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Supreme Court told planning law “radically misapplied” in Apple Athenry case

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Galway Daily news Apple granted extension of permission for Athenry data centre

The law was “radically misapplied” by An Bord Pleanála when they gave the go ahead for Apple to build an €850 million date centre in Athenry the Supreme Court has been told.

While Apple has decided to give up its plans for a data centre in Athenry after the project spent years in legal limbo, the Supreme Court is still hearing two objectors’ case.

The central part of the objection has always been whether An Bord Pleanála was obliged to consider the environmental impact of eight data halls, Apple’s masterplan for the site, instead of just the one hall which was contained in the application.

According to the Irish Times Barrister for the applicants Michael McDowell SC said that the board cannot allow a “slicing and dicing” of major projects to avoid considering environmental impact questions.

An Bord Pleanála is opposing the appeal by local objectors Sineád Fitzpatrick and Allan Daly, as its outcome may influence future planning decisions.

However, Apple informed the Supreme Court that they were withdrawing from the case just before it was due to come before the court in May.

The five judge Supreme Court is considering several legal questions arising from the High Court’s refusal of the objector’s case, such as whether it involves general principles of EU law.

If the court finds that it does, then the case may have to be referred to the EU Court of Justice.

Mr McDowell said that despite planning inspectors saying the site would be unsuitable for a data centre unless all eight data halls were built, An Bord Pleanála only considered the impact of one hall in makings its decision.

The objectors claim that when fully constructed the data centre would have increased the demand on the national electricity grid by between 6 and 8 percent.

This case highlights the lack of regulations and framework in place to govern data centres and other projects that come with extremely high energy demands.

It was expected that the construction phase of the €850 million data centre would create 300 construction jobs, with as many as 100 full time employees when operational.

Apple said that the data centre would be 100 percent powered by renewable energy, but the inspector cast doubt on that claim.

The issue remains an important one to debate as other data centre projects remain in the pipelines.

GAA: Galway Teams Receive Ted Webb Medals 

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Paul Conroy

Galway senior Paul Conroy was the special guest and presented the medals to the two winning Galway football teams who won the Tedd Webb Cup and Shield in September 2018.

The ‘City and West’ team, captained by St. James’ Daniel McNulty, were the overall winners taking the cup competition by 1-13 to 1-8 against Mayo East/West.  Despite conceding an early goal, the Tribeswomen led 0-7 to 1-1 at the break and a second half major ensured their success.

And it capped off a double against their rivals as Galway North were comprehensive winners in the Shield Final beating Mayo East/West by 3-10 to 0-9.  The team, captained by Monivea/Abbey’s Keith Reilly, struck early to lead 1-5 to 0-5 at half-time.

The Connacht GAA Ted Webb Inter-County U16 Football Competition has been played in Connacht every year since 1976, in memory of former Mayo and Ballyhaunis Player, Ted Webb.

Financial services firm to double Galway workforce

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Mazars financial services firm have announced that they will be doubling their Galway workforce with the opening of a new office.

The financial services firm will add 30 new jobs in Galway over the next three years, bringing them to a total headcount of 60 people.

20 of the new positions will be servicing the recently outsourced accountancy business in Galway, while there will be another ten roles for tax, audit, and advisory staff at the new office.

Mark Kennedy, Managing Partner at Mazars said: “Mazars Ireland is one of the fastest growing professional services firms and the further expansion of our Galway operation is testament to our work and the services we provide as a business.”

Earlier this year Mazars announced that they would be expanding their Limerick office, “And I am delighted to see the Galway office enjoying similar success,” Mr Kennedy said.

The new accountancy service will have an international focus, enhancing Mazars’ capabilities in the West of Ireland and building on the existing outsourced accountancy unit in Dublin.

Driving this demand for more accountancy and other financial services in Galway is the increasing attractiveness of the West as a place for multinationals to invest.

Mazars has a niche specialty in the provision of global compliance services to multi-national companies which can be centrally coordinated from Ireland via Mazars internally developed platforms.

Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphries welcomed the news, “I am delighted to see Mazars open a new office in Galway.”

“Ireland is now a world leader in professional services and many of the top companies in this sector are based here.”

Mazars has had a presence in Galway since 2004, and this new 6,000 sq. ft office is located in Mayoralty House, right in the heart of Galway city.

Recruitment has already begun to fill out the first of the positions in the outsourced accountancy business here in the city.

These new jobs will bring the total number of people Mazars employs to over 400 through Galway, Limerick, and Dublin.

Austin Sammon, Audit, Advisory & Outsourcing Partner, Mazars Galway commented:

“Galway is the largest urban centre on west coast of Ireland and home to many multinational companies that use Galway as a hub for establishing global networks.”

“With a young population and programmes such as Galway 2040 driving overall development, we look forward to future growth as an established member of the local and regional business community.”

RUGBY: Ten Galway Players in Ireland under 18 Squads 

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Ireland under 18 rugby

Ten Galway players were named among two Irish under 18 rugby squads last Friday (19th October) for their respective training camps over next week’s mid-term break (29th October – 2nd November). 

There are two Corinthians players named in the Schools squad as Diarmuid McCormack and Diarmuid Kilcommins have been called up.  And Corinthians have four more named in the club squad that will include Eoin de Buitlear, Hubert Costelloe, Cian Scanlon and Cathal Forde.

The other four players all take their place on the club side.  Ballinasloe pair Oisin McCormack and Shane Jennings will be joined by Creggs’ Aodha Hession and Galwegians’ Conor O’Shaughnessy.

The schools side will be coached by Leinster Academy Manager Peter Smyth while Fiach O’Loughlin will coach the club side, who will play a challenge match against the Italian U18 Academy.

