Funding boost for recycling facilities in Galway
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Recycling facilities in Galway city and county are to receive a major boost with the announcement of funding from the Government.
Read more ...Sums it all up
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
My head was all a spin last week with numbers, NAMA numbers, all 50 billion of them. Don’t get me started. I don’t have the energy for a rant. There is no leadership. There is no accountability. There is no empathy. How could there be, from politicians living in a bubble? Hell will freeze over before any of them will raise their hand and say ‘sorry, we got it all wrong’. Told ya not to get me started. I’m in a tizzy this week with more numbers. My head feels like a snow globe, when I lie down all the digits float into the space surrounding my would be brain. It’s numeracy here, not maths, not even sums as it was in my day. It was easy then, plus, minus, equals, divide by, carry one over and off ya go. Here, in primary school, they do things differently and all I’m hearing between sobs and frustrated pulling of hair is ‘that’s not the way Miss used to do it in Ireland’. Now The Middle has decided she doesn’t like sums anymore even though she’s a dinger at them. She sets herself high standards. I know it will click. I will have to dig deep for the patience and tenacity required. The mathematical language is dissimilar. There’s talk of chunking and arrays and woe betide ya if you mention ‘carry over’. We are not to teach our children maths the way we were taught, teacher told us at a ‘Multiplication for Mums and Dads’ evening. Sure what else would you be doing of a Tuesday night. The response in our day, at the kitchen table doing homework, (while the dreaded stew with the sneaky parsnips boiled on the range) to a cry for assistance with maths was ‘I don’t know anything about equations, ask your brother’. And the rows continue over the lack of decent pencils and no toppers.
Read more ...Museum hosts Community Outreach Intercultural Celebration
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Children from several schools gathered at Galway City Museum on Tuesday for a fun day of story-telling, poetry, films, and music.
Read more ...Enjoy some pampering and raise money for Galway Simon
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Fancy being pampered and raising money for a good cause? If so, go along to the Pampering Night in aid of Galway Simon at the Radisson Blu Hotel (tomorrow) Friday at 7pm.
Thirty west of Ireland beauty and health companies will be on hand during the evening offering a host of free treatments, including mini facials, massages, manicures, hair styling and makeovers as well as giving away free samples.
Read more ...Eyre Square’s Prestige salon celebrates second birthday
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Prestige Salon, Eyre Square, recently celebrated two years in business, and despite the recession is going from strength to strength with every passing month. With such a great location (above Matt O' Flaherty's Chemist, next door to Supermacs) and offering a wide range of services at very competitive prices in hair, beauty and tanning it's no great surprise that Prestige has become so popular so fast.
Read more ...Cuddy calls for consultation before final decision on waste water treatment plant
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Locating a waste water treatment plant near heavily populated areas in Glenascaul, Oranmore, and Gurran makes no sense and the idea must be re-examined.
Read more ...Two men fined after Eye Square altercation
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Two men, who incensed by racist comments became embroiled in an altercation at Eyre Square, were both fined €350.
Russel Ndlovu (35) with an address at 92 Upper Heatherview, Sligo, and John Siziba (29) with an address at 434 Millbrook Apartments, Sligo, both appeared at Galway District Court on Monday where they pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening and abusive behaviour at Eyre Square on March 14, 2010. A charge for obstruction was withdrawn by the State.
Read more ...NUIG Students’ Union to support Movember campaign
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
The NUI Galway Students’ Union will be encouraging male students to grow a moustache for Movember to raise funds for the Action Prostate Programme run by the Irish Cancer Society.
Read more ...Galway West Wine Club
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
The Co Op Bar Restaurant this November launches the new Galway West Wine Club, a great chance not only to enjoy some of the best wines, learn which wines are the best value, but also an opportunity to taste some of the delicious dishes of the region being featured at each meeting prepared by the Co Op's team of talented chefs.
Read more ...Free vibration plates when you join up with the Ardilaun Leisure Club
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
The Ardilaun Leisure Club provide vibration plates free of charge when you join up short or long term membership at the moment.
Read more ...TDs must work together to secure school for Claregalway says Grealish
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
All Galway West TDs must work together to ensure that the new school for Claregalway can be opened in September 2011.
Read more ...Sunday Wedding Showcase at the Connemara Coast Hotel
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
The Connemara Coast Hotel will launch their new all-inclusive 2011 Wedding Packages at their Sunday Wedding Showcase this Sunday, October 24 from 2pm to 6pm.
Read more ...Frankie Gavin fiddle masterclasses
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Frankie Gavin, one of Ireland’s greatest fiddle players and traditional musicians, is about to begin a series of fiddle masterclasses.
Read more ...Kilcolgan gets set for Bank Holiday antique auction fever
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Antique and fine art auctioneer Paul Walsh this week-end holds his most interesting auction of antique fine art in the five years in which he has run The Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan.
Read more ...Welcome to Kellowe’en
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Kick ofF your Hallowe’en weekend in Kelly’s Bar. The party starts on Thursday Oct 28 when four piece “Roots and Ruckus” play their weekly bluegrass session free, downstairs at 9pm. Friday Oct 29 takes host to D.J Mark where the bar downstairs will be rocking with upbeat tunes until 2am.
Read more ...GoBus announces new winter timetable
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Galway based transport company GoBus, Galway’s most popular direct coach service, has announced their new winter timetable with additional direct bus services between Galway, Dublin and Dublin Airport meaning you’ll never be left out in the cold!
Read more ...Housing crisis to get special council meeting
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
With the housing waiting list rising to almost 4,000, the ‘housing crisis’ in Galway has reached such a pitch that councillors will hold a special meeting next month dedicated solely to the issue.
Read more ...Time to stop whinging about the Christmas market
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
The decision this week by the city council to overwhelmingly endorse the Christmas Market planned for Eyre Square next month is one that should be welcomed by all locals, despite prophecies of doom issued from some quarters that Galway is not a suitable venue in which to hold it.
Read more ...Integrated approach to economic development in the west vital, says WDC
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
An integrated approach to economic development in the west is vital if the region is to reach its potential, that is according to acting CEO of Western Development Commission (WDC) Gillian Buckley.
Read more ...Get the children dancing with See-Saw
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
SEE-SAW, a fun interactive family dance show from Irish company Ciotóg, takes place at Scoil Iognáid, Raleigh Row this Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 1pm.
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