Galway marks its link to the Titanic with replica ship standing proud on the prom

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

Galway does not have the same connection to the RMS Titanic as does Belfast or Cork, but there were nine Galwegians aboard the doomed liner, and they are being commemorated throughout August.

Time to re-Joyce — Celebrations as Joyce’s Knocknacarra scoops industry award

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

Joyce’s Supermarket Knocknacarra is celebrating after it was recognised for the high quality of its food at the annual Checkout magazine’s Best in Fresh awards on July 24.

150,000 punters flock westwards for final flourish of Galway summer

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Organisers are expecting bumper crowds at this year’s Galway Races, with up to 150,000 people expected to pass through the turnstiles during the festival.

Clean up after your dogs demands McNelis

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Dogs do not clean up after themselves so it is up to their owners to clean up after their pets, according to Labour city councillor Niall McNelis.

Cllr McNelis is calling on the Galway City Council to put extra resources towards tackling “the mess that is caused by dog fouling in the city, especially in public areas such as parks, children’s playgrounds, and along Salthill prom”.

Galway tourism receives Olympic boost, says Hotels.com

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Galway tourism has received a major boost in the run up to the London Olympics with figures produced by a popular hotel booking website showing a significant increase in the number of searches by UK travellers.

Galway Bay swim to take place on Saturday

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

The seventh annual Galway Bay swim, in aid of Cancer Care West, will take place on Saturday July 28.

Banks must be made take responsibility for houses they repossess says Grealish

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

If the banks are determined to repossess houses then they have a duty to maintain the buildings and not let them become sites for anti-social behaviour.

Healy Eames decides not to appeal train fine as she meets Iarnrod Eireann over customer communications

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Iarnród Éireann will begin a review to improve customer communications across a range of issues including signage, information on tickets, and clarity about ticket purchasing.

The review will be carried out by the commercial and communications managers and is a result of a meeting this week between Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames and Iarnród Éireann CEO, Dick Fearn and chair Philip Gaffney.

Caman Gary — Former Man Utd skipper tries his hand at hurling

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Gary Neville the ex Manchester United captain and England footballer and current leading Sky Sports pundit tried his hand at hurling as part of a stag group at Pure Skill in Galway at the weekend.

St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union to hold student info night

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

St. Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union will host a student information evening for students next month..

The free event will take place in the Westside Office on Thursday August 9 at 7.30pm.

Ó Cuív calls on Minister to reveal decision on CE schemes

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and Community Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, has called on the Government to reveal when a review to the cuts in Community Employment (CE) schemes will be announced.

A right to a home must be enshrined in our Constitution says Kitt

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

There must be a legal right to housing for all citizens of this State and this right must be enshrined in our Constitution, according to Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Michael Kitt.

Dep Kitt, who is the party spokesperson on housing, is calling on the Government to include the “Right to a Home” in the second phase of the Constitutional Convention.

Paws 4 Thought

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

If you are looking for a pet, check out these gorgeous animals looking for homes. While we can only show you a sample here, please check our website www.galway-spca.com and have a look at all our animals. Please note home checks are carried out for all our animals, and a donation is required.

Bille na Gaeltachta achtaithe

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Achtaíodh Bille na Gaeltachta Déardaoin seo caite i ndiaidh don fhreasúra siúl amach as an Dáil, i bhfianaise nach raibh sé i gceist ag an Aire Gaeltachta Dinny McGinley, glacadh le haon cheann de bhreis agus 150 leasú a bhí molta acu ar an mbille. Seo an chéad uair le fada an lá nach raibh aontacht sa Dáil ar cheist na Gaeilge, ach theip ar Fhine Gael agus páirtí an Lucht Oibre an aontacht sin a bhaint amach toisc gur dhiúltaigh siad glacadh le hoiread is leasú amháin don Bhille.

Mar thoradh ar seo tá bille achtaithe atá thar a bheith lochtach agus bille nach gcabhróidh le buanú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Drochlá don Ghaeltacht agus don Ghaeilge ab ea Déardaoin an 19 Iúil.

Bagairt agus bulaíocht an Stáit

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Tá iarrtha ag Guth na Gaeltachta, eagraíocht dheonach atá ag troid ar son chearta phobal na Gaeltachta, ar an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an litir bhagartha a sheol siad chuig Dónal Ó Cnáimhsí, ball de Ghuth na Gaeltachta, a tharraingt siar. Sheol an Roinn litir chuig Dónal Ó Cnáimhsí, atá fostaithe mar gharraíodóir i bPáirc Náisiúnta Ghleann Bheatha, ionad a thagann faoi scáth na Roinne Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, ag bagairt air de bharr gur labhair sé amach go poiblí in aghaidh an Bhille Gaeltachta, Bille atá bruite trína Dála ó shin ag an Roinn.

‘Circle of Life’ donor commemoration park reaches public consultation stage

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Salthill Park has been chosen as the location of a special national garden of commemoration and thanksgiving for organ and tissue donors, a project which will be available for public consultation in early August.

Local academics appointed to Law Reform Commission

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Two Galwegians, Tom O’Malley and Donncha O’Connell, both academics at NUI Galway, have been appointed to the Law Reform Commission.

Through the glass darkly

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

In Act One of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, a play, so legend has it, Queen Elizabeth personally commissioned because she so enjoyed the character of Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, 1& 2, we meet Master Abraham Slender who has come to court the young and lovely Mistress Anne Page. As he hesitates at the door, he laments, “I had rather than 40 shillings I had my book of Songs and Sonnets here.” The joke here, for Shakespeare’s audience, concerns the name of the book Slender mentions – Songs and Sonnets.

Trailblaze to showcase artistic and business creativity in Galway

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Trailblaze, the discussion, performance, and event forum, showcasing creative and socially engaged ideas and projects, with some of Ireland’s leading cultural provocateurs, is coming to Galway.

University of Limerick offers fitness instructor certification in Galway

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

University of Limerick will be running a fitness instructor course in Galway for people who would like to train to become a fitness instructor or personal trainer. The certificate in exercise and health fitness is awarded by the University of Limerick and is the only university accredited fitness qualification in Ireland.

This is a professional Level 6 award qualification and it is recognised as a gold standard award throughout the fitness industry for fitness instructors and personal trainers. Graduates will be educated and trained to design fitness programmes, conduct fitness assessments, teach a variety of exercise classes, such as body conditioning, step aerobics and circuit training as well as designing weight training programmes.

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