Oyster festival finale fun for all the family

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival concludes in style on Sunday with a full day of entertainment planned for all the family at the festival marquee on Galway Harbour.

Oyster Opening Championship attracts entries from sixteen countries

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The Bollinger World Oyster Opening Championship, a highlight of the 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival, takes place on Saturday from 12pm in the festival marquee on Dock Road.

Kingfisher Club hosts open day to launch autumn classes

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The Kingfisher Club is hosting an open day today and as part of the event, it is welcoming potential members to visit the gyms from 12 noon to 8pm and avail of a €100 discount on membership.

City Mayor opens Our Lady’s Boys Club’s new clubhouse

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Mayor of Galway city Councillor Hildegarde Naughton cut the tape and officially opened the new clubhouse for Our Lady’s Boys Club at Sea Road.

Jerry Fish and Duke Special to play The Latin Quarter

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galway will be music central from today when the four day Guinness Live Festival takes to the streets and venues of the city’s Latin Quarter.

Join the guests at a charity wedding with a diference

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A fundraiser with a difference takes place in the Clayton Hotel on October 1 when the Insurance Institute of Galway’s holds a mock wedding in aid of Oranmore-based children’s cancer charity Hand in Hand.

Have your say on the future of music education

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galway Music Education Partnership, which recently launched its website as part of its bid to Music Generation for funding, is calling on parents, music teachers and professional musicians to get in touch and have their say on the future of music education.

Autumn walking festival will explore the beauty of Connemara

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The latest Four Seasons Walking Festival takes place from Friday October 21 to Sunday October 23.

Titan Wheelers need your vote for funding

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A Galway-based wheelchair basketball team has been shortlisted for a share of the €125,000 Coca-Cola 125 Years Thank You Fund.

Race for the Aras begins next week

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

With only five weeks until voting, and less than a week before nominations close, the Irish Presidential election is beginning to ignite. Many twists and turns have already occurred, but is this merry-go-round of hopefuls doing justice to the position that our President should hold?

We have had senators, television celebrities, publishers, artists, MEPs, and entrepreneurs, all considering standing for the highest position in the land that was once the prerogative of our conservative older statesmen, and that is a good thing. But the number of political figures considering entering this year's race has been matched by an increasing number of celebrities. The question is how do we achieve the right balance between the political and the populist?

Two charged following separate drugs seizures

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Two people are due to appear in court in Galway next month to answer charges under the Misuse of Drugs Acts following two separate seizures in the city in recent days.

Councillor slams HSE for not spending €200,000 to keep nursing home open

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A city councillor has hit out at the HSE West for what she terms its refusal to spend €200,000 on the refurbishment works necessary to keep St Francis Nursing Home in Upper Newcastle open.

Future of Aviva jobs in Galway remains uncertain

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A crunch meeting between trade union officials and Aviva management held yesterday morning did little to allay fears for jobs throughout the insurance company’s Irish operations, with some jobs in Galway also thought to be at risk.

Michael D fundraiser in Monroe’s

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A major fundraising concert and event will take place in Monroe’s Live tomorrow night to raise funds for the presidential campaign of Michael D Higgins.

The night will be hosted by actor, playwright, and entertainer Little John Nee. Performers will include jazz and blues singer Mary Coughlan, accordionist Sharon Shannon, singer-songwriter Mickey Harte, Dublin-Galway band KeyWest, artist and songwriter Jim McKee, folk singer Don Stiffe, and sean nós singer Dessie O’Halloran.

Public’s views sought on city’s traffic congestion

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Galwegians’ views on the city’s chronic traffic congestion are being sought for a new online survey which hopes to provides solutions to the problem by first asking people what they see as the chief problems.

All signs point to a Michael D presidency

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

The only person who stands between Labour party president and former Galway West TD Michael D Higgins and the position of Uachtaráin na hÉireann is Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness.

Ó Cuív dismisses resign threat comments

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Éamon Ó Cuív has rubbished suggestions that he ever threatened to resign his post as Fianna Fáil deputy leader over the party’s stance on the presidential election.

Hospital visitor slams mixed wards for lack of dignity

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

A West of Ireland woman visiting a relative at University Hospital Galway during the weekend says she was concerned to see patients accommodated in a mixed gender ward at the regional hospital.