Maryam Mosque to hold open day this Saturday

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland will hold an open day at its new Maryam Mosque on the Old Monivea Road, next week.

Leading Spanish designers come to Belladonna

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

This week sees Marta and Terese Raich Farre of Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa make their annual trip to Ireland. As Belladonna is their main and leading stockist this renowned bridal shop is honoured to host these lovely designers. As well as being present in the shop giving their expert advice Belladonna will have a very large and extended collection of the Novia D'Art and Fara Sposa 2015 dresses. This will be an opportunity to see this fabulous collection not seen elsewhere in Ireland or the UK. The dresses can be seen in Belladonna until Sunday November 30. Marta and Terese Raich Farre will be in attendance on Friday and Saturday to meet brides.

Every year these designers get to sample Galway hospitality, staying in Glenlo Abbey, Park House, The Ardilaun, and, this year, in the Salthill Hotel. They also sample some of our great restaurants such as Kai and O’Grady’s of Barna.

Bruce Betting growth continues with opening of second shop in Galway

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Bruce Betting are opening their seventeenth shop, and our second branch in Galway City, in Galway Shopping Centre, beside Supermac’s. They opened their flagship store in Liosban Retail park in 2009 and feel this new unit is a great strategic move, tying the two shops in the city together.

Brave Grace’s family to meet experts at weekend to discuss options for her recovery

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The family of a nine-year-old girl fighting a rare form of cancer will meet experts in the UK this weekend to discuss ways of improving her chances of recovery.

It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas at Keogh’s Centra, Oughterard

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Keogh’s Centra in Oughterard is celebrating the first anniversary of the relaunch of its domestic hardware department, which has proved very successful this year, with value, service, and great products on offer.

Galway to see out Movember with the ‘Show Your Mo’ party

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The end of November means the end of Movember, the month when many men grow a moustache to raise funds to combat men’s cancers.

Archive launch and symposium to mark the legacy of Professor Kevin Boyle

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The legacy of world-renowned human rights lawyer and scholar, the late Professor Kevin Boyle, endures at NUI Galway with the launch of his personal archive on Friday, 28 November by the Attorney General, Máire Whelan, S.C. The archive contains a wealth of material and unique insights into the field of human rights, legal research and scholarship.

Thousand of jobs at risk in the fabrication industry as a result of EU Directives, says Canney

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Thousands of jobs are at risk in Ireland as a result of E.U Directive EW 10 90 introduced into this country by the Government last July, according to Cllr. Seán Canney.

People involved in welding are now obliged to have CE Certification otherwise their products cannot be used in Ireland. This law is affecting people who fabricate gates, railings and fencings, he said.

City workshop to call for industry to strenghten partnerships in graduate education

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The College of Science at NUI Galway will host a workshop to meet the regional ecosystem of industries and jointly set the course for a new generation of highly-skilled graduate students, who will have the capacity to enter the job market where Ireland’s regional industry needs it most.

Buy or sell at the Christmas Bubbly Baby Market

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The Christmas Bubbly Baby Market, which will take place in the Clybaun Hotel on Sunday December 7, will feature a visit from Santa and gifts for the first 20 children into the event.

Still time to get into the ring to fight heart disease

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

There was an air of healthy competition and rivalry at the launch of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Big Heart Fight Night which is set to take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel on March 13.

Kitt calls for clarity on group water scheme charges

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Dep Michael Kitt has called on Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government Alan Kelly to clarify whether members of group water schemes will have to pay water charges under the new charging regime announced by the Government last week.

The Galway East Fianna Fail TD has said that there is a degree of uncertainty, following the announcement, as to whether group water scheme members will be customers of Irish Water, and therefore liable for charges or reliefs.

GMIT business lecturer made Fellow of Irish Academy of Management

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Dr Noel Harvey, senior lecturer in the GMIT School of Business, was made a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Management (IAM) at their recent conference in the University of Limerick. The IAM is the leading professional association for management studies, research and education on the island of Ireland.

NUI Galway public event to ponder the future of the smartphone

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

It has taken only seven years for smartphones to become the dominant mobile device. A public talk at NUI Galway will investigate what the next seven years might hold in terms of smartphone technology. Hosted by NUI Galway’s College of Engineering and Informatics ‘The Future of the Smartphone’ will take place on Thursday next, December 4.

Muggles wanted for Galway Quidditch Club open day

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Quidditch, the magical game from Harry Potter, is coming to the city. Galway Quidditch Club will hold an open day at NUI Galway at 12pm on Saturday, 6 December, with events consisting of a training Quidditch session aimed at beginners followed by practise matches later in the afternoon.

Numbers needing St VDP show no sign of decreasing

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The numbers of Irish families depending on the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) every year has remained high and show no sign of decreasing in any significant way, according to SVP Galway as it launched its annual appeal.

Minister launches Coca-Cola Zero Bikes in Galway

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

The Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, was this week joined by Gerry Murphy, CEO of the National Transport Authority, Frank O’Donnell, general manager of Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland, and Hector Ó hEochagáin, TV and radio personality, at Eyre Square to officially launch the Coca-Cola Zero Bikes in the city.

The King’s Head - twenty five years at the hub of all things Galway

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

When PJ and Maura Grealish and their family bought the Kings Head a quarter of a century ago, one of the first things they did was light a fire in the famous 1612 fireplace. Unaware that the chimney needed cleaning the place soon filled up with thick smoke from the turfy fire.

Galway anti-water tax groups unite for major protest on Saturday

Mon, Nov 24, 2014

Anti-water tax groups from across Galway city and county have united into a new association, Galway Unites Against Water Charges, which will hold a major protest in the city this weekend.

Councillors brand Irish Water price concessions as a ‘confidence trick'

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

Fixed rate water charges announced last nighty are only “‘a confidence trick” to “bribe hard-pressed families into paying, while Government pledges that Irish Water will not be privatised have met with scepticism from Galway councillors.

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