Small minority overrule Galway music tradition

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Dear Editor,
It’s appalling to once again see a minority group overrule the majority. This time it’s a very small number of business people trying to overrule and destroy the great Galway tradition of busking and street entertainment. With the help of 12 councillors who obviously have little appreciation for this city’s world famous musical heritage and traditions, they will soon introduce a bye-law which in my and many others’ opinions, will destroy this city’s busking and street entertainment and ruin the ambiance of the city which has taken years to create.

It’s appalling to once again see a minority group overrule the majority. This time it’s a very small number of business people trying to overrule and destroy the great Galway tradition of busking and street entertainment. With the help of 12 councillors who obviously have little appreciation for this city’s world famous musical heritage and traditions, they will soon introduce a bye-law which in my and many others’ opinions, will destroy this city’s busking and street entertainment and ruin the ambiance of the city which has taken years to create.

Local study finds social media overload affects academic performance in students

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

A study carried out by the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics at NUI Galway has examined the problem of social media overload, which is the feeling of being overwhelmed and exhausted by the amount of communication and information demands a person is exposed to through social media channels, that may require energy and cognitive processing beyond their capabilities.

A taste of Percy French for Culture Night

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

As a contribution to Culture Night, 2019, on September 20, Galway Percy French Society presents All In An Autumn Evening – a programme of music, song and story with echoes of Percy French.

Cannon urges Portumna tourism sector to exploit local ‘Downton Abbey’ connection

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

An East Galway TD is urging the tourism sector in Portumna to make use of the town’s connection to the new movie ‘Downton Abbey’.

Marking 40 years of Galway Simon

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Local homeless charity Galway Simon Community is calling on people in their local community to join them in marking the organisation’s 40 years in Galway.

Extinction Rebellion Galway protest

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Extinction Rebellion will hold a Fridays For Future protest in Eyre Square tomorrow at 1pm, and is calling on the public to take part and “demand an end to the age of fossil fuels”.

Portumna’s Shorelines Arts Festival opens today

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

PORTUMNA WILL play host to four days of theatre, music, literature, film, visual art, family-friendly events, and a schools programme, when the south Galway town hots the Shorelines Arts Festival.

Funding for sensory garden in Lawrencetown

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Lawrencetown Community Development Group is to receive €13,943 in CLÁR funding for a sensory garden. The award comes under Measure 3c of CLÁR, aimed at funding projects supporting community well-being.

A sensory garden is a self-contained garden area that is designed to allow people to enjoy a wide variety of sensory experiences they would not normally encounter. The funding has been welcomed by the Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney.

Nominate a Galwegian for Volunteer of the Year awards

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Galway Volunteer Centre is calling on the public to “help recognise kindness in our communities” by nominating a volunteer for the national Volunteer Ireland Awards.

Nominations are open until October 4. According to Galway Volunteer centre manager, Donncha Foley, “Volunteers are the lifeblood of Irish society and we are proud to have a strong culture of volunteering in Galway. Without them, many of the things we take for granted simply wouldn’t exist. It’s hard to think of an area that doesn’t benefit from volunteers - from healthcare to sport, supporting vulnerable people or protecting our environment, but they are unsung heroes, and with these awards we want to shine a light on the amazing people who give so much to Galway without any expectation of thanks or glory.”

Insulin delivery opens way for drone corridors to islands

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

The possibility of a planned drone corridor linking Galway’s islands and the mainland to be used for the delivery of critical medicines moved a step closer this week with the success of the inaugural mission.

World’s Men’s Sheds groups to gather in Galway next year

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association will host the world’s largest-ever Men’s Sheds Gathering at the National University of Ireland, Galway in August 2020.

‘Electric Picnic for docs’ brings 500 to city this week

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

More than 500 doctors and health care professionals will attend this week’s sold-out dotMD Festival of Medical Curiosity at NUI Galway. Dubbed an “Electric Picnic for docs,” the conference will run tomorrow and Saturday (September 13/14) in the Bailey Allen Hall.

Islanders must have say in any new Government policy on the islands, says Connolly

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Unless those living on Ireland’s offshore islands are consulted and involved in any Government policy on the islands, any such policy will be “doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past”.

Ballinderreen Cancer Care West charity concert

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

BALLINDEREEN COMMUNITY Centre will host a concert of Irish trad, featuring Sligo band Gatehouse, this Saturday at 8pm, with proceeds going to Cancer Care West.

Clean-up on Rinville Beach

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Oranmore Arts Festival is inviting the local community to take part in the ‘Big Beach Clean’ on Sunday September 22 from 2pm at Rinville Beach, as part of the Clean Coasts initiative.

Opening of BIA Innovator Campus prompts call for return of Ploughing Championships to Athenry

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

An East Galway TD has this week called for a concerted effort to ensure the National Ploughing Championships are held in Athenry in the near future.

Oughterard — "first village in Ireland that did not wake up to a Direct Provision centre"

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Oughterard is perhaps the first village in Ireland that did not wake up to discover that a Direct Provision centre had been opened in their locality, one local resident said last night, after a week of protests in the area.

The round the clock blockade of works at the former Connemara Gateway Hotel is set to continue after a tension-filled week in Oughterard that has seen it hit the headlines globally.

Meitheal spirit will see Galway 2020 deliver legacy, says President

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

Galway city centre was a sea of colour and sound last evening (Wednesday) when thousands flocked into Eyre Square to see the spectacular launch of the official programme of Galway 2020.

Never before have we so needed the concept of meitheal

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

It has been a difficult week. A week in which tensions have been allowed to fester. Locally and globally, listening to the news has not been pleasant.

So it was timely that last evening’s programme launch of Galway 2020 has happened when it did. When we look at the importance we attribute to arts and to culture, there has always been a contrarian attitude that doubts the benefit it brings us individually, and as a community. There are questions asked if there is anything that can be taken from all that masquerades as culture. But if we have learned at all from the journey of the past few years, it is the defining of what is seen as culture. That we are a culture; that we are not just consumers of a culture, but creators of it, and curators of it.

JOBS EXPO, IRELAND’S LARGEST JOBS & CAREERS EVENT, RETURNS TO GALWAY ON 21st SEPTEMBER.

Mon, Sep 16, 2019

Jobs Expo Galway returns to the Galway Racecourse on September 21st, showcasing a diverse range of industry-leading employers, with hundreds of highly-skilled jobs for the region. Recruitment teams with job opportunities will be looking to talk to skilled professionals in the West of Ireland and further afield. This FREE event will kick off 10am inside the Wilson Lynch Building at the Galway Racecourse

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