A number of the players featured in the recent IRFU U18 Interprovincial Festival held over a ten-day period in University of Limerick in August. The festival brought together over 200 young players for a campus style festival that focused on player and coach development both on and off the pitch.

Ireland U18 Schools Squad 

Forwards- 
Lee Barron (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) 
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College/Leinster) 
Aaron Coleman (Belvedere College/Leinster) 
Reuben Crothers (Wallace HS/Ulster) 
Mark Donnelly (CBC Cork/Munster) 
Oscar Egan (Coleraine Grammar School/Ulster) 
Craig Finn (St.Munchin’s College/Munster) 
Jonathan Fish (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) 
John Forde (PBC Cork/Munster) 
Will Hickey (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) 
Sam Illo (Wesley College/Leinster) 
Alex Kendellen (PBC Cork/Munster) 
Patrick McAlpine (Campbell College/Ulster) 
Diarmuid McCormack (Clongowes/Galway Corinthians/Connacht) 
Daniel Okeke (Ard Scoil Ris/Munster) 
Matthew Sands (St.Coleman’s Newry & Newry RFC/Ulster) 
George Saunderson (Sullivan Upper School/Ulster) 
Alex Soroka (Belvedere College/Leinster) 
Tom Stewart (Belfast Royal Academy/Ulster) 
Levi Vaughan (Terenure College/Leinster) 
Riley Westwood (Bangor Grammar/Ulster) 

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Ben Carson (Wallace High School/Ulster) 
Chris Cosgrave (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) 
Jack Delaney (Crescent CC/Munster) 
Nathan Doak (Wallace High School/Ulster) 
Aaron Leahy (CBC Cork/Munster) 
Daniel Hurley (PBC Cork/Munster) 
Greg Huntley (Down High School/Ulster) 
Diarmuid Kilcommins (Coláiste Bhaile Chláir & Corinthians RFC/Connacht) 
Conor McKee (Sullivan Upper/Ulster) 
Ben Murphy (Pres Bray/Leinster) 
Simon O’Kelly (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) 
Harry O’Riordan (CBC Cork/Munster) 
Josh Pyper (Pres Bray/Leinster) 
Conor Rankin (Campbell College/Ulster) 
Cian Whooley (CBC Cork/Munster) 

Ireland U18 Clubs Squad 

Forwards- 
Liam Bishop (Trent College & Yorkshire Carnegie/IQ Rugby) 
Mark Boyle (Gorey RFC/Leinster) 
Donncha Byrne (Sligo RFC/Connacht) 
Eoin de Buitléar (An Ghaeltacht & Corinthians RFC/Connacht) 
Hubert Costelloe (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht) 
Stephen Kelly (Letterkenny RFC/Ulster) 
Darragh McCarthy (Cobh Pirates RFC/Munster 
Oisin McCormack (Ballinasloe RFC/Connacht) 
Dylan Murphy (Nenagh RFC/Munster) 
Darragh Murray (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht) 
Monty Royston (Hartpury College/IQ Rugby) 
Cian Scanlon (An Ghaeltacht & Corinthians RFC/Connacht) 
Jay Traynor (Waterpark RFC/Munster) 

Backs- 
Michael Cooke (Sedbergh School & Newcastle Falcons/IQ Rugby) 
Ethan Coughlan (Ennis RFC/Munster) 
Cathal Forde (Corinthians RFC/Connacht) 
Aodha Hession (Creggs RFC/Connacht) 
Shane Jennings (Ballinasloe RFC/Connacht) 
Zach Kavanagh (SGS Filton College/IQ Rugby) 
Karl Martin (Boyne RFC/Leinster) 
Josh O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers RFC/Leinster) 
Conor O’Shaughnessy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) 
Jamie Osborne (Naas RFC/Leinster)

GAA: “Our Conversion Ratio Wasn’t Good Enough” – Damien Comer 

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Damien Comer

Galway football captain Damien Comer has admitted the team are still disappointed they didn’t give Dublin a stiffer test in last August’s (2018) All-Ireland senior football semi-final in Croke Park. 

Despite scoring 1-1 including an early goal, Comer and the Tribesmen saw Jim Gavin’s four-in-a-row chasing champions overturn a deficit to lead by two at half-time before pulling clear.

Con O’Callaghan got Dublin’s green flag as Galway’s challenge fell before Shane Walsh got a late goal to keep the deficit in single digits in a 1-24 to 2-12 score line.

“Now that the dust has settled, you look back and try and assess the year,” said Comer to the gaa.ie’s John Harrington.  “And the question you ask yourself is ‘was it an improvement on last year? Was it a successful year?’

“I suppose if you look back, we retained our Connacht title and we went a step further than we had by reaching the All-Ireland semis for the first time.

“So, looking back, it was a success. But we still would have been bitterly disappointed not to have taken out Dublin or even challenge Dublin that bit more in that game.

“Looking back in that game, we were definitely in a position to challenge them a bit better. It just didn’t happen for one reason or the other.”

“There’s no denying that they’re a serious team.  And they’ve proven that over the last few years. But I just think that if you stand back and admire them, they’ll do to you what they do to most teams.

“So, you have to go and play them and attack them and I think we did that well in stages in the first half. But I think we fell short because our conversion ratio wasn’t good enough.

“In the first half, we missed 1-6 or 1-7. I know obviously the penalty…you can miss them.

“But we also had chances of kickable points and didn’t taken them – myself included.

“But against any big team, you have to be taking them if you want to have any chance of coming out the right side and we didn’t.”

