Athenry show celebrates all things agricultural

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Celebrating 125 years this year, the Athenry Agricultural Show takes place on Sunday July 6 in the grounds of the Athenry Mart.

Business as usual at the Salthill Hotel

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

aThe Salthill Hotel has exited receivership less than a week after the Byrne Hotel Group confirmed it was no longer operating the long-running establishment.

Saving Grace New fundraising effort launched in fight for life

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A new fundraising campaign for nine-year-old Galway native Grace Kenneally to necessary treatment abroad has been launched.

European Capital of Culture should provide a lasting legacy, say councillors

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Providing permanent structures for culture to flourish, such as a school of music and performing arts, would be the ideal legacy for a city that will be putting forward a bid for the European Capital of Culture 2020, a bid which requires support from all sectors.

That was the view of many city councillors during an update on the bid process which is being led by a team from NUI Galway. Team leader Dr Patrick Collins told the chamber on Monday evening that the focus has moved somewhat away from buildings and more towards creating a legacy and on sustainability. However, he did acknowledge that investing in bricks and mortar would show the city’s confidence in culture.

Surveys finds Galway property market performing strongly

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Three seperate surveys published this week have shown the property market in Galway has performed strongly so far this year with asking prices rising and the time to taken to sell a property reducing.

Summer at Coole Park

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

There is plenty to enjoy at Coole Park in Gort with walks, family events, and children’s activities commencing on Sunday, July 6, with a guided walk from 2.30pm to 4pm.

Free places on software development programme

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A limited number of free places are available for NUI Galway’s Higher Diploma in Software Design and Development Programme.

Student fees for the course are funded by the Higher Education Authority and successful applicants will pay no fees, only a student levy of €224.

First Furlong at The Ardilaun in aid of breast cancer research

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

One of the first social events on the Galway Race Week calendar is First Furlong at The Ardilaun hotel in aid of The National Breast Cancer Research Institute.

More than three thousand attend Red Bull Cliff Diving on Inis Mór

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

More than 3,000 people visited the Aran Islands for the 2014 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, a two day event which saw 14 divers from all over the world diving from a 28 metre platform specially constructed over Serpent’s Lair on Inis Mór.

Countdown to the Currafest Music Festival

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Currafest Music Festival is less than two weeks away and tickets are selling fast.

The festival, which will be held on the grounds of Curra West Golf Club, Loughrea, Co Galway, on Saturday July 12, is set to be a brilliant day out.

NUI Galway is best in Ireland for scientific minds

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Three outstanding researchers at NUI Galway have been ranked among the ‘World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014’.

Professor Henry Curran, Professor Colin O’Dowd and Professor Donal O’Regan have been ranked among the world’s top 3,000 scientific minds by the multinational media body Thompson Reuters.

New fundraising effort launched in fight for life

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A new fundraising campaign for nine-year-old Galway native Grace Kenneally to receive necessary life-saving treatment abroad has been launched.

Stock Exchange celebrates with Garth Brooks Tribute Band

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

The Stock Exchange Bar is set to celebrate its first birthday on Friday July 18 with live entertainment from a Garth Brooks tribute band.

The four-floor late bar, located on Shop Street, has become a popular live music venue since opening its doors last summer, boasting live bands and DJs from Wednesday to Sunday.

Knocknacarra woman in Miss Ireland final

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A Knocknacarra woman could be celebrating her 21st birthday in style later this month if she walks away with the much-coveted Miss Ireland title.

Competition for budding sports photographers

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Ireland’s largest sports photography agency Sportsfile, in association with the GAA, is giving supporters a chance to showcase their photography skills this summer.

Audition now for The Wizard of Oz

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Auditions for a production of The Wizard of Oz by 9 Arch Claregalway Musical Society will take place on Sunday.

Children’s art summer camps

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

THE MOSAIC Children’s Summer Camps return to the Galway Art Centre and enrolment is now taking place.

A new lease of life for Galway Airport?

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

The former Galway Airport site may soon be open for business again with negotiations ongoing by the Galway City Council, Galway County Council, and Carnmore Aviation Ltd.

Gabriel Weston: The world of a high functioning multi-tasker

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Gabriel Weston is a woman of many professional pursuits, between being a practicing surgeon, an accomplished writer, and a BBC presenter.

TALKING POLITICS: Cometh the hour, cometh the man?

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

Galway political anoraks will not have failed to notice how Fianna Fáil councillor Ollie Crowe has taken over from his brother, Cllr Michael J, as the ‘Face of the party in the city’, these last three years.

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