Ros Muc woman is NUIG’s sean-nós dancer in residence
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Ros Muc’s Róisín Ní Mhainín has been appointed sean-nós dancer in residence for 2012 at NUI Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies.
Read more ...Wine tasting fundraiser for children in Gaza
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
A fundraising wine tasting event to help provide psychological support for children in Gaza will take place in Lohan's, Salthill, on Thursday December 1 from 7pm to 9pm.
Read more ...New bus provides comfort for cancer patients
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
West of Ireland patients travelling to University Hospital Galway for cancer treatment can now do so in more comfort thanks to the purchase of a specially designed €240,000 bus.
Read more ...Man spits and hits garda in groin, court hears
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
A garda was forced to use his baton to defend himself and restrain a man who spat twice in his face before striking the garda in the groin, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Climb Kilimanjaro for Croi
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
West of Ireland heart and stroke charity Croí is seeking people to take part in its next expedition to the Roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, in June 2012.
Read more ...Local groups to benefit from sports grants for older people
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
More than 45 groups countrywide are set to benefit from the ‘Go for Life’ national grant scheme for sport and physical activity for older people.
Read more ...Urgent measures needed to tackle antisocial behaviour
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
People who raise the alarm about antisocial behaviour must be “listened to and their complaints acted upon promptly” according to Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames.
Read more ...‘Co-operation not confrontation’ needed on turf cutting
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
“Co-operation not confrontation” is what is needed in dealing with the right of people to cut turf in bogs to provide fuel for themselves, according to Independent North-West MEP Marian Harkin.
Read more ...A Coole Christmas
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
All Galway children know the deer in the walled orchard garden at Coole Park, near Gort, guide Santa to their homes on Christmas Eve.
Read more ...Fifty six per cent in heart disease prevention programme quit cigarettes
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
More than half the people taking part in an award winning cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme run by the heart and stroke charity Croí quit smoking - one of the risk factors for heart disease.
Read more ...Help ‘distressed mortgage holders’ says Connaughton
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
The problem of mortgage interest arrears is growing so fast that it will become a major problem over the next few years and steps must be taken to tackle it before it gets worse.
Read more ...Buy a bag for Rehab
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Bag lovers are invited to the Meyrick Hotel on Sunday from noon to 4pm for a special Bag Lovers Fest.
Read more ...Win tickets to Movember Gala Parté
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Movember, the moustache growing season to raise awareness of and funds for Action Prostate Cancer, is coming towards a close and will finish with a gala party.
Read more ...Heroism of Irish soldiers to be marked at Town Hall
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
In 1961, the fate of the UN was in the hands of Commandant Pat Quinlan and his battalion in the Congo. Fifty years on, their bravery is to be told in a new documentary.
Congo - an Irish Affair, a feature length documentary directed by Brendan Culleton and Irina Maldea of AkaJava Films, will be screened at the Town Hall Theatre this Sunday at 5pm.
Read more ...Local charity co-founder nominated for national award
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Inspirational Galway women and co-founder of the ACT for Meningitis charity Siobhan Carroll has been nominated for a national ‘charity hero’ award.
Read more ...Proper parking is theme for National Accessibility Week
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Illegal and inconsiderate parking and the difficulties and access issues raised by parking on footpaths and blocking entrances will be at the centre of National Accessibility Week in Galway.
Read more ...Tuam public meeting on household and septic tank charges boycott campaign
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
A public meeting will be held in Tuam next week to discuss and plan boycotting and resisting the Government’s proposed household and septic tank charges.
Read more ...Sustainable fishing policy vital for Ros a Mhíl jobs, says Kyne
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
A sustainable fishing management plan for the Celtic Sea is vital if fishing industry jobs are to be protected, particularly in Ros a Mhíl in south Connemara.
Read more ...Run a mile for Goal to celebrate thirty years
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Goal is asking people from all over Galway to help celebrate the 30th birthday of one of the country’s most popular annual fundraisers by organising a Goal Mile somewhere in the county this Christmas.
Read more ...Table quiz
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Galway United will be holding a general knowledge table quiz in The Goalpost, Woodquay, on tonight (Thursday November 24 (9pm). The entry fee is €40 per table of four.
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