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Niall O'Connor nailed three penalties to secure one of the most dramatic wins ever in Connacht's history to spark off unprecedented celebrations at a rain-sodden Sportsground on Friday night.
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News
A special meeting took place this week in an effort to secure funding for local transport projects.
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In the news
Local man Gary Thornton is currently in training in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London this summer.
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Business
Supporting local economic activity is a key concern for Galway City Council this year, City Manager Joe O’Neill tells Lorraine O’Hanlon
While it has been lambasted for failing to reduce commercial rates and digging up the city’s roundabouts and roads, supporting local economic activity is a key concern for Galway City Council in 2012, according to City Manager Joe O’Neill.
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Motoring
For a fourth year in a row, Opel has reached the final of Europe’s top automotive award.
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Meeting to secure transport funding
Category: NewsPosted on 27/01/2012 by Marie Madden
A special meeting took place this week in an effort to secure funding for local transport projects.
Galway West Derek Nolan this week accompanied Junior Transport Minister Alan Kelly to meet with Galway City Council, Bus Eireann, Iarnród Éireann and the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) to discuss the city’s transportation needs for the coming years and to seek extra funding for these projects.
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Cancer-causing gas found in Galway homes
Category: NewsPosted on 27/01/2012 by Marie MaddenA home in the Castlegar area has been found to have 18 times the acceptable level of radon gas. In recent tests, twenty-three per cent of Galway homes were found to have high levels of the cancer-causing radon gas, according to figures released today by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII).
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School cuts still on horizon
Category: NewsPosted on 26/01/2012 by Marie MaddenDisadvantaged schools in Galway are still facing major cuts to resources after the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn confirmed this week that no decision has been made to reverse cuts to the DEIS scheme. Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív hit out at the Government for attempting to trick the public on this issue, saying that despite the fact that the Minister has admitted he made a mistake, he has now told the Oireachtas Education Committee that he is still
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Misterman set for London premiere
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Nolan welcomes fall in borrowing costs
Category: NewsGalway Labour Deputy Derek Nolan has welcomed news that the State’s borrowing costs fell this week.
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Disability services under threat
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The Brothers of Charity in Galway is being forced to divert funds away from front-line services in order to pay wage increments, a disability rights campaigner has claimed.
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Uncertainty continues over St Brigid’s future
Category: NewsThe uncertainty over the future of acute beds at St Brigid’s Hospital in Ballinasloe is set to continue, with HSE West refusing to confirm or deny reports that up to 37 beds could be at risk of closure.
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GMIT to anchor Ireland’s biggest uni
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GMIT is set to be the centre of Ireland’s biggest university, after new plans for a merger between five institutes of technology were revealed this week.
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Geoghegan-Quinn reiterates foreign aid commitment
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The EU's determination to help developing countries is strengthened rather than diminished in times of economic crisis, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science has said.
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Galway companies leading the way
Category: NewsGalway is leading the country when to comes to medical devices, according to Enterprise Ireland CEO Frank Ryan.
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Disability rights campaigner joins Labour
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A local disability rights campaigner is set to run as a Labour Party candidate in the next local elections.
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CERN research to further our understanding of universe
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A scientist who worked at the CERN research centre in Switzerland has told this year’s Galway Astronomy Festival that research taking place at CERN will go towards our understanding of our place in the universe.
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President Higgins to be honoured at civic reception
Category: NewsPresident Michael D Higgins is to be honoured by his home county next month at a Galway County Council civic reception.
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Job losses outweigh creation in Galway Gaeltacht
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A total of 178 new jobs were created in Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies in the Galway Gaeltacht last year, according to the development agency’s End of Year Statement for 2011.
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Appeal for information on armed robbery
Category: NewsGardaí are appealing for information in relation to armed robbery on a service station in Wests
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Millions of Americans read about ‘savage craic’ in Galway
Category: NewsMillions of potential holidaymakers all over the US are reading about Galway and the West of Ireland this month on the travel pages of the hugely popular Huffington Post news website, which attracts an average audience of 34 million readers each day.
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Thought for the Week
Category: NewsNudge the balance In life it is faith that starts us off, but it is charity that keeps us going in any undertaking in life.
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Skål International Galway recognises John Killeen
Category: NewsSkål International Galway hosted an appreciation evening for John Killeen on Tuesday, 17 January in the Galway Bay Hotel.
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New director for St Patrick’s Day parade
Category: NewsA new director has been appointed to head up this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in the city.
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Galway company to create up to 20 new jobs
Category: NewsNew Galway-based company Pure Athlete, which specialises in body care recovery and performance products, is planning to create up to 20 new jobs within their sales and distribution divisions.
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Talking History
Category: NewsOranmore Castle is situated on the seashore at the eastern end of Galway Bay.
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Patients sought for osteoarthritis study
Category: NewsResearchers at NUI Galway are looking for help from sufferers of osteoarthritis in a bid to develop new treatments for the condition.
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Galway jeweller recognised at showcase event
Category: NewsA Galway-based jeweller has been honoured with a top award at the Showcase 2012 Creative Expo at Dublin’s RDS.
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Calls for remote voting in the Dáil
Category: NewsTDs and senators should be permitted to vote on Oireachtas issues remotely, according to local Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy Eames.
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Innovation nomination for local companies
Category: NewsThree Galway companies have been shortlisted for the Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards.
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