Galway will begin the defence of their Connacht Senior Football title when they take on London on Sunday, 5th May 2019.  Throw-in at Ruislip to be confirmed.

GAA: County Final Staying in Pearse Stadium 

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Galway Daily sport Galway v Armagh: All-Ireland Final on the Big Screen in Pearse Stadium

The Claregalway Hotel County Senior Football Final will remain in Pearse Stadium on Sunday (21st October) and will form a double header with the intermediate final replay between Micheal Breathnach and An Spideal. 

Tuam-based Cllr Donagh Killilea wrote a letter to the county board requesting that the Frank Fox Cup decider between Corofin and Mountbellew-Moylough be played in its traditional home given the two clubs’ close proximity to Tuam.

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“Further to the results in the two semi-final club games today,” wrote Killilea to Galway GAA.  “Could I request that you consider having the club final between Mountbellew/Moyluogh and Corofin played at Tuam Stadium and not hold it in Pearse Stadium.

“Given that it is a bank holiday weekend and these two teams involved are local to Tuam, it would be of great appeal to locals travelling.  Also, the races are on in Galway and we should not add to the traffic woes that are expected.”

Cllr Killilea also made an appeal that the gate money from a Tuam county final could be donated to the DAFTS (Development Advocates for Tuam Stadium) who are raising funds for the future development of Tuam Stadium.

“Also,” added Killilea.  “As Tuam is making great progress, the gate fees would be welcome towards the development of the Tuam stadium.”

Killilea also appeared on the Keith Finnegan Show on Galway Bay FM on Monday morning (22nd October).  Later, Galway GAA chairman Pat Kearney ruled out any change of venue for the county’s senior final.

“The facilities in Pearse Stadium are superior to those in Tuam at the present time and for the county final,” stated Kearney to Keith Finnegan.  “We need to have the best facilities available for the players and spectators alike. The dressing rooms in Tuam are not up to standard.”

Corofin and Mountbellew/Moylough qualified for the decider after respective wins over Annaghdown and Salthill/Knocknacarra in Tuam on Sunday (21st October).

Mountbellew/Moylough reached a third final in four years after beating Salthill/Knocknacarra 1-13 to 1-10 thanks to Colin Ryan’s first minute goal, and 10 points between Barry McHugh and Michael Daly.

However, if Mountbellew/Moylough are to win a first Frank Fox Cup since 1986, they must get past All-Ireland champions Corofin who are chasing a sixth successive domestic title.

Despite having Ronan Steede sent off, Corofin prevailed by 0-12 to 0-8 over Annaghdown with Dylan Wall, Steede and Gary Sice on the scoreboard.

An Spideal and Micheal Breathnach met in Pearse Stadium on Saturday (20th October) and played out an 0-11 draw and the replay will be the curtain raiser to the senior decider.

Results: 

Claregalway Hotel Senior Football Semi-Finals 

Mountbellew/Moylough 1-13 Salthill/Knocknacarra 1-10 

Corofin 0-12 Annaghdown 0-8 

Claregalway Hotel Intermediate Football Final 

Micheal Breathnach 0-11 An Spideal 0-11 

 

Fixtures: 

Sunday, 28th October 2018 

Claregalway Hotel Senior Football Final 

Corofin vs Mountbellew/Moylough (3pm Pearse Stadium) 

Claregalway Hotel Intermediate Football Final Replay 

Micheal Breathnach vs An Spideal (1pm Pearse Stadium)

SOCCER: Galway Girls in Record Breaking Ireland Win 

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The Republic of Ireland under 17 women’s football team produced a record breaking 14-0 win over Albania today (Monday, 22nd October) in the Sports Centre of Serbian FA, Stara Pazova. 

It was the opening game for Colin Bell’s charges as they seek one of the two qualification places for the elite round in a group that also includes Wales and hosts Serbia.

Emily Kraft scored four goals and Emily Whelan hit a hat-trick.  Eabha O’Mahoney, Jessica Ziu and Katelyn Keogh contributed two goals each with Mia Dodd getting the final goal in injury time.

But the team also included three players from Galway WFC with Therese Kinneavey and Shauna Brennan starting in defence while Kayla Brady was an unused substitute.

Ireland play Wales on Thursday (25th October, 11am) and Serbia on Sunday (28th October, 11am) in Stara Pazova as they seek to reach the next phase of qualification for the 2019 UEFA Women’s under 17 European Championships.

The top two teams from each of the 11 groups plus the four best third placed teams will qualify for the next round in April 2019.  Ireland’s scoring difference alone should mean their place is nearly booked.

Seven teams in April will qualify for the finals proper which take place in Bulgaria in May 2019.

Scorers – Republic of Ireland: Eabha O’Mahony – 3’ (P), 45’; Emily Whelan – 7’, 25’, 52’; Emily Kraft – 9’, 40’, 48’, 50’; Jessica Ziu – 21′, 66’; Katelyn Keogh – 85′, 87’; Mia Dodd – 90′. 

Republic of Ireland: Courtney Maguire; Shauna Brennan, Mia Dodd, Ellie Ferguson, Eabha O’Mahony ©, Therese Kinneavey; Orla Prendergast, Jessica Ziu, Rebecca Cooke; Emily Whelan, Emily Kraft.

Subs used: Aoibhin Clancy for Prendergast (46 mins), Blessing Kingsley for Cooke (46 mins), Katelyn Keogh for Kraft (67 mins), Sophie Liston for Whelan (81 mins).

Hundreds attend consent workshop at NUI Galway

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Galway Daily news Powerful 'Not consent' exhibition features the clothes of sexual assault victims

Interest in sexual consent classes has skyrocketed this year as more than 400 attended a consent workshop at NUI Galway.

