Back to the drawing board

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Galway City Outer Bypass is dead but other transport solutions to traffic congestion in and around the city are not so it’s time to look to these other solutions and go back to the drawing board regarding the bypass.

Council calls on everyone to park and ride

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Galway City Council’s Christmas Park and Ride campaign is in full swing and the local authority is calling on daily commuters, particularly those who work in the city centre, to take full advantage of it.

Swimmers to brave Christmas Day waters for COPE world record attempt

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

COPE Galway is inviting the people of Galway to strap on their swimsuits and brave the chilly Christmas waters of Galway Bay to help them in set a (very charitable!) world record.

Labour calls for Right to Read campaign

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Around 19 per cent of secondary students drop out of school just after their Junior Cert or when they reach 15. Many do so because they have difficulty with reading and writing.

As a result, Galway city’s Labour councillors are calling on the Galway City Council to kick off a nation-wide literacy campaign entitled Right to Read.

Six Galway tax defaulters pay €750,000 in latest list

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Six Galway people made settlements totalling almost €750,000 between July and September of this year, according to the latest tax defaulters’ list released this week by the Revenue Commissioners.

Burglar’s luck runs out after he doesn’t take chance given to him

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

A city man’s luck ran out this week when he was jailed for his part in two robberies committed last year, after he came to Garda attention in September, while being given a chance by Judge Mary Fahy to mend his ways since his last court appearance in June.

Laptops and jewellery stolen in city raids

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Gardai are appealing to witnesses for the following burglaries which have occurred over the last week.

Entrance to Castle Park must be widened, says O’Flaherty

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The entrance to the Castle Park estate, opposite the SCULL centre, is becoming a bottleneck and must be widened before a serious accident occurs there.

Éamon ‘Obama’ and ‘Baracking’ Éamon

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

There are hundreds — if not thousands — of men across the globe making a good living at impersonating Elvis Presley. They are the ‘Elvis lookalikes’ and ‘soundalikes’, an uncanny knack of nature that produces a shape and a voice something like Elvis. It won’t be as good as Elvis, but it will be good enough to draw a crowd… and keep drawing a crowd.

JCI announces Ambassador Award winners at reception

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Junior Chamber International Galway last night presented the Ambassador Awards 2008 at a reception hosted by Martine’s Restaurant and Wine Bar on Quay Street. The awards, sponsored by Niall McNelis of Claddagh and Celtic Jewellers are part of JCI Galway's 2008 free tourist guide, with some 60,000 copies distributed earlier this year.

ICSH launches new business energy saving scheme in the west

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), the state’s national social housing federation, has launched a new national energy saving scheme this week in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. In association with Bord Gais, the scheme was developed to benefit housing associations, which provide more than 20,000 homes for families, older people, the homeless, and people with disabilities throughout the country.

Galway poets to celebrate the city in verse

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Three poets will undertake the creation of three separate new poems to commemorate the history, people, and reality of Galway city.

Santa to arrive in Eyre Square Centre this weekend

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The Eyre Square Centre will launch its SantaVille Christmas village this Saturday, with the man himself arriving at 11am to take up residence in his new holiday cottage.

Lighting of Christmas tree in Ballybane

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The lighting of the Christmas tree in St Brigid’s Church grounds, Ballybane, will take place on Monday December 8 at 6.15pm.

Public meeting on education cuts

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

The controversial cuts to education in Budget 09 have been the source of much public anger and a public meeting on this contentious issue will take place in Galway city next week.

The Galway branch of the Socialist Party will hold the meeting on Tuesday December 9 in the Fostercourt Hotel at 8pm.

Ceannt Station must not get ‘fast track’ planning permission says Green Party candidate

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Bypassing City Hall’s planning office to fast track the proposed Ceannt Station development must not be allowed take place as transport infrastructure is given a low priority in the masterplan.

Better bus service on the way for Salthill/Knocknacarra

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

More buses are to be introduced in Galway to service the Salthill and Knocknacarra areas over the next three years, according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Frank Fahey.

City to host public forum on osteoarthritis

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

NUI, Galway will host a public forum on osteoarthritis in The g hotel conference centre on Tuesday December 9 at 7.30pm.

Order, order, the Dáil bar has opened

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Most mere mortals will have never had a chance to sample the Dáil bar, but that changed in Galway this week when a new pub of the same name opened in the city centre.

Gotta pick a pocket or two — gardai warn revellers about cheeky thieves

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

As we finally hit December numbers of shoppers on Galway’s streets are on the increase for the run up to Christmas.

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