Bealtaine Festival to celebrate older people’s creativity in Galway next month

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Theatrical, creative writing, choral, and gardening events will take place in Galway during May for the Bealtaine festival, which celebrates creativity in older people.

The Galway City Museum is hosting a four-week reminiscence writing workshop led by writer and facilitator Pete Mullineaux. Those with a Galway memory, story, or folktale to share are welcome. No previous writing experience required.

Support training for charities and voluntary groups under pressure

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

To aid vouluntary organisations in contending with the increasing public demand for their services, The Wheel will be running a workshop entitled “From Storming to Performing: Raising Morale in the Workplace.”

Vintage market pop-up shop takes place on Saturday

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Pandora’s Box, a new indoor vintage style market and pop-up shop opens in The Electric Garden, Abbeygate Street, this Saturday.

On sale will be retro furniture, vinyl LPs, designer labels, handcrafted vintage inspired goods, and Galway’s fashion bloggers selling ‘pre-loved items’. The event will be taking place once a month

Savita would still be alive if termination was carried out earlier, says expert witness

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

There were a number of deficiencies in the care of Savita Halappanavar who could have been still alive today had a request for a termination, to progress an inevitable miscarriage, been carried out one or two days after being admitted to hospital, an expert witness told an inquest yesterday.

Children are victims of mankind’s cruelty

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

It is not right that children fail to outlive their childhood. Their young legs should in an ideal world, enable them to run free, to find wonderment in the environment that is their playground, to leap with their imaginations into the recesses of their young minds, as yet untainted by the cynicism of adult life. And this imagination and carefreeness should come with the love and care of those who are charged with shaping the environment in which they grow.

Children are victims of mankind’s cruelty

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

It is not right that children fail to outlive their childhood. Their young legs should in an ideal world, enable them to run free, to find wonderment in the environment that is their playground, to leap with their imaginations into the recesses of their young minds, as yet untainted by the cynicism of adult life. And this imagination and carefreeness should come with the love and care of those who are charged with shaping the environment in which they grow.

Councillors call for Housing Minister to meet delegation over cuts

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

A request for Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan to meet with a delegation over what has been described as a “crisis” in the housing sector of Galway city is still expected to go ahead despite additional funding of between €100,000 and €150,000 being confirmed yesterday for the disabled persons grants.

BMW Regional Assembly grant aids Galway’s bus and cycle corridor

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

An initial grant of €560,000 by the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly under the European Regional Development Fund grant scheme for the region’s designated gateways and hub towns has been paid to Galway City Council this week. The money will go towards the recently constructed bus and cycle corridor on the west side of the city.

Feargal Quinn to advise people on how to get a job

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

A Fine Gael senator is urging jobseekers and people interested in starting their own business in Galway to register for a talk being given by entrepreneur, Senator Feargal Quinn.

New children’s book warns about the danger of ticks

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

A local author has written a new children’s book which warns parents, teachers and children about the dangers of ticks, the tiny parasites which can carry Lyme disease.

Tennis against suicide

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Galway Lawn Tennis Club will host a special fundraising tournament on Saturday April 27 in aid of Pieta House. There is no entry fee and all donations will go directly to Pieta House. A junior event will be held between 3pm and 5pm with a senior mixed doubles tournament from 5pm to 7pm. The event is open to all with names entered by 8pm Wednesday April 24. Phone 091-522353.

Councillors change tack after opposition to Merlin Park QBC grows

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Councillors are anxious to remove plans for a quality bus corridor through Merlin Park Woods, which they had previously approved in two city development plans, as opposition to the measure gathers pace.

Council awards €22,500 to Galway Sea Festival

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

The inaugural Galway Sea Festival, which hopes to bring in a higher number of tourists during the June bank holiday weekend by holding up to 50 events promoting the city’s maritime history, culture, and environment, has been awarded funding of €25,500 by Galway City Council.

Council refutes claims of raw sewage discharging from Mutton Island

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

Suggestions that raw sewage from Mutton Island treatment plant is being discharged into Galway Bay has been strenously denied by Galway City Council.

Director of Services for Transport and Infrastructure, Recreation and Amenity, Ciarán Hayes told a special meeting of the Galway City Council last Monday evening that sewage is not being allowed to be discharged in the bay. He was responding to a queries by Cllr Catherine Connolly (Ind) in relation to tenders to update the facility and to reports of vents discharging raw sewage.

Sisters of Mercy donated Forster Street building for women’s refuge

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

The Sisters of Mercy have donated their building on Forster Street to COPE to develop into a Galway Women’s Refuge to replace the current facility in Waterside.

MADRA Adoption Day seeks volunteers to house dogs and puppies

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

A dog adoption day will take place at Trusty Pet Pals dog daycare centre in Briarhill Business Park on Saturday April 20 from 12 noon to 4pm. The adoption day, organised by local dog charity MADRA, situated in Connemara, invites parties interested in adopting a dog, to discuss with the MADRA team and to meet some of the dogs and pups that are currently looking for their new homes. Those looking to foster a dog or puppy should also attend and speak to a MADRA representative.

Council awaiting documents for Menlough Castle CPO payouts

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

The Galway City Council is still waiting for all the relevant documention to be sent to its legal section before money in relation to the compulsory purchase order for Menlough Castle will be paid out.

Exhibition looks at combating poverty in 19th century Galway

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

The years 1891 to 1923 were among the most important in Irish history, featuring the events that would lead to independence, partition, and the civil war.

Free accommodation needed for Free accommodation needed for cyclists

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

People taking part in a cycle later this month to raise awareness about suicide are seeking free accommodation in Galway. Members of the public are urged to open their homes to the cyclists, volunteers, marshalls/stewards etc.The Cycle Against Suicide is an initiative started by Galway city entrepreneur and international businessman Jim Breen as a result of his appearance on RTE’s The Secret Millionaire programme.

Museum to screen film of Galway in the 1950s

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

The Glamour of Galway, a tourist promotional film from 1957, will be screened in the Galway City Museum, this Saturday at 12 noon.

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