The Smart Consent programme and its workshops on sexual consent was created at NUI Galway in 2015 and has spread to universities around Ireland.

NUI Galway’s students’ union launched sexual consent workshops for first year students last month.

The first workshop at Corrib Village and Goldcrest student residencies attracted massive interest with over 400 students attending.

Consent has become a topic that people are more invested in discussing recently with several distressing stories coming out about the prevalence of sexual assault in colleges.

In August Smart Consent published its report stating that three quarters of female students in colleges experience sexual assault or harassment.

Galway Rape Crisis Centre recently revealed that nearly 50 students came to them over six months to report being raped or sexually assaulted.

The Irish Examiner reports that interest in consent education has skyrocketed this year, with some universities seeing engagement go up by more than 600% on last year.

At the University of Limerick, 70 people came to the students’ union’s sexual consent training classes in 2017.

But this year so far more than 500 people have come to consent classes delivered during tutorial periods.

In DCU the number of people coming to consent classes has doubled from last year, up to 563.

One facilitator at the DCU classes said that there has been a particularly high level of interest from young men.

Padraig MacNeela, one of the researchers at NUI Galway’s School of Psychology who created the Smart Consent programme said that he’s never seen this level of voluntary participation.

The Galway workshops involve over 40 volunteers trained by the Smart Consent programme to act as facilitators.

Overall Professor MacNeela and the rest of the Smart Consent team have trained more than 250 facilitators at colleges and universities around Ireland.

The workshops walk students through three different stories with a variety of interactions.

They cover scenarios including non-verbal consent – like whether a smile indicates consent – sexual harassment, and same sex relationships.

In August when Smart Consent published its report, Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor said that sexual consent courses should be a mandatory part of third level education.

ATHLETICS: Galway Cross Country Championships 

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Galway Cross Country

The second day of action for uneven ages in the 2018 championships were held on Sunday (21st October) with over 300 athletes competing between the under 9 and under 19 grades in Bushfield, Loughrea.

Craughwell were the big winners taking 11 titles ahead of Galway City Harriers who picked up four wins.  Athenry and Tuam got three victories each, South Galway prevailed twice with one title going to East Galway.

The first team event went Craughwell AC’s way as they won the under 9 girls event.  And they added three more in the under 11, 17 and 19 boys category.

Alan Hallinan became their first individual gold medal winner when he won the boys under 9 competition.

They went on to have six more first places in Declan O’Connell (under 11 boys), Mathys Bocquet (under 13 boys), Ross McGuinness (under 15 boys), Ailbhe Miskella (under 17 girls), Sean Cotter (under 17 boys) and Patrick Noonan (under 19 boys).

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In the first race of the day, the under 9 girls 800m, Eimear Fallon of Tuam AC had a superb run to take individual gold and the club also won the under 9 boys team event.  Tuam AC also won the under 11 girls team competition.

In the under 11 girls individual event, Aisling Geaney from South Galway stormed home to take gold in an impressive performance.  And South Galway also had success in the under 13 girls team event.

Mia Craughwell delivered gold for Galway City Harriers (GCH) when she sprinted home to victory in the girls under 13 race after a great battle with Aoibheann Fitzpatrick of Ballinasloe and District AC.  And GCH also won the under 15 girls through Emma Moore with both the boys and girls under 15 team competitions also won by the club.

East Galway’s title came in the under 13 boys event though Oisin Keane wasn’t far away in the under 15 boys losing out after a great tussle with Craughwell’s McGuinness.

Aine O’Farrell of Athenry won the U19 Girls race and the club took the team prize.  Athenry also won the under 17 girls team competition.

 

Results: 

Individual: 

Under 9 Girls – Eimear Fallon (Tuam AC) 

Under 9 Boys – Alan Hallinan (Craughwell AC) 

Under 11 Girls – Aisling Geaney (South Galway AC) 

Under 11 Boys – Declan O’Connell (Craughwell AC) 

Under 13 Girls – Mia O’Connell (Galway City Harriers AC) 

Under 13 Boys – Mathys Bocquet (Craughwell AC) 

Under 15 Girls – Emma Moore (Galway City Harriers AC) 

Under 15 Boys – Ross McGuinness (Craughwell AC) 

Under 17 Girls – Aiblhe Miskella (Craughwell AC) 

Under 17 Boys – Sean Cotter (Craughwell AC) 

Under 19 Girls – Aine O’Farrell (Athenry AC) 

Under 19 Boys – Patrick Noonan (Craughwell AC) 

 

Team: 

Under 9 Girls – Craughwell AC 

Under 9 Boys – Tuam AC 

Under 11 Girls – Tuam AC 

Under 11 Boys – Craughwell AC 

Under 13 Girls – South Galway AC 

Under 13 Boys – East Galway AC 

Under 15 Girls – Galway City Harriers AC 

Under 15 Boys – Galway City Harriers AC 

Under 17 Girls – Athenry AC 

Under 17 Boys – Craughwell AC 

Under 19 Girls – Athenry AC 

Under 19 Boys – Craughwell AC

Night of fun, fashion and food to raise money for local charity

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Caprice Café, Vicky Casey with Lora Carroll Manager of Willow Boutique, Galway, celebrate the launch of ‘A Fashion Fairytale for Rosabel’s Rooms’ a fundraising event for Rosabel’s Rooms Galway Daily
Owner of Caprice Café, Vicky Casey with Lora Carroll Manager of Willow Boutique, Galway, celebrate the launch of ‘A Fashion Fairytale for Rosabel’s Rooms’ a fundraising event for Rosabel’s Rooms, in collaboration with The Irish Hospice Foundation which takes place at Caprice Café on November 7th featuring a a ‘Winter's Fairytale Fashion Show’ by Willow. Tickets are €60 each and available from online at www.eventbrite.ie – search for Rosabel’s Rooms. Photo: John Walsh

Two of Galway’s most fashionable establishments, Willow Boutique and Caprice Café, will come together in November to host a night of fun, fashion and food.

