Minister Burton to open employer briefing in Galway

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Social protection minister Joan Bruton will be in Galway tomorrow to host special briefing for employers on her department’s services.

Unwind with health students

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Health science diploma students from Galway Technical Institute are running a health promotion month in the Bon Secours hospital in Renmore.

New service for Knocknacarra’s Connacht Rugby supporters

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Tom Sheridan’s, Clybaun road, Knocknacarra, has just launched a Connacht Rugby supporters’ club this year, in association with the sponsorship of Connacht player, Michael Swift.

Galway Brothers of Charity welcomes new national standards

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

People with disabilities living in residential centres have the right to be safe, to receive good care and support, and to have access to services which enable them to live a fulfilling life.

NUIG helps Abbey to put Irish theatre archives on line

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

The digital archive partnership between NUI Galway and the Abbey Theatre was unveiled in the Abbey Theatre Dublin on Monday by President Michael D Higgins.

Irish drama scholars gather in Galway for international conference

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Leading scholars of Irish drama will gather in Galway this week for the Irish Society for Theatre Research annual conference.

Galway charity cope wants to hear your views

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

COPE Galway is currently preparing the strategic plan for the period 2013 – 2015.

Athenry businesses host ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ for Croi

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Local Athenry business professionals are intent on reinstating the entertainment quaility in the town by hosting a ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ on Saturday, October 27 in Athenry Square at 10pm. The proceeds of the event will be donated to Croi.

Galway Bay fish farming project could net €14.5 million and 500 jobs

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

An eight-week public consultation period has begun on a deep sea fish farming project for Galway Bay which could result in 500 new jobs being created as well as injecting €14.5 million into the local economy.

Just what we needed — another dozen councillors

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

It was only a matter of time before the human being was replaced entirely by the computer, but to be fair it was not expected to happen for another few decades at least. And one would never have thought that when the time came for Man to be made redundant by the electronic chip, it would be the humble county councillor who would be used as the guinea pig.

This week when Phil Hogan wreaked havoc at the parish pump by rendering extinct 700 councillors of varying hues with his Putting People First plan, he confirmed the worst fears of many councillors when he decided to transfer the most important role the councillor has to a website.

An additional dozen councillors for Galway city and county after council reform

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Galway could see up to 12 new councillors elected in 2014 as part of local authorities to be run by a chief executive, and which will have the power to collect property taxes, under the Government’s new local government reform programme.

A Yes vote is a vote for vulnerable children says Healy Eames

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A Yes vote in the upcoming Children’s referendum on Saturday November 10 will help ensure that vulnerable children are protected from harm.

Win tickets for Connacht v Harlequins with Dove

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Dove Men+Care™ returns for its second year as a proud partner of the 2012/2013 Heineken Cup. With its philosophy of being tough on sweat, not on skin, Dove Men+Care™ is a perfect fit for rugby, which prides itself on displays of power.

Woman convicted of organising prostitution told ‘leave Ireland or go to jail’

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A court has ordered a Hungarian woman living in Galway convicted of organising prostitution to leave the country or go to jail.

Kylemore Abbey to get €200,000 funding under Rural Development Programme

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Forum Connemara is to approve funding of €200,000 to the Kylemore Trust to establish an education centre in the west wing of Kylemore Abbey.

New book on Marxism to be launched in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The Point is to Change It! An Introduction to Marxist Philosophy, the new book by John Molyneux, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this evening at 6pm.

Last call for County Mayor Awards nominations

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Tomorrow marks the deadline for entering nominations for the County Mayors Awards which will comprise a record 11 categories.

Ó Clochartaigh to launch Sinn Féin jobs plan

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Sinn Féin’s new job creation policy document, which proposes measures to create 156,000 jobs, will be launched by Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh in the Galway Peoples Resource Centre tomorrow at 4pm.

Entitled Jobs Plan – Enterprise Policy for the 21st Century, the document is a detailed 60 page stimulus package that sets out a comprehensive plan aimed at tackling the current unemployment crisis.

‘Follow your heart’, says ninety year-old priest who still works fulltime

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Seventy-six years ago Fr Sean Kilcoyne first thought of becoming a priest. He was in secondary school in Castlebar and wondered what it would be like to be a man of the cloth.

Search commences for Galway’s Vikings

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

If your name is Duffy or Doyle, your ancestors were Danish, if the name is Lynch or FitzGerald they were Norman, but the secret to your ancestry does not lie only in your surname.

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