Get fit in 2015 and be one of Team Manuela’s Dingle 500

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

‘Team Manuela’, the running team of 200 runners from the Connemarathon this year, issettotakeonanew challenge in 2015. Having raised €36,000 in much- needed funding for the Manuela Riedo Foundation in 2014, they plan on bringing 500 walkers, runners or crawlers to the Dingle Marathon this September.

Home for Christmas — Get along to recruitment open day at Avaya

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Avaya is holding a recruitment Open Day at their Galway campus in Mervue on Monday December 29 between 11am-4pm, and are inviting people to discover what it is like to work with an organisation developing cutting edge customer engagements solutions. Attendees will get the chance to meet with their recruiters and engineers face to face so

You are not alone this Christmas is the message from Samaritans Galway

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Almost half a million people called the Samaritans service in Ireland last year with the number of callers to the Galway phoneline reaching an all time high.

GMIT Students’ Union brings Christmas early through the #SUHEROES campaign

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Christmas came early for hundreds of children around Galway this year thanks to GMIT Students’ Union. This year the SU ran a #SUHEROES campaign centred on fundraising and the collection of new toys for underprivileged families and sick children in hospital.

Christmas spirit is alive and well in Galway

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

The Galway Lions Club is issuing a heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to everybody who has donated to the service over the past number of weeks.

Get your walking boots on and take to Galway’s great outdoors this Christmas

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

People are being encouraged to walk off the festive excesses by making use of Coillte’s extensive forest parks and trail networks across Galway this Christmas.

Galway chef Jp McMahon to speak at Ballymaloe Literary Festival

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Galway chef, Jp McMahon has been announced as a speaker at the prestigious Ballymaloe Literary Festival.

Civic and religious leaders gather for 26th Christmas Messages radio programme

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Galway’s civic and religious leaders will be delivering their Christmas messages on Galway Bay fm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Senator critical of Department guidelines on boards of management

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Sinn Fe?in spokesperson on Rural Affairs and the Irish Language, Senator Trevor O? Clochartaigh has called on the Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan to review guidelines being imposed by the Department of Education on the Education and Training Boards in relation to appointments to the boards of management of schools in their catchment area.

Senator O? Clochartaigh believes the Government’s insistence that ETB members can only be appointed to the boards of management of schools within a 20km radius of their homes is totally unworkable in rural areas. “In areas like Connemara

How we relate to strangers at heart of President Higgins’ Christmas message

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

As President of Ireland, may I offer my warmest wishes for Christmas and the New Year to everyone in Ireland, and to all of our Irishabroad,thosewho assistthem,andthe communities that have welcomed them.

Minister confirms Dublin-Galway Greenway will be developed using CPO

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Dublin based Transport, Tourism, and Sport Minister Pascal Donoghue has been accused of not understanding the issues surrounding agriculture, farming, and rural life.

Train not coming down track so back the greenway, county councillors are told

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has made it clear the Western Rail Corridor will not be extended and calls have now been made on Galway county councillors to develop plans for a greenway on the disused railway route.

In recent correspondence with Brendan Quinn of the Sligo-Mayo Greenway Campaign, Minister Donohoe said there are no plans to extend the railway along the disused alignment.

Ten-month countdown as white flag is raised on Capital of Culture bid

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

Galway city has less than a year to make a full application to become the European Capital of Culture 2020, following the Government’s announcement last evening to hold an open competition for an Irish city to be selected for the prestigious title.

An Irish city and a Croatian city will jointly hold the European Capital of Culture title, with Galway’s main competitors including Limerick, Dublin, and a joint bid made up of Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford.. The final selection will be made towards the end of 2015 and the winning city announced in late summer/early autumn 2016.

‘People should stay rather than emigrate, it’s too convenient for the Establishment for them to go away’

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

In these times of ongoing austerity, looming water charges, and general disaffection, God knows we could all do with a laugh. Let us raise our glasses therefore, in thanks and salutation, to writer Eamonn Kelly who delivers guffaws a-plenty in The Franz Kafka Centre for the Uninvolved, newly e-published and ready for download to a Kindle near you.

Let the jostling begin

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

One thing a runner focuses on when limbering up at a start line, is the exact position of the finish line. And in the mind’s eye, the runner visualises the acceleration at the start, the pacing and jostling of the runners as they traverse the circuit and then strategise the manoeuvres for the home run with one eye firmly on the finish. And when you know how far away that finish line is, then you get a greater indication of the tactics you use.

NUI Galway accepts flaws in appointment process and promotes three staff

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

NUI Galway is to promote three staff members to the post of senior lecturer after accepting a flaw in the appointment process earlier this year. At this week’s meeting of the institute's Governing Authority a recommendation to promote the staff was accepted, following "scoring errors" in the promotion process.

Cancer centre to be developed in the west in next decade, report indicates

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

A new report makes a compelling argument for the development of a “comprehensive cancer centre” in the west.

Controversy continues over proposed cost of new county council chamber

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

The substantial cost of renovating Galway County Council’s public chamber was raised again at this week’s local authority meeting. It is estimated the work which is currently under way at County Buildings will cost in the region of €450,000. It had initially been estimated that the extension and upgrade works would cost substantially less at around €200,000.

New Inn gets ready for 2015 Mummers Festival

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

THE 2015 New Inn Mummers Festival, the 37th annual staging of this celebration of Irish culture, music, song, dance, and storytelling, takes place in the New Inn Leisure Centre on Saturday January 3 and Sunday 4.

Councillors show their disdain for Irish Water

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

Galway County Council this week passed a motion to support the abolition of Irish Water. The motion was proposed by Fianna Fail councillor Michael Connolly and was debated at length at the meeting in Clonboo on Monday evening. Councillors expressed a mixed range of views on the issue but the overiding sentiment expressed was major disappointment with Irish Water.

 Fine Gael councillor Jimmy McClearn was critical of the proposal to abolish the company, which he claimed would mean nothing. ‘’I cannot agree with this. It’s complete and utter nonsense. It makes no sense outside of here. It means nothing and is going nowhere. I’’ll remind all the councillors here who agreed to the concept of Irish Water [Fianna Fáil] these people have short memories.’’

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