The event will help raise funds for local charity, Rosabel’s Rooms.

It will take place on Wednesday 7 November, with the evening kicking off at 7pm at Caprice café with a golden drinks reception, followed by a sumptuous two-course meal.

Guests will then be treated to a ‘Winter’s Fairytale Fashion Show’ featuring the Willow Winter Collection.

Event MC’s are Gemma Ní Chionnaith and Kieran O’Malley and those in attendance wearing white will have a chance to win a €200 Willow Gift Card on the night.

All monies raised will go to Rosabel’s Rooms, in collaboration with The Irish Hospice Foundation.

The charity was established in 2017 by Suzanne McClean and Gary Monroe in memory of their daughter Rosabel Monroe, who died suddenly aged just sixteen months.

Tickets are €60 each and available from online at www.eventbrite.ie by searching for Rosabel’s Rooms.

New funding will improve services for LGBTI+ people in Galway, says Minister

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Galway Pride 2020

One LGBTI+ organisation in Galway will receive funding of €4,800, it has been announced.

The funding, which will go to Amach! LGBT Galway, comes under the grant scheme for LGBTI+ Capacity Building initiatives for professional service providers who deal with young people.

East Galway TD Ciaran Cannon said that this funding will make an important contribution towards improving the quality of services for LGBTI+ young people in Galway.

Minister Cannon said: “Capacity building is described as a key action under Goal 1 of the Government’s LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy, which is to ‘Create a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for LGBTI+ young people.

“The objectives and actions associated with this goal will work towards the continued improvement of safe, supportive and inclusive spaces for LGBTI+ young people, and this new funding will go a long way towards achieving that goal.

“The Galway youth projects and services set to receive funding can use it for capacity building measures such as evidence-based LGBTI+ training, mentoring, coaching, CPD initiatives and guidelines targeted at professional service providers and youth services.

Minister Katherine Zappone added: “I am very proud that we are following up the launch of the world’s first LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy in June of this year with real action that will make a positive difference to the everyday lives of LGBTI+ young people through improving the quality of the services they have access to on the ground.”

GALWAY GAA – Results: (week ending Sunday, 21st October 2018)

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Galway Daily sport Galway v Mayo FBD senior football semi-final

Note: The winning team is displayed first

Gullane’s Hotel Junior B Hurling Championship

Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Loughrea, (Final (Replay), Ballinderreen 0-13 Killimor 0-9 

WERS Waste U16 Football Division 3

Thu, 18 Oct, Venue: Dunmore, (Div 3 Championship Shield Final), Mountbellew/Moylough 6-4 Headford 1-11 

WERS Waste U14 Football Division 3

Wed, 17 Oct, Venue: Headford, (D3 Shield Final), Caltra 2-10 St Brendan’s 2-7 

WERS Waste U13 Football Division 3 B

Thu, 18 Oct, Venue: Dunmore, (Shield Final), Northern Gaels 4-10 Killererin 3-4

Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Championship
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Tuam Stadium, (Semi Final), Mountbellew/Moylough 1-13 Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-10
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Tuam Stadium, (Semi Final), Corofin 0-12 Annaghdown 0-8

Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Relegation – Group A
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Caherlistrane, (Round 3), Cortoon Shamrocks 2-9 Kilconly 0-11

Claregalway Hotel/Bon Secours Hospital Senior Football Relegation – Group B
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Annaghdown, (Round 3), Tuam Stars 1-9 Barna 0-9

Salthill Hotel Senior Hurling Championship
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Kenny Park, (Quarter Final), Sarsfields 1-12 Castlegar 0-13
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Loughrea, (Senior B Relegation), Beagh 1-19 Moycullen 0-20
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Duggan Park , (Quarter Final), Cappataggle 1-15 Loughrea 0-17
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Kenny Park, (Pre-Lim 1/4 Final), Clarinbridge 3-18 Gort 1-19

WERS Waste U16 Football Division 1
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Glenamaddy, (Div 1 A Quarter Final), Northern Gaels 2-12 Moycullen 1-14
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Mervue, (Div 1 B Championship Semi Final), Mícheál Breathnach 5-8 St. James 1-13

WERS Waste U16 Football Division 2
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Páirc an Chathánaigh, (Div 2 B Championship Semi-Final), St Mary’s GAA Athenry 5-9 An Cheathrú Rua 1-7

Claregalway Hotel/Bons Secours Intermediate Football Relegation- Group B
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Glenamaddy, (Round 3), Williamstown 2-7 St Brendan’s 1-4

Intermediate Hurling Championship
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Kenny Park, (Quarter Final Replay), Rahoon-Newcastle 1-15 Kinvara 0-16
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Duggan Park , (Semi-Final), Kilconieron 1-16 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-17

Challoner Trophies U21B Hurling Championship Group 1
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Mullagh, (Round 2), Mullagh/Kiltormer 1-13 Tommy Larkins 2-9

Challoner Trophies U21B Hurling Championship Group 2
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Abbeyknockmoy, (Round 1), Abbeyknockmoy 7-19 Portumna 1-11

Minor B Championship 
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Barnaderg , (North Final), Mountbellew/Moylough 1-10 Tuam Stars 0-10

