Council must make use of ‘vital government funding’ says Leahy

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The Galway City Council can recruit a housing ethnic officer, an anti-social behaviour officer, and a caretaker for older tenants, as government money for such posts has been available since 2007.

Park and ride numbers ‘significantly up’ say City Hall

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The numbers choosing to make use of the Galway City Council’s Christmas Park and Ride service is “significantly higher than this time last year,” according to research by City Hall.

Galway poets to take part in Greek-Irish literary symposium

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Galway poets Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars will take part in a Greek-Irish Literary Symposium at the Melina Merkouri Theatre, Ilion, Athens, tomorrow.

Brave the cold and raise funds for Down’s Syndrome

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A local charity is seeking people to take part in its annual Christmas morning swim which will take place at Blackrock on Christmas morning at 11am.

Nuns Island Theatre to host major meeting on Palestine

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A major meeting on Palestine, with reports from people who have been on the ground, as well as an interactive exhibition, and fair trade market, will take place tomorrow in the Nuns Island Theatre.

Early school leavers urged to reveal why school system failed them

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Early school leavers who left without completing their Leaving Certificate are being urged to take part in research into how and why the Irish education system has failed them.

City sports clubs to benefit from new grants

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Sport in Galway city got a major boost this week through a local sports grant facility which was incorporated into the Galway City Council budget for the first time.

Help COPE set world record

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

COPE Galway is inviting local people to help it set a world record for the largest organised Christmas Day Swim and raise vital funds for its work with people experiencing the effects of isolation in the community.

Republican SF table quiz

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Republican Sinn Féin will hold a table quiz to support Tomás Ó Curraoin’s local election campaign next summer.

Carol service at Ardrahan church

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Ardrahan Church of Ireland will hold a community carol service on Wednesday December 17 at 8pm.

Galway Sri Lanka Project launches Christmas card fundraiser

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The Galway Sri Lanka Project has launched a range of Christmas cards to raise funds for its ongoing work in areas of Sri Lanka devastated by the Christmas 2004 tsunami.

Car dealer shoved keys down trousers and told garda to get them

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

A young and abusive car dealer shoved the keys of his broken down van in the “crotch area” of his trousers and told a garda to come and get them before roaring profanities at her.

Pour your own pint at the Skeff

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Patrons at the Skeff can enjoy a pint of Guinness or Carlsberg at a private table without queuing for the bar following the launch of the new Guinness® Pour Your Own Pint experience.

Christmas market time in Clarinbridge this weekend

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Clarinbridge village has been busy again, and this Saturday next (December 13) the village hall will burst into life with the rekindling of the Christmas Market in the old parish hall and stone courtyard.

Heart charity predicts it will reach usual sales targets despite economic downturn

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

The local heart charity Croi says that despite the current economic conditions it hopes to reach its usual sales targets.

Council officials were at odds with each other over irregularities, ‘Stroke’ trial told

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Top officials at the Galway County Council were at odds with each other on how to deal with the findings of an internal investigation into “irregularities’ regarding invoices submitted by a councillor for works carried out during a Community Involvement Scheme in Ardrahan in south Galway in 2003, it emerged at Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

Concern as Thermo King set to make jobs announcement tomorrow

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Manufacturing giant Thermo King is set to make an announcement this Friday that will affect the future of hundreds of employees at the plant.

‘Shortcomings’ in bypass’ design as big a reason for refusal as bog cotton

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The need to preserve bog cotton in Tonabrocky is being blamed for the collapse of the N6 Galway City Outer Bypass proposal. However “fundamental shortcomings” in sections of the bypass’ design and layout were also to blame.

Is half a bypass an Irish solution to an Irish problem?

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Half a bypass is not good enough for Galway and it is time for our local politicians and councillors to take a long hard look at the future of this city, according to Paul Shelly, president of Galway Chamber.

Limit the numbers of objectors says Crowe

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

New laws must be introduced to limit just who can make planning objections to major infrastructural projects, according to Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael J Crowe.

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