Applications for GMIT culinary courses will close next Friday

Thu, May 10, 2012

Applications for GMIT Hotel School culinary programmes will close on Friday May 18 and those interested in a career in the hospitality industry are advised to apply now.

A Crucial Week in the Life of Druid’s Biggest Project Yet

Thu, May 10, 2012

With just two weeks to go before DruidMurphy kicks off at the Town Hall Theatre, Druid’s general manager, Tim Smith, takes us behind the scenes of the company’s biggest project to date.

Kennedy, Diana, 9/11 and O’Cuiv’s monumental decision

Thu, May 10, 2012

There are among you people who can remember exactly where you were when Kennedy was shot down in Dallas, when Diana died in that tunnel in Paris, where you heard about the horrors of 9/11, when Michael Jackson was rushed by ambulance to the hospital in Los Angeles. They were all events that marked out our lives, momentous you could call them, just as we will no doubt all remember where we were when this week we heard that Eamon O Cuiv was to make the most difficult decision of his life...and stay in Fianna Fail.

Christy for Arts Festival Big Top

Thu, May 10, 2012

Galway Arts Festival and the Róisín Dubh have announced that Christy Moore will perform a rare stand-up gig at the Festival Big Top on Friday July 20. Joining Christy on the night will be high energy, vivacious trad group 4 Men and A Dog. The show is Moore’s only gig in Galway city in 2012 and promises to be a massive music highlight at this year’s festival.

Celebration for Chick to be launched on Monday

Thu, May 10, 2012

A concert, golf am-am and testimonial soccer match will form part of a series of events to celebrate Galway soccer legend, the late Eamonn Deacy.

Learn more about ME at video presentation

Thu, May 10, 2012

People can learn more about ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome tonight (Thursday) when a short series of videos about the condition will be shown at the Westwood Hotel at 7.30pm.

Dethroned Miss Ireland says it was suggested to her to say she was younger

Thu, May 03, 2012

Only a few days after being stripped of the Miss Ireland title, Máire Hughes has spoken out about the circumstances that led to her crown being unceremoniously taken away maintaining that at all times she acted in accordance with the advice given by representatives of the competition.

Galway Traveller Movement launches toolkit for women entrepreneurs

Thu, May 03, 2012

Galway Traveller Movement’s Empowering Traveller Women’s Entrepreneurs project (ETWE) has launched a new publication this week targeted at enterprise support organisations serious about working with Traveller women.

The toolkit, entitled Traveller Beoirs Mean Business, was launched on Monday April 30 in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre by some of the participants on Galway Traveller Movement’s (GTM) enterprise programme for women.

Galway Arts Centre writing classes

Thu, May 03, 2012

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will hold daytime creative writing classes this month with poet and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars.

Heart and stroke awareness day in Oranmore

Thu, May 03, 2012

A heart and stroke awareness day will take place in Nestor’s Supervalu, Oranmore on Friday, May 11.

Brewers On The Bay festival takes place this weekend

Thu, May 03, 2012

The third annual Brewers on the Bay festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday and will feature the best brews from microbreweries across Ireland.

The festival celebrates craft beers and will be centred in the Oslo Microbrewery in Salthill. A total of 14 microbreweries will be showcasing their beers and one-off brews. Currently confirmed are Bay Brewery (Galway), Carlow Brewing (Carlow), Eight Degrees Brewing (Cork), Franciscan Well Brewery (Cork), Galway Hooker (Galway), Hilden Brewery (Belfast), Porterhouse Brewing (Dublin), Metalman Brewing (Waterford), Trouble Brewing (Kildare), White Gypsy (Tipperary), Whitewater Brewing (Down), Dungarvan Brewing (Waterford), and Tempted Cider (Antrim).

A Yes vote means continued investment says Walsh

Thu, May 03, 2012

“A Yes vote in the Fiscal Treaty referendum will be a key step in our economic recovery. It will send out a message of certainty to international investors thinking about creating jobs here.”

MADRA Dog Expo takes place this weekend

Thu, May 03, 2012

Dog lovers will descend on the Black Box in Galway this weekend for Ireland’s only dog expo, in aid of Connemara-based rescue charity MADRA.

Faith healer to hold clinic in Tuam

Thu, May 03, 2012

Over 30 years ago, Paddy Hughes had no idea of what fate had in store for him when his aunt chose him to carry on the gift of healing which had been in the family for over 100 years.

Census proves case for new school in Clifden, says Kyne

Thu, May 03, 2012

Census figures showing that Clifden is the fastest growing town in Connacht provide further strong evidence that a purpose-built facility is needed as a matter of urgency to cater for the educational needs of North Connemara, that is according to Fine Gael Galway West TD Seán Kyne, who is calling on the Minister of Education to re-evaluate his department’s plans for education provision in the area.

Galway Insurance Institute elects new president

Thu, May 03, 2012

The Insurance Institute of Galway elected its 44th president at its AGM in Glenlo Abbey last week.

Galway Bay Galleries’ new exhibition

Thu, May 03, 2012

INTRO, THE new exhibition of new artwork from members of the Forge Studios in Galway, opens at the Galway Bay Galleries tomorrow at 6pm.

The exhibition will display work by Ken Lee, Aidan Byrne, Fiona Hession, Nuala Ní Fhlathuin, Sinéad O’Toole, Patrice Larkin, and Luz Martinez in clay, photography, paint, installation, and video.

New film studies scholarship to honour late Pat Sheeran

Thu, May 03, 2012

NUI Galway has announced the creation of a new scholarship in honour of the late Professor Pat Sheeran.

Galway Camera Club exhibition at East City Primary Care Centre

Thu, May 03, 2012

The East City Primary Care Centre, in partnership with the Galway Camera Club, has recently launched a new exhibition of works by members of the club at the Doughiska-based health facility.

The 19 photos currently on display to the public depict an array of images, such as local landscapes, sporting events, animals, and local architecture.