Substantial capital funding to support apprenticeship in further and higher education

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, recently announced the roll-out of €17.2 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships.

This builds on the €20 million Apprenticeship Capital Fund investment in 2021 across both the further and higher education sectors.

Galway’s Gaisce Gold Award recipients asked to help inspire a new generation of community leaders

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Gaisce – The President’s Award, the nation’s highest recognition of young people’s initiative, achievements, and voluntary contribution to society, is seeking to connect with nearly 40 years of Gold Award recipients through a Gold Voices Community network - reuniting those who completed the journey through the years and calling on them to step up and inspire the next generation of Gold awardees.

“They had their great days and peace and plenty...”

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Week IV
For a time Tyrone House must have accurately resembled the scene described by Violet Martin in a letter to her friend Edith Somerville where ‘half-peasant families roosted together in that lovely house and fought, and barricaded, and drank, till the police had to intervene’.

Wolfe Tone Bridge

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Wolfe Tone Bridge was the third bridge to be built over the river. The West Bridge (now known as O’Brien’s Bridge) was the first and dates from medieval times. The Salmon Weir Bridge dates from 1820, and the Wolfe Tone Bridge was built in the mid-19th century.

Apply now for NUI Galway's prestigious MBA programme

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

NUI Galway’s AMBA and AACSB accredited MBA programme will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. An MBA is the one of the most prestigious business degrees globally, and the AMBA (Association of MBAs) accredited NUI Galway MBA is one of the Ireland’s leading programmes.

Captain Eddie McGuire, Defence Forces and Department of Defence Joint Research, Technology and Innovation Unit, discussed his experience studying the MBA at NUI Galway: “The Defence Forces is embarking on an unprecedented organisational transformation," he said. "I wanted to undertake an MBA to enhance my ability to operate at the strategic level and contribute positively to the change ahead.

New partnership will promote NUI Galway to students in Asia and beyond

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

NUI Galway and Cialfo, a Singapore-headquartered ed-tech provider, have signed an agreement that will help promote the university to prospective students in Asia and worldwide.

Melting ice cream cake is perfect for a summer celebration

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

If you have a celebration coming up, why not make the occasion extra special with this melting ice-cream cake, the perfect summer centrepiece. This recipe from Siúcra is a great way to say happy birthday or congratulations to your loved ones this summer. It really is a show-stopping centrepiece dessert.

Galway cooks invited to join in the search for Ireland's Most Imaginative Meal-Makers

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

In a competition open to all the family, home cooks in Galway and beyond are being invited to join a search to find Ireland’s Most Imaginative Meal-Makers.

Tempranillo and Chardonnay are favourites for Irish wine lovers

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Tempranillo is Ireland’s favourite grape, with Chardonnay coming out on top for white wine drinkers, according to data released by WineSpark to mark the company's first year in business.

How the Mayo Clinic heals wounds

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

The world-famous Mayo Clinic uses hyperbaric oxygenation to treat a wide variety of non-healing wounds and ulcers, tissue injuries, and radiation tissue injury, and the same service is available here in Galway.

Get Ireland Growing 2022 Connacht Community Hero announced

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Helen Murphy of Glenamaddy Community Garden has been named Connacht Community Hero in this year's Get Ireland Growing awards.

Book your cruise now for great savings

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

You can now enjoy incredible savings with Norwegian Cruise Line. Book today and enjoy 40 per cent off cruises and fly cruises all over the world.

From sunset strolls in the Greek Isles to glacier gazing in Alaska to getting your hula on in Hawaii, now is the best time to book your dream holiday with NCL.

The Lifts Of Moher — Electric buggies wheeled out at Clare visitor attraction

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy every part of the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies.

The construction of the Claddagh Basin

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

On January 1, 1848, Samuel U Roberts was appointed district engineer of the Districts of Lough Corrib. He spent the early part of that year making necessary preparations and arrangements and started navigational works in Galway on March 8, having taken possession of some of the lands required for the Eglinton Canal.

The woman at the door of Tyrone House

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

On the afternoon of March 18 1912, Violet Martin and her friend Tilly Redington, arrived at the door of Tyrone House, the home of the less than ordinary St George family. The three storey house, in the luxurious Palladian style, and said to be sumptuously decorated inside, is dramatically located by the estuary of the Kilcolgan river, about 2 miles distant from Kilcolgan village.

Transform your outdoor space with artificial grass from Hogarty's of Ballinasloe

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Hogarty's of Ballinasloe has been a leader in flooring and DIY since 1977.

Renovating and interior design is making the best possible use of your available space

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

One of the main areas people wish to update and change in their home is storage. We never have enough, and what we do have isn’t designed to its full potential.

Overcoming the side effects of radiation therapy

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 per cent of patients. This is called radiation tissue injury. Hyperbaric oxygenation is the preferred treatment globally for the side effects of radiation therapy and is paid for by most private healthcare insurance.

The dangers of prolonged high temperatures

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Having lived through the status yellow - high temperature warning for Ireland over the last week, we have all been reminded of the need to manage heat properly.

Skeff cocktail menu — like a fine play all of its own

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

In the same way that good drama is built on a fair dollop of conflict between central characters, the same could be said of a good cocktail, especially when you're enjoying one or three during the Galway season.

The juxtaposition of different characters that frequent our streets in these heady days of early summer, could easily be matched to the ingredients in the great array of cocktails that are available in the city at the moment.

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