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Thu, Nov 03, 2011

If it is November it means it is also Movember, the charity event where, for the month men grow moustaches to raise awareness for men’s health and funds for the Irish Cancer Society’s Action Prostate Cancer initiative.

Taoiseach Kenny to visit Galway to honour Padraic

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Fine Gael may have died a death at the polls in last week’s presidential election but it will be celebration and not mourning that will be on party leader and Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s mind tomorrow.

Galway flood families to get lifeline grant to buy new homes

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

A number of families in Galway affected by the devastating floods of November 2009 will soon be given a life-line grant, estimated to be worth around €200,000, to buy new homes.

PSA to investigate unlicensed city security operator after inspectors pounce

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

An investigation has been launched by the Private Security Authority (PSA) after an unlicensed security contractor was found to be in operation in the city.

Taoiseach to officially open Bon Secours €15 million expansion

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

There will be smiles all round from the staff and guests at Bon Secours Hospital tomorrow as they welcome An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, for the official opening of the new €15 million expansion.

The Taoiseach is set to join Bon Secours Hospital chief executive Gerry Burke, group chief executive of Bon Secours Health System Pat Lyons, and Sr Goretti Spillane, chairman of Bon Secours Health System, as well as special guests and local representatives for the official opening of the impressive expansion which was completed in full in August this year.

A century of service at Grace’s Londis Loughrea

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

As the store edges towards a landmark centenary celebration, Grace’s Londis in Loughrea recently revealed their revamped store. The exterior has undergone a substantial makeover, with a new shop front and signage. The painters have also been in, and the end result is a beautiful premises which takes pride of place on Dunkellin Street.

Jigsaw to host Mental Health Trialogue

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

A series of mental health Trialogue meetings, which are open conversations about mental health, have been taking place every month in Galway since March. The next meeting takes place on Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm in the new Jigsaw venue in Fairgreen House, opposite the Galway Coach Station.

Shantalla allotment progress welcomed by councillor

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Cllr Colette Connolly, vice chair and PRO of the Shantalla Residents’ Association, has welcomed the progress made on the introduction of allotments in Shantalla.

Green dragon’s Oughterard head to Dublin for All Ireland Celebrity Bainisteoir final

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

The Oughterard football team and their many loyal supporters will travel in large numbers to Dublin tomorrow (Friday) for the Celebrity Bainisteoir All Ireland Final.

Galway murder accused consents to further remand

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

A Galway woman accused of murdering a man in Salthill more than three months ago has consented to being further remanded in custody for two weeks pending completion of the book of evidence.

Croí brightens day for ambulance children

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Local charity Croí have recently launched a novel initiative in partnership with the National Ambulance Service to help reduce the fear and anxiety of young children who have to travel to and between hospitals by

‘Run for Mark in the Dark’ to raise funds for inspirational blind athlete left paralysed

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Whether you want to run, power walk, or stroll, it is the participation that counts and with the ‘Run for Mark in the Dark’ event coming up you will get your chance to get out and about and do your bit for a very worthy cause.

Ó Cuív calls on Nolan, Kyne and Walsh to admit student fees u-turn

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Fianna Fáil Deputy Leader Éamon Ó Cuív has called on the Government TDs in Galway West to come clean with students about the re-introduction of third level fees. Deputy Ó Cuív has praised the Union of Students in Ireland for their new campaign allowing students to have their voices heard on the broken promises from this Government in relation to students' fees.

Communism, NAMA, cutting edge art – TULCA visual arts festival returns

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

The collapse of Communism and its legacy for Eastern Europe and the implosion of the Irish economy and its ramifications for our State are two major themes which will be explored in this year’s TULCA festival.

BPW Galway and The Galway Clinic raise awareness of osteoporosis at health event

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

BPW Galway will be hosting a special health event to raise awareness of osteoporosis at The Ardilaun hotel on Tuesday, November 8, at 6pm.

According to the Irish Osteoporosis Society, education and knowledge of the risk factors which cause osteoporosis are essential for everybody, in order to prevent them from developing this silent disease.

TG4 ‘Dying Out’ series to highlight threat to Ireland’s wildlife

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

A new six-part nature series, to be broadcast on TG4 from next week, will chart species of Irish wildlife under threat in Galway and in other areas of the country, wildlife which is in danger of joining those animals which have fallen into extinction.

Our Obama moment

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

If truth be told, I did it more for my three-year-old daughter than for myself. As the first evening of winter enveloped us last Sunday evening, I considered just how rare an occasion it would be to welcome home a president-elect to Galway. It might be something that we never again see in our lifetimes. But she might. Never before has any other Galway person of any age experienced it, so such an event might be like Halley’s comet.

Aoibhe’s legacy will be to save and help others

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

A local family devastated by the death of their daughter to meningitis has set up a new Galway-based charity.

Galway pharmacist nominated in Helix Health Pharmacist Awards

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Galway pharmacist Shane Howard, from Howard’s Pharmacy in Moycullen, has been announced as a nominee in the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards 2011, which recognise pharmacists nationwide for remarkable professional conduct.

Trek the famous Camino de Santiago de Compostela with Croí

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Local heart and stroke charity Croí are seeking walkers and adventurers to follow in the footsteps of thousands of pilgrims and trek the world famous Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.

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