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Marina guarantors face six figure bill as state pulls project
Date Published: 20-Apr-2011
A well-known Connemara businessman has asked local people to help him out as he faces possible Court action in relation to a guarantee he provided for a loan for a community based project.
Malachy Kearns who owns the Roundstone Musical Instruments Centre – known internationally for the bodhráns produced there – is among a group of people who guaranteed a loan for preparatory work for the development of a marina in Roundstone Bay.
The Roundstone group were acting in a voluntary capacity and guaranteed the repayment of a loan of over €100,000 in the belief that Government grants would be forthcoming.
They are now stuck with heavy personal bills following confirmation by the Government that it will not give any money for the proposed marina.
The Department for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs has written to the group telling them that the marina project didn’t have the business potential to warrant grant aid from the State.
The saga in relation to the proposed marina has gone on for a decade and it leaves four people with a financial mess on their hands.
Malachy Kearns read out the contents of a letter from representative for the Allied Irish Bank dated April 13 2011 in which he is asked to repay €25,000 as a result of his personal guarantee for a community loan in Roundstone.
He was asked to give details about his plans to repay the money and was told that any resources which he had in that bank could be used against the outstanding loan. He was also threatened with legal proceeding and possible Court action unless he pays up.
See full story in this week’s Connacht Tribune.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Tuam has secured it’s second import of hay from the UK this afternoon in a bid to address the ongoing fodder crisis in the west.
A load of between 40 and 50 bales arrived at the Connacht Gold store in Airglooney for distribution throughout the county.
It follows a similar load last Thursday to the Tuam outlet.
The co-op also took a load of imported hay to the mart in Maam Cross over the weekend, however most of the bales had already been pre-assigned to farmers.
Further loads of hay are expected to arrive across the west and north west tonight and tomorrow morning.
Date Published: 09-May-2013
281 offers of social housing were made by the city and county councils last year.
Figures provided by the local authorities show that 46 of these were refused.
Galway city council made 193 such offers in 2012 with 41 of these refused.
The majority didn’t like the area they were offered or disliked the property itself.
Galway county council made 88 offers of social housing last year with 83 of these accepted.
Reasons given for refusing five properties focused on the location or that the property itself did not meet their needs.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh has called on the government to provide more support for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided to the Sinn Fein Senator show that domestic violence support group COPE accompanied over 80 women to court in Galway last year, but a further 214 women were unable to avail of such assistance.
Senator O Clochartaigh told Galway Bay fm news that more needs to be done to support victims of domestic violence.
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