1. Gardai seek silent robber
(Local News/Local News)

...er, investigating officers have appealed to any witnesses who were in the area around the time to contact gardaí in Mill Street Station with any relevant information. Elsewhere in the city on the...

2. Gardai seek witnesses to assault
(Local News/Local News)

...d. His injuries were not serious. The offenders are described as being in their early 20s and Galway Gardaí are currently assessing CCTV from the area. Anyone with information to the assault...

3. Vandals spoil Connemara sporting facilities
(Local News/Local News)

Two Connemara communities were left devastated this week after separate acts of vandalism on sporting facilities in their localities. In the first incident, a joy-rider doing a series of high-speed

4. Time to review registration plate system
(Motoring/Motoring)

...questioned whether the system was still delivering as it might for all of the key stakeholders, including Gardaí, Local Authorities, motorists and the Motor Industry. Fifty-four per cent of new c...

5. Councillors unite against racist graffiti
(Local News/Local News)

...mbers of the public with knowledge of the perpetrators of these acts to come forward in confidence to the Gardaí so that this behaviour can be stamped out for once and for all." Cllr Niall McNeli...

6. Teenage boy detained after attempted robbery
(Local News/Local News)

A 17-year old boy has been held in custody until next Tuesday in relation to an attempted robbery in the city. The teenager set off a security alarm at An Pucan Bar and Restaurant on Forster Street

7. Gardai hunt Ballybane raiders
(Local News/Local News)

Galway gardai continue to hunt for raiders who caused an estimated €100,000 worth of damage to houses in a Galway City estate. The thieves targeted 16 vacant houses in the Sliabh Bhan estate

8. Galway residents report illegal dumping
(Local News/Local News)

...s of illegal dumping reported to the helpline are investigated, and serious incidents are reported to the Gardaí and the relevant local authority by the EPA. Galway City Council has reported foll...

9. Drug driving on the rise
(Local News/Local News)

...ame period in 2009. The total number of people arrested for the offence in 2009 stands at 15, but Galway Gardaí have already busted ten drug drivers so far this year. The number of general drug offen...

10. Traffic plan a success: gardai
(Local News/Local News)

Galway Gardai plan to stick with their Galway Races Traffic Plan for next year's festival, with the Galway Traffic Corp Inspector deeming it a "good success". Motorists travelling to the Galway Rac

11. Crowd remarkably well behaved
(Local News/Local News)

...seven days of the Galway Race Festival, the Galway Independent has learned. A spokesperson for Galway Gardaí said that approximately 130 public order incidents took place in the city during race w...

12. Call a halt to boy racers
(Letters/Letters)

...ls and are driven at excessive speed and in an intimidating manner. It is time someone called a halt. The Gardaí know where the boy racers operate so there is no reason why action cannot be taken to r...

13. Nearly 40 Garda reserves in Galway
(Local News/Local News)

...l, four in Loughrea and two were based in Ballinasloe. The Garda Reserve provides support to full-time gardaí and its members are mainly involved in community and neighbourhood policing. Recru...

14. Claddagh body identified
(Local News/Local News)

The man whose body was discovered in waters in the Claddagh earlier this week has been named. The remains of 66-year-old Joseph Rafferty of Tudor Lawns, Newcastle was discovered by a passerby in th

15. Appeal after spate of burglaries in city
(Local News/Local News)

...k hair. He was wearing a beige suede jacket with wool around the collar and waistline of the jacket. Gardaí believe that he may have sustained cuts to his hands while breaking in the premises. ...

16. Garda theft warning
(Local News/Local News)

Galway Gardai are appealing for members of the public attending this year's Galway Races to be vigilant with their belongings and valuables while in large crowds to avoid the risk of pick pockets.

17. Claddagh body identified
(Local News/Local News)

... of Joseph Rafferty. The 66-year-old local man from Newcastle had been reported missing on Sunday and Gardaí are not treating the incident as suspicious. ...

18. Man found unconscious on street dies
(Local News/Local News)

...alway after spending the night on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit. A spokesperson for Galway Gardaí confirmed that the man had passed away and that they were investigating the matter. ...

19. Gardai probe double robbery
(Local News/Local News)

Gardai in Galway are seeking the public's assistance in relation to a double robbery that took place in County Galway on Monday morning. Four masked raiders broke into Quinn's Texaco Station in Lab

20. Fresh information on Emer's death
(Local News/Local News)

Gardai investigating the death of former GMIT student Emer O'Loughlin say they are working on new information garnered in the last week in relation to their search for a man wanted in connection with

21. Hiker named
(Local News/Local News)

...e taken to UHG where he was identified at 5pm. A post mortem was undertaken at UHG yesterday. Galway Gardaí are treating Mr Quinn's death as a tragic accident at this time, but will fully investi...

22. Cannabis plants seized
(Local News/Local News)

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions after the Galway Drugs Unit discovered cannabis plants with a street value of €2,500 in a shed in the Oranmore area on Friday last

23. Sought man on INTERPOL list
(Local News/Local News)

Officers investigating the murder of Emer O'Loughlin are seeking the whereabouts of Galway man John Griffin, who Gardai believe faked his own death after the incident. The body of 23-year-old Ms O

24. Council staff return to Carrowbrowne
(Local News/Local News)

Galway City Council staff have this week returned to work at the Carrowbrowne composting facility on the Headford Road. Staff members working at the site were last week deployed to other areas of

25. Appeal for witnesses to Millennium Park assaults
(Local News/Local News)

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to two assaults that took place in a city centre park. According to Galway Gardai, two males were set upon by a group of six Irish men in their late teens/early

26. Garda recruitment drive announced
(Local News/Local News)

... Deputy Fahey said Fianna Fáil in Government had always prioritised strengthening the resources of the Gardaí, with almost €1.5 billion allocated to its Budget this year. ...

