Start saving money and helping the environment with Western Renewables

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

If, like many around, you are seeing the potential benefits of using renewable energy to power your lifestyle, then the team at Western Renewables can guide you through all the options to help you make the transition.

From working in the electrical industry for more than 20 years the team have seen how renewable energy is evolving, and they have the solutions to help save you money and reduce your carbon footprint.

From trams to buses

Thu, Apr 06, 2023

When the Galway-Salthill Tramway ceased trading in 1918, it caused a problem for locals who had been using the service as public transport so a group of local businessmen came together on April 5, 1919 to register The Galway General Omnibus Company Limited as a public company. The directors were Thomas McDonough, Joe Young, Robert Mackie, Michael Crowley, Philip O’Gorman, Martin Hynes and Martin Finan. John Leech was the secretary and Joseph Garvey the manager.

Clutching a candle, Tom Casey withdraws his evidence

Thu, Apr 06, 2023

The horrific Maamtrasna murders, the arrest of 10 men, the rush to ‘justice’, the evidence of the Cappanacrehas (known to be bitter enemies of the murdered Joyces), the two informers Anthony Philbin and Thomas Casey (whose false evidence led to penal servitude for life for five innocent men, and the execution of one innocent man), was followed in minute detail not only throughout Ireland, but in Britain and among the Irish communities in America. Yet nowhere did it impact more than on the mountainside community of Maamtrasna .

About 150 families eked out a living there, many of them inter-related. There was talk of an insufficient investigation, the vengeance of neighbours, the false evidence given in court, innocent men imprisoned, and the whole story of Myles Joyces's last hours filled many of the people with horror and indignation. These feelings were exacerbated by letters from the prisoners protesting their innocence, and their pleadings to have the case re-opened.

An extraordinary confession on the eve of execution

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

The brutal killing of the Joyce family, the subsequent round up of the 10 accused, their trial and the sentencing of three men to hang, while the rest pleaded guilty and faced a life of penal servitude, gripped the public yet again when it had barely recovered from the Phoenix Park murders. In particular the evidence by the Cappanacrehas, and by Philbin and Casey understandably caused deadly resentment in Connemara, which still finds an echo today.

The Galway/ Salthill Tramway

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

The Galway and Salthill Tramway Company was inaugurated in 1877. The Town Commissioners gave the project every encouragement and extended the time limit in which the tracks had to be laid. The single tramline was two and a quarter miles long with eight passing loops, roughly 250 yards apart. The rails were heavy steel, the gauge was three feet wide and the trams were horse-drawn, there was no electricity in Galway for another 12 years or so. The cost of construction was £13,000. The depot was in Forster Street and the western terminus was opposite the Eglinton Hotel.

Galway Community College students participate in Fidelity Investments Ireland's work experience programme Root2STEM

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Galway Community College students Kateryna Diachenko and Beatriz Viude Castanho engaged thoroughly with the Fastrack into Information Technology, FIT Choose Tech (the national coordinator of tech apprenticeships) programme and embraced the resources provided on the learning platform to further their tech skills.

Qualify as a legal/medical secretary with QQI certification

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Galway Community College's legal secretary, medical secretary, and office administrator course is extremely popular due to its continued success rate, with 90 per cent of its graduates obtaining full-time and part-time employment in legal practice, medical practice, hospital administration, public service, and as office administrators in multinational companies within six months of graduating. The remainder of the students’ progress to higher education courses in ATU, University of Galway, and apprenticeship programmes.

GCC further education students engage in Erasmus+ work placements

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Erasmus+ is an EU programme that can help students to travel to experience work, study, or training in another country. Galway Community College of Further Education (GCC) introduced Erasmus mobilities for students and staff in 2016, giving further education students an opportunity to complete their work experience, a mandatory element of their course, in European countries.

Care About You - providing comprehensive care in the home and community

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Care About You, with offices in the west, midwest, south, and midlands regions, is an Irish owned care provider offering a full range of assisted living and home care for adults and older people.

Let Colourfence transform your garden this spring

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

The holy grail of fencing is having a fence that will transform a garden for the better, but when it comes to maintenance, treating a timber fence can never be called fun.

Celebrate spring at Clarenbridge Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

As the weather starts to warm up and flowers begin to bloom, Clarenbridge Garden Centre invites you to a lovely evening of tea, wine, coffee, and something sweet to celebrate the arrival of spring. As a token of gratitude for the unwavering support of customers, the garden centre is offering exclusive discounts and unique offers on all items.

Enjoy Easter Sunday lunch beside the lough in Marinas Restaurant

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Get together for a cracking Easter Sunday lunch at the award-winning Marinas Restaurant in The Galmont Hotel & Spa.

New research unveils our appetite for a sustainable diet

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Recent research conducted by Coyne research on behalf of the National Dairy Council shows the factors considered by Irish consumers in Connacht when choosing a sustainable, healthy diet. As food prices continue to soar, it’s not surprising that affordability was top of mind, closely followed by nutrition with the highest number of Generation Z respondents at 67 per cent. Choosing locally produced foods ranked third in the top three factors.

Spring lamb casserole

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Tuck into a bowl of Avoca’s warm and comforting Irish spring lamb casserole. Made with tender lamb and fresh Irish vegetables and herbs, this hearty dish is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Serve with a slice of crusty bread and a generous serving of creamy butter.

Paint like a pro: How to revive your decking

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

By John Kavanagh, manager, Pat McDonnell Paints – Galway

Garden furniture you need for 2023 - EZ Living Furniture

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Summer is fast approaching, which means it’s time to start thinking about your garden and the furniture you will need to enjoy it to the fullest. It just so happens that EZ Living Furniture is currently promoting its garden sale, so you can pick up the items you want for even less than usual.

Award-winning Irish American whiskey launches in Ireland

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

The O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co (OSDC), a family-owned distillery located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, recently announced distribution of Keeper’s Heart Irish American Whiskey into Ireland, the first availability for the award-winning beverage outside the United States.

Spectacular Sorrento

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Set on a spectacular headland, Sorrento is set on one of the most magnificent coastlines in Italy, with stunning views sweeping across the Bay of Naples. It is both an ideal base from which to explore the main sights of the Neapolitan region and an enchanting town in its own right.

Whopping weekend for Shannon Airport as sizzling summer schedule for 2023 launches

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Shannon Airport’s sizzling summer schedule to 33 destinations has officially launched as five new services took-off in just 24 hours.

Over the weekend, the very first Ryanair flights to Naples, Porto, Béziers, Newcastle and Liverpool took to the skies, as part of Shannon’s summer schedule which offers 33 services to 11 countries – a 14 per cent increase in routes on 2019.

The police were told ‘an astonishing tale’

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

Then on August 17 the so called Maamtrasna Murders were committed. It was a crime that the local police dreaded not only because of its horrific nature, but because of the unlikelihood that the perpetrators would ever be found. Usually in a closeknit community, such as at Maamtrasna , the murderers would never be revealed, at least never to the police.

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