Connacht Tribune
Galway In Days Gone By
1917
Trees cut down
On the night of 5th inst., 10 peach and 86 vine canes, which were growing in Miss Lynch’s garden in Barna, were destroyed by being cut close to the ground. The occurrence caused much indignation in the locality, where Miss Lynch is popular. The matter was immediately reported to the constabulary, who are still engaged in investigation. A claim for £200 damages has been lodged, and will be heard at the Galway Quarter Sessions.
Soldier’s insubordination
Late on Saturday night a soldier named Private Owens was arrested on suspicion by the police in connection with the assault and robbery that had been committed on a Galway farmer that night. While being taken to the barracks, he became very violent, and broke away from his escort. Again captured, he was brought to the barracks and succeeded in breaking the handcuffs. Under military escort, he was removed to Renmore barracks, where he was charged with insubordination and riotous behaviour, and was sentenced to eight days’ imprisonment.
Horse took fright
A horse, which was being driven around Eyre Square by a man named Flaherty, of Shantalla, took fright and ran away on Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The animal fell into a good pace, and approaching Lydon’s corner at Forster-st., Flaherty gave a sudden pull of the reins and the horse fell, upsetting the cart which it was drawing.
Flaherty was caught under the cart, where he remained until assistance arrived and released him. He was found to be in a semi-conscious condition, and first aid was rendered by Mr. O. Dockery and Mr. M.J. Lydon, of the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade. He was afterwards removed to the County Hospital, where he was treated.
1942
Breadless children
West Connemara is again experiencing a severe shortage of flour and bread. In some instances, contractors for the supply of bread to schools under the free school meals scheme have been unable to make their usual deliveries and school children have had several breadless days.
Teachers in some of those schools have foregone their own lunches in order to feed the children whom they knew to have come to school breakfastless. An inspector from the Department of Supplied made investigations in the Clifden District last week.
Publicity for Galway
Galway, with its seaside suburb of Salthill, had a large number of visitors from other parts of the country during the Easter holidays, and to many of them, making their first acquaintance with the West, the place must have been a revelation. In all tourist publicity matter issued up to the present, the fact that this ancient city is the ideal holiday centre for the West and that it possesses a unique charm and personality has been hidden.
We are glade to know that steps are being taken to put Galway City definitely on the tourist map. The I.T.A. is going to remake the coloured film for which shots were taken last Summer and the Secretary, Mr. David Barry, is himself going to undertake the task.
He was down here just before Easter to “spy out the land”, and, while fully appreciative of Lynch’s Castle and the Spanish Arch, is anxious to prove to the outside world that the city has many other attractions peculiarly its own and a picturesqueness hard to equal in this country.
Through the window
A tenant of Ballinasloe Urban Council who, since he got his house some time ago, had to go in and out through the window, made an application for a key. He had a key, he said, which got bent and since then he had to go in and out through the window.
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Significant state investment is required to address ‘shocking’ inequalities that leave cancer patients in the West at greater risk of succumbing to the disease.
A meeting of Regional Health Forum West heard that survival rates for breast, lung and colorectal cancers than the national average, and with the most deprived quintile of the population, the West’s residents faced poorer outcomes from a cancer diagnosis.
For breast cancer patients, the five-year survival rate was 80% in the West versus 85% nationally; for lung cancer patients it was 16.7% in the west against a 19.5% national survival rate; and in the West’s colorectal cancer patients, there was a 62.6% survival rate where the national average was 63.1%.
These startling statistics were provided in answer to a question from Ballinasloe-based Cllr Evelyn Parsons (Ind) who said it was yet another reminder that cancer treatment infrastructure in the West was in dire need of improvement.
“The situation is pretty stark. In the Western Regional Health Forum area, we have the highest incidence of deprivation and the highest health inequalities because of that – we have the highest incidences of cancer nationally because of that,” said Cllr Parsons, who is also a general practitioner.
In details provided by CEO of Saolta Health Care Group, which operates Galway’s hospitals, it was stated that a number of factors were impacting on patient outcomes.
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Galway 3-18
Cork 1-10
NEW setting; new opposition; new challenge. It made no difference to the Galway minor hurlers as they chalked up a remarkable sixth consecutive double digits championship victory at Semple Stadium on Saturday.
The final scoreline in Thurles may have been a little harsh on Cork, but there was no doubting Galway’s overall superiority in setting up only a second-ever All-Ireland showdown against Clare at the same venue on Sunday week.
Having claimed an historic Leinster title the previous weekend, Galway took a while to get going against the Rebels and also endured their first period in a match in which they were heavily outscored, but still the boys in maroon roll on.
Beating a decent Cork outfit by 14 points sums up how formidable Galway are. No team has managed to lay a glove on them so far, and though Clare might ask them questions other challengers haven’t, they are going to have to find significant improvement on their semi-final win over 14-man Kilkenny to pull off a final upset.
Galway just aren’t winning their matches; they are overpowering the teams which have stood in their way. Their level of consistency is admirable for young players starting off on the inter-county journey, while the team’s temperament appears to be bombproof, no matter what is thrown at them.
Having romped through Leinster, Galway should have been a bit rattled by being only level (0-4 each) after 20 minutes and being a little fortunate not to have been behind; or when Cork stormed out of the blocks at the start of the second half by hitting 1-4 to just a solitary point in reply, but there was never any trace of panic in their ranks.
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GARDAÍ and the IFA have issued a joint appeal to all road users to take extra care as the silage season gets under way across the country.
Silage harvesting started in many parts of Galway last week – and over the coming month, the sight of tractors and trailers on rural roads will be getting far more frequent.
Inspector Conor Madden, who is in charge of Galway Roads Policing, told the Farming Tribune that a bit of extra care and common-sense from all road users would go a long way towards preventing serious collisions on roads this summer.
“One thing I would ask farmers and contractors to consider is to try and get more experienced drivers working for them.
“Tractors have got faster and bigger – and they are also towing heavy loads of silage – so care and experience are a great help in terms of accident prevention,” Inspector Madden told the Farming Tribune.
He said that tractor drivers should always be aware of traffic building up behind them and to pull in and let these vehicles pass, where it was safe to do so.
“By the same token, other road users should always exercise extra care; drive that bit slower; and ‘pull in’ that bit more, when meeting tractors and heavy machinery.
“We all want to see everyone enjoying a safe summer on our roads – that extra bit of care, and consideration for other roads users can make a huge difference,” said Conor Madden.
He also advised motorists and tractor drivers to be acutely aware of pedestrians and cyclists on the roads during the summer season when more people would be out walking and cycling on the roads.
The IFA has also joined in on the road safety appeal with Galway IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche asking all road users to exercise that extra bit of care and caution.
“We are renewing our annual appeal for motorists to be on the look out for tractors, trailers and other agricultural machinery exiting from fields and farmyards,” she said.
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West has lower cancer survival rates than rest
Galway minors continue to lay waste to all opponents
Gardaí and IFA issue a joint appeal on summer road safety
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