27. Truckers accused of tampering with tachographs
(Motoring/Motoring)

...tachograph and that other prosecutions were pending. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is now training Gardaí how to detect digital tachograph cheats. In recent weeks, two drivers were caught becau...

28. Gardaí bag drunk drivers
(Local News/Local News)

Galway Gardaí made 14 arrests for drink driving over the Bank Holiday weekend, with nine of those taking place inside the city limits. As part of a strategic focus on curbing drink driving i

29. Brothers charged with running criminal gang
(Local News/Local News)

Two brothers were charged at the weekend with running a criminal organisation in Galway. Michael and Eddie O'Loughlin were brought under heavy armed guard to a special sitting of Galway District

30. Have your say on taxi crisis
(Local News/Local News)

...airman, who is in his eighth week as chief, continued to say he thinks that positive cooperation with the Gardaí and City Hall is the way forward if the industry is to survive. "We are having a ...

31. Giving money is not the answer
(Letters/Letters)

...d another is the success of interagency collaboration, in particular, the strong links developed with the Gardaí and the HSE. Child begging is a clear-cut child protection concern and as such, ne...

32. Nabbed
(Local News/Local News)

...in Ballybane, Rockfield Park in Rahoon and St Finbar's Terrace on Bohermore were raided and investigating gardaí were seen removing bags of evidence from each residence. The nine men arrested ran...

33. Gardai seek information on Menlo attack
(Local News/Local News)

Gardai in Mill Street have appealed for witnesses after a man was savagely assaulted with a hammer in Menlo last week. The incident happened around lunchtime on Tuesday 25 May when the 32-year old

34. Horses posing risk to Galway residents
(Local News/Local News)

Residents of Galway City estates are being placed at risk by horse owners who leave their animals unattended in public areas, according to a Galway City Councillor. Over the weekend a number of h

35. No room for violence victims
(Local News/Local News)

Victims of domestic violence in Galway are being left homeless because of a lack of long-term accommodation in the West. A spokesperson for COPE Waterside House Refuge told the Galway Independent t

36. Tragic motorcyclist laid to rest
(Local News/Local News)

A local motorcycling enthusiast, tragically killed in a single vehicle collision on Saturday, was laid to rest yesterday morning. Thirty-four-year-old Keith Honan from Gort died after his motorcyc

37. Facebook campaign launched to find Emer's killer
(Local News/Local News)

... after developments in "forensic science, pathology and anthropology". According to a statement from gardaí, the body was removed to Galway University Hospital where forensic examinations were co...

38. Relief around the corner for taxi drivers
(Local News/Local News)

...ed in a report from the taxi regulator comes into being. The report comes in the same week that Galway Gardaí stepped up their campaign to remove illegal drivers from the streets of Galway, with th...

39. Early start for visa seekers blasted
(Local News/Local News)

Immigrants in Galway have been forced to queue from 4.30am in the morning to get essential visa stamps. Deputy Michael D Higgins highlighted the situation this week, saying it was "unfortunate" tha

40. Red paint attack on Green office
(Local News/Local News)

A Galway Senator has hit out at vandals who covered his new constituency office in red paint on Tuesday morning. The Salthill constituency office of Green Party Senator Niall O Brolchain, which w

41. 43-year-old charged with rape of girl (13)
(Local News/Local News)

A 43-year-old Dublin man has been remanded in custody until Friday having been arrested and charged on Monday with raping a 13-year-old girl at his home in Galway city last weekend. The father

42. Correspondent hoping to make impact
(Local News/Local News)

...eaved families, injured victims and those working on the front line of road traffic collisions, including gardaí, fire officers and medics. Car crash survivor Miclin Feeney from Connemara feature...

43. Galway Chamber - 19th May 2010
(Business/Business)

At a time when business is under unprecedented pressure, our minds must turn to ways in which business can actually save money. One of these ways is to lessen or eliminate crimes against business. The

44. Six years for vicious assault
(Local News/Local News)

An Armagh man has received six years in prison for an un-provoked attack that left a young Galway man unable to smile or close one of his eyes without manual help. John Quigley (33), of 31 Mulacre

45. Probe into suspect package launched
(Local News/Local News)

Gardai at Mill Street Station have launched an investigation after a "suspect package" was delivered to the city station last Thursday. The package arrived at the station with the morning post at

46. Arson not suspected in Connemara gorse fires
(Local News/Local News)

Galway Gardai are not investigating gorse fires in Connemara despite speculation that they were started maliciously. Galway-based Senator Niall O Brolchain said it appeared the fires had been set d

47. Connacht support immense
(Letters/Letters)

Dear Editor, On behalf of all involved in Connacht Rugby, I would like to express my appreciation of the support we received throughout the province for our recent Amlin Challenge Cup semi final ga

48. Poll highlights big daily sinners
(Motoring/Motoring)

...t of motorists witness speeding on a daily basis. Speeding is the biggest killer on Irish roads today and Gardaí are targeting roads with increased levels of enforcement. Not surprising, males wer...

49. Extortion trial opens
(Local News/Local News)

The trial of a city man charged with attempting to extort €5,000 from Councillor Michael Fahy from Ardrahan has heard that the case has all the elements of a cheap B movie. On the first day o

50. Gardai appeal for witness to Salthill robbery
(Local News/Local News)

Gardaí in Galway and Salthill are appealing for witnesses to a robbery that took place in Kellehers Garage in Lower Salthill on Saturday last. A man entered the premises just after 5pm on 24