Galway Advertiser 2002/2002_02_28/GA_28022002_E1_010.pdf 

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Charlie McCreevy to take a flutter at Cox's race night
CHARLIE MCCREEVY, the Minister for Finance will get to indulge in a flutter on the gee-gees in Galway next week, when he attends the 'Celebration Race Night' for Sen Margaret Cox's election campaign. The race night will be held on Tuesday March 5 in the Great Southern Hotel, Eyre Square, at 8pm. McCreevy will be the guest of honour. The event is both a celebration for C o x ' s friends and supporters and a fundraiser for the forthcoming general election campaign. McCreevy is a well-known punter and enjoys the traditional trip to the Galway races in August. He is making the visit as a

personal favour to Cox in the ongoing Fianna Fail campaign to regain three seats in BY JULIE Galway West. "I am looking forward to the race night as A TALK on arthritis will take place on Wednesday it is a way to thank all my friends and March 13 at 7.30pm at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. supporters who are getting ready to help me Organised by The Galway branch of the Arthritis with the big push," said Cox. " The three Foundation of Ireland the evening will be of great benefit to seats are attainable, if we continue to work those with arthritis or those who live with, or look after hard." -- KERNAN ANDREWS

Arthritis information evening to benefit sufferers
TIERNEY somebody with arthritis. Professor Tim O'Brien, professor of medicine in NUI Galway will give a very interesting talk on gene therapy, a,,) how the advances being made in this area could benefit people with arthritis. He will be joined by Ken Kaar, an orthapaedic surgeon in Merlin Park Hospital, who has vast experience in surgical solutions to people with arthritic conditions. Ronan Kavanagh, consultant rheumatologist in The Bons Secours Hospital, Renmore will also speak at the event. A question and answer session will follow the talk. Admission is free and all are welcome. The Galway Branch of The Arthritis Foundation of Ireland has had a number of evening talks given by Local Doctors, Consultants, and other specialists in this field. There is a great hunger amongst ordinary people with-/ arthritis about how to manage their disease, and with waiting I lists of up to three years between the time a person is referred to a specialist and their appointment, these meetings make some effort to bridge that time gap. So as well as telling of the latest treatment available, constructive advice is frequently offered at these public meetings, and people do get a lot from attending.

GALWAY CITY COUNCIL COMHAIRLE CATHRACH NA GAILUMHE

Galway's crime
ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING NEED
HOUSING ACT 1988 A HOUSING (TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION) ACT 1998

prevention officer to retire
BY UNA SINNOTT GALWAY'S LONG-standing crime prevention officer Sgt Hugh McGrath will retire at the end this week. McGrath has worked in crime prevention in the Galway West Garda division for the last nine years, and has been responsible for the organisation of the majority of Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert Schemes in the county during this time. He will also be well known to business people in Galway through his inpul into the Business Watch scheme, the Campus Watch scheme, tourism seminars, fraud seminars, and countless other crime awareness initiatives. He h a s contributed regularly for several years to the Garda Report in the Galway Advertiser. Originally from Roscommon, McGrath h s a spent the last 23 yean working in Galway city. Carna, and Clifden. Galway Gardaf have yet to announce a new crime prevention officer for the area.

Galway City Council is undertaking an assessment of housing needs for the Galway City Council Area in order to establish housing needs existing, or likely to arise by 28th March 2002.
For.The provision of Housing Accommodation in its functional area for persons who require or are likely to require accommodation from Galway City Council and who, in the opinion of Galway City Council, are in need of such accommodation and unable to provide it from their own resources. The Provision of Sites for caravans for members of the Traveller Community in the functional area of Galway City Council for persons whom Galway City Council has reason to believe require or who are likely to require sites from Galway City Council and who. in the opinion of Galway City Council are in need of such sites and unable to provide them from their own resources. An assessment of the number of homeless people in area will also be undertaken.

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Council's functional

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Persons in need of accommodation or whose current accommodation is inadequate who are unable to provide adequate accommodation for their own resources and who have not already applied to the City Council for Housing should contact Galway City Council as soon as possible and preferably not later than 15th March 2002. Application for inclusion in this assessment should be submitted to Galway City Council at the earliest possible date and preferably not later than 15th March 2002. Housing application forms are available from Galway City Council, City Hall

College Road, Galway. Phone No 091 536590.
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Please Note that persons who have already applied to Galway City Council for need not mate a new application but should report any change in their which may have occurred since they made their application. Ms L Mitchell, A/Director of Services E-Mail: housing@gaJwaycity.te

Eyre Square FOR 7 DAYS ONLY F o r all y o u r art, crafts & e d u c a t i o n a l n e e d s EIS to be PICTURE FRAMING AND DECOUPAGE discussed
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Monivea Road. Galway Tel: IW1 7 5 1 8 6 4 / 7 5 1 2 4 7

Environmental Imp*"' Study on Eyre Square ** be discussed at the at* meeting of Galway C W
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