Headfest gets ready to rock Headford

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

The August bank Holiday weekend will see Headford host the first Headfest community festival.

Funding secured for services for people with special needs

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Funding for services for eight people with profound to severe disabilities, who are due to graduate from the Rosedale Special Needs School in Renmore, have been secured.

The uncertainty regarding the funding has been a source of stress for parents. However a breakthrough came following a meeting between the Minister for Health James Reilly and minister of state Kathleen Lynch, and Galway TDs Brian Walsh, Seán Kyne, Derek Nolan, and senator Fidelma Healy Eames. As a result, the money to continue providing the services was found by the HSE within the existing health budget.

Foróige to hold Youth Music Week in city

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Foróige’s Galway City Youth Cafe on Fairgreen Road, will hold the Youth Music Week from Monday August 6 to Friday 10 for those aged between 12 and 18.

Woman killed when car hits wall near Kiltormer

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Gardai in Ballinasloe are investigating a single vehicle road traffic collision which claimed the life of the female driver yesterday morning.

Cuddy calls for council to cut hedges and grass

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

The Galway County Council must immediately put a plan in place for hedge and grass cutting across the county, a local politician has demanded.

VEC to be patron of new Claregalway secondary school

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

County Galway Vocational Education Committee has been confirmed as the patron of a new second-level school in Claregalway, a move which has been broadly welcomed by public representatives and parents, who see this as vital to protecting the future of education in the area.

DERI researcher looks into Wikipedia’s brainpower

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

A study of the decision making processes which fuel changes to Wikipedia content is currently underway at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) in NUI Galway.

With almost four million articles, the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers, and is the sixth most visited site on the web today. DERI-based PhD researcher Jodi Schneider is investigating the decision factors and arguments used in the often complex debates around article deletion.

Bonanza as Galway Arts Festival set to reach record numbers

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

With many shows sold out this year’s attendance at the Galway Arts Festival is well on its way to reaching record numbers proving that not even the recession can keep lovers of the arts away from an event which has gained national and international recognition.

Thieves target Oranmore tyre centre

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Garda are seeking information in relation to a burglary at a tyre centre in Oranmore at the weekend where a large consignment of tyres, a tyre changer, wheel balancer, and wheel alignment equipment were stolen.

Anti-household tax campaign group hits out at Government guilt-trip

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes group has blasted the Government and local authorities in Galway for what it describes as attempt to “guilt” people into paying the controversial household charge.

Olympic opening ceremony with animals and country scenes may have Ballinasloe inspiration

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

This year’s Olympic Games opening ceremony may have an East Galway inspiration because it is being organised by film director Danny Boyle whose mother hails from Balliansloe.

Let the races begin, here and in London

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

And so as we enter Olympic week, we use Olympic parlance — the baton of craic that is perpetually on the move in Galway is passed on in the relay team of Johns. First John Killeen grabbed it and ran at a speed of knots, sailing through the field, the wind at his back to pass it on to John Crumlish who took it with a little artistic flourish, had it repainted while it was in his hand, juggled it through the air, airkissed it before seeing the third John awaiting on the cusp of the last 100, and with the white flag being hoisted into the air, he passed it on to John Maloney who will, with a ‘wild lep’, jump over the last fence and bring the Galway summer to the finishing line with the applause of the audience ringing in his ears.

And although we have been overwhelmed with audience figures over the last few weeks, 150,000 people will enjoy racing in Galway next week. They will come from all corners of the country to sample the Galway they know and love — the atmosphere, the smells, the accents, the craic, the bowdiness.

Stimulus roads programme to give Galway a 5,000-job boost

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Galway is to gain about 5,000 jobs in the construction and related services sector over the next three years as a result of the initiatives announced on Tuesday as part of the Government Stimulus.

Galway to be showcased worldwide in IRONMAN 70.3 event

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

After successfully playing host last year, Galway is to welcome for a second time the IRONMAN 70.3 Ireland event which will attract a worldwide audience to showcase everything that the city and county has to offer.

Stimulus brings hopes to many tables

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Even though you would not have thought it at teatime at Casement Park in Belfast last Saturday evening, everything Galway seems to touch at the moment seems to turn to gold. The eyes of the country are perpetually fixed on the perpetual parties and festivals that break up the rainy summer months for us, the VOR was a great success and this week, the city and county are grateful beneficiaries of the economic viagra for the economy — the much vaunted Government Stimulus which on Tuesday sent the guts of 4,000 jobs our way in the guise of several shovel ready infrastructural projects which when complete will change substantially the commuting and health care habits of a good proportion of our population.

Fined senator to meet Iarnrod Eireann about improving policies

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

A Fine Gael senator who was fined for boarding a train without a ticket is to meet Iarnrod Eireann officials next week with a view to “improving policy and practice”.

Galway Arts Festival is ‘a holiday in your head’ — Crumlish

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

The grey skies and drizzle that greeted the opening of 35th Galway Arts Festival did nothing to dampen the good spirits of those who attended the Radisson Hotel on Monday evening to mark the occasion.

Connolly demands council and Let’s Do It Galway repair damaged South Park

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Despite the positive afterglow left by the Volvo Ocean Race, South Park’s use as the Global Village site has seen its surface “left in a condition that will preclude its use for some time”.

Army numbers to increase at Renmore Barracks

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Army numbers at Renmore Barracks are set to increase by almost 180 personnel following the announcement of the reorganisation of the Defence Forces.

Tuam man appointed to top Olympic job

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Another Galwegian will be heading to the Olympic Games in two weeks. Athenry's Paul Hession and Loughrea's Olive Loughnane will be competing on the track, and a third local, Tuam’s Pierce O'Callaghan, has been appointed as an international technical official for athletics.

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