Reduce inappropriate antibiotic use or risk squandering important medical advance, warns consultant

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A local expert has warned that unless the public takes steps to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use we risk squandering one of the most important medical advances of the past 100 years.

Adopt or foster a collie this month

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A Connemara based dog rescue and adoption service has launched a collie adoption and fostering campaign for the month of November.

Go Movember crazy in Galway’s West End

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Galway has gone Movember crazy – particularly Connacht Rugby and the city's West End, where local businesses have organised a host of fundraising events.

Movember is a charity event where men grow moustaches during November to raise funds for Action Prostate Cancer, an initiative of the Irish Cancer Society, and to raise awareness about men's health issues in general.

John Delaney to speak at Colga Christmas Ball

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

John Delaney, Chief Executive of the FAI, will speak at the Colga FC Christmas Ball on Saturday November 28 in the Clayton Hotel.

Fine Gael Galway West convention postponed

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Fine Gael’s Galway West election selection convention, which was due to be held on November 21, has been postponed.

Chamber will not accept hike in commercial rates

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Galway business will not accept any increase or ‘hike’ in commercial rates in the upcoming local authority budgets, and is instead calling for a reduction of at least 10 per cent.

Greens give mixed welcome to new train timetable

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The new morning bullet train service from Galway to Dublin is a major step towards people being able to travel from one city to the other in under two hours.

Politicians must take the pain as well as give it out, says Grealish

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

If the Government expects people to endure savage cuts in the Budget, then politicians and former Taoisigh must be willing to make sacrifices and accept financial reductions for themselves.

Drop in number of MRSA cases at Galway hospitals

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The number of cases of MRSA infection at Galway University Hospitals [University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital] has dropped - 10 patients with MRSA bloodstream infections were treated at the city’s public hospitals in the first six months of this year.

City Hall praised for its Bóthar Uí Eithir/Forster Street bus lanes

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The new bus lanes along Bóthar Uí Eithir and Forster Street have earned City Hall praise with bus drivers saying the lanes have led to greater efficiency during peak hours.

Galway Volunteer Centre volunteers contributed €1.5m worth of hours

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

People who found volunteer work through Galway Volunteer Centre have contributed an estimated €1.5 million worth of volunteer hours in the city and county during the past four years.

Boost of almost €10 million for regenerative medicine research

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

In a major boost for regenerative medicine research in Ireland, Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe announced this week the funding of almost €10 million for the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at NUI Galway.

Distinguished professor with background in learning disabiity services to speak at NUI, Galway

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A distinguised professor with a background in learning disability services, who has produced several important research documents, will speak at NUI Galway tonight (Thursday).

Four months suspended for assault on pregnant woman

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A heavily pregnant woman was left extremely distressed when a can of cider burst and sprayed all over her before a man in an agitated state followed her into a shop, the Galway District Court heard.

WDC campaign to find the ‘7 Wonders of the West’

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s (WDC) online guide to living, working, and doing business in the western region, has launched a campaign to find the ‘7 Wonders of the West'.

Ballybane man gets three months for unlawful possession of car

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A Ballybane man will have to serve an extra three months in jail for trying to hot wire a car and take unlawful possession of it.

US market research firm to create fifty jobs in Galway

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

A leading US market research firm is to create 50 new jobs in Galway over the next five years, according to Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe who made the announcement on Monday.

Galway premiere for The King and I

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The 9 Arch Musical Society is to perform the Galway premiere of The King and I at St Mary’s auditorium from Nov 17 to 20.

Have you old photographs of the Pádraic Ó Conaire statue?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

The Galway City Museum is asking the public to submit their old photographs taken with the statue of Pádraic Ó Conaire in Eyre Square.

What if the Irish had not emigrated?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Irish emigrants have made major contributions to Canadian, Argentinean, American, British, and Australian life, but what might the world have missed out on if the Irish had not emigrated?

This is the question that will be discussed in a public lecture at the Galway City Museum on Monday November 15 at 7pm by Gerard Moran of the History Department of Maynooth University.

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