Tuam’s secret millionaire a hit with viewers

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The first episode of RTÉ’s The Secret Millionaire, which featured an emotional and generous donation by Galway man John Concannon, was the most watched programme on television on Monday night.

Network Galway’s charity fashion show

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Collections from some of Galway’s top shops and boutiques will be showcased at Network Galway’s upcoming fashion show in the Salthill Hotel on Thursday October 6. All proceeds from the event will be going to ‘AWARE - Helping to Defeat Depression’.

Models from Catwalk Model Agency will bring the latest trends to the runway, with ladies’ and men’s fashions from Beverly Hills, Colette Latchford, Sugar Pink Boutique, Suzie Mahony Designs, Marian's of Boyle, Okinara House of Fashion, Squisito Ladies Fashions, Standún, The Hat Shop, Myriam O’Reilly, Vida, and Louis Copeland.

Oyster festival finale fun for all the family

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival concludes in style on Sunday with a full day of entertainment planned for all the family at the festival marquee on Galway Harbour.

Oyster Opening Championship attracts entries from sixteen countries

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The Bollinger World Oyster Opening Championship, a highlight of the 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival, takes place on Saturday from 12pm in the festival marquee on Dock Road.

Kingfisher Club hosts open day to launch autumn classes

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The Kingfisher Club is hosting an open day today and as part of the event, it is welcoming potential members to visit the gyms from 12 noon to 8pm and avail of a €100 discount on membership.

City Mayor opens Our Lady’s Boys Club’s new clubhouse

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Mayor of Galway city Councillor Hildegarde Naughton cut the tape and officially opened the new clubhouse for Our Lady’s Boys Club at Sea Road.

Jerry Fish and Duke Special to play The Latin Quarter

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galway will be music central from today when the four day Guinness Live Festival takes to the streets and venues of the city’s Latin Quarter.

Join the guests at a charity wedding with a diference

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A fundraiser with a difference takes place in the Clayton Hotel on October 1 when the Insurance Institute of Galway’s holds a mock wedding in aid of Oranmore-based children’s cancer charity Hand in Hand.

Have your say on the future of music education

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galway Music Education Partnership, which recently launched its website as part of its bid to Music Generation for funding, is calling on parents, music teachers and professional musicians to get in touch and have their say on the future of music education.

Autumn walking festival will explore the beauty of Connemara

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The latest Four Seasons Walking Festival takes place from Friday October 21 to Sunday October 23.

Titan Wheelers need your vote for funding

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A Galway-based wheelchair basketball team has been shortlisted for a share of the €125,000 Coca-Cola 125 Years Thank You Fund.

Two charged following separate drugs seizures

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Two people are due to appear in court in Galway next month to answer charges under the Misuse of Drugs Acts following two separate seizures in the city in recent days.

In the first incident, two men and a woman were arrested following the discovery of cannabis worth an estimated €12,000 in a car in the Briarhill area on Thursday September 15. The woman and one of the men were later released without charge, and file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions on the incident. The second man has been charged under sections 3 and 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and is due to appear in Galway District Court next month.

Councillor slams HSE for not spending €200,000 to keep nursing home open

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A city councillor has hit out at the HSE West for what she terms its refusal to spend €200,000 on the refurbishment works necessary to keep St Francis Nursing Home in Upper Newcastle open.

Cllr Catherine Connolly, a member of the health authority’s regional health forum, slammed the HSE for justifying the closure of the 33-year-old public home for “such a miserly sum”.

Future of Aviva jobs in Galway remains uncertain

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A crunch meeting between trade union officials and Aviva management held yesterday morning did little to allay fears for jobs throughout the insurance company’s Irish operations, with some jobs in Galway also thought to be at risk.

Michael D fundraiser in Monroe’s

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A major fundraising concert and event will take place in Monroe’s Live tomorrow night to raise funds for the presidential campaign of Michael D Higgins.

Public’s views sought on city’s traffic congestion

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galwegians’ views on the city’s chronic traffic congestion are being sought for a new online survey which hopes to provides solutions to the problem by first asking people what they see as the chief problems.

All signs point to a Michael D presidency

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The only person who stands between Labour party president and former Galway West TD Michael D Higgins and the position of Uachtaráin na hÉireann is Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness.

Ó Cuív dismisses resign threat comments

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Éamon Ó Cuív has rubbished suggestions that he ever threatened to resign his post as Fianna Fáil deputy leader over the party’s stance on the presidential election.

Hospital visitor slams mixed wards for lack of dignity

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A West of Ireland woman visiting a relative at University Hospital Galway during the weekend says she was concerned to see patients accommodated in a mixed gender ward at the regional hospital.

Taoiseach to officially open BioWare Galway

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be making his way down west next week for the official opening of BioWare Ireland in Galway.

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