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Nominations for the Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh are accepted until 5.30p.m this evening (January 15.

The Galway Cycling Campaign has welcomed the recent resurfacing of the path along the Eglinton Canal, which is a very popular spot for the city’s cyclists.

The chairmen of the Western and North Western Regional Fisheries Boards have made a joint plea to Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Sean Power to retain the two fisheries regions and their head offices in Galway and Ballina, when the fisheries boards are abolished and a new Inland Fisheries Authority is created later this year. Under Government proposals, the two regions are to be amalgamated.

City manager Joe McGrath is set for a showdown with councillors next Monday over calls to rezone land at the Riverside Commercial Estate and the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel.

DNG Martin O’Connor Auctioneers & Valuers are to hold a public auction on Friday May 8 at the Boat Inn, Oughterard.

The next stage in the construction of the new sewerage treatment plant for Oughterard is vital as it will tackle pollution in Lough Corrib and improve business in the town.

In the 13th century the Anglo-Normans settled here and built their castle and town and called it Baile na Srutháin because of its many streams. They later changed the name to Galway after the river on which it stood, and from then on water was a major asset to the town’s development. These streams were to supply many fish, turn many mill wheels, and give access and egress in ages before roads were built, canals dug, or railways laid.

A Newcastle man who had been trespassing in a neighbour’s house ran back upstairs, jumped into a bed, and pretended to be asleep when he saw gardai coming, the Galway District Court heard this week.

This idyllic family residence or lakeshore retreat is perched on the shores of Lough Corrib over looking Annakeen Bay with jetties and moorings directly onto the water.

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.