas Park, Doughiska, and formerly of 73 Corrib Park, Newcastle, was brought before Judge Mary Fahy last Monday and pleaded guilty to a number of offences.

Major new city walkway to be created at Eglinton Canal and Fisheries Field

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

The area between the Eglinton Canal and the Fisheries Field is due to be transformed into a major new walkway so Galwegians can enjoy walks by the canal and River Corrib.

Holistic health seminar

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A seminar on preventing illness and restoring health will take place on June 16 at 7pm in The Ardilaun hotel. The seminar is based on Ayurveda, a system of health care that takes diet, lifestyle, and all aspects of mind and body into account.

Places still available on the Gaeltacht Day Course

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

With secondary schools closed, and the primary school year coming to an end, more than 50 Galway students will travel to Connemara for the first Gaeltacht Day Course with GaelNua.

Man ordered to behave after losing patience in shop queue

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Galway man, with a large number of previous convictions, has been ordered to behave himself after losing his patience in a shop queue and abusing staff while out on temporary release.

Plop drop at Ardrahan fair

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

As part of a drive to raise funds for the redevelopment of Ballyglass National School, Ardrahan GAA will host a family fun day on Saturday June 20 . A wide range of events will take place including the main attraction, a €2,000 ‘plop-drop’.

The ‘plop drop’ will involve tickets being sold that entitle you to a specified square metre of ground. Past pupil, and jockey Paddy Brennan will then lead a horse around the course until the animal ‘does his business’, if he does it on your square metre you win €2,000. Tickets for the plop drop will be €20.

Miss Galway reaches for the stars

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Reciting poetry, and balancing books on your head may have been part of the ordeal in becoming a lady in times gone by, but that has all changed now.

Walsh becomes new FG leader in city

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Councillor Brian Walsh has been elected as the new Fine Gael leader on the Galway City Council replacing long serving former councillor John Mulholland.

Cllr Walsh said his focus now was to help deliver two seats for Fine Gael in the next General Election and the party organisation in the city will “have a big role to play in this”.

‘I’ll be back’, Puma skipper vows

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Puma skipper Ken Read is so impressed with Galway after his two-week stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race, he is pledging to return to Ireland next year.

Lackagh armed raider faces further charges

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Dublin man, charged in connection with an armed raid on a businman’s home in Lackagh last February, now faces seven further charges.

Three county schools to get funding for improvement works

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Funding has been approved for improvement works at three county schools, according to Fianna Fáil Dáil deputy for East Galway, Noel Treacy.

Book launch to examine how Ireland can recover from the recession

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Ireland’s Economic Crash, the new book by Dr Kieran Allen, senior lecturer at the School of Sociology in UCD, will be launched at a meeting in Richardson’s Pub, Eyre Square, this evening at 8pm.

Bohermore man smears cell walls, court hears

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

A Bohermore man who was heard threatening to kill a man and then smeared human faeces over a cell wall at a Garda station was jailed for six months this week.

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