Curtain call — KATS marks two decades with search for new members onstage and off

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

KATS (Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society) will be celebrating 20 years in existence in 2017. This local theatre company supported by local business, had a very successful Theatre Supper in the Galway Bay Hotel last November.

This Monday, January 23, KATS will hold its annual general meeting in the meeting rooms at Joyce’s supermarket, Knocknacarra at 8.00pm.

Home Instead chief calls for Fair Deal scheme to be extended to cover home care cost

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

The owner of Home Instead Senior Care in Galway has called on the Government to extend the Fair Deal nursing home scheme to be extended to allow it to cover the costs of home care.

Galwegian first openly gay man to give blood after Minister lifts lifetime ban on donations

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Galway man Tomás Heneghan this week became the first openly gay man to donate blood in the Republic of Ireland after Minister for Health, Simon Harris lifted the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM).

Plenty to celebrate for Galway students at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

A fifth year student from Coláiste an Eachréidh who picked up three awards and a Coláiste Mhuirlinne student from the city who marked his second prize-winning appearance were among the Galway winners at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, which took place in Dublin last weekend.

Galway floorballer Ray McClearn gets ready for Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

The countdown is now on, as Team Ireland prepares to travel to the Special Olympics World Winter Games in just under two months and one local athlete is gearing up for the chance of a lifetime.

Local researcher helps develop soft robot to help heart to pump

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

An innovative soft robotic sleeve which can help a heart to beat has been developed by researchers including Dr Ellen Roche of National University of Ireland Galway. The soft robotic sleeve wraps around the organ, twisting and compressing in synch with the beating heart, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

The research has been published in the journal Science Translational Medicine today (Thursday) and Dr Roche is the paper’s first author and former PhD student at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and The Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. The research took place at Harvard and at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Workshop on healthy eating for babies to be held next week

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

A free weaning workshop and cooking session for parents and guardians of babies up to one year will take place at the Ballybane Resource Centre on Wednesday January 25.

Living in interesting times

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down

Galway City Volunteer Recruitment Fair returns this month

Tue, Jan 17, 2017

Galwegians interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend the annual Galway City Volunteer Recruitment Fair, which is being described as an "opportunity for the public to find out what is happening in their community and see how they can get involved".

The Siege of Jadotville - the Irish Army against the odds

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

THE CONGO 1961, and 155 Irish soldiers are surrounded by more than 3,000 soldiers of the Katanga insurgency, heavily armed with artillery, heavy machine guns, and a fighter bomber.

Steeltech Sheds announce €5 Million investment and new jobs for Tuam

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

Tuam-based steel shed manufacturing company, Steeltech Sheds Ltd., today announced a major investment of €5million over the next three years and 43 new jobs in the next 12 months. The expansion is due to the major growth of the company domestically in the last year, following the creation of 50 Jobs in 2016 and the decision to further expand and export into the UK market.

Glenlo Abbey Golf Course

Fri, Jan 13, 2017

This lake side golf course, although fair to the beginners, can be a great test to the low handicapper. With the many lakes, trees, contoured greens, and the wind whipping up from Lough Corrib, it plays differently every day. A championship blue course, members white course and ladies red course. The gentle rolling hills meet the river Corrib in a tranquil, unspoilt location, amazing to think this gem is only a five minutes’ drive from Galway City Centre.

Make social policy inclusive from cradle to the grave, Varadkar told ahead of Galway lecture

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Ahead of his delivery of the second Biennial Distinguished Lecture in Galway this evening, Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has been asked to ensure that policy does not divide society into sectors and that it should be based on inclusivity from the cradle to the grave.

Fall in Love at White Gables

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Is there anything like watching people find love to warm the cockles of your heart? Well this is what happened with the show First Dates and the people whom we have met through the show on our TV screens both here in Ireland and in the UK.

Councillors disagree on traffic light revamp plans for busy Menlo roundabout

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

City councillors are in disagreement over plans to install a traffic lights controlled junction at the Menlo roundabout.

What we can expect from politics 2017

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

The festive period is behind us and already people’s thoughts are turning to what the political year ahead will bring, and already we have drama in the North and the usual post-Christmas crisis in the hospitals.

The musical life of an ‘auld stock’ Galwegian

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Anyone strolling near Tig Cóilí pub or around the top of High Street, might one day encounter the inimitable Johnny Mullins playing guitar or accordion, and beguiling the passers-by with his sweet sounds. A true ‘auld stock’ Galwegian and fine multi-instrumentalist, Mullins has been a familiar and popular figure within the city’s music community for many years now.

Gardai probe city break-ins and damage

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Gardai in the city are investigating a series of break-ins at houses and retail premises around the city over the past week.

Four Galway students win DCU scholarships for academic excellence

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Four Galway students have been presented with a €1000 Academic Scholarship to study at DCU. The scholarships were awarded to the following students in recognition of them achieving 550 points or more in the Leaving Certificate.

Distinguished visitor to St George Syrian Orthodox Church asks congregation to pray for Syria

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

A Syrian Orthodox Bishop visited St George Syrian Orthodox Church in Galway recently and offered Holy Mass in relation to the memory of Saint Gregoriose.

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