Connacht V Munster 2010

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2010 – The Year in Review – section 1

You could call 2010 the Year of Living Dangerously. It was topped and tailed by snow and ice, and the economic situation was pretty frosty also. But we got on with our lives in the way we always do, perhaps with a little less bling, but with a little more heart. In these pages we look back on the first six months of 2010, with the second half reviewed next week. Read on, and see what you remember …

2010 – The Year in Review – section 2

MARCH JUST in case you thought we had got away from talk of the weather, our first issue of March told you that the first two months of 2010 were the driest for years. They were also probably the coldest.*****You need to be logged in to see this part of the post. Login using the [...]

2010 – The Year in Review – section 3

MAY WE are very proud of our status as an archdiocese, so there was some concern when a recommendation was made that the number of dioceses in Ireland be reduced. There would then of course be the possibility that Tuam might lose its archiepiscopal seat — but according to the Diocesan Secretary, Fr Fintan Monahan, [...]

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Sudden thaw brings water misery

By TONY GALVIN householders throughout the county are without water or experiencing restrictions in service as the thaw has wrought havoc on the domestic supply network. Motorists are also having to negotiate large pot-holes which have appeared on the roads following the thaw. Frost and severe low temperatures combined with salting and the sudden thaw [...]

Move to 4x4s kept Westdoc on the road through snow and ice

By FIONA McGARRY THE out-of-hours GP service Westdoc has been exceptionally busy during the recent cold snap, helping to ensure that public health nurses and home helps got to remote areas of North Galway. [private]

McHugh to run for FG — all eyes now on FF

By TONY GALVIN TUAM-based Cllr Tom McHugh is to be added to the Fine Gael general election ticket in Galway East in the next week. All eyes are now on the make-up of the Fianna Fail ticket and how many independents are to run.[private]

GAA club move hits planning hitch

HERITAGE watchdog An Taisce has scuppered plans by Ballygar GAA Club to secure planning permission for a housing estate on a section of its lands.*****You need to be logged in to see this part of the post. Login using the box in the sidebar. Not registered? Click here to register*****

Call for extra fuel allowance for elderly to make up for cold weather demand

A CALL has been made for additional fuel allowances to be made available for older people who have had to use more fuel than expected to keep their homes warm during the cold snap. The call was made by East Galway Deputy Ulick Burke.[/private] “In view of these unprecedented weather conditions of late, I am [...]