Half-price diamond sale at Lazlo

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

A rare opportunity in one of Galway’s premier jewellers has been launched. A sale you just can’t afford to miss hits Lazlo jewellers in Galway all through October and November — an unmissable half price refurbishment sale will leave you breathless over the unbelievable discounts.

Councillors call for Tuam to Athenry railway to be protected in Galway County Development Plan

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Protecting infrastructure such as the Tuam to Athenry railway line is one step in ensuring that future investment and development in the west is not put at risk, that is according to the majority of county councillors who fiercely disagreed with suggestions that hopes of one day reopening the line should be abandoned and a greenway put in its place.

Jes past pupils invited to social event and Mass next month

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

The Jes Past Pupils' Union will hold a get-together next month to launch its new website and celebrate the common bonds shared by Jes students down through the years.

Learn how to beat stress

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

People can learn how to control stress at free weekly classes being given by the HSE West in the city.

Call to re-establish thrombolysis service

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

A county councillor and member of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling on the health authority to re-establish a stroke service at Portiuncula Hospital.

Aerogen to create fifteen new jobs

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Aerogen, a medical device company located in the Galway Business Park in Dangan, is to create 15 new jobs.

Irish sign language photography exhibition to open at Galway City Museum

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Where would you be likely to find TV3 Ireland AM presenter Sinead Desmond, footballer Robbie Keane, novelist Roddy Doyle, cook Rachel Allen, UTV and Sky TV presenter Eamonn Holmes, and musician Andrea Corr in one room? A stunning photography exhibition featuring all these celebrities and many more will be showing in Galway at the city museum.

Camogie stars to be honoured at Galway People of the Year Awards

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

The Galway People of the Year Special Achievement Award which will be presented at the annual awards black tie gala in the Galway Bay Hotel on Friday next November 1 goes to the Galway senior and intermediate camogie teams and management.

HP Galway supports Galway Simon

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

During October 2013 HP Galway run their Social Innovation Week, when the company sponsors their employees to complete volunteering work in the local community. This year Galway Simon Community was the charity chosen by HP.

Simon Walsh, Director of ESIT, Enterprise Analytics in HP Galway said that the Galway Simon Community was selected as their charity of choice due to the excellent and tireless work they do on behalf of those less fortunate in our society.

Discreet, affordable, and effective: Invisalign invisible braces

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

The Clearbraces group comprises eight dental practices across Ireland that are the primary suppliers of Invisalign orthodontic therapy.

Tribute to a friend, tutor and tradesman

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Jack Conneely who passed away recently was the last surviving member of the Conneely brothers of Market Street, Galway and Conneely Undertakers.

Petworld Terryland is celebrating its tenth birthday in style

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Petworld is 10 years old this October. To celebrate, it is having a birthday party in Petworld Terryland this Saturday October 26. The celebrations will kick off at 10am and continue to 5pm.

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

SEAN LOCK will be among the comedians joining Whose Line Is It Anyway? at the Róisín Dubh during its Galway Comedy Festival run.

Furore over transfer of addiction service to UHG psychiatric unit

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

The man who set up the then Western Health Board’s addiction counselling service 27 years ago says he fears its planned transfer to the psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway will signal the death knell of this vital service.

Hospital board members asked to absent themselves from Savita meeting

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Four board members of the Galway Roscommon University Hospitals Group have been called on to absent themselves from a meeting today (Thursday) to discuss the HIQA report into the death of Savita Halappanavar because they are senior managers at UHG.

Community gardai presence to increase in Salthill/Knocknacarra

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

There will be two full-time community gardai patrolling the Salthill and Knocknacarra area in the next couple of weeks with the aim of addressing the high levels of anti-social behaviour that have occurred in recent months.

Smartphones to help inflammatory bowel disease sufferers

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Smartphones are to be used to deliver care for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Skeleton of horse found near playground

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

The skeleton of a horse showing signs that the animal had been burnt while still alive was discovered near a playground during the summer, according to city councillor Terry O’Flaherty who along with fellow members of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee is calling for education initiatives to be set up and for gardai to be given more powers to react to reports of cruelty.

At Monday’s JPC meeting Cllr O’Flaherty once again raised the issue of horses being kept in the gardens of council houses. At a meeting held on April 15 Cllr O’Flaherty had queried the regulations in place governing the keeping of animals in this manner. A motion was put forward calling on the city council to implement within the city boundary the current EU regulation 504/2008 that came into force in 2009 which requires that all horses be properly micro chipped and have identification (passport) within six months of their birth.

Lackagh Apostolic Work sale of work to be held this weekend

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Lackagh Apostolic Work Society is holding its annual sale of work in aid of the missions this Saturday and Sunday in the Lackagh Parish Centre.

Put pen to paper for a good cause

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Following the success of the inaugural Dead Good Poetry Competition, the Galway Rape Crisis Centre is delighted to announce This is a Story....a Flash Fiction competition in association with celebrated Galway author Mike McCormack.

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