Pier Head Minor B Hurling Championship
Sun, 21 Oct, Venue: Kilbeacanty, (Semi-Final), Ardrahan 1-16 St Thomas 0-17

Pier Head Minor B1 Hurling Championship
Tue, 16 Oct, Venue: Duggan Park , (Quarter Final), Skehasna-Mountbellew/Moylough 2-11 Killimor 1-13
Fri, 19 Oct, Venue: Ardrahan, (Quarter Final), Cappataggle 0-25 Annaghdown 1-8
Sat, 20 Oct, Venue: Duggan Park , (Quarter Final), Oranmore-Maree 4-18 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 1-17

GAA: Kenny Park Confirmed for Sunday’s Big Double Header 

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Clarinbridge St Thomas

Kenny Park, Athenry has been confirmed for hurling’s massive double header on Sunday (28th October) in the senior and intermediate championships. 

Oranmore/Maree and Rahoon/Newcastle will meet in the curtain raiser for a place in the Harbour Hotel Intermediate Hurling Final.

Rahoon/Newcastle had to go to a replay before surprising tournament favourites Kinvara with a 1-15 to 0-16 victory in Kenny Park last Saturday (20th October).

Oranmore/Maree booked their place in the final four the previous week after defeating Kiltormer by 0-25 to 1-17.

Kilconieron await the winners in the decider after they won a dramatic semi-final on Sunday (21st October) defeating Meelick/Eyrecourt 1-16 to 0-17 in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.

The second game will be the outstanding Salthill Hotel Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final as Clarinbridge face favourites St. Thomas at 1.30pm.

Clarinbridge caused a shock on Sunday when they beat 2016 and 2017 finalists Gort 3-18 to 1-19 and now prepare to take on the 2016 champions.

The semi-finals are provisionally scheduled for Sunday, 4th November with Cappataggle, Liam Mellows and Sarsfields having already booked their places.

Sarsfields came through Castlegar 1-12 to 0-13 on Saturday in Kenny Park; Cappataggle edged out Loughrea 1-15 to 0-17 in Duggan Park on Sunday; while defending champions Liam Mellows outscored Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry 2-16 to 0-16 later that day in Kenny Park.

Results: 

Salthill Hotel Senior Hurling Quarter-Final 

Sarsfields 1-12 Castlegar 0-13 

Cappataggle 1-15 Loughrea 0-17 

Liam Mellows 2-16 Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry 0-16 

Salthill Hotel Senior Hurling Preliminary Quarter-Final 

Clarinbridge 3-18 Gort 1-19 

Harbour Hotel Intermediate Hurling Semi-Final 

Kilconieron 1-16 Meelick/Eyrecourt 0-17 

Harbour Hotel Intermediate Hurling Quarter-Final Replay 

Rahoon/Newcastle 1-15 Kinvara 0-16 

Fixtures: 

Sunday, 28th October 2018 

Harbour Hotel Intermediate Hurling Semi-Final 

Oranmore/Maree vs Rahoon/Newcastle (12pm Kenny Park) 

Salthill Hotel Senior Hurling Quarter-Final 

Clarinbridge vs St. Thomas (1.30pm Kenny Park)

Galway financial company to expand after €6 million buyout

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Galway Daily Galway financial services company to expand after €6 million sale

Galway financial tech company PerfectCard will expand after selling to Australian payment solutions company EML Payments in a multi-million euro deal.

EML has bought a 75% stake in the Galway company for €6 million.

PerfectCard says that this sale will result in the result of its Galway workforce over the next two years.

EML have also said that they plan to make PerfectCard’s base in Galway their global hub for technology and innovation.

According to the Irish Independent EML received approval from the Central Bank for the sale two weeks ago.

Nikki Evans, CEO of PerfectCard said that the sale would be huge benefit to both companies, giving EML access to EU markets for their payment products.

EML is a financial services company that handles insurance, injury claims, and personalised consultancy for companies.

PerfectCard also said that it would accelerate their growth and open up opportunities for the company and employees alike.

PerfectCard provides corporate financial expense and incentive services including PerfectIncentive and its recently launched new service Pecan Expense.

Ms Evans will remain the CEO of PerfectCard after the merger and will assume responsibility for EML European Issuing.

EML operates in 21 countries, processing AU$6.7 billion in financial transactions last year.

An Bhealach do Pharáid Macnas i nGaillimh fógartha

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Sheila Ní Bheaglaoich
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Dheineadh an bhealach do Pharáid Macnas i nGaillimh a fhógairt Dé Satharn an 20ú Deireadh Fómhair.

Sé an téama ar an Pharáid Macnas i mbliana ná ‘Out of the Wilk Sky’ agus tosnóidh an Pharáid ag a 5.30 i.n. ar an Domhnach an 28ú Deireadh Fómhair.

Beidh na céadta taibheoirí ag fágaint ó na príomh geataí de Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh (níl aon chead isteach sa choláiste féin.) agus beidh siad ar an bhealach síos Bóthar na hOllscoile, trasna Droichead na mBradán, ag casadh ar dheis ag Amharclann an Town Hall, ag bogadh trasna Sráid Phroinséis agus Sráid Eglinton, síos Sráid na Siopaí agus isteach sa Chearnóg Laidineach síos Sráid an Phríomhgharda agus Sráid an Droichid. Leanfaidh sé ar aghaidh trasna Droichid Ó Bhriain agus Sráid Doiminic, roimh críochnú ar Cé an Chladaigh.

An Bhealach a bheas an Pharáid ag dul

Más mian leat cabhair a thabhairt leis an Pharáid is féidir an foirm seo a leanas a líonadh. Tá an Grúpa Amharclainne Macnas ar thóir ar oibreacha deonacha chun cabhair a thabhairt agus seo’d é an deis duitse.

