1925

New wheels

A beautiful new 20-seater Lancia open motor-coach was put upon the road by the Galway Omnibus Co., Ltd., on Tuesday, when the directors and their friends took the first drive to Barna. The car is the acme of comfort and smooth-running, and, like the other modern cars purchased within the year, it has the advantage of large pneumatic front wheel brakes, and a specially powerful brake fitted to a fly wheel on the shafting.

The bodywork was done by Jackson’s, Carlow. The company has now five new cars, purchased within the last 14 months: the open Lancia coach and a saloon coach; a double-decker Karrier, like the London omnibuses, and a 20-seater saloon Karrier; a 14-seat Morris Saloon. All the cars are fully insured and passengers are insured also.

Legislation has recently been put forward in England to compel all vehicles plying for hire on public roads to insure passengers. It is nothing short of a public scandal that vehicles should be permitted to take passengers without providing against the risks attendant upon modern conditions on the roads.

The omnibus company will carry all its passengers during Race Week without any increase in fares, although no half fares will be available, a flat rate of 4d. being charged for the journey to Salthill or to Nile Lodge.

1950

Archbishop’s warning

Speaking on hypnotism in the course of a sermon in the Cathedral, Tuam, on Sunday, His Grace, the Archbishop, said that it might be well to explain that the Church had not condemned hypnotism absolutely; but on account of the grave dangers involved, the practice of hypnotism was forbidden unless certain conditions were fulfilled: There must be a just and grave reason; the person to be hypnotised must give consent. Generally, a trustworthy witness ought to be present.

The hypnotiser must be competent, conscientious and of good character. If suitable precautions were not taken against the abuse of hypnotism, grave moral evils might follow. Experience in various countries had proved the truth f this.

At all the Masses in the Cathedral on Sunday, an appeal was made to the people to avoid starting any entertainment of any kind at midnight and in this way to avoid any violation of public order and decency.

In his sermon at the first Mass, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, pointed out that the tradition of the town was against late hours of any kind, and he asked the people of the town to co-operate in continuing a good tradition.

Pictured: ALL EYES ON US … Shop Street during Galway International Arts Festival July 2006.