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Number 2 Eyre Square Centre is a beautifully presented three bed townhouse, which is brought to the market by Rooney auctioneers and chartered surveyors and this modern residence enjoys a prime location. No 2 Eyre Square is part of a delightful roof top development just above the Eyre Square Shopping Centre and boasts an unrivalled location close to all city centre services and amenities.

There is a wonderful mix of the modern and the traditional in this photograph which was taken at the corner of Eyre Square and Rosemary Avenue in the mid 1930s. The woman in the foreground is wearing a plain black shawl, a petticoat and a ‘práiscín’ which was a heavy canvas apron worn to protect the skirt. Two others are wearing beautifully patterned shawls which must have looked very elegant and colourful. They had probably come into town to sell their wares, and then went shopping with the proceeds, and their baskets are now full. The other women in the picture are all dressed in more ‘up to date’ coats and berets. It looks as if all of these people are waiting for a bus.

The College of Hairdressing Connaught has just launched its new courses for 2011 at Kiltartan House, Galway, and at its satellite centre in Castlebar, Co Mayo.

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.

Galway has in recent years witnessed an increase in the use of bilingual signage in the city. This is largely due to the work of Gaillimh le Gaeilge in partnership with Galway City Council and the business community through the Galway Chamber and other groups, to develop Galway’s unique Irish image and to gain bilingual status for the city.

Eyre Square Centre launches its School Art exhibition and announces that it is giving 20 people who share its birthday on May 16 a €20 Giftcard

CB Richard Ellis has this week confirmed its instructions to offer Kinlay House Hostel, Eyre Square, Galway, for sale or to let.

Heads turned last week in Galway city centre as the future Queen of England, “Kate Middleton” stepped out at the Hotel Meyrick on Eyre Square. As much as it is wished Kate would visit Galway, it was actually a promotional shoot with the hotel’s very own “Galway Kate” in support of Enable Ireland Galway and the ISPCC.

A hearing date has been set for a man charged with allegedly sitting a driver theory test in the place of another person and for working without an employment permit at a Galway hotel.