The Irish Field

Galway has taken a battering in recent years. In the great transfer window of life and death, we have been lifted by the gifts of our superclub of artists, dreamers and doers, and yet we have also lost so many of the people who shaped the city’s spirit.

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A Tribute to Des Kenny: Galway’s quiet pillar of culture ↗

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The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is extremely busy today with high numbers of people attending the department who need to be admitted to hospital for ongoing treatment. The increase in patients awaiting admission has also seen a number of elective procedures postponed.

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Influx of emergency patients sees procedures postponed at UHG ↗

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A man who is accused of putting a nail-bar down his trousers in Woodies on the Headford Road and making no attempt to pay for it is also accused of stealing a pliers from Halford’s on the same day. He is also in custody on charges of using a lump hammer to break the lock of an e-scooter, and was again remanded in custody until the December 22 sitting of Galway District Court.

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Man who stole e-scooter and tools to remain in custody ↗

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Galway City Council has announced that Galway Christmas Market, along with several city car parks and woodlands will be closed around the city today (Tuesday ) as the country is hit by Storm Bram.

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UPDATED: Galway braces for 'multi-hazard event' with arrival of Storm Bram ↗

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Galway City Council has announced that car parks and woods will be closed around Galway city tomorrow as the country braces for Storm Bram, due to hit the west coast tomorrow morning.

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Galway braces for 'multi-hazard event' with arrival of Storm Bram ↗

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A man who made off with €600 - including €185 in coins - from an Athenry pub’s poor box finally had his case concluded when he was brought from prison to appear before Judge Vincent Deane at Loughrea District Court.

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Long-running Athenry poor box heist case finally resolved ↗

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A young man was given a chance when he appeared before Judge Vincent Deane at Loughrea District Court charged with a shoplifting offence. This was the defendant’s second chance, as the Gardaí had offered him the option of accepting an adult caution, but he failed to turn up for the appointment to receive it and, as a result, the prosecution ended up before the court.

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Judge gives lucky shoplifter a second chance ↗

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The equivalent of more than 1,900 wheelie bins of raw sewage is flowing directly into two local bays in Connemara each day, but this is set to cease under the provision of new wastewater infrastructure in the area.

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Almost 2,000 wheelie bins of raw sewage flowing into Connemara bays daily ↗

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