GAA: Sean Armstrong Receives Club Presentation

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Sean Armstrong Salthill Knocknacarra

Salthill/Knocknacarra’s Sean Armstrong has received a special presentation from his club to mark his retirement from the Galway senior team in 2018. 

The attacker, who’d previously retired in 2014, ended his involvement with the Tribesmen after their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin in August.

Armstrong was a key contributor in Galway reaching the National League Final and winning the Connacht title and the 32-year-old was a prominent player since his arrival on the inter county scene in 2005.

He played a key part of Galway’s under 21 All-Ireland victory in 2005 establishing a lethal partnership with Michael Meehan where they shared 6-3 in a 6-5 to 4-6 victory over Down.

And as well as winning three Connacht senior titles in 2005, 2008 and 2018, Armstrong was involved with Salthill/Knocknacarra’s county title successes in 2005 and 2012.

His greatest day was probably St. Patrick’s Day in 2006 when he helped Salthill/Knockncarra beat Antrim’s St. Gall’s 0-7 to 0-6 to win the All-Ireland championship.  Armstrong contributed one-point in a tight affair.

And his commitment to the club will continue as the centre forward kicked three points on Sunday (21st October) in the 2018 county semi-final but they came up short losing out 1-13 to 1-10 to Mountbellew/Moylough.

“To all the managers, backroom staff, players and fans,” said Armstrong on social media in September 2018 upon announcing his retirement.  “It has been a privilege to play for you and alongside you.

“To my family and friends, thank you for your absolute support. It was an honour to wear the maroon and white.”

Pictured with Sean are (l-r) Club Treasurer Noel Schofield, Club Secretary Alan Hassett and Club Chairperson Diarmaid Ó hAodha.

Macnas Halloween parade route through Galway confirmed

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Galway Daily news massive crowds out for Macnas

The 2018 Macnas parade, “Out of the Wild Sky”, will weave through the streets of Galway at 5.30pm on Sunday, October 28.

The parade will begin at NUIG (Aula Maxima), and take to the streets along the following route: University Rd, Salmon Weir Bridge, St Vincent’s Ave, Francis St, Eglinton St, William St, Shop St, Church Yard St, Mainguard St, Bridge St, O’Brien’s Bridge, Dominick St Lower, Dominick St Upper, Crossing canal, Raven’s Terrace, Claddagh Quay.

Beginning at its home on the NUI Galway campus the parade will meander through the heart of Galway.

It is the largest free event in Ireland for Halloween with over 54,000 people lining the streets every year to be awed and amazed by this epic scale of storytelling. 

BASKETBALL ROUND-UP: Moycullen and Maree Secure Super League Wins 

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Darren Kelly
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Basketball Ireland

Results – (week ending Sunday, 21st October 2018) 

Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League: 

CandS Neptune 90-111 Moycullen 

UCC Demons 86-90 Maree 

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
Templeogue 4 4 0 337 286 51 12
Belfast Star 4 3 1 334 292 42 9
Garveys Tralee Warriors 4 3 1 362 337 25 9
Keanes Supervalu Killorglin 4 3 1 307 299 8 9
UCC Demons 4 2 2 332 326 6 6
Pyrobel Killester 4 2 2 289 283 6 6
Moycullen 4 2 2 305 301 4 6
UCD Marian 4 2 2 302 300 2 6
Griffith College Swords Thunder 4 1 3 321 330 -9 3
Maree 4 1 3 280 310 -30 3
DCU Saints 4 1 3 305 352 -47 3
CandS Neptune 4 0 4 319 377 -58 0

Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League: 

IT Carlow Basketball 67-50 NUIG Mystics 

Elsewhere, IT Carlow Basketball got their first win of the season on the board on Saturday afternoon, when they welcomed NUIG Mystics to Carlow.

Another big display from Courtney Walsh (28 points), helped Carlow into a 35-19 point lead at half-time and they drove on from their, standing firm in a late shooting onslaught from Mystics, to win out 67-50 in the end.

Top Scorers NUIG Mystics:Claire Morrissey 23, Ailish O Reilly 10, Jane Lynch 9 

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
Courtyard Liffey Celtics 3 3 0 229 139 90 9
Ambassador UCC Glanmire 3 3 0 241 194 47 9
DCU Mercy 3 2 1 193 147 46 6
Fr Mathews 3 2 1 189 157 32 6
Pyrobel Killester 3 1 2 188 200 -12 3
Maxol WIT Wildcats 2 1 1 113 131 -18 3
IT Carlow Basketball 3 1 2 152 182 -30 3
Singleton SuperValu Brunell 3 1 2 163 194 -31 3
Marble City Hawks 4 1 3 253 302 -49 3
NUIG Mystics 3 0 3 137 212 -75 0

Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One: 

Gamefootage.net Titans 62-80 DBS Éanna 

Gamefootage.net Titans were once more the last team in action at the weekend, and were unlucky not to pip Northern conference leaders, DBS Eanna at the Jes on Sunday.

A big 26-point display from the hugely impressive Tom Rivard saw Titans up by one at the half time break (30-29) but Éanna put in a huge second half display with Stefan Zecevic and Conor Gallagher causing major trouble for the hosts, to see them win out 62-80 in the end.

