Enjoy some Weird Tales at the city museum

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

GALWEGIANS WHO enjoy strange, dark, and comic tales are invited to the Galway City Museum for a new storytelling series.

Galway City Gym bodybuilders prove best

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

2010 has proved to be another hugely successful year for Galway body builders. They literally came, they saw and they conquered! In Ireland’s two biggest federations, NABBA and the RIBBF they won out two full categories in each.

Fall in love with the g Hotel at the Elegant Wedding afternoon

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

If you are a bride and groom-to-be in search of the perfect wedding venue, visit the five star g Hotel on Sunday November 21 2010 from 2pm to 5pm when the award winning hotel will be transformed into a wedding wonderland for its annual wedding afternoon.

Galway’s West End beer and wine festival

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Tomorrow (Friday 12) is the official launch in The Bierhaus of the first annual Galway’s West End Beer and Wine Festival. Brought to you by Warsteiner Beer, this festival celebrates the vast variety of beer and wine that is available in Galway’s West End.

New art gallery in Moycullen Co-op

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Salthill artist Mary Horan has recently opened her own art gallery in the centre of Moycullen. The Farmlane Gallery is located in the historic Moycullen Co-op and features the work of Ms Horan who has exhibited extensively in many galleries throughout the country with great success.

Wanna be a cheerleader?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Cheer Galway is looking for adults (18+) who may lack gymnastic abilities but still have a desire to be a cheerleader.

The Outlet is in Galway this week

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Discount designer retail company The Outlet will be in Galway for four days this week offering high end brands at surprisingly low prices.

Meet Galway’s Quakers next week

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Galway’s Quaker community will host an ‘open house’ event next week for those who would like to find out more about this distinctive Christian faith.

Enjoy an evening of German films

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

After almost 40 years of partition Germany was re-united in 1990, and to mark the occasion, the German Department at NUI, Galway will screen two German films set during those momentous events.

The BoilerMan to the rescue

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Do you want to save on energy bills but don’t know how? Are you fuming over harmful emissions? Would you like to go green by boosting fuel efficiency? Then look no further than the TheBoilerMan.ie

Slimming tea craze has hit Galway

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The tea everyone has been talking about is now available at Therapie Clinic on Shop Street, Galway. Many famous celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria and Courtney Love are known to rave about this tea as part of their daily diet.

What are Fine Gael letting Galway West in for?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Fine Gael has been regularly referred to as the “Family at War”, and with the party’s election selection convention for candidates to contest the General Election in Galway West imminent, it has really pushed the boat out to live up to this billing.

Councillors in need of a peace treaty?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Before the next Galway City Council meeting, some kind of compromise or agreement will need to be worked out between Independent councillor Catherine Connolly and Mayor Michael J Crowe.

‘Significant player’ and partner still held in custody after cocaine heist

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

The drug trade in Galway and the west received a major blow this week after gardai intercepted a car containing cocaine with a street value of up to €2 million and arrested a Limerick drug dealer described as a “significant player”.

Witness appeal after spate of robberies, assaults and burglaries

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a recent spate of robberies, assaults, and burglaries.

Aer Arann approval is great news for the west

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

The decision late last evening in the High Court to approve a plan for the survival of Aer Arann is one that is to be welcomed warmly in the west and indeed in all of the remote locations that it serves along the western seaboard of this country.

Ballinasloe woman settles action over breast cancer diagnosis

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

A Co. Galway woman has settled her High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) over an alleged litany of failures over many years at University College Hospital Galway, to diagnose and treat her breast cancer despite her having had a series of mammograms at the hospital.

Healy Eames calls on Adoption Authority to speed up assessments

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

Fine Gael Galway senator Fidelma Healy Eames has called on the new Adoption Authority to begin by streamlining aspects of the adoption process.

Fahey calls for special taskforce to deal with ‘neighbours from hell’

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

A special taskforce must be established to deal with ‘neighbours from hell’ according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Frank Fahey.

Mayor hits back at Connolly’s ‘conflict of interest’ charge

Thu, Nov 04, 2010

“Unfair and ridiculous” and a “having a personal go” at a potential rival at the next general election is how the Mayor of Galway has responded to criticisms of him by Independent councillor Catherine Connolly.

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