Government fully committed to delivering bypass says Walsh
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Galway City Bypass is not a project under threat or one that will fail to materialise at it “remains a high priority of the Government”, according to Fine Gael Galway West TD Brian Walsh.
Read more ...€200,000 prize fund for Galway Races this weekend
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Galway Racecourse will hosts its annual October meeting this weekend with a 14-race card over two days and a prize fund of more than €200,000.
Read more ...Save St Francis Nursing Home campaign aims to collect 20,000 signatures
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Some 18,000 people have signed a petition to save St Francis public nursing home in the city from closure.
Read more ...TULCA visual arts festival returns next month
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
TULCA, Galway’s annual visual arts festival, returns next month where artists working in a variety of media will examine post-Tiger Ireland.
Read more ...Galway Arts Centre seeks members for youth committee
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Galway Arts Centre is seeking Galwegians aged between 14 and 23, with a keen interest in the arts, to help set up a youth committee.
Read more ...Fidelity volunteers help organise fundraising auction for Galway Simon
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Volunteers from Fidelity Investment’s Leap Technology graduate training programme helped prepare a warehouse for Galway Simon’s recent furniture auction fundraiser.
Read more ...Six-hour cycleathon in aid of Croí this weekend
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A six-hour cycleathon will take place in the Galway Shopping Centre this Saturday as part of a marathon fundraising effort for local heart charity Croí.
Read more ...Derelict local authority house transformed into Tuam community facility
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A derelict house in the largest local authority estate in Co Galway has been transformed into a community facility.
Read more ...Overhaul Back to School Allowance and help parents and the State, says senator
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
An innovative approach to an allowance paid to parents to help meet their schoolgoing children’s needs would boost support for parents and save the State millions of euro, it was claimed this week.
Read more ...Public talks on cancer begin in Loughgeorge
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The first in a series of public talks on cancer will take place on Wednesday October 26 at Galway football headquarters in Loughgeorge.
Read more ...A Yes vote on Constitutional referenda will strengthen democracy
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
On Thursday October 27, the same day we will choose our next president, we will also be asked to vote on two referenda which will change the wording of the Constitution.
Read more ...Hillwalking club to hold open meeting
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe Hillwalking Club will hold an open meeting in the Menlo Park Hotel today (Thursday) at 8.30pm. New members are welcome.
Read more ...Galway artist seeks public support
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
County Galway artist Ceara Conway is seeking to raise more funds for a three month residency she will soon take part in in Los Angeles.
Read more ...Wheelchair users sought for film on access in city
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The makers of a documentary on wheelchair access in Galway city are seeking wheelchair users, carers and organisations.
The film will investigate specific locations where improvements should be made.
Read more ...I Spy…at Baboró children’s festival
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Today, the German ensemble Das Papiertheater present their captivating dance theatre show I Spy With My Little Eye at the Black Box Theatre as part of the Baboró children’s festival.
Read more ...Get along to the Galway Special Babies fashion show
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The first Galway Special Babies fashion show takes place this Sunday in The Ardilaun, and is being organised by parents of babies who were born prematurely at University Hospital Galway.
Catwalk Model Agency will host the show which will feature consultants, doctors and nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as parents of premature babies.
Read more ...Zen monks and nuns to give a public talk in NUIG
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A group of Zen monks and nuns will give a public talk and workshop on ‘Mindfulness in everyday life’ next Wednesday at NUI Galway.
The monks and nuns, from Plum Village in France, the community set up by Vietnamese peace activist and Zen teacher, Tich Naht Hanh, will offer practical exercises in mindfulness as a tool and as a way of life.
Read more ...Fitness through the decades with The Kingfisher Club
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Keeping fit is the key to maintaining physical independence as we age and It’s never too late to start looking after yourself and aiming for a healthier lifestyle. With one of the widest varieties of fitness equipment, classes and programmes, The Kingfisher Club can help with your fitness requirements throughout the decades.
Read more ...Galway Lifeboat to benefit from Evergreen seaweed demo
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Evergreen Healthfoods are next week hosting a unique cookery demonstration event in Moycullen in aid of the RNLI Galway Lifeboats. The event, entitled ‘Health from the Sea – a seaweed cookery demonstration by Dr Prannie Rhatigan’, takes place upstairs at The Forge Bar, Moycullen on Tuesday October 25 at 7:30pm.
Read more ...Oranmore Pharmacy launches new baby club
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Oranmore Pharmacy is an independently-owned community pharmacy in the centre of Oranmore village. In business since 1994, the original pharmacy was located in the main street and moved to its current location in Oranpoint in 2009.
Its customers are their main focus and the staff strive to provide them with exceptional service and healthcare.
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