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TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING ALLEGED EYRE SQUARE ASSAULT
Date Published: 31-Jul-2011
TWO young men arrested in connection with an incident in Eyre Square, which left another young man seriously injured, have been released without charge but a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The two alleged suspects in the incident were released by Galway Gardai shortly after 11 o’clock last night.
The 20 year old man was on top of an ESB substation in the centre of the square around 3.15 am on Saturday when he fell off during a row, sustaining serious head injuries.
The young Waterford man is improving at University Hospital Galway and he has been moved out of the high dependency unit at the hospital this afternoon (SUNDAY).
He was rushed there from Eyre Square around half three yesterday morning after the incident took place.
Galway Gardai are pleased with the progess in their investigations but they are again appealing to any other witnesses to the incident to contact them.
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Appeal for information following Portumna crash
Date Published: 08-May-2013
Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle crash at the Portumna bridge this morning.
The road from Nenagh to Loughrea reopened shortly after 11 this morning following the completion of a technical exam.
Four men were travelling in a van when they hit the Portumna bridge around 6:30 this morning.
Gardaí, ambulance and two units of Portumna fire services rushed to the scene, and one of the men was taken to Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.
He is being treated for head injuries, which have been described by Gardaí as serious.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Portumna Garda station on 09-097-42060
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President Higgins among GMIT’s first ever honorary fellowships
Date Published: 10-May-2013
GMIT is to honour seven outstanding individuals including President Michael D Higgins with Honorary Fellowships at a special ceremony later this month.
It’s the first time in the 40 year history of the Institute the Governing Body of GMIT has decided to award honorary fellowships.
The GMIT Honorary Fellowships will be conferred at the g Hotel in the city this day two weeks Friday 24 May at 2.30pm in front of 200 invited guests.
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Galway commuters hold their breath as LRC intervenes in bus strike
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway commuters are holding their breath as there has been a potential breakthrough in the Bus Eireann dispute, as both sides have agreed to talks at the Labour Relations Commission.
The LRC intervened this afternoon, on day two of strike action that has seen 95 per cent of bus services disrupted across the country.
The LRC’s Director of Conciliation Services, Kevin Foley, says the National Bus and Rail Union and the company have agreed to meet for mediated talks at 8 this evening.