Annual fundraiser for Galway Mountain Rescue

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Galway Mountain Rescue Team will be on the streets of Galway this Saturday for its annual fundraising collection. Members of the team will be on Shop Street and in the Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road throughout the day. Ronan Concannon, team leader, says it takes approximately €30,000 per year to run the team covering costs such as insurance, transport, and rescue and safety equipment. Much of this has to be raised by the team itself and often members have to cover their own costs associated with callouts and training. He said that the annual bucket collection is hugely important to the team in terms of fundraising and that they get a fantastic response from the people of Galway every year.

Druid takes Irish play on biggest world tour

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Druid Theatre is currently undertaking the biggest tour of an Irish play in the history of modern theatre, as it is touring Enda Walsh’s The Walworth Farce across six countries and 16 cities.

Galway company in new medical device deal

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Galway company Vysera Biomedical Limited has announced a new agreement with Merit Medical Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer and marketer of medical devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology, and gastroenterology procedures.

Information meeting for fathers

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

A special information meeting for stay-at-home fathers who find themselves more involved with raising their families will be held in Galway on November 17.

Science week begins with family fun day

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Galway will once again host the opening event of Science Week Ireland, in conjunction with the Marine Institute, and Galway Atlantaquaria.

Headford Musical Society table quiz

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

The Headford Musical Society is holding a table quiz tomorrow at 8.30om in the Anglers Rest.

The joke is on us

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Remember the joke ‘What’s the difference between Iceland and Ireland? One letter and six months!’ Oh how Insider wishes that had been true.

Cowen asleep on the job

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

A good friend of mine is currently reading Pat Leahy’s Showtime - The Inside Story Of Fianna Fáil In Power and sent me a quote from it which he found noteworthy.

Has Grealish signalled he is ready to move?

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche put forward his idea of eternal recurrence, a concept which posits that all lives and events will continue to recur in a similar form infinitely.

Galway Bay golf course set to reopen after redesign

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

One of Galway’s top 18-hole PGA Championship golf courses – with a state-of-the-art golf academy - is soon to re-open to the public after an expert redesign by legendary World Cup and Ryder Cup golfer Christy O’Connor Jnr.

GMIT students exhibit in London

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

A group of fine art students from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology have been invited to exhibit their work in the heart of London’s art gallery quarter.

Technology firms still going strong in Galway

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

The announcement last week that Galway is to gain 90 new IT related jobs in two separate announcements by Hewlett Packard and Buy.com is a timely reminder that, despite all the doom and gloom, Galway and the western region still has a strong and thriving technology industry.

That’s according to the IT Association Galway which has been tracking good news stories since the beginning of the year, and is happy to confirm that its optimism is not misplaced.

Soap Opera comes to town

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

The Irish Soap and Candle Company has opened its new Galway shop in Middle Street.

Who wants to be a thousandaire?

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

On Thursday November 19, Gaelscoil Riada brings the hugely popular Who wants to be a Thousandaire to The Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry. The show has attracted large audiences over the past seven years, and is fast becoming the most popular source of fund-raising for schools and clubs. Contestants are drawn from ticket sales with each contestant playing for €1,000. The show is fully computerised with 50/50, ask the audience, and a video linked phone a friend. The questions and four possible answers are displayed on two 8ft x 6ft screens, one at each side of the stage.

The twenties comes to The Dáil Bar

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

The 1920s was a time of hot jazz, prohibition, illegal speakeasies, a bathtub gin, gangsters, and silent film stars, now Galway will have a chance to experience it again.

The Cotton Club arrives at The Dáil Bar on Thursday November 12 at 9pm to resurrect the spirit of the era known as the Roaring Twenties, and all are welcome.

Windfall for local clubs and schools

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

This year, juvenile clubs and primary schools in Galway benefited from more than €100,000 worth of brand new sports and active play equipment, donated by local SuperValu stores and customers through the Kids in Action programme.

Swine flu free taxis

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Founded in 1986 by a group of 16 taxi drivers to provide the people of Galway and visitors to the city with a reliable, fast, and efficient taxi service, Galway Taxis has evolved into Galway's premier taxi company.

Czech and Slovak cultural week

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Traditional folk tales, music, dancing, food and refreshments are all on offer at the Czech and Slovak cultural evening from the Language Institute at the Granary Learning Centre on Sunday November 22 from 5pm to 8pm.

Family fun day at Coole

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

On Thursday November 5 the Arts Series continues at Coole with renowned musician and singer/song writer John Faulkner. Faulkner who is currently musician in residence with Galway County and Galway City councils presents Farewell to Eirinn, a varied selection of songs that refer to emigration. On Sunday November 8 from 2pm to 4pm Coole Park will host Coole Trees in Winter, a family fun day event. Visitors will explore Coole in early winter with staff, learn about native and non-native trees and how to identify them, even when the leaves are gone. Activities for families include outdoor walks, scavenger hunts, indoor fun, and art and craft work. On Monday November 9 from 8pm to 9pm the second of the heritage lectures entitled Being Environmentally Friendly takes place.

Cultural nights in Club Áras na nGael

Thu, Nov 05, 2009

Airneán sa gCathair is a new series of cultural evenings as Gaeilge which will take place on the second Tuesday of every month in Club Áras na nGael on Dominick Street.

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