Oscar fashion designer gives boost to local charity

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

An exclusive gift for that someone special is up for grabs at this year’s annual Charity Gala Ball in aid of local heart and stroke charity Croí which will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway on Friday March 22.

Imelda May to play Galway Arts Festival Big Top

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Ireland’s ‘Queen of Rockabilly’ Imelda May will play the Galway Arts Festival Big Top on Friday July 26, joining an excellent Big Top line up that includes Grizzly Bear, Josh Ritter, and Glen Hansard.

Born in Dublin’s The Liberties area, Imelda has been working as a singer and musician since her teens but it as with the release of the Love Tattoo album in 2008 that she began to gain recognition in Ireland. In 2010 an appearance on BBC’s Later with Jools Holland saw her shoot to fame in Britain. Her Irish and British success was confirmed with the release that year of the album Mayhem.

Get clued up on food waste at the Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

One third of the food we buy ends up in the bin costing the average housholder €1,000 a year, that is according to the StopFoodWaste Campaign which will have its own stall at this year’s Galway Food Festival providing members of the public with all they need to know about food waste and creative ways to be more economical.

Table quiz in aid of Galway drop-in centre for young people

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

A volunteer group from St Augustine’s Parish will hold a table quiz in aid of Galway Diocesan Youth Services next week. The proceeds raised at this event will go towards the ongoing running costs of the drop-in centre at No 4 St Augustine Street.

Magdalene women deserve Civic apology

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Any service of remembrance for the women who died while in the former Magdalene Laundry in the city must include a civic service and an apology by the Mayor on behalf of Galway citizens.

HSE committed to speeding up hospital admission times for A&E patients

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Speeding up hospital admission times for patients attending A&E departments is one of the top priorities for the Galway and Roscommon University Hospitals Group this year, according to its chief executive.

Bill Maher, the head of the group which comprises UHG, Merlin Park, Portiuncula and Roscommon Hospitals, said other aims are to maintain inpatient waiting time targets. This includes a reduction to an eight month waiting time for adults as well as meeting the outpatient waiting time target.

Twenty-one businesses vie for top prize in promoting Irish language in Galway

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

The Mayor of Galway, Cllr Terry O’Flaherty, will announce the finalists of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh next week as part of the city’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

Saluting women of the world

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

“"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights" - Gloria Steinem

Young Galway actors show off their talents

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Up to 500 young actors from 17 schools from around Galway took place in Coirm Gael Linn’s two day Irish language music, dance, and drama festival in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, recently.

Jurys Inn makeover

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Jurys Inn Hotel Group has completed a redesign and refurbishment of its Galway hotel.

Jurys Inn Galway, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary, has redesigned its 130 bedrooms, costing €1.5 million.

Josh Ritter to play Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Josh Ritter, the American singer-songwriter, will be one of the Galway Arts Festival headline acts this year, as he is set to play the festival Big Top on Saturday July 20.

Help Galway Hospice build for the future

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

The Galway Hospice is organising a community meeting next Tuesday March 12 in the Clayton Hotel at 8pm as part of the recently launched ‘Building for the Future’ fundraising campaign.

Cast your vote for Best of Galway Awards

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

The voting stage of the Best Of Galway Awards commences today March 7 and will continue until Monday April 1, so do not delay in showing your appreciation for a local business and casting and vote in its favour.

People under 70 invited to train as ‘first responders’

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

A Co Galway paramedic is spearheading a drive to train people as community “first responders” in a bid to save lives in his local area.

Celebrating the wonders of women 

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Tomorrow women around the globe can raise a glass to themselves and toast International Women's Day. Whether a homemaker, mudwrestler, or international diplomat, women may still be underestimated, but crucially they no longer underestimate themselves. 

International Women's Day was first inspired by American garment workers who had marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights at the turn of the century. While Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration, sadly some of those same issues are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.

City to aid the resurrection of Fianna Fáil?

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

In ‘The Russians Are Coming’, one of the greatest episodes of Only Fools And Horses, Del Boy constructs a nuclear fallout shelter atop Nelson Mandela Towers. Then, after ruminating on a scenario for what might happen post a nuclear war, he announces: “The end of the world is the break we’re looking for Rodney.”

Shooting the Breeze with Kevin Brophy, author of The Berlin Crossing and Another Kind Of Country

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Last year was a good one for Galway author Kevin Brophy with his Cold War thriller The Berlin Crossing garnering considerable critical acclaim. Now he follows that novel with a further foray into the murky world of East-West skulduggery and intrigue, in the newly published Another Kind Of Country.

Recession busting Irish summer course for only €570

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Tá Coláiste Cholumba ag rith cúrsaí Gaeilge ar an gCeathrú Rua ar feadh caoga bliain. Le dhá bhliain anuas tá muid ag rith cúrsaí speisialta coicíse chun an seans a thabhairt do gach duine taithí a fháil ar ár dteanga dúchais i gceartlár na Gaeltachta.

Last year Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college in the Connemara Gaeltacht, launched a recession busting two-week summer course to huge success. This year extra spaces have been added to cater for the huge numbers applying. However spaces are very limited and with all courses being oversubscribed last year, all indications are that this trend will continue for 2013. You can now enjoy 14 days of the same Gaeltacht experience with all its spraoi, spóirt, craic and ceol, while learning Irish, which has made Coláiste Cholumba a huge success for more than 40 years.

HiTec Education announces new FETAC awards

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

HiTec Education Centre has just received full validation for new FETAC awards. The company is one of the first private colleges in the west of Ireland to offer these new awards in childcare and healthcare. It offers these through different delivery methods with classroom based, online, and blended learning options.

Irish and craic for less at Coláiste na n-Oileán

Thu, Mar 07, 2013

Located in the heart of the true Connemara Gaeltacht, Coláiste na nOileán is one of the longest-running Irish colleges. The college promises plenty of ceoil agus craic this summer.

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