Cancer survivors choir signs up for Choirfactor

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Cancers Survivors Choir Something to Sing About are the latest choral singers to sign up for Choirfactor- Galway’s own X Factor style choral competition.

Restoring humanity and healing the land

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Eileen McMahon, a UK based solicitor came to East Clare in June 2008 to take a short sabbatical to write her book on psychological trauma. She had always worked on trauma cases during her 20 years career in personal injury litigation.

Her path has been interesting and although she always knew that she was an intuitive person her ability to see, feel and hear expanded when on Irish soil. She worked with Des Glynn of Grealish Glynn in Gort to draw plans for a Celtic roundhouse healing centre but then the recession came. She set up instead Claddagh Heart Beauty Salon and Complementary health centre in August 2009.

Learn the art of beauty make-up, and the intricacies of prosthetics, with the School of Make-up Artistry

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

The International School of Make-up Artistry has been in business for more than 30 years, specialising in make-up artistry. The school’s trainers are all highly skilled with many years’ experience in the industry and are eager to share their knowledge with all the students.

New Spanish classes starting soon at the Spanish Institute

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

The spring term at The Spanish Institute starts on April 29 and will offer a variety of Spanish classes for beginner, improver, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Bodhran courses in the city centre

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Most households around the country have an old bodhran lying around in a closet somewhere or hanging on a wall, but most people do not know how to play it.

Natural medicine event at Evergreen

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Natural medicine is becoming more and more popular as people seek to have greater control of their health. It is a patient- centred model of care whichpromotesself responsibility when it comes to our wellbeing. The public have become increasingly aware of the connection between wellness and nutrition and increasingly opt for a drug free approach or an integrative approach to prevent, stabilise, and reverse disease processes.

Learn Spanish in northern Spain

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Established in Asturias, northern Spain, in 2001, GoEuroLanguage offers Spanish language programmes to Galway students. One of the co- founders is a native of Galway, where the company runs English courses for Spanish students, and the other co- founder is a native of Avilés where it runs summer course for Irish students.

New mindfulness course

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

If you are affected by stress, anxiety, depression, or chronic pain, try mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). This intensive eight week course can transform your relationship with stress, improve your health, and increase your enjoyment of life. The next course begins in Knocknacarra on Tuesday evenings from April 15. There will also be a day-long introduction to mindfulness on April 27.

Childhood learning difficulties just do not disappear

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Welcome to the April 2014 article on our brain and what can affect its function.Frequent childhood ear infections make language and speech muffled and this is whatchildrenhear, process, sequence (put in order), and memorise, resulting in stored nonsense. So when a teacher asks a question, a child will give a completelydifferent answer to the question that was asked.

Will FF and SF benefit most on polling day?

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

With the Galway City Council being expanded from 15 seats to 18, all parties look set to increase their representation in City Hall, with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin possibly benefiting most.

Free seminar on digital marketing at Ballybane Enterprise Centre

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Ballybane Enterprise Centre will host a free seminar, at 7.30pm on Thursday April 3, on Digital Marketing, with particular emphasis on Facebook for Business.

Polling Stations to open from 7am on May 23

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

People across Galway county and city will be going to the polls, to elect local councillors and MEPs, between 7am and 10pm on Friday May 23.

Migrant children less likely to attend university because of education system

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The headline on last week’s story ‘NUI Galway study shows non-migrant children have less chance of college’ contained a typographical error and should have read ‘migrant children.’

NUI Galway researchers involved in project to use stem cells to regenerate cartilage

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

NUI Galway researchers are part of an exciting EU-funded project looking at how stem cells from adult fat tissue could be used to activate the regeneration of cartilage. If successful, their work could lead to effective new treatments for millions of osteoarthritis sufferers. Positive, early results indicate the treatment could become a reality for patients within the next five years.

Calling all Galway foodies — the search is on for Ireland’s Foodie Town

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The Restaurants Association of Ireland, in conjunction with Admailer.ie from An Post, is on the search for Ireland’s premier foodie destination, and a group of Galway gourmands are preparing to compete with towns and communities around the country to be named Ireland’s top foodie town.

Free accommodation needed for suicide awareness cyclists

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

People in the vicinity of Tuam are being urged to offer free accommodation in their homes to cyclists taking part in a major suicide awareness initiative.

Access audit needed to address Knocknacarra wheelchair issues

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

A city councillor has called on the council to carry out an access audit in the Knocknacarra area as soon as possible so that funding could be made available to alleviate the problems being faced daily by wheelchair users, as well as parents with prams and buggies.

Galway City West councillor Donal Lyons raised the issue of access for people with special needs on roads and footpaths in the west of the city at a recent meeting of Galway City Council. He also formally wrote to the council requesting an urgent access audit to be carried out.

Nothing should interfere with Pearse’s Cottage commemoration plans, Council told

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

No one or nothing should interfere with plans to develop the Connemara Cultural Centre at Pearse’s Cottage in Rosmuc, according to county councillors this week.

HSE gets green light for additional psychology services

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The HSE West has got the go-ahead to provide additional psychology services through a locum.

The local health authority received the approval recently. There are a number of staff members on long term leave.

CAO applicants and parents invited to NUI Galway Open Day next week

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

NUI Galway invites all CAO applicants, both undergraduate and mature students, to the annual Open Day on Saturday, April 5 from 10am to 3pm. Open Day is an excellent opportunity for students, along with their parents and families, to explore NUI Galway’s facilities and to learn first-hand from the lecturers themselves about the more than 60 courses on offer.

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