Local poet wins Goldsmith Award

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Galway-based poet Maureen Gallagher has won the Goldsmith Poetry Award 2011 for her sonnet ‘By The River’.

Kitt calls for use of local fitters in rollout of water meters

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Galway East TD Michael Kitt has called for a commitment from the Government to support and create local jobs by ensuring water meters due to be installed in Galway homes will only be installed by local fitters.

Screenway to give away toners for charity

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Local business, Screenway Computers, has come up with a unique fundraising scheme for Cancer Care West. It is going to giveaway printer and photocopier toners for free on its website www.screenway.ie or from its showroom in Dangan and in exchange encourage people to make a donation to Cancer Care West.

Galway Arts Festival introduces new Green Initiative

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Can you enjoy the arts and be environmentally responsible at the same time? In straitened economic times how can business reduce the costs associated with waste?

De La Soul and AfroCubism for Big Top

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

THE FUNKY hip hop grooves of De La Soul and the African and Latin American rhythms of AfroCubism will get Galwegians dancing and shaking in the Galway Arts Festival Big Top this summer.

Cricketers bat for Rehab

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Ireland cricket team vice-captain Trent Johnston and team coach Phil Simmons yesterday lined out to lend their support to the launch of Rehab’s chocolate lollipop appeal as part of 1 Day for Rehab which takes place on June 17 with activities planned throughout Galway.

‘One of the most difficult and central of all virtues’

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch described humility as “one of the most difficult and central of all virtues”, but many people today would hardly consider humility a virtue at all, but rather a kind of character flaw, a meanness of spirit.

Aristotle, one of the first philosophers to systematically explore the virtues, certainly viewed it this way, and exalted pride or “greatness of soul,” and held the proud man’s quest for honour as one of the highest goods one can aim for. “Humility,” he writes, “is more opposed to pride than vanity is; for it is both commoner and worse.”

Market stall at Moycullen is the best in Ireland

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

The Flying Cheese Brigade, stallholders at the Moycullen Farmers’ Market every Friday, have been named the Best Market Stall of the Year 2011.

Young Galway scribes honoured at Write a Book Awards

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

The world’s next J K Rowling could have been among the 500 young Galway authors who were honoured at a special ceremony this week as part of the annual Write a Book Awards. Now in its 10th year, the competition which is run by the Galway Education Centre, aims to generate an interest in reading and writing among young people aged five to 12 years.

Knocknacarra playground qualifies for national makeover

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

The McGrath’s Field playground in Knocknacarra could be in line for a major upgrade if it can win the Brennan’s Bread Make Over Competition.

1,000 eggs later, Druid brings The Cripple of Inishmaan back to Galway

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

When Druid stages Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan in Galway on Wednesday June 22, the cast and crew will have clocked up 20,000 miles, 1,800 bed nights, and cracked 1,000 eggs - one of the longest tours by any Irish theatre company.

Major water-leak left for full week without repair, says Conneely

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

A major water-leak at the Lower Salthill/ Whitestrand Avenue junction has been left for a full week without repair, according to city councillor Padraig Conneely.

“This leak has turned into a stream of running water and Galway City Council’s Road and Infrastructure Department has allowed this leak to go unrepaired over the busy June Bank Holiday weekend.”

More than 6,300 Galway students sit State exams

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

After months of preparation, note taking, and revision, more than 6,300 Galway students will put pen to paper during the Leaving Certificate, the Leaving Cert Applied and the Junior Certificate exams which began this week.

Norman Whiteside is coming to Galway

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Norman Whiteside, a member of the great Northern Ireland team that beat Spain at the 1982 World Cup and progressed to the knock-out stages, is coming to Galway.

Galway University Hospitals in radical international study on prostate cancer treatment

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

A leading surgeon at Galway University Hospitals (GUH), in conjunction with a research team at the HRB Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway is aiming to improve survival rates in prostate cancer, the most common cancer amongst Irish men.

Conneely slams council for failing to complete houses for special needs families

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

City councillor Padraig Conneely has slammed the housing department of Galway City Council for their failure to complete the building of four houses in the city.

New Ken Loach film to be premiered in Galway

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

KEN LOACH’S latest film, Route Irish, will be premiered this evening at 8pm in Monroe’s Dominick Street.

‘Route Irish’ is the codename given to the road between Baghdad airport and the US’s Green Zone in the Iraqi capital. The film is a drama-thriller with a strong message about the Iraq war.

Corrib Princess’s Irish coffee champ sets sights on White House

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Newly crowned Irish Coffee making champion Roisin Sweeney, of the Galway-based Corrib Princess, could be demonstrating her skills to US President Barack Obama during next year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Mother Africa cultural event for Athenry

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

A Mother Africa cultural event in aid of Cecelia’s Foundation for the Disabled International and Mother Africa Charity Shop will take place in Athenry next week.

Clarinbridge garden open-day

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

A garden open-day takes place in Anne’s Garden, near Casey’s Cross, Clarinbridge, this Sunday from 12 noon to 6pm.

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