Top scorers Gamefootage.net Titans: Tom Rivard 26, Matthew Sweeney 13, Robert Rajic 8 

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
DBS Eanna 6 6 0 521 376 145 18
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 7 6 1 601 545 56 18
Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers 7 4 3 516 474 42 12
KUBS BC 7 3 4 540 524 16 9
EJ Sligo All-Stars 7 3 4 517 570 -53 9
Ulster University Elks 7 2 5 505 554 -49 6
LYIT Donegal 7 2 5 549 627 -78 6
GameFootage.net Titans 6 1 5 428 507 -79 3

Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One: 

Maree 80-50 St Mary’s Castleisland 

Maree’s Women’s Division One team continued their unbeaten start to the season with an 80-50 point win over St Mary’s Castleisland in Oranmore on Saturday evening in the Southern Conference. Once more, Claire Rockall and Dayna Finn topped the scoring charts, bagging 36 points between them.

Indeed, Maree were dominant from the off, running into a 20-point lead by half time, to finish out 30-point winners in the end to stay joint top of the Southern Conference with Portlaoise Panthers as the only two unbeaten teams.

“It’s a great run we are on,” said Maree Head Coach Joe Shields to Basketball Ireland afterwards.  “And the confidence in the group is very high. We are playing a free-flowing game, which suits our personnel.”

Top scorers Maree: Claire Rockall 20, Dayna Finn 16, Alison Blaney 10 

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
Maree 3 3 0 244 177 67 9
Portlaoise Panthers 3 3 0 221 180 41 9
Limerick Celtics 3 1 2 190 208 -18 3
St Marys Castleisland 3 1 2 176 220 -44 3
UL Huskies 3 0 3 188 201 -13 0

BASKETBALL: UCC Demons 86-90 Maree 

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Maree Basketball

Maree edged a nail biting contest on Sunday afternoon (21st October) as they edged out UCC Demons in the Men’s Super League for their first victory of the season.

Kyle Hosford was once again outstanding for Demons, but even his 38 points weren’t enough to help his team over the line.

Maree’s Sean Sellers was tough to stop from beyond the three-point line, finishing with 28 points and helping his side home to their first win of the season.

“We’re really delighted at this stage,” said Maree’s Mike Lynch to Basketball Ireland afterwards.  “We’ve had a tough couple of games, all of which we started off really well, but we needed a bit more concentration, especially going into the third quarter.

“We did have that today, so I’m very happy with how they’ve done.”

UCC Demons 86-90 Maree 

Top scorers Demons: Kyle Hosford 38, Girts Lazdans 16, Colin O Reilly 15

Top scorers Maree: Sean Sellers 28, Neils Bunshchoten 24, Eoin Rockall 10

Half time score: UCC Demons 44-46 Maree

Maree’s next game in the 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Super League is at home against UCD Marian on Sunday, 4th November.  Action begins in Calasanctius College, Galway at 3pm.

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
Templeogue 4 4 0 337 286 51 12
Belfast Star 4 3 1 334 292 42 9
Garveys Tralee Warriors 4 3 1 362 337 25 9
Keanes Supervalu Killorglin 4 3 1 307 299 8 9
UCC Demons 4 2 2 332 326 6 6
Pyrobel Killester 4 2 2 289 283 6 6
Moycullen 4 2 2 305 301 4 6
UCD Marian 4 2 2 302 300 2 6
Griffith College Swords Thunder 4 1 3 321 330 -9 3
Maree 4 1 3 280 310 -30 3
DCU Saints 4 1 3 305 352 -47 3
CandS Neptune 4 0 4 319 377 -58 0

BASKETBALL: Moycullen 111-90 C and S Neptune 

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Moycullen Basketball

Moycullen Men’s Super League team got back to winning ways this weekend after a tough couple of weeks on the court, with a 111-90 point win over C and S Neptune in Cork on Saturday (20th October) evening.  

In a fast-paced and intense clash against the Cork outfit, Moycullen drove into a nine-point lead at half time, with Isaiah Harris-Winn once more the stand out star – finishing the game on 24 points.

Big baskets from Dylan Cunningham and Cian Nihill down the stretch helped the visitors extend their lead in the face of a tough Neptune side, to win out by 21 points in the end.

“A win was important after feeling we left last weekend behind us,” said Moycullen head coach John Cunningham to Basketball Ireland afterwards.  “I said last week that our problem was putting the ball in the basket and the guys certainly came up with the answer to that tonight.

“We’ve had a lot of big scoring games underage in Neptune so we were confident we’d shoot well here and that’s how it panned out. This puts us in a positive frame of mind heading into the Cup game next Saturday, and our home game against Swords on Monday.”

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C and S Neptune 90-111 Moycullen 

Top scorers C and S Neptune: Lehmon Colbert 22, Gary Walsh 17, Ger Noonan 12

Top scorers Moycullen: Isaiah Harris-Winn 24, Dylan Cunningham 16, Cian Nihill 14

Half time score: C and S Neptune 45 – 54 Moycullen

Moycullen’s next game is at home against Griffith College Swords Thunder in the 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Super League on Monday, 29th October.  Action begins in NUIG at 3pm.

TEAM PLD W L PF PA PD PTS
Templeogue 4 4 0 337 286 51 12
Belfast Star 4 3 1 334 292 42 9
Garveys Tralee Warriors 4 3 1 362 337 25 9
Keanes Supervalu Killorglin 4 3 1 307 299 8 9
UCC Demons 4 2 2 332 326 6 6
Pyrobel Killester 4 2 2 289 283 6 6
Moycullen 4 2 2 305 301 4 6
UCD Marian 4 2 2 302 300 2 6
Griffith College Swords Thunder 4 1 3 321 330 -9 3
Maree 4 1 3 280 310 -30 3
DCU Saints 4 1 3 305 352 -47 3
CandS Neptune 4 0 4 319 377 -58 0
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