Salthill residents to explore value of community centre
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
After a recent article in the Irish Times praised the Dublin seaside village of Malahide, a meeting of Salthill residents will take place next Thursday to explore whether they can speak with such pride of their area.
Read more ...Enda Walsh - Misterman, Cillian Murphy, and the Galway connection
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
One of the definite highlights of this year’s Galway Arts Festival is Enda Walsh’s Misterman which sees him reunited with Cillian Murphy for the first time since their feted collaboration on Disco Pigs 15 years ago.
Read more ...Hospice benefits from student’s late night flash
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
A student who was caught with his jeans hanging down by his ankles and exposing himself while celebrating his return to college was ordered to pay €200 to Galway Hospice to avoid a conviction.
Read more ...A gala dinner for Libya at the Clayton
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Libyan Irish Youth Organisation of the west of Ireland is hosting a formal dinner which presents a rare opportunity to learn about the events that have occurred in Libya since Colonel Gaddafi waged war on his people on February 11.
Read more ...Galway Arts Festival Box Office opens today
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Galway Arts Festival Box Office opens today and is located at the Galway Tourist Office, Forster Street.
Read more ...Galway to benefit from €800,000 transport upgrades
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Government has announced that Galway will be the beneficiary of from four new city traffic and road improvements as part of the jobs initiative. The €800,000 investment has been allocated from a €15 million fund for smarter travel and public transport projects.
Read more ...NUIG’s Cycle to Campus Day to mark Galway Bike Week
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
To mark Galway’s Bike Week Festival, which runs from June 18 to 26, NUI Galway will be making its contribution with a university-wide Cycle to Campus Day.
Read more ...Druid touches down — a sort of homecoming
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The company started in Boston last February when five feet of snow prevented some of the audience from even reaching the theatre. Since then they’ve had temperatures soar to 45 degrees, clocked up 20,000 miles and next week they’re looking forward to returning home with Druid’s production of The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh.
Read more ...NUIG researchers to lead €2.7 million project for hernia treatment
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Researchers at NUI Galway are to lead a €2.7 million European project to develop a new product for use in hernia operations.
Read more ...Dress thief came armed with tools to remove security tags
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
A woman, who while armed with tools to remove security tags caused extensive damage to a dress as she attempted to steal it from a city centre store, was fined €300 and given a four month suspended sentence at Galway District Court this week.
Read more ...New railway station for Crusheen as part of Western Rail Corridor
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Iarnroid Eireann has been granted planning permission to construct a new railway station in Crusheen as part of developments to the Western Rail Corridor. Since it opened on March 30, 2010, the Galway to Limerick route has proved to be a resounding success accumulating more than 250,000 journeys. The addition of the station at Crusheen, along with a major commuter station at Oranmore, is expected to attract further custom to the route. It is expected that both new developments will open during the first half of next year.
Read more ...Pulp Fiction’s Amanda Plummer for Galway Film Fleadh
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
As Honey Bunny, she brandished a gun in a Lo s Angeles LA diner and warned that if any customer moved she would “execute every m************ last one of you!” That was Pulp Fiction and the actress was Amanda Plummer.
Read more ...Judge dismisses case against man accused of bottle assault
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
An assault charge against a man accused of firing a glass bottle directly into the face of another man causing serious injury was dismissed during a hearing at Galway District Court this week after the judge found that there was “total confusion” in the case.
Read more ...Carna man gets year off the road for parking
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
A Galway man was put off the road for a year by Judge Mary Devins at this week’s sitting of Ballina District Court.
Read more ...Get on yer bike for Bike Week
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Galway Bike Festival 2011, as part of National Bike Week, will commence on Saturday. Now in its third year, the Galway Bike Festival promotes cycling for everyone, aims to increase the number of cyclists in Galway and supports a dynamic cycling culture in the city and county.
Read more ...Don’t miss the ultimate Girls Night Out in aid of Enable Ireland
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Enable Ireland and Hotel Meyrick have come together to offer the women of Galway a chance to gather their friends, family, and colleagues to indulge themselves in a night of beauty and pampering at the Girls Night Out event which takes place at the Hotel Meyrick tomorrow, Friday June 17.
Read more ...Kitten shoved through GSPCA letterbox
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
GSPCA volunteers were shocked this week when they found a kitten had been shoved through the letterbox of the charity’s city centre shop.
Read more ...Galway People’s Resource Centre to launch new premises
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Galway People’s Resource Centre, which relocated from Nuns Island to a new premises in St Clare’s Walk earlier this year, will officially open its new offices on Monday.
Read more ...Time for airport to stop whinging
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Much has been written and said about the fate of Galway Airport in the past few weeks. So much, that instead of it being a plaintive appeal, it now looks more like whinging.
Read more ...Moves afoot to iron out remaining chinks in Hildegarde’s chain bid
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Although Fine Gael councillor Hildegarde Naughton looks certain to become the next mayor of the city, efforts are being made to remove any possible obstacles in her way.
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