Some 16,000 signatures collected to save St Francis Nursing Home
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
The level of public support for St Francis nursing home was further illustrated this week with the announcement that the campaign has collected more than 16,000 signatures. The Keep St Francis Nursing Home Open Campaign also has the support of all five local TDs and Senator O’Clochartaigh who attended a public meeting at the Westwood Hotel to try and secure the future of the Upper Newcastle facility.
Read more ...GAAW organises Peace Convoy for Shannon protests
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
The Galway Alliance Against War will mark the 10th anniversary of its foundation this Sunday with a peace convoy from Galway to Shannon Airport.
Read more ...Senator Healy Eames named as patron of Institute of Community Health Nurses
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Fine Gael senator for Galway West, Fidelma Healy Eames, has been named as a patron of the Institute of Community Health Nurses (ICHN).
Read more ...Ballinasloe man jailed for ten years for sustained sex attack while victim’s son slept in next room
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
A Ballinasloe man who broke into the home of a mother of four and subjected her to a sustained sexual assault while her son slept in the next room has been sentenced to 14 years with the final four years suspended.
Read more ...Galway pharmacist gets life for murder of elderly neighbour
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
A Galway pharmacist has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of her elderly neighbour in Newry three years ago.
Read more ...Footballers, academics, and singer-songwriters to address major Sinn Féin Galway conference
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Sinn Féin presidential candidate Martin McGuinness, Tyrone Gaelic football hero Peter Canavan; NUI, Galway lecturer Dr Lionel Pilkington; and singer-songwriter Seán Tyrrell will speak at a major Sinn Féin conference in The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, tomorrow.
Read more ...Lady Morgan and the Eccentric Mr Kirwan
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Lady Morgan refers to Richard Kirwan (1733-1812) in several of her books, but her fullest portrait is found in The Book of the Boudoir (1829). She became acquainted with him during the last years of his life. She had by then published her most famous novel, The Wild Irish Girl (1806), and was the toast of Dublin and London literary society.
Read more ...New figures show slight rise in Galway city house prices
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
While temperatures failed to rise noticeably during the summer months property prices in Galway city were climbing gradually with a one per cent rise recorded.
Read more ...Galway hospitals celebrate poetry festival
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
The Arts Trust at Galway University Hospital is today celebrating All-Ireland Poetry Day. A poetry project called A Moment in Time has been set up and it will bring a short anthology of poems, selected by renowned poet Mark Roper, to the patients and staff of University Hospital and Merlin Park University Hospital.
Read more ...Work to start on Knocknacarra Community Centre next February
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
The dates for both the beginning and completion of works for the long awaited Knocknacarra Community Centre at Cappagh Park have this week been confirmed.
Read more ...Exiled Iranian lawyer to speak in Galway
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Mohammad Mostafaei, an Iranian lawyer in exile, will be speaking in Galway this weekend on the issue of human rights in Iran.
Mr Mostafaei will be speaking in the Nuns Island Theatre this Saturday at 8pm as a guest of Amnesty International Ireland.
Read more ...Community in shock following murder of popular teacher and publican
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
As a tight-knit community struggles to come to terms with the murder of a popular teacher and part-time publican, gardai are continuing to appeal for information in order to piece together what occurred at Kenny’s Bar in Oughterard.
Read more ...Join poker champions at Galway Simon fundraiser
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
The annual Galway Simon poker fundraiser will be held on Saturday October 8 in the Eglinton Casino from 8pm.
Read more ...Tales from the Upper House
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
In what may be the last Seanad, Galway senator
Fidelma Healy Eames writes a weekly blog on the happenings in Ireland’s Upper House.
Oranmore student lands Stagecoach scholarship
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Heather Greally from Oranmore has been announced as the winner of the one year scholarship at Stagecoach Theatre. The 12-year-old is in first year at Calasanctius College in Oranmore and has already proven to be an accomplished performer. A student of speech and drama for six years, she has collected three higher achiever awards from the Irish Academy of Music.
Read more ...The Phantom of the Opera experience at the g Hotel and Eye Cinema
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Phantom of the Opera, one of the most renowned stage performances of all times, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert from the Royal Albert Hall London at 6.30pm on Sunday. Galway theatre fans will have the opportunity to view the once-off performance with an exclusive broadcast live from the EYE Cinema.
The adjacent five-star g Hotel has partnered with the EYE Cinema to create an afternoon of musical indulgence by offering a pre-show Broadway or West End experience. The Broadway package includes a delicious two-course lounge meal at the g’s signature lounges and a ticket to the Phantom of the Opera for €40 per person, while the West End package serves delightful afternoon tea along with a ticket to the Phantom of the Opera for €35 per person.
Read more ...Shrek helps Stagecoach Theatre acknowledge young heroes
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Stars from the West End show Shrek The Musical are helping Stagecoach Theatre School’s search for this year's young heroes who have faced adversity, demonstrated bravery, shown courage, and cared for others.
Read more ...Tireless Dunmore fundraiser to organise dinner for Guide Dogs charity in New York
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
A County Galway man living in America hopes to raise $20,000 for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind by organising a fundraising dinner in New York, next month.
Read more ...NUI Galway announces six new observatory open nights
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
NUI Galway's Centre of Astronomy has announced it will continue its programme of open evenings at its Imbusch observatory in Dangan. The observatory provides state-of-the-art observing facilities for NUI Galway's astrophysics students and the open evenings are an opportunity for the general public to come in and visit. Weather permitting, the free open evenings will take place at 7pm on October 12 and 26, November 9 and 23, December 7 and 21.
An informative hour-long lecture will be followed by a hands-on viewing of the sky by night. The Imbusch Astronomical Observatory was opened in 2004 and is used by students studying physics and astronomy at NUI Galway. It is equipped with a modern computer controlled 16 inch telescope and camera, and a radio telescope with a hydrogen line spectrometer, which is able to map out and measure the velocity of the sun and the Milky Way. There is also a computer controlled 10 inch portable telescope for visual observations of planets, star clusters, nebulae and other bright objects.
Read more ...Sea2Sky attracts more than 10,000 visitors
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Some 10,000 visitors descended on Salthill last Friday for Ireland’s first participation in European Researchers Night. Billed Sea2Sky by organisers NUI Galway, the celebration of science and research ran in parallel with events across 320 cities in Europe. The Galway event was